Ditto masters and visual aids to be used with the bilingual, multiethnic social science instructional unit developed for grade one are found in this ditto packet and supplement for teachers. Materials are to be used with the four kits in this social science unit, which is built around the theme of helping first graders adjust to the classroom…

Investigated was the readiness of fifth, seventh, and eighth graders trained to empirically gather data by manipulating objects and materials with their hands, and to transfer this skill to a problem situation outside the classroom. After one semester's training in the science process under investigation, the increase in the use of the strategy of…

Dr. Gotkin has developed several ways to use effectively games and mechanical devices to teach language skills to preschool and kindergarten children. The matrix game, a set of pictures in columns and rows, which functions on the principles and methods of programed instruction, requires the child to discriminate symbols, pictures, and colors and…

This guide describes activities and materials which can be used in a mathematics laboratory approach to a basic mathematics program for grades 1-6. Thirty-five activities pertaining to geometric concepts are described in terms of purpose, suggested grade levels, materials needed, and procedures. Some concepts included in the guide are: basic…

This study provides a systematic observation and assessment of pupil-teacher behaviors in a mathematics laboratory for underachieving innercity junior high school students. Using the Observational System for Instructional Analysis (OSIA), the author recorded and analyzed 125 mathematics laboratory activity sessions. Five students, selected from a…

This collection of articles presents ideas about the value of children's play and suggests practical ways to implement good play experiences and select appropriate play materials. Articles examine play as an agent of social values, play and thinking, play and child development, the environmental opportunities for play factors that can destroy the…

To identify the parameters of creativity exhibited in products of sixth grade children, 25 subjects (12 girls and 13 boys) were asked to produce written, art, and mechanical objects and to write a description of the product indicating its use. Ten judges graded the relative creativity of the objects by comparing their similarity to an object…

This is a series of four units introducing the concepts of solids, faces of solids, points, lines, and planes. Emphasis is placed on the discovery approach with a maximum of manipulation and experimentation on the part of the children. Each unit has suggested activities that include games, individual projects, worksheets, and discussion questions.…

This instructional unit seeks to prepare the student to exhibit competence in the mechanics of measuring and estimating angle size and in making generalizations on the nature of measurement. Experimentation with the use of circular and semi-circular protractors is encouraged. Exercises and discussion questions are given for each section.…

This guide to accompany "Geometric Excursions" contains all of the student information in SE 015 344 plus additional teacher materials. With each section are listings of objectives, equipment and teaching aids, suggested approaches, and discussion questions. Masters are provided for making transparencies and student copies of patterns…

Describes the Boston Public Schools Recycle Center which receives materials donations from more than 100 local industries. These donations are used as educational materials for disadvantaged pupils. Materials are free and teacher training workshops are provided. Ecological implications for urban students and teachers are discussed. (PS)

Discussed is the difference in the use of verbal explanation, identified by observations of mathematics teaching in first- and fifth-grade classrooms in Japan and the United States. The author suggests we reexamine the role of direct teaching and stress both concrete experiences and verbal explanations at the same time. (MNS)

Presented are two sets of materials appropriate for exploring different aspects of shape. Ideas about sequences are considered. (PK)

This study investigated the ways students represented fractions on number lines and the effects of instruction on those representations. The instruction primarily concerned representing fractions and ordering fractions on number lines. (Author/PK)

Presents a rationale and activities for using teacher-made laminated strips to teach fraction division concepts. (PK)