Are you one of those people who feel that the only good insect is a dead one? Do you suffer from entomophobia--dread fear of insects? Such attitudes, fears, and prejudices stem from insect ignorance. Authors explain what insects are good for and give students a more realistic and fascinating view of their world. (Editor/RK)

A substitute teacher's stay in a classroom can be a pleasant, constructive workday or a nightmare of thinly disguised bedlam. Here are some ideas that will ensure that the classroom maintains a productive environment while the substitute teacher takes over. (Author/RK)

A teacher explains the procedures she uses to prepare her fifth and sixth graders for taking multiple-choice standardized tests. (SJL)

Suggests some ideas for introducing students to zoos--their learning advantages, the backgrounds of their animals, and their maintenance--including five learning activities. (RK)

Describes how elementary teachers can set up meaningful guidelines to enhance the productivity of writing workshops. Writing workshops accommodate the idiosyncratic nature of individual writing and learning processes. They provide a highly structured environment with clear rules and procedures. The article explains how to establish classroom…

Suggests some creative ideas in a number of learning areas for elementary education. (RK)

Ways to encourage students to develop clear, legible styles.'' (Editor)

Folk music has been defined as music that folks sing. Folk math is defined as math that folks do. It's logical, useful, sensible, discusses the ways you and others really use mathematics in the outside world, and it uses language that folks use. (Editor/RK)

If you can guide your students to think while they read, they are well on their way to becoming critical readers. Specific methods of questioning in order to stimulate students to think critically were outlined. (Author/RK)

Children learn to edit their own writing. (Editor/RK)

Describes a workshop for solving conflicts and exercises pertinent to the workshop's objective of getting students to know and cooperate with each other in the classroom. (RK)

Teaching methods and suggestions for social studies instruction, for remedial mathematics instruction, and for stimulating students to read were discussed. (RK)