Described are ways of making extra credit projects in health education genuine learning experiences for students. (GW)

Purpose: This paper aims to analyse an initiative to provide learners on "career-based" programmes with opportunities to reflect upon their values within the context of sustainability. Design/methodology/approach: An international literature review relating values and behaviour to the sustainability agenda led to the development of…

The article presents a set of enrichment activities about trees which is intended for use by regular and special classroom teachers of primary grade gifted children. Activities are broken down into activities for the whole class and activities for individual gifted children. (DB)

High individual accountability did not show significant positive effects on learning when compared with cooperative reward conditions. (JD)

Many individual activities are suggested to help children share books they have read. (JH)

Describes 24 activities for encouraging response to literature, designed for individual work and for classroom work with pairs, small groups, or the whole class. (GT)

Presents nine avenues to self-renewal for the principal who needs constructive activities to escape from stress and burnout. (Author/WD)

Reviews literature on student learning that emphasizes the social factors that affect learning. The influence of student social status and the effects of cooperative learning efforts and individual and group reward structures are discussed. (AM)

A resource room containing information about outdoor programs generates individual and cooperative learning activities and outdoor experiences. Although adventure participants are responsible for decisions and risks undertaken, the program should attempt to enhance experiences by reducing difficulties brought on by outsiders, institutions, and red…

Reading comprehension games and activities are presented in four sections: literal comprehension, inferential comprehension, comprehension games, and comprehension questions. Section I offers detailed instructions for 10 individual activities which develop literal comprehension skills. Each activity includes a teacher objective, a student…

This curriculum guide was developed for tutors using the "Challenger Adult Reading Series." The guide is intended to help tutors make the lessons more effective, motivational, and meaningful for students. The guide is based on a five-part lesson plan prescribed by the Computer-Assisted Literacy in Libraries (CALL) program: language…

Examines literature that combines lyric and dramatic modes. Both group and individual interpretive perspectives are discussed with emphasis on certain aspects especially suited to the solo performer. (MH)

Three reproducible calendars for June, July, and August, accompanied by a list of activities that reinforce skills students have developed in school are presented. There are separate activities for primary and intermediate level students as well as suggestions for expanding activities . (JM)