The showroom of a button manufacturer was the site of a successful field trip for a New York City home economics class. Suggestions for field trip preparation are included as well as directions for making button jewelry. (EA)

A birding program developed as part of the leisure-time instructional program at the Greater Pittsburgh Guild for the Blind is described. Visits to the local aviary and field trips in which birds were identified by sound made this a particularly suitable activity. Sample activities conducted to involve participants are described. (DB)

Included in this article are the author's experiences in teaching children about the environment. In the school yard, students collect, plant seeds, and observe growth. Comparisons are made of animals and birds in habitat, food and characteristics. (BP)

The author developed a new format for environmental field trips where participants are not passive listeners, but actively involved. Slides that familiarized participants with the criteria for evaluating environmental quality were used prior to the trip. Participants recorded positive and negative indicators on the trip establishing an…

Suggests ways to help children discover, study and appreciate nature through their senses, by teaching skills in observation, directing discussions of shared outdoor experiences, and helping children do research on a particular topic. (ED)

Art becomes "moving life" as students portray characters in museum works of art. (Editor/SJL)

This article presents some of those premises the author believes are significant to the study of law, coupled with some classroom strategies for elementary education designed to examine those premises. (Author/JR)

Outdoor learning activities often cause problems in class control. Organizing children into game-playing activities that emphasize ecological and biological themes helps reinforce learning with play. Several activities are described. (DF)

A field trip to a local living museum, Old Sturbridge Village, was used to infuse basic economics concepts and understandings into a high economics school unit. The selection of economics concepts, warm-up activities, the field trip, and evaluation of student learnings are discussed. (AM)

Lists 17 activities that can be used in the classroom to commemorate Wright Brothers Day. These include making bulletin boards, writing poems, and a field trip to the airport. (MA)

Based on a successful program for women conducted by Lutheran Settlement House in Philadelphia, this guide outlines step-by-step procedures for conducting educational field trips for students in adult basic education programs. The guide offers suggestions for identification of cultural, historical, and social resources that would provide valuable…

This article offers suggestions on planning field trip experiences for young children. Rules should be set and enforced, strollers available, and enough care givers present to manage the group. Grocery stores, fire stations, bookstores, and barbershops are some of the places children enjoy. (DF)

Presents a learning activity to involve 9-11-year-old children in history writing. Children toured Portsmouth, N.H., interviewed residents, inspected historical documents and artifacts, kept field notes, and wrote a final narrative. Applicability to other sites is favorably assessed. Reference materials for a case study of Portsmouth are supplied.…