Argues that "talk around the edges," informal exchanges between children in the classroom, are important moments for the enhancement of language facility, at least as important as formal language lessons. Provides approaches to incorporating "talk around the edges" or talk much like "talk around the edges" into lessons. (TB)

Presents a two-part activity which gives middle-level students concrete experiences with two different aspects of the concept of diffusion. (MKR)

Describes historic aspects of color or coloring. Presents activities involving spectral colors identified by Sir Isaac Newton and others involving dyes and dyeing. (MKR)

Instructors are prepared to use Spanish versions of English-speaking and bilingual artists' recordings to teach language structures and enhance the five skill areas. This article reviews the literature and pedagogical use of songs and also provides a list of recordings, recommendations for classroom use, and two sample lesson plans. (Contains 20…

Describes the Syllabus Exchange program, developed by the Theater History Focus group of the Association for Theatre in Higher Education. Analyzes 22 syllabi to determine the primary goals of teachers of Introduction to Theater; types of assignments given to students; teaching strategies employed; and specific organizations of class materials…

Discusses the creation of lesson plans at the elementary and secondary level. Good lesson plans need to address the theme or topic; aims or objectives; warm-up period; materials; presentation; application; summary; assignment; evaluation; teacher's references; and motivation. (four references) (MDM)

Presents two mathematics activities using the theme of school lunch menus and healthful eating habits to reinforce making predictions using computational skills. Includes reproducible student worksheets. (MKR)

Presents thoughtful writings by underprivileged seven- and eight-year olds, and analyzes how they were produced. Includes an introductory lesson and supporting strategies related to content and method. Provides a view of the placement of such a lesson in the context of cognitive psychology and philosophy of education. (DR)

Discusses the use of early silent films in second-language classrooms, focusing on the experiences of one instructor in using early French silents in elementary and intermediate French courses. Sample lesson plans and information on the availability of French silents are also provided. (Contains 17 references.) (MDM)

A sensitivity training session to help elementary-grade teachers better understand the experience of students with learning disabilities is suggested, using an altered alphabet in a standard second-grade lesson plan format. (DB)

Presents a teaching strategy that uses modeling, discussion, and group work to teach reading research strategies in context. (SR)

Offers several elementary level cooperative science lesson plans. The article includes a recipe for cooperative class learning, instructions for making a compost pile, directions for finding evidence of energy, experiments in math and science using oranges to test density, and discussions of buoyancy using eggs. (SM)

Author presents suggestions for teaching courses for the first time. Suggestions include the following: be organized, remember basic science processes, study the new content, use what works, structure your lessons, be flexible, learn from students, be creative and willing to try new ideas, capitalize on what you know, seek help from every…

Presents a lesson to help students learn that Africans played a significant role in the abolition of the slave trade based on Olaudah Equiano's "The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano," which places an African writer in the center of a discussion on works published in Britain. (SR)