Indicates several ways immigrant families can participate and aid in the education of their children. (RH)

Provides a variety of general guidelines for developing an effective spelling program. Argues that at a minimum, teachers should ensure that spelling instruction for a particular student is comprehensive, individualized, and based on a foundation of research evidence. (RH)

Points out how dice games can be used to teach mathematics concepts, discussing 13 dice games of varying difficulty. (RH)

Suggests way of introducing books to children and lists resources containing ideas for promoting reading. (RH)

Doing (addition and multiplication) and undoing (subtraction and division) are illustrated through drawings and sentences. Combinations of operations are also included. (MNS)

Offers suggestions teachers may find useful as they assist children in changing harmful sex-role perceptions and in developing unbiased attitudes toward learning in school. (Author/RH)

A technique for doing long division without the usual estimation difficulty is presented. It uses multiples of 2 combined with a recording technique. (MNS)

Here are 10 activities guaranteed to enrich your science curriculum and to increase your students' interest in the world of insects. (Author)

Presents 37 easy-to-prepare math games, each designed to take five-15 minutes. Topics covered are: relationships and patterns; place value; odd/even numbers; graphs; charts and tables; time; and money. (SJL)

Designed for elementary school teachers, this article describes the recent eruptions of Mt. St. Helens, provides basic information on volcanos, and gives instructions for making a model volcano in the classroom. Resource materials for students and teachers on volcanos are listed. (SJL)

Points to numerous values of elementary school newspapers and presents ideas to aid in publishing one. (GT)

Ideas for establishing a mathematical menagerie with puppets to facilitate mathematics instruction in the elementary school. (CM)

Presents a unit on volcanoes for third- and fourth-grade students. Includes demonstrations; video presentations; building a volcano model; and inviting a scientist, preferably a vulcanologist, to share his or her expertise with students. (JRH)