Illustrates the variety of materials available in the ERIC system, from lesson plans and teaching guides to classroom games and descriptions of individualized activities, for planning language arts lessons. (DD)

Adjunct study guide contains five components: purpose and significance, objectives, objective-questions, summary, and cumulative problem. (DAG)

Presents three simple ideas for motivating elementary school children who cannot use a standard reading text; materials used are readily accessible. (CMV)

The rationale for providing media center projects for elementary gifted students is considered and an independent study project involving the student and the media specialist is described. Interaction between the student and media specialist is stressed and suggested projects for upper elementary students are listed. Guidelines for conducting…

Intended to serve as a guide rather than as a comprehensive listing, this advisory list includes reference books appropriate for school media collections for grades K-6. Entries included on the list were selected from those materials submitted by publishers which received favorable reviews by educators. Single volumes and sets of books are listed…

Specific learning activities to increase the visual literacy of elementary students by involving them in the production of their own materials are described. (DE)

Eleven teaching aids designed to help primary students master basic mathematics concepts. (CM)

Television science programs cover a wide range of science topics, offer a variety of teaching methods, and motivate students. These programs tend to match educational trends, with new programs blending technological advances with speculation to interest students. (DF)

This article seeks to examine some basic concepts of "telling time" and to suggest a more effective way of teaching such a fundamental concept. (Author/MK)

Describes some uses of puppetry as a teaching tool that can motivate children's interests in books and reading, foster the development of creative writing skills, and promote oral language development. (CMV)

A monthly exchange of tips, projects, ideas and resources. (Editor)

Money models that can be used in a group-instruction mode and a shorthand notation that allows students to demonstrate their ability to count out change by a written procedure are described and discussed. (MK)

A planetarium, star projector, and projector stand all which can be built for $30 are pictured. Classroom activities involving the materials are described. (CP)

Three activities for involving students in projects that incorporate writing, drawing and recording their findings are included. The discovery approach is emphasized. (EB)