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Fravel, Joy – Instructor, 1981
A teacher explains her technique for ensuring that her remedial reading students are following the text as she reads aloud to them. (SJL)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Oral Reading, Remedial Reading, Student Motivation
Piggins, Carole Ann – Instructor, 1989
This article presents 15 activities designed to motivate students to engage in creative writing. Also given are ideas on how to reinforce and maintain student interest in writing. (IAH)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Creative Writing, Elementary Secondary Education, Student Motivation
Instructor, 1989
Satchel Ford School (SC) is recognized in this article as an outstanding elementary school. Illustrations are provided of teacher-initiated activities, student motivation efforts, community involvement, and awards received by the school. (IAH)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, School Community Relationship, School Effectiveness, Science Projects
Wood, Janice – Instructor, 1974
While visiting a living museum children can be made to awaken their senses and heighten their learning experiences. Zoos, aquariums and botanical gardens can offer such motivation. (RK)
Descriptors: Child Development, Decision Making, Educational Planning, Field Trips
Eshelman, Martha – Instructor, 1988
Teachers may use classroom cooking projects to encourage students to read. While developing basic reading skills, students also learn to follow directions and to cooperate in a group project. Three sample recipes are given. The article outlines steps to successfully complete a classroom cooking project. (JL)
Descriptors: Cooking Instruction, Elementary Education, Reading Skills, Skill Development
Instructor, 1985
Students learn about economics through two short stories dealing with wages and credit. Questions are offered to help students understand the economics concepts. (DF)
Descriptors: Credit (Finance), Economics Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Short Stories
Petreshene, Susan S. – Instructor, 1985
Short, creative thinking sessions can help fill the time between classes while encouraging students to develop all of their thinking processes. Activities are offered that require organizing, imagining, observing, patterning, and questioning skills. (DF)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Cognitive Development, Creative Thinking, Elementary Education
Penick, John E.; And Others – Instructor, 1984
Children learn science concepts when they are provided with real-life experiments and problems to solve. Three top elementary school science programs that allow students to hypothesize, discover, and evaluate are discussed. (DF)
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Elementary Education, Science Activities, Science Instruction
Instructor, 1984
Ideas for art and drama projects that will help students celebrate the meaning of December traditions and feasts are offered in this article. (DF)
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Drama, Elementary Secondary Education, Handicrafts
Laird, Stan – Instructor, 1984
Ideas for teaching children about creativity and its importance are offered in this article. Ingredients for developing creativity skills are presented and suggested projects are discussed. (DF)
Descriptors: Creative Development, Creativity, Elementary Secondary Education, Intellectual Development
Klienert, John – Instructor, 1973
The extent to which motivational strategies work with individual learners is closely related to the extent that they satisfy or reward fundamental human drives toward achievement, acceptance, knowledge and activity. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior, Learning Motivation, Motivation, Motivation Techniques
Leeson, Jeanne T.; Annand, Claude – Instructor, 1972
Describes how the combined effort of the History, English, and Art departments helped students to create an exhibit that invited all students to stop, look, and learn. (RB)
Descriptors: Art, Exhibits, Extracurricular Activities, Interdisciplinary Approach
Perrott, Mary Helen – Instructor, 1969
Part of a section, "4 Reading Techniques that Work.
Descriptors: Acceleration, Elementary School Students, Reading Instruction, Reading Programs
Englebright, Curtis L. – Instructor, 1969
Descriptors: Book Reviews, Books, Childrens Literature, Literature Appreciation
Criscuolo, Nicholas; Koppman, Patricia – Instructor, 1980
Presented are 61 warm-up activities and games to help children get acquainted, review basic skills, and "get back in gear" after summer vacation. (SJL)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Educational Games, Elementary Education, Learning Activities
