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Peer reviewedInvernizzi, Marcia A.; And Others – Language Arts, 1997
Discusses approaches for helping upper elementary-age children learn about words through integrated study of spelling, grammar, and meaning. Describes what word study is, discusses word study in an integrated language arts unit (providing several examples), and offers reasons for including word study in a language arts program. (SR)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Grammar, Integrated Activities, Intermediate Grades
Peer reviewedGauthier, Lane Roy – Journal of Reading, 1989
Explains how to "carve" a text, rearranging or omitting words without altering the basic message. Notes that this exercise helps students become aware of how language can be manipulated for meaning. (MM)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Elementary Education, Intermediate Grades, Reading Instruction
Peer reviewedBorders, Sarah; Paisley, Pamela O. – Elementary School Guidance and Counseling, 1992
Examined developmental effects of bibliotherapy-based classroom guidance curriculum. Students (n=22) in experimental group participated in 12 bibliotherapy-based lessons using titles selected for literary merit; control students (n=20) participated in 12 guidance lessons. Results suggest that use of stories to help students solve problems or…
Descriptors: Bibliotherapy, Child Development, Class Activities, Grade 4
Peer reviewedAdams, Renee B.; Adams, Neil D. – Childhood Education, 1992
The study of acid rain provides ample opportunities for active, interdisciplinary learning. This article describes 12 hands-on activities designed to expand students' understanding of acid rain. Background information on acid rain is included. (LB)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Ecology, Environmental Education, Group Instruction
Peer reviewedLee, Rita S. – Elementary School Guidance and Counseling, 1993
Counselors conducted 10-lesson classroom guidance program for 236 fourth-, fifth-, and sixth-grade students. Compared treatment and control groups of students on achievement in language arts, achievement in mathematics, conduct grades, ratings of student behavior, and students' attitudes toward school. Findings suggests that classroom guidance…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Activities, Elementary School Students, Intermediate Grades
Burns, Marilyn – Writing Notebook: Visions for Learning, 1993
Describes an activity used with a fifth-grade mathematics class in which students solved a problem and wrote a convincing argument to prove their solution made sense. (SR)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Content Area Writing, Grade 5, Intermediate Grades
Peer reviewedFarough, Douglas – Reading Teacher, 1994
Describes how a class of fourth graders effectively used their reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills to take action (regarding the laws governing trophy hunting) and to change a piece of their world. (SR)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Grade 4, Intermediate Grades, Public Policy
Peer reviewedShanahan, Timothy; And Others – Reading Teacher, 1994
Describes a cooperative learning activity in a fifth-grade class in which students researched, wrote, and sponsored classroom resolutions honoring African Americans during Black History Month. Discusses how literacy has the power to connect students with their heritage or with any heritage they choose to connect with. (SR)
Descriptors: Black History, Class Activities, Cooperative Learning, Cultural Background
Berger, Peter N. – Teaching and Learning Literature with Children and Young Adults, 1998
Tells the plot of the novel "Tuck Everlasting" by Natalie Babbitt--the Tucks are invulnerable and immortal, but everlasting life holds trials for them. Provides seven questions for stimulating student response to the novel. (PA)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Class Activities, Intermediate Grades, Literature Appreciation
Peer reviewedKauffman, Gloria; Short, Kathy G. – Language Arts, 2001
Describes some activities from the authors' fourth/fifth-grade classroom exploring "identity." Offers brief descriptions of 26 children's books that invite critical conversations about identity around topics of: making a choice and changing your life; gaining control and overcoming obstacles; judging and being judged; and relationships…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Class Activities, Intermediate Grades, Reading Material Selection
Burke, Eileen M.; Glazer, Susan Mandel – 1994
Designed to introduce students to the world through nonfiction, this book presents easy-to-follow suggestions for class projects, activities, strategies, and learning centers. The book uses an integrated approach to promoting inquiry in the classroom through the use of quality nonfiction. Aimed at middle grade students and using vignettes which…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Inquiry, Integrated Activities, Intermediate Grades
DiLella, Carol Ann – 1992
This paper presents "popcorn story frames"--holistic outlines that facilitate comprehension when reading and writing stories, useful for outlining stories read and for creating outlines for original student stories--that are particularly useful for elementary and intermediate school students. "Popcorn" pops in a horizontal…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Intermediate Grades, Literature Appreciation, Primary Education
Download full textKing, Caryn M.; McDonald, William E. – 1992
For 8 weeks during 1991, a project was conducted in which literacy was emphasized within the context of one fourth-grade social studies classroom. The overall goal for this unit of instruction was to create language-rich experiences that would stimulate higher order thinking about the concept of Liberty. Additionally, students were to become more…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Grade 4, Intermediate Grades, Learning Activities
Smith, Jane Bandy
This guide for teachers of library skills provides classroom activities for students in the middle grades of elementary school. The activities can be used to instruct students in the following: (1) use of alphabetical order, (2) location of materials in the school or public library, (3) familiarity with Dewey Decimal classifications, (4) use of…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Elementary Education, Instructional Materials, Intermediate Grades
Lukens, Chris – 1968
One of a series prepared by the Hawaii Newspaper Agency, this teaching guide offers ideas on using the daily newspaper to teach vocabulary and writing to students on any level. Suggestions include using a "word of the week" to teach word meanings, uses, and roots as well as how words can be used in a sentence; listing vocabulary words on bulletin…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Intermediate Grades, Journalism, Newspapers
