In order to assess preteen activities in a moderate sized community in Georgia, selected group of classroom teachers conducted a pilot study. A questionnaire was developed and distributed to approximately 1,000 fifth-grade children and the results are presented here. It was discovered that Blacks, more than Whites, and boys, more than girls, reported higher levels of positive self-esteem. Self-esteem differences were significant for race but not for gender. Blacks, more than Whites, reported attending school on a regular daily basis and all groups believed that after-school sports were equally, if not more, important than watching television. For all children, there was an adult at home 60% of the time when children returned from school. Likewise, over 60% of the children claimed that they prefer to seek answers to their queries from parents rather than friends, teachers, or school counselors. Some 70% of children reported that a parent or other adult at home had talked to them about sex, with no significant differences for race or gender emerging. Most respondents believed that children should be instructed about sex between the ages of 10 and 13. More than 90% were knowledgeable about AIDS. More Blacks than Whites, and more boys than girls, reported being sexually active. (RJM)