Designed to be used before and after attending a performance of the musical play "The Very First Family" (in which a Stone Age family and their neighbors bring three of Rudyard Kipling's stories to life), this cue sheet for teachers presents information about the performance and suggests classroom activities. The activities in the cue…

Presents one teacher's observations on the activities happening in the writing and drawing classes in New York's P. S. 84. (RB)

Reports what children had to say in interviews, discussions, and stories after completing the initial activities in a unit on chimpanzees. (RB)

Stage almost any story or subject with characters that children fabricate, decorate and manipulate. (Editor)

Instructions are given for creating earth dyes in the classroom. These dyes be used in the teaching of social studies, science, and art. A chart listing sources of natural dyes is offered. (DF)

This book offers a wide variety of easy-to-make crafts, including toys, games, and gifts, and each project begins with a box. The book provides directions, a materials list, and suggestions for setting aside a work area. The projects are illustrated with large full-color photographs and explained with simple step-by-step instructions. Contains a…

Poetry offers excellent possibilities for teaching creative dance. Curriculum development and lesson plan ideas in the area of poetry interpretation through dance and movement for elementary school students are described. (CJ)

Describes a day-long festival of art and creative activities and international cultural events for handicapped children. Children participated in many music-making and art projects. (AM)

Three educational leaders--Robert Quackenbush, Geraldine Siks, and David A. Sohn--offer reflections on recent developments regarding activities that stimulate children's creativity, their hopes for the 1980s, and recommended books for teachers. (AEA)

The drama hike is a walk in the woods, in which children observe nature and engage in an imaginative search for a "lost civilization" or "strange creatures." Instructions cover scouting out the area beforehand, preparing the children, leading the hike, followup activities, suggestions for creative sites, ideas for language and…

These learning activities are designed for use in the classroom or at home when activities for special moments are needed. They can be introduced with a minimum amount of preparation and materials and a maximum amount of success. They are intended to give children a learning experience that is fun while developing imagination and creative…

The ideas in this workbook for stimulating children's creative thinking are presented as integral parts of ten stories about a boy named Dudley Bond (a distant relative of a very famous spy), his friend Max (a professional bear), and his cousin Maybelle. They find their imaginations stretched by a backyard scientist-inventor who knows dozens of…

A variety of practical techniques and suggestions for fostering creative writing in the classroom. (CS)

Plenty of ideas for fashioning unique gifts. Plus, how to make your own ornaments and decorations; and a special picture presentation of the classic "'Twas the Night before Christmas" that you can cut out and use with your opaque projector. (Editor)