Innovative lesson plans for handicapped students. (CK)

Cites literature on shortened school days for first graders and suggests that such an approach has definite benefits. (JMB)

Time saving ideas for the teacher focus on organizing classroom space, charts, planning programs to suit special schedules, organizing storage and retrieval systems, and maintaining records. (CM)

Describes four different and exemplary preschools: Small World Center for Creativity (Boise, Idaho); the Creative Play Center (Worthington, Ohio); Westmoreland Cooperative Preschool (University of Oregon, Eugene); and Montessori Gardens School (Hilton Head Island, South Carolina). Also gives tips on running a preschool. (SJL)

This article offers teachers tips about how to get off to a good start when the new school year begins. Suggestions are given for setting up initial activities, making door signs that help students practice reading, starting group stories, scheduling time, and getting to know students. (PP)

This article describes a method for writing instruction in which small groups of students meet to read and evaluate each other's writing. A five-day schedule for this "writing family" activity is outlined. (SJL)