Elementary children's sense of audience related to their multimodal information writing was examined. Forty-six third graders' interviews about the books that they created at the end of a science unit were analyzed to understand children's conception of audience, the connection between their sense of audience and their composing process, and their…

Examines the misconceptions of children as indicative of imaginative and perceptive thinking. Anecdotes that illustrate the split between realist and relationalist thinking, and the confusion between fact and metaphor are presented as citations from literary works. (BC)

Describes three fantasy trips for use in science classrooms. Includes suggestions for follow-up activities and alternate uses of fantasy trips. (DS)

Described are ways in which a classroom teacher may recognize creativity's primary processes in the behavior of children. Suggestions are made for developing creative learning activities in the classroom. (CS)