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Young, Gay L.; Robicheaux, Laura – Live Wire, 1985
The teaching activity presented in this paper focuses on giving students in grades four through seven a headstart on future computer classes, and provides a practical way for students to use language and logic. The paper presents a step-by-step lesson in flowcharting, including discussions of the special purposes for various shapes in a chart,…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Elementary Education, Flow Charts, Language Arts
Live Wire, 1984
The teaching activities presented in this paper focus on expanding children's language. The paper describes (1) a "community journal" activity in which students recorded observations about events occurring in various parts of the classroom, (2) a poetry assignment using Richard Wilbur's book of poetry, "Opposites," (3) an exercise to assemble…
Descriptors: Child Language, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education
Live Wire, 1985
The teaching activities presented in this document focus on teaching students the language of science through reading and writing. The first activity engages students in writing everything they know about a particular science topic, devising questions for further study, reading and gathering information to answer the questions, developing specific…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Computers, Elementary Education, Interdisciplinary Approach