The Munificent Hexagon is an oral gaming-examination that generates avid participation on the part of the student and stimulates intense interaction between instructor and student. This is seen to be an important antidote to the anonymity threatening academia. The gaming examination proves useful for course evaluation and testing. (Author)

A Math Rummy card game, a stock market enrichment activity, and a puzzle in logical reasoning, all used with seventh and eighth graders, are described; directions for constructing a clock with suggestions for its use at the first grade level are given. (DT)

Four classroom games which emphasize good questioning strategies. (MM)

Diffy" is a game designed to generate interesting drill in subtraction. it is based on the result that repeated subtraction with a cyclic sequence of whole numbers eventually produces a sequence of zeros. (MM)

The author describes a home-made manipulative aid which provides practice in addition. (MM)

Reports 13 simulation and game techniques that were developed during a consumer education workshop. (SB)

Gaming provides a real opportunity for students to create simulation games in areas most meaningful to them, making learning an active, creative, dynamic and student-originated experience, encouraging initiative and creative thinking. (Authors/JB)

The authors challenge proponents of informal open classrooms" as well as of traditional school organization. (Editor)