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Bezuska, Stanley J. – Learning, 1975
This article illustrates new ways of presenting math problems to interest students. (PD)
Descriptors: Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods
Goldstein, Judith E. – Learning, 1973
Paper airplanes are used as consistently effective tools to bring interdisciplinary studies into the classroom. (Editors/JA)
Descriptors: Games, Interdisciplinary Approach, Teaching Methods
Dixon, Peter – Learning, 1974
This article discusses ways to make field trips more appealing and rewarding for students. (PD)
Descriptors: Field Instruction, Field Trips, Teaching Methods
Sottile, Joseph D. – Learning, 1987
A teacher dismisses 10 common myths about teaching and explains how they can get in the way of teaching. (MT)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education, Teaching Methods
Fuchs, John G. – Learning, 1987
A history teacher changed his teaching approach to help students develop the skills of formulating hypotheses, gathering and organizing information related to the hypotheses, and determining if the data supported the hypotheses. The attack on "The Maine" in 1898 is used as an example. (MT)
Descriptors: History Instruction, Secondary Education, Teaching Methods
Phillips, Louis – Learning, 1972
This article briefly explains the use of trading cards as teaching tools. (BB)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Educational Media, Teaching Methods
Phillips, Louis – Learning, 1975
This article discusses the use of curious facts as a means of encouraging learning for its own sake and providing enjoyment. (PD)
Descriptors: Curiosity, Imagination, Inquiry, Instructional Materials
Judd, Wallace P. – Learning, 1975
Descriptors: Calculators, Computation, Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction
Crandall, Penny – Learning, 1987
Fifteen ideas for rewarding and motivating students without using stickers are offered. An inset box presents seven more ideas for intermediate students. (MT)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Rewards, Student Motivation, Teaching Methods
Welch, Leona Nicholas – Learning, 1988
An English teacher discusses how she teaches her students to take responsibility, to build a positive attitude, to listen and concentrate, to think, and to study. Only then are they ready to learn English. (MT)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Junior High Schools, Teaching Methods
Plourde, Lynn – Learning, 1985
Math doesn't have to be mysterious--even though its language is strange and its customs confusing. Like any foreign country, it can become familiar through exposure and understanding. Six ways to take the mystery out of math are described. (MT)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Teaching Methods
Pietropinto, Anthony – Learning, 1974
The author advocates the use of "nonsense" in class as a form of wit and expression, and also, since it is a classic human mode of expressing disguised aggression against people or social institutions, as a way to enable children to experience aggression vicariously. (JA)
Descriptors: Aggression, Books, Childrens Literature, Humor
Eng, Kristine – Learning, 1988
Three categories of graphs are discussed: real, representational or pictoral, and symbolic. Real graphs are very useful for teaching basic graphing concepts to K-6 students. Three steps in graph making are described: ask the question; collect and organize information; label the graph. A detailed guide to several graphing activities is included.…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Graphs, Instructional Materials, Teaching Methods
Paine, Carolyn A. – Learning, 1975
Descriptors: Athletics, Class Activities, Curriculum, Educational Games
Uslander, Arlene S. – Learning, 1974
Descriptors: Elective Courses, Elementary Education, Sex Education, Teaching Methods
