Reports that crossword puzzles have proven to be a rewarding teaching instrument in a variety of subjects, then describes computer software that can aid in the construction of accurate, attractive puzzles within practical time constraints. (FL)

Discusses a theoretical model that uses a game as a base for studying processes of a stochastic nature, which involve chemical reactions, molecular systems, biological processes, cells, or people in a population. (MLH)

Offers eleven examples of games for the French class which can be conducted without special materials. (Text is in French.) (AM)

Keeping the pupils' interest up throughout the year in a compulsory language class is a major problem and therefore, language-teaching games are very important. Some new suggestions for games to be used in the elementary school are: (1) The Parrot; (2) The Robot; (3) Ping-Pong; and (4) Telephone. Card games such as Happy Families can be played…

Discusses the role of games in the French class, and gives examples of some possible approaches. (Text is in French.) (AM)

A classroom game is described in which students are asked to guess the rule relating a series of three given numbers. (DT)

Describes nine biology experiments, including osmosis, genetics; oxygen content of blood, enzymes in bean seedlings, preparation of bird skins, vascularization in bean seedlings, a game called "sequences" (applied to review situations), crossword puzzle for human respiration, and physiology of the woodlouse. (CS)

The advantages of using metric games, guidelines educators can use to design metric games, and ways in which such games can be used by proponents of metric education are discussed. (DT)

An activity is presented which uses the automobile odometer as a means of strengthening pupils' understanding of the addition algorithm with particular emphasis on the concepts of place value and renaming. Directions for three classroom games to be used as supplemental activities also are included. (DT)

Describes a card game that uses chemical symbol and number cards to represent chemical formulas. Also discusses an end-of-term review game that utilizes competing teams. (MLH)

The rules for seven different games with playing cards are given. Educational uses are discussed briefly for each of the games. (DT)

For this experiment, part of a larger study on preschoolers' counting competence, 3-, 4-, and 5-year-olds played a counting game with their peers after becoming familiar with the game during structured interviews with an adult. It was expected that the symmetrical nature of peer interaction would allow children to display quantitative knowledge in…

Past research shows the imperative nature of students having a high knowledge of vocabulary, particularly as it relates to their level of reading comprehension. This is especially true in the areas of science and social studies because of the nature of the subjects and their corresponding texts. Students' ability to retain and recall vocabulary…

This booklet presents parents with 10 "easy and fun" tips for helping their children be motivated to learn, value learning, and achieve his or her best. The 10 tips in the booklet are: be a model of curiosity; encourage your child's natural curiosity; praise and reward efforts to learn; solve real problems; lay out the steps to success; show…

Describes use of a "College Bowl" game format and money incentives to increase silent reading comprehension in educably mentally retarded students. (DP)