The role of parents in nurturing their bright or creative child is described; and activities such as reading aloud together, encouraging the child's special interest, and participating in community group efforts are suggested. (CL)

Presents several pages of teaching ideas and activities for elementary school teachers. (JMB)

Presents a collection of more than 20 teaching ideas with an emphasis on February activities. (JMB)

Activities using a grocery store receipt are suggested to develop thinking skills. Science, mathematics, language arts, health, and social studies activities are also offered. A reproducible page with a receipt on it is provided. (MT)

The author offers guidelines for disciplining gifted preschoolers and for stimulating their intellectual growth through games and learning activities. (CL)

A unit entitled "All About Me" can promote positive self-image and provide a foundation for learning about others. Language arts, science, math, and art activities are suggested. Resources are listed. (MT)

Mildly handicapped students can be helped to improve their writing skills by careful attention to the prewriting stage. Prewriting exercises include observing, drawing, thinking, reading, researching, interviewing, and note-taking. (CL)

A series of classroom experiences designed to experiment with the visual sense is described. Information is presented on materials and directions for activities exploring such aspects as stereo vision and dissection of animal eyes. (CL)

Suggestions are made for helping learning disabled students correct reversal errors. Activities include tracing over words, using a pencil or finger to keep the eyes moving toward the right, and underlining frequently reversed words. (CL)

A teacher of deaf high school students describes how an annual Class Bowl--in which students compete on teams to answer questions from a range of academic areas--provides an enjoyable activity as well as an intellectual challenge. (CL)

A procedure for writing a term paper and suggestions on how to select a topic in consumer education for the paper are offered as learning experiences in consumer education whereby the student can select, delimit, study, organize, summarize, and verify material related to a topic of personal interest. (AG)