Article presented the views of an educator on significant issues in elementary education with the emphasis on greater understanding of our national holidays. (Editor/RK)

Skills development in reading should be balanced with reading, listening, and talking activities which focus on content and themes, so that reading comprehension is also developed. (SJL)

Article explored the development of mathematics in the 1970's and described programs that are attempting to combine the most effective elements of "new" math and "old" math with a variety of approaches to the mathematics curriculum. (Author/RK)

Some dos and don'ts and whys and hows for math games in the classroom. (Editor)

Article suggested ideas for planning a carnival, the prizes to be used and how to collect them, and several basic booth guidelines. (RK)

Aside from being an invasion of privacy, values clarification exercises are inappropriate for most elementary students who, still in the concrete operations stage of mental development, are incapable of generalizing moral principles. It would be better to teach concrete problem-solving processes until the formal operations stage is reached. (SJL)

An Oregon teacher describes how she and her class planned and experienced an overnight hiking trip. (SJL)

Counseling through stories can help children transcend reality and change behavior. (Editor)

To help students learn how to interpret, infer, and speculate on conclusions, here is a week-long learning activity on "clue finding". A mitten, a bagful of debris and a few intriguing exercises with descriptive paragraphs show students that they use clues every day to draw conclusions and that they can extend this ability to analyze what they…

Suggestions are made to teachers for using daydreaming, guided as fantasy, to prepare students to concentrate, to enrich the curriculum, and to increase self-knowledge. (Author/SJL)

Want to stimulate more interest in reading and writing? Then choose a favorite story or poem as the starting point for a colorful and varied learning center. Base your selection on your students' grade level and interests and gear your activities to the range of ability levels in your class. (Author/RK)

A reading coordinator and a reading teacher share a favorite idea for teaching reading--one that promotes a positive, joyous attitude toward reading, turns students on to the manipulation of words and concepts, and encourages them to discover and make their own contributions to language. Describes 12 reading activities through which students can…

Two teachers portray historical characters--from Lewis and Clark to Laurel and Hardy. And now, heeeeere's Allen and Corey! (Editor)

Teacher suggested that involving parents to read children's literature is a way of stimulating students to become better readers. (RK)

Few students know how to direct and sustain the type of listening essential both in school and daily life. Since success in school is closely related to understanding oral directions and spoken information, listening skills are crucial for each student's education. Here are some ideas designed to develop listening skills. (Author/RK)