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Instructor, 1983
This article offers teachers tips about how to get off to a good start when the new school year begins. Suggestions are given for setting up initial activities, making door signs that help students practice reading, starting group stories, scheduling time, and getting to know students. (PP)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Educational Games
The Cultivated Classroom.
Schilder, Rosalind – Instructor, 1983
Teachers who follow this monthly schedule for starting and cultivating plants in their classrooms can look forward to blooms and greenery throughout the year. Advice on choosing plants, making cuttings, forcing bulbs, rooting sweet potatoes and pineapples, and holding a Mother's Day plant sale is included. (PP)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Environment, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science
Children's Literature in an Integrated Curriculum: The Authentic Voice.
Bosma, Bette, Ed.; Guth, Nancy DeVries, Ed. – 1995
This book, a collection of essays on teaching, first explains the theoretical foundations of a collaborative, integrated, literature-based curriculum, and then links the theory to real-life accounts in individual chapters. The book shows how to put theory into practice by selecting appropriate books, creating an interactive classroom environment,…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Childrens Literature, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques
A Poem a Day: 180 Thematic Poems and Activities That Teach and Delight All Year Long. Grades K-3.
Moore, Helen H. – 1997
This collection of 180 poems was assembled with classroom needs in mind. Intended to delight students every day, the collection's poems span the school year from September to summertime. Its introduction gives teachers before-, during-, and after-reading ideas. Sections in the collection include: Me and My World, Primary Concepts, Seasons and…
Descriptors: Childhood Interests, Class Activities, Classroom Environment, Figurative Language
Creativity and Collaborative Learning: A Practical Guide to Empowering Students and Teachers.
Thousand, Jacqueline S., Ed.; And Others – 1994
This book offers practical guidelines for implementing cooperative-collaborative learning in the classroom. Included are research reviews, sample lesson plan formats, suggestions for peer coaching, and forms and materials that teachers may duplicate. The book's 17 chapters are divided into three sections on cooperative group learning; partner…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Cooperation, Cooperative Learning
A Double Baker's Dozen. Second Edition.
Watts, Heidi, Ed. – 1980
Twenty-six specific examples of change in classrooms as the result of teacher center activities in Vermont are presented. Examples illustrate the effects of cooperative learning, peer tutoring, field trips, and other approaches to teaching. Other unique teaching methods have resulted from work with staff and teachers in various teacher centers.…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Change Strategies, Classroom Environment, Consultants
Multiple Intelligences: A Collection. K-12.
Fogarty, Robin, Ed.; Bellanca, James, Ed. – 1995
Divided into five concise sections, this book introduces and examines the personage of Howard Gardner and his theory of multiple intelligences. The articles explore practical applications and implications of the theory and provide supporting evidence applicable to all children. Special applications of the multiple intelligences theory, including…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Style
Inclusive and Heterogeneous Schooling: Assessment, Curriculum, and Instruction.
Falvey, Mary A., Ed. – 1995
Building upon a historical discussion of general and special education reform, this book gives suggestions on how to optimize learning for a diversity of students. The chapters in the book are: (1) "Practices in General Education: Past and Present" (Jennifer J. Coots, and others); (2) "Services for Students with Disabilities: Past…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Development
Creating Nongraded K-3 Classrooms: Teachers' Stories and Lessons Learned.
Hovda, Ric A., Ed.; And Others – 1996
Based on the experiences of teachers, principals, and parents involved in the Kentucky Education Reform Act (KERA), this book is a collection of accounts and reflections by teachers or administrators who have engaged in developing and implementing nongraded primary education programs. The articles in this book are: (1) "Reforming the…
Descriptors: Child Development, Classroom Environment, Curriculum Design, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Multicultural Education: A Cross Cultural Training Approach.
Pusch, Margaret D., Ed. – 1979
Primarily designed for use in teacher education programs, this manual provides education faculty with a resource for building multicultural education training into the teacher education curriculum. Chapter 1 defines terms basic to multicultural education, intercultural communication, and cross-cultural training. Chapter 2 discusses the theory of…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Communication (Thought Transfer), Course Evaluation, Cross Cultural Training