The approach, which has also been used successfully with learning-disabled and emotionally disturbed children, provides a systematic method of instruction and stresses the use of sensory and verbal cues as aids in learning manuscript writing. (DLS)

An inventory of site opportunities for use by teachers as a planning aid can increase the utilization of the outdoors in educational experiences. The inventory should be a loose-leaf catalog organized in terms of site accessibility and human density, with a summary of each site. (SB)

Asserts that most persons use too little positive reinforcement in interpersonal dealings. Outlines and comments on a four-stage lesson plan (involving introduction, social interchange, discussion of experience, and summary/conclusion) which is designed to allow participants to experience how they use positive reinforcement in contacts with…

Provides a model for teaching listening comprehension through the use of soap operas. (AM)

Outlines the formula and the preparation needed to design lesson plans adaptable to any science situation. Provides a detailed example using molds. (Author/MA)

A week-by-week readiness program for preschool and early primary children. (Editor)

Constructivism emphasizes the learner as an active meaning maker and problem solver. This article reviews constructivism's basic principles, analyzes implications for curriculum work, and explores a constructivist unit-development process. Planners must decide degree of curricular integration, establish unit parameters, identify the problem, draft…

Provides ideas, methods, and techniques to prepare teachers to teach a basic business course. Includes mini-lesson plans. (JOW)

Introduces an activity in which students learn principles of force and motion, systems, and simple machines by exploring the best position of the dogs on the dashboard. Includes a sample lesson plan written in the five instructional models: (1) engagement; (2) exploration; (3) explanation; (4) elaboration; and (5) evaluation. (KHR)

Presents a unit to investigate lemons and experience the real taste of a lemon that includes simple, enjoyable, and inexpensive activities that develop students' observation, prediction, measurement, and inference skills. Students also developed creative arts projects, explored mathematical concepts, and wrote stories about fruit. (NB)

Discusses the role of the teacher in effectively using technology in education based on the Technology Integration Project (TIP). Topics include why use technology; types of computer software; how to select software; software integration strategies; and effectively planning lessons that integrate the chosen software and integration strategy. (LRW)

Describes an activity inspired by the work of Nobel Prize winner Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin involving multilink blocks that helps students develop three-dimensional spatial skills. (YDS)

Describes a prime-number unit that targets middle school students learning about patterns, formulas, and large numbers while participating in a search for the largest prime number. (YDS)

Uses spreadsheets and programmable calculators to investigate limiting behavior in number patterns. (YDS)

Describes a lesson plan using a chambered nautilus to connect geometry and poetry which can be easily adapted to a wide range of levels. (YDS)