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Pahl, Ron H. – Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2011
Teaching history should not be reciting an endless list of dead men, entombed between the covers of a textbook. Instead, "Breaking Away from the Textbook" offers a fascinating journey through world history. Not a comprehensive, theory-heavy guide, this book focuses on active classroom activities, methods for students to grapple with humanity's…
Descriptors: World History, Class Activities, Learning Activities, Textbooks
Pahl, Ron H. – Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2011
Teaching history should not simply be an endless recitation of irrelevant facts, entombed between the covers of a textbook. Instead, "Breaking Away from the Textbook" offers a fascinating journey through world history. Not a comprehensive, theory-heavy guide, this book instead focuses on exciting classroom activities, methods for students to…
Descriptors: World History, Class Activities, Learning Activities, Textbooks
Van Buskirk, William; London, Michael – Journal of Management Education, 2008
Instructors are responsible for making teaching come to life. This article seeks to energize the classroom through an exploration of the tacit synergies between the language of poetry and the language of management. In the process, the authors delve into both the opportunities and the obstacles in bringing together two disparate discourses. As an…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Class Activities, Learning Activities, Poetry
Instructor, 2007
Hispanic Heritage Month, celebrated September 15th through October 15th, is a great opportunity to kick off a whole year of cultural discovery. This article presents 25 great ideas for Hispanic heritage. These 25 fresh ideas--from Aztec math to Carnaval masks--are easy to put together, and they offer students the chance to celebrate their own…
Descriptors: Hispanic Americans, Cultural Awareness, Class Activities, Creative Teaching

Kachaturoff, Grace – Clearing House, 1976
The construction of the double dactyl form of poetry, the value of creating double dactyls as a learning experience, and guidelines for instructing students in writing double dactyls are discussed. (RW)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Creative Teaching, Language Instruction, Learning Activities
Instructor, 2007
Several teachers share their ideas for classroom activities. These include: (1) combining science and art on Earth Day; (2) implementing an inexpensive incentive scheme to get students to bring their signed papers back to school on time; (3) involving students in a virtual zoo; (4) planting real grass in Easter Bunny baskets; and (5) creating own…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Learning Activities, Rhyme, Nursery Rhymes
Instructor, 2006
This article presents several activities and teaching ideas shared by teachers. One teacher shared how an Egyptian mummy-making activity can be a great hands-on learning through time. Another teacher shared how a bowl filled with popcorn kernels has made it easy for her to get the attention of her students.
Descriptors: Science Activities, Teaching Methods, Learning Activities, Class Activities
Cummings, Alysa – Learning, 1991
Presents ideas to help elementary educators teach their students thinking skills through word splashes (collages of words and pictures that help students think and make connections). A student page offers a word splash activity. (SM)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Creative Teaching, Educational Games, Elementary Education
Ramsay, Diane – Learning, 1992
Presents activities to help elementary students learn to interpret history. Using the voyage of Columbus, students can learn how history is written, what a historian's job is, and why it is important to analyze more than one point of view. The activities also teach students to understand historical symbols. (SM)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Creative Teaching, Elementary Education, History Instruction
McGehe, Carol – Instructor, 1991
Presents math activities, problems, and games for teaching elementary students to recognize the world's natural symmetry and understand the mathematical qualities it represents; suggests activities with construction paper, blocks, and calculators. Instructions for using the calculator to create palindromes are included. (SM)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Creative Teaching, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics
Thaler, Mike – Learning, 1989
Creating a class book can be an effective way to stimulate early elementary students' creativity and self-expression. The six steps are to: introduce the project; create the story; decide who does what; get it down on paper; put it all together; and share the experience. (SM)
Descriptors: Books, Class Activities, Creative Teaching, Elementary Education
Findley, Judy; And Others – Learning, 1994
Presents a group of 24 innovative social studies activities from teachers nationwide designed to bring the world to the classroom. The article is part of a package of 100 creative ideas for keeping elementary students enthused about learning in language arts, math, science, and social studies. (SM)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Creative Teaching, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Mitchell, Diana; Christenbury, Leila – 2000
This book offers countless practical ideas for student activities in the areas of literature, reading, writing, and thematic units, from the exploration of ghostly themes, to the writing of resumes for heroes, to devising yearbook entries or Web pages for famous literary characters. The book provides the middle school or secondary school classroom…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Creative Teaching, Language Arts
Greenspan, Elaine; And Others – Learning, 1992
Elementary teachers offer their ideas for enhancing the final days of school. They help students review material, highlight achievements, fill spare time, and create summer plans. Suggestions include making class diplomas, producing action news, making friendship trees, writing letters to their future selves, and preparing summer activity guides.…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Creative Teaching, Elementary Education, Learning Activities
Learning, 1992
Presents a collection of activities to help elementary students study ocean ecology. The activities have students investigate ocean inhabitants, analyze animal adaptations, examine how temperature and saltiness affect ocean creatures, and learn about safeguarding the sea. Student pages offer reproducible learning sheets. (SM)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Creative Teaching, Ecology, Elementary Education