Suggests creative ways to interest students in the "magic" of words through word game activities. (DF)

Demonstrates how writing can grow from the ongoing curriculum by discussing types of writing included in a unit on pets, suggests areas of the curriculum and materials that are good springboards to writing, and describes instructional materials that focus on writing. (ET)

Art experiences can promote feelings of confidence in mainstreamed hearing impaired children. Because of the emphasis on the production of visual/tactile images and objects and the lower demands for verbal communication within the art class, children with low language comprehension and limited verbal facility have a greater opportunity for success…

Briefly discusses music programing for special audiences. An illustrative exercise provided to point out a programing format, especially the sequencing activities and utilization of resources. (Author/MP)

Describes a junior high unit on masks, including five discussion questions, four activities, and a bibliography of resources for students listing six books and six journal articles. (CK)

Recommends approaches which social studies classroom teachers on the elementary-school level can use to help students become better decision makers and learn the skills of social action. (DB)

Suggests nonfiction science books and novels for an elementary unit on science fiction. (SJL)

Presented are 13 activities designed to help young students learn and understand the order of events, by leading them to realize that time sequence is part of their everyday lives. (KC)

Cooperation among a teacher center, the local education agency, and the institution of higher education provides a strong foundation for improving teacher center inservice activities. (JD)

Suggests that foreign language teachers can demonstrate that their subject is not a "frill" by incorporating basic math, language, and study skills into their daily lessons. (SJL)

Suggests methods and materials for class discussions of local water resources and conservation. (SJL)

Describes a high school course in television in which students make "anti-commercials" that expose the techniques of the real commercial producers. Discusses the six steps in the production: (1) reading about and discussing commercials, (2) structuring directions, (3) writing scripts, (4) dividing production responsibilities, (5) taping, and (6)…

Presents a simulation game on labor negotiations for secondary students. (SJL)

The author, who teaches a multischool writing seminar for K-8 students and their teachers, explains some of the activities of this interschool literary group and presents two writing exercises he has used, one on writing the introductory paragraphs for a novel, and the other on characterization. (SJL)

After discussing the advantages and limitations of behavioral instructional objectives, recommends the use of "specified encounters" to complement those activities for which behavioral objectives can be specified. Describes these encounters as planned events with outcomes which vary with the individual. (AYC)