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Peer reviewedKrustchinsky, Rick; Weiss, Ann – Science Activities, 1991
Eighteen science activities that help children learn to use their senses are described. Multisensory activities and single-sensory activities are provided. Each activity includes a list of materials, the procedure, information for the teacher, questions, and a vocabulary list of words often used by children to describe what is taking place. (KR)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Observation, Perceptual Development, Perceptual Motor Learning
Peer reviewedKazlov, Trudi – Science and Children, 1978
Discusses activities related to the kinesthetic sense, the perception of balance, and the perception of body position in space. (SL)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Instruction, Perceptual Motor Learning
Highsmith, Victoria – 1988
The paper describes strategies for teaching six different handwriting skills to learning disabled (LD) elementary students. A rationale for each strategy precedes step-by-step procedural descriptions. Strategies in the following areas are described: (1) introducing LD children with motor coordination deficits to alphabetic symbols using sandpaper…
Descriptors: Cursive Writing, Elementary Education, Eye Hand Coordination, Handwriting
Peer reviewedEvans, Robert H. – Science and Children, 1992
Presents a list of 11 advantages that hands-on science instruction has over science instruction via television. Teaching methods encourage activities that appeal to sensual stimulation, problem solving, student interests, and cooperative learning. (MDH)
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Cooperative Learning, Educational Television, Elementary Education
Levine, Suzanne Sosna – 1997
The Child Development Program at John Adams School in North Brunswick, New Jersey, was designed to be an immediate intervention for children with learning problems in the early elementary grades. This two-volume guide describes the work done in the program and how the program can be replicated. The first book details characteristics of the…
Descriptors: Child Development, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Development, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
