Young children's exposure to early math concepts is important in their development, in their confidence in math skills, and in their ability to use math later in life. In 2013, the Heising-Simons Foundation embarked on an innovative path to support children's early math development. The Foundation invited several family engagement providers to…

"Learning Around the Clock: Benefits of Expanded Learning Opportunities for Older Youth" identifies and describes Expanded Learning Opportunities (ELOs) that improve academic performance, college and career preparation, social and emotional development, and health and wellness outcomes for underserved youth. The term "expanded learning…

The author describes a learning center in which primary aged gifted students are encouraged to think creatively. Examples of three creative activities are given. (CL)

Describes one preschool teacher's art classes and her approach to creativity and esthetic growth in children 4 to 6 years old. (SB)

A sequence of action-oriented games and initiatives is provided in this guide for group therapy leaders who wish to employ activities to promote trust, problem solving, and cohesion among group members. Introductory material discusses the objectives of action-oriented therapy, the adaptation of traditionally outdoor activities to indoor settings,…

Seventy-six Fort Lauderdale third, fourth, and fifth graders spent an entire day researching, measuring, comparing, and creating fantasies about feet. This article describes "Foot Day" and presents the activity sheets used by the students. (Author/SJL)

This paper describes two activities that the authors have developed and found useful. These experiences attempt to include creative materials in the process of communication. They were constructed with the idea that the personal experience of living is often more freely expressed through creative activity. (Author)

A lot of learning that takes place outside the classroom occurs in the games children play. Author shows how one primary school made use of this traditional folk art. (Editor/RK)

Seven easy projects to get you through the last of the winter blahs! (Editor)

Describes Nature-in-the-City (an environmental awareness program) materials and their use by students in the urban environment. The materials include an adventure guide (the teacher's manual) and set of four colorful season cards with activities for students. (JN)

Blue Star Camps (Hendersonville, North Carolina) used talents of an internationally known architectural artist to emphasize a world peace dimension in their 1985 eight-week coed summer program. Past creative programs have included mock United Nations sessions, mock presidential conventions/elections, lunar landing salute, bicentennial celebration,…

"Creating a superhero", a minicourse for gifted elementary children, is described. (CL)

This compilation of learning activities, essays, songs, and poems provides a framework for reevaluating and reorganizing a conventional K-12 physical education curriculum. Over one hundred inexpensive items and equipment for use in physical education instruction are listed and a formula for movement is offered. The paper emphasizes the shift in…

Described are 16 successful education projects in 11 states. Some are supported by local or state funds; others are approved by the National Diffusion Network, meaning that they have been statistically validated as effective and receive federal funds to train teachers in replicating the project at minimum cost. Addresses are available for further…