Describes eleven ideas for classroom learning centers including: dinosaurs, pets, role playing, music, your own zoo, a bright circuit board, typing, a talking bull, weather, dictionary, and pen pals. (JMB)

Base a learning center on magic and the results will be magical. (Editor)

Article described a program in which children could involve themselves in activities of their choosing. (Author/RK)

The wealth of brochures, booklets and lore available from historic sites can be used to create exciting learning stations. Centers filled with facts and artifacts of landmarks make local and area history come alive for students and individualize the social studies curriculum. (Author)

Want to stimulate more interest in reading and writing? Then choose a favorite story or poem as the starting point for a colorful and varied learning center. Base your selection on your students' grade level and interests and gear your activities to the range of ability levels in your class. (Author/RK)

Create a variety of activities related to the country you are studying--Japan, for example--and arrange them by such subjects as art, games, creative writing, maps, dress and greetings. These activities can be tied in with classroom learning centers or stations. Here students make passports, learn about traditional styles of dress in Japan, learn…

Using materials clipped from newspapers, students in a Typing I laboratory learn how to tabulate, proofread, type letters, and reports, etc., and work independently and evaluate other students' work. (TA)

Many teachers have discovered the value of using newspapers in their classrooms. Suggests a number of specific, fun activities using this motivating and inexpensive resource. (Editor/RK)

This month's article presents three reading skills reinforcement centers that will strengthen your individualized reading program and make it more flexible. (Editor)

Describes a college child development course which included a "Living Lab" that provided opportunities for the students to observe and interact with 15 parents and their children. (SS)

Plenty of subject choices make creative writing personal and successful. (Editor)

Article investigated the learning activities best suited to today's pupil and listed a number of creative reading approaches for children. (Author/RK)

Described is a "joke center" where elementary school students not only learned about various kinds of humor and practiced language skills but had a terrific week of laughter as they shared favorite jokes and made up new ones. (Author/KC)