On Fridays, the author gives her students a dittoed schedule sheet of the coming week'sactivities, assignments, and announcements. (Author/SP)

Gives 3 plans for experiencing space. Each plan includes concepts, visual aids, materials, and activities for the particular space experience. (GB)

Six lesson plans can help junior high school students learn about concrete and abstract images. Students draw human figures, identify concrete and abstract images in words and paintings, draw concrete images from abstractions, and make paintings of positive, abstract concepts using concrete imagery. (AM)

Two lessons, "What Rights are Right" and "Comparing People's Rights in Other Countries," provide the teacher and students with knowledge and background for understanding the documents that protect their basic rights and the rights of other people in other nations. (AM)

The IEP organizer, a device for collating the individualized educational programs of all students in a class, eliminates the need for writing daily lesson plans. Construction and use guidelines are given. (CL)

The authors present a scheme for teaching primary grade students about graphing. (SJL)

The author advocates translating some of the best practices from gifted education back into general education and suggests an approach combining J. Renzulli's enrichment model for gifted education and F. Williams' approach to promoting better education for most students. (CL)

Presents seven writing lessons for elementary students: choosing effective words; writing similes; writing paragraphs; writing descriptions; letter writing; comparing and contrasting; and understanding point of view. Some of the lessons have unusual themes, such as pizza, pickles, and hoboes. (SJL)

Introduces a lesson plan on the role of the acorn and its complex community of biotic relationships between animal and fungal organisms. Introduces students to ecological concepts through acorn investigations including dissection of acorns and exploring the organisms' interaction web. (YDS)

In their article in the same "Educational Leadership" issue, Berg and Clough reached erroneous conclusions about the Hunter lesson design by pulling sentences out of context to support their viewpoint. The instructional elements advanced in "Mastery Teaching" amply allow for higher level thinking, building on student interests,…

This article identifies two approaches to teaching specific thinking skills, presents a sample lesson plan, and includes as an example a "Thinking Skills Worksheet" that outlines an approach to teaching the thinking skills of comparing and contrasting. (IAH)

Describes an eight-step four-week assignment for teaching theater students about blocking and stage directions. Outlines each assignment in detail and provides questions for the students at each stage--from choosing the excerpt or play to staging and directing. (PRA)

Outlines a basic approach to "Readers Theatre," the communication of literature in a theatrical context. Contains the exercises "Sardines Today!" which promotes awareness of poetic setting, and "Dress Up Day!" which presents an opportunity to explore the role of suggestive costuming. (PRA)