Author describes ways to give students planned art experiences. (MB)

Presents an inventory of processes of scientific inquiry and describes its use in curriculum development and instructional planning. (AL)

A demonstration and discussion of the use of improvisational dramatics in teaching English. The author provides some ground rules for this method and suggests projects, including the improvisation of scenes from novels. (JB)

Provides synoptic lesson plans, and detailed lists of resources, for a unit in primate behavior taught to students in grades 4-6. Comparisons with man are made wherever possible. (AL)

Condensed from "Media & Methods, V (February 1969), 44.

Offers three ideas for classroom activities in a "dip-and-save" format: (1) introducing formal map study in the third and fourth grades, (2) teaching reading readiness to prekindergarten and kindergarten children, and (3) teaching plant propagation and care in first through sixth grades. (RH)

A lesson plan involves high school students in examining incidents in U.S. history as acts of political behavior, including an examination of the resources the participants possessed and the political techniques they employed. A list of 25 issues/events to investigate is presented. (AM)

Outlines a three-period unit for secondary school students that aims to link the experience of poetry with the experience of works of art. Includes teacher responses to the outline. (HOD)

Compares design of instructional system with that of data processing system, noting similarities (needs analysis, definition of required outputs, identification of inputs, need for design processing, development of procedures, testing, implementation); structured design techniques; and advantages of structured instructional system design. Warnier…

Presents and interprets an 18-question test to determine how well a school's substitute teacher program functions. Topics covered include substitute teacher screening and preparation, lists of substitutes, lesson plans, staff and student evaluation of substitutes, substitutes' salaries, legal considerations, and making substitutes feel needed.…

This article consists of short lesson ideas contributed by practicing teachers. (SJL)

Suggests a way to introduce abstract art to junior high school students who, more than students of any other age, emphasize realism both in their artwork and in their appreciation of works of art. (Author/SJL)

Presents a six-step problem-solving process which the author has used to present creative science investigations to fourth, fifth, and sixth graders. (Author/SJL)

Reviews and discusses research findings on teaching effectiveness in the field of early childhood education. (MP)