Each sixth-grade student contributed one square for a class Halloween quilt, made by printing with fabric crayons. Techniques are described. (RM)

Iroquois Middle School (Michigan) has a five-fold and ongoing positive reinforcement program of birthday cards, student of the month, personalized report cards, positive notes and phone calls, and student awards. (MLF)

The Art Enrichment Program for intermediate-grade gifted students, developed at the University of Texas, bases its core and curriculum on museum exhibitions. The author describes various program components, including selection of students, program activities, the special sketchbook, publications used for the program, program cost, and program…

A computer-assisted instructional unit (written for 32K Commodore PET microcomputer) was developed to identify four food groups outlined in Canada's Food Guide, place specific foods in correct groups, and identify food not belonging to the four groups. Animated color-coded keys are used to represent the food groups. (JN)

A self-instructional, cognitive behavior modification approach was developed for use with shy children, and was compared to treatment by "informed teachers" and a control group. Cognitive behavior modification significantly reduced fear of social and public speaking conditions, while informed teachers and the control group did not.…

Syntax in the written expression of five normal and five learning disabled (LD) fourth graders was assessed. The syntax of the LD group was found to be significantly deficient when compared to that of the normal group. (Author)

One hundred and seventy-four sixth graders were tested to determine the relationship between daydreaming frequency and different measures of creativity. The results suggested that frequent daydreamers are slow in response production, weak in verbal creativity, but gifted in visual creative abilities. (Author)

Describes a sixth grade animated filmmaking project. Students researched tasks involved in filmmaking, developed a script, and worked on illustration and film production techniques. (AM)

Roger Garrison's tutorial approach to writing instruction was adapted for elementary learning disabled (LD) students. The writing laboratory allowed fourth and fifth grade LD students to write and receive feedback on essays in which they expressed their own thoughts and feelings. (CL)

Describes the experience of a middle school library which instituted a no-fines policy, and summarizes the benefits of such a policy with regard to book losses and public relations. (FM)

Fourth-grade children were taught 104 words over a five-month period. Following instruction, these subjects performed tasks designed to require semantic processes ranging from single-word semantic decisions to simple sentence verification. Instructed subjects performed at a higher level than control subjects matched on preinstruction vocabulary…

The purpose of a physical fitness unit within the health education curriculum is to help students understand the importance of physical fitness. Four physical activities for fourth to sixth grade students are described. (CJ)

It was concluded that there seems to be a preference among intermediate level gifted/talented students for those instructional methods emphasizing independence, while students of the general population seem to prefer instructional methods with somewhat more structure. (Author)

Clear quantitative and qualitative differences in visual scanning strategies were found between the groups and discussed with respect to differences between perceptually impaired and normal children's rates of encoding information and reliance upon visual memory. (Author)

Presents three simple water activities, for grades 4-6, to teach about molecular attraction as seen in surface tension and cohesion. (Author/SJL)