This short, narrative pamphlet on plywood mills accompanies the appropriate grade level curriculum guide. (BP)

This short, narrative pamphlet on saw and planing mills accompanies the appropriate grade level curriculum guide. (BP)

This study examined whether reading books alone, without adult-led discussions or other intervention, can change children's attitudes toward specific objects. A variation of the semantic differential test was administered to 22 fifth graders to determine their attitudes toward seven countries. England, France, and Holland were regarded as…

GRADES OR AGES: Grades 4-6. SUBJECT MATTER: Social studies. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The guide is divided into three sections--one for each grade--each of which contains 5-10 units. All units are in list form. The guide is offset printed and staple-bound with a paper cover. OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES: An introductory section briefly…

Results of the administration in 1971 of the Gates-MacGinitie Reading Test, Survey D, Form 1M, to 5,480 fifth grade pupils of Vancouver schools are reported and compared with results obtained with the same test administered in 1968. The test results, which are presented in four tables, indicate that the 1971 students performed slightly better in…

Test development efforts for constructing 35 of the tests included in a battery of 56 tests of possible cognitive abilities are described. Data were collected on 172 boys and 210 girls who had just completed the fifth grade. Item and total score statistics obtained for the 56 tests in the total battery are presented and discussed. (Author)

The purpose of this study was to determine: (1) Third- and fifth-grade pupils' relative knowledge of certain graphemic options used in American-English orthography to represent selected phonemes presented in "new words," i.e., nonsense words, pronounced orally, and (2) the relationships between this knowledge and the pupils' reading and…

A program is described in which fifth graders in Alaska learn water survival techniques with school and community help. (DS)

How to make and use shadow puppets in class activities. (RL)

Describes a program which was designed to improve the reading skills and broaden the reading interests of fifth grade students. Critical and higher-level thinking skills were stressed in the program, which included a reading list divided by genre and such activities as group discussions and a contest. (MES)

A teacher describes how she uses storytelling in her fifth grade classes, because storytelling combines listening skills and imagination with the nuances of language, history, culture, and values. Resources are listed. Two insets discuss the benefits of storytelling and offer tips on becoming a storytelling teacher. (MT)

The purpose of this study was to determine if differences in the ability to prioritize information located in texts exists for 75 third- and 62 fifth-grade students of various reading achievement levels. Results are discussed, and implications for instruction are considered. (Author/MT)

Uses a photograph of Michael Heizer's earthwork sculpture "Double Negative" to encourage students in grades 4-6 to discuss ways in which an artist may communicate ideas by creating ultra-large "landscape sculptures." Provides student objectives, background information on the artwork, instructional strategies, and evaluation criteria. (GEA)

Conditions which call for the discovery of a problem were introduced to fifth graders in a divergent thinking exercise. Significant relationships were found between responses to personal drawings and creative attitudes and values, but not intelligence. Findings indicate that freedom to discover and solve problems appears to be the primary…

This study tested the effects of three teaching styles on the motor skill acquisition of fifth grade children from low and high socio-economic status. Results revealed that, while one style was most productive with average children, exceptional children prospered under another style. (Author/MT)