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Reissman, Rose – Learning, 1991
Describes how teachers can help students improve their critical thinking skills by watching movie segments then writing and/or drawing what they think happened earlier or would happen later in the movie. A word processing or graphics program makes it easy to create written and graphic accounts. (SM)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Critical Thinking, Elementary Education, Films
Learning, 1992
Presents a collection of inexpensive autumn science activities for elementary students. A full moon activity encourages observational and critical thinking skills. A pumpkin activity teaches physics. A spider activity teaches biology and alleviates unnecessary fears. A student page has children create a bookmark that shows faces in the full moon.…
Descriptors: Biology, Class Activities, Creative Teaching, Critical Thinking
Learning, 1992
Presents a handbook of activities to sharpen elementary students' observational and critical thinking skills as they monitor national, local, and classroom elections. Activities teach the steps of sound decision making. Students learn to set up complete classroom or schoolwide elections. A poster describes life in the White House. (SM)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Creative Teaching, Critical Thinking, Decision Making
Parmet, Gerry; And Others – Learning, 1992
Several elementary teachers share across-the-curriculum ideas for the classroom. The article presents suggestions for completing Columbus Day book projects, Columbus commemorative displays, planet activities, archaeology projects, letter writing activities, student-generated profiles, number challenges, book reviews, and critical thinking…
Descriptors: Archaeology, Art Activities, Book Reviews, Class Activities
Hansen, Karen; And Others – Learning, 1991
Six articles help elementary teachers cultivate students' critical thinking skills across the curriculum with activities like examining past predictions and future forecasting, exploring science via ice and snow, strengthening critical reading through visual clues, discussing prediction using mathematical patterns, and studying vision with a…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Class Activities, Critical Thinking, Elementary Education
Learning, 1991
This activity book for teachers and students presents ideas for lessons on Christopher Columbus. Three sections offer teaching ideas and student activities focusing on Columbus's inspiration and preparation for departure, the science of navigation and the voyage, and the pros and cons of changes brought about by Columbus's voyage. (SM)
Descriptors: Cartography, Class Activities, Critical Thinking, Discovery Learning
Learning, 1992
Provides on-task activities to fill in unexpected extra moments in elementary classes. The activities require little preparation and take 5-15 minutes to complete. There are activities for math, language arts, social science, science, critical thinking, and computer. An outer space board game is also included. (SM)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Computer Assisted Instruction, Critical Thinking, Educational Games
