This special section on the spirit of play discusses (1) characteristics of adult play; (2) styles of playfulness; (3) the creation of environments that foster children's sense of wonder; and (4) strategies for training teachers to be playful and to be attentive to children's play. (HOD)

Ways in which to revive and promote creativity in campus activities programming are offered. Specific steps to take, particularly in committee meetings, to energize individual thinking and group processes and to improve programming and publicity are detailed. (MSE)

This book provides an overview of the creative problem-solving process and exercises to put the process the work. The illustrated, reproducible pages guide students through each step of the problem-solving process by using evaluation grids to track their ideas, solutions, and plans. The activities can be used in a variety of ways including for the…

Inventive activities in the creative writing classroom can generate a great deal of excitement for the writing of poetry. Such activities might begin with improvising ways in which poetry can be written in alternative media, such as haiku on clay tablets that can be glazed and fired, then macramed together into wind chimes. Another activity,…

Describes a career education program for elementary school children which uses an interdisciplinary approach to integrate science with creative arts in developing career units in each class. Activities include writing and performing playlets which depict what people do in different careers. (MLH)

Role playing can be used by English teachers to develop student empathy and student insight into literature characters. (JH)

Article is aimed at teachers only, presenting a monthly exchange of tips, projects, ideas and resources. (Editor/RK)

Design is not getting the attention it deserves in industrial arts, at a time when designed products are everywhere. Design is creative problem-solving to meet a specific need. Integrating design concepts into the industrial arts curriculum is not difficult; the author explains how to do it. (AJ)

Designed as a teacher and therapist training tool, this booklet demonstrates how to make several types or kinds of puppets, and how to use them in a variety of classroom situations. The first section includes instructions for the following hand puppets: simple cloth, paper mache, knitted finger, paper bag, and Muppet types. The second section…

Opportunities for science learnings at a woodworking bench are listed and described. Scientific inquiry is promoted through free experimentation; opportunities to grasp spatial and mathematical understanding are two examples presented. Helpful information related to use of this instructional procedure is included. (Author/EB)

Suggests activities (focusing on sensory experiences) which can be used to foster positive attitudes about nutritious foods in preschool children. (CM)

The center's program provides individualized professional training to gifted and talented high school students on a half day basis. Students who pass the stringent entrance requirements may select courses in art, dance, drama, music and play-writing, and all participate in interarts workshops. Student reaction has been very positive. (EB)

A discussion of ways an adult can encourage and participate in a child's self-expression through movement and dance. (BD)

Instruction in movement through physical education should be an integral part of the preschool and nursery school. (RC)

This teaching guide discusses Edgar Germain Hilaire Degas (1834-1917), his paintings, and his sculpture. The guide focuses on his paintings of daily activities at the horse racetrack in Paris (France). The unit has a concise biography of Degas. It is divided into two parts: Part 1: "Paintings and Drawings" (Kimberly Jones); and Part 2:…