One portion reprinted from "Simulation Games for the Social Studies Classroom (Foreign Policy Association, 1968), pp. 49-52.

In order to help preschool children understand mathematical principles, five different learning activities designed to help them think about physical transformation or change are described. Introductory remarks focus on Piaget's concept of transformation and on various strategies teachers can use to help children consider changes in the state of…

This handbook, designed to assist a beginning Head Start caregiver, includes guidelines for planning and organizing class activities in order to meet the individual child's needs and interests. First, the document outlines some effective ways for dealing with discipline problems, planning classroom sessions, encouraging the child's self-selection…

Focusing on books that use the sea as their theme, this booklet provides guidelines for teachers on how to integrate marine-related children's literature into the classroom. The first section of the booklet presents brief synopses of eight sea-related books while the second section contains 39 learning center activities, including knot tying,…

This paper contains learning activities on aging for use with elementary, high school, and university students in health, family relationships, social studies, and art courses. The activities are intended to help youth develop a more realistic understanding of the aging process and to become aware of both the problems and benefits associated with…

Intended to help elementary school teachers improve their current instructional practices, this booklet provides many effective spelling methods not included in published spelling programs. The first part of the book examines the recommended instructional spelling practices of selected authorities. The second part presents alternative spelling…

Adults use linguistic context to assist in understanding words that may have multiple meanings. However, elementary school children are not able consistently to use this method of clarifying ambiguity. Research has shown that a three-component training method can help upper elementary school students develop the use of linguistic context. To…

OUTDOOR LEARNING IS DEFINED IN THIS ARTICLE AS A METHOD OF LEARNING WHICH EXPLORES THE ADVANTAGES OF A CHILD'S INVOLVEMENT WITH NATURE. HIGH MOTIVATION, SOUND ENRICHMENT, AND PERSONAL AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT ARE SEEN AS OUTCOMES OF AN OUTDOOR EDUCATION PROGRAM. OUTDOOR RESOURCES CAN BE UTILIZED IN ANY COURSE AT ANY GRADE LEVEL IN ANY SCHOOL. A…

The 14 units in this book are designed to help teachers and librarians motivate children to express emotions, pantomime characters, and create a full story environment through puppetry and creative dramatics. Each unit is built around a specific piece of literature, and each provides instructions for the educator concerning the necessary…

Suggestions for using puppets in the classroom are the focus of this how-to-do-it piece by a participant in a Title I elementary school project. Although originally designed as a language arts unit on reading and vocabulary development, the activities described could be adapted for other teaching objectives. Seven aspects of the puppetry project…

Guidelines are given to aid health teachers and school administrators in setting up an effective venereal disease education program. Various learning activities are suggested, along with sample questions students may ask. (LH)

This teachers' guide outlines physical education activities designed to familiarize students with body movement and drill patterns essential in a fire emergency situation. Activities are presented in the form of fire-related games. Each game is organized by concept to be developed, objective, grade level, area in which to enact game, and equipment…

This booklet includes descriptions of more than 100 suggested activities and strategies for encouraging reluctant readers to read. The descriptions include such information as the materials needed, directions for the activity, comments, and the amount of time needed for the activity. Activities include writing antonyms, making persuasive speeches,…

A method is presented for constructing infinite series with prescribed rates of convergence. The method is presented as being an aid to improving the student's understanding of how the partial sum of an infinite series can be used to approximate the sum of the series, as well as being of interest in itself. The focus of the paper is the degree of…