This article describes how a sixth grade teacher uses contests, games, and fun to teach superior geography skills. (Author/IAH)

Introduces the nine articles on children's ecological awareness in this special issue. Ways to promote ecological awareness in the early childhood, elementary, and middle grades are described, and a reading list is provided. (LB)

Presents a multimodal intervention to help those students in upper primary and middle school who are reluctant to use computers to become comfortable and gain minimal competence with a computer. The seven modes are P-Practice; R-Risk-Taking Imagery and Behaviors; O-Organization and Planning; T-Tactile Exploration; E- Emotions; C-Cognitions;…

Highlights the instructional benefits of alphabet books for students aged 8 to 11. Discusses their features and uses. Provides an annotated, categorized bibliography of alphabet books appropriate for students beyond the beginning reading level. (SR)

A transition plan offers students and parents an opportunity to become familiar with middle school's expectations, routines, curricula, classmates, and buildings before the new school year. The journey can be facilitated by surveying students about areas of concern, providing student mentors, and staging information day and transition day…

Incubators in the Classroom is an extension program designed to teach fourth-graders about egg hatching. More than 15,000 Indiana students have used the learning materials, which include incubators, lesson guides, and CD-ROM learning guides. The Purdue extension service is in the process of conducting critical evaluation of the program. (SK)

This document was intended for use as a script for a slide show depicting historic images of Sioux Falls, South Dakota. It may also function as an independent narrative history of the location. The history of the city from 1802 to the 1990s is presented. Descriptions of the 79 slides are included. (MM)

Written for juveniles, this biography of Leonard Bernstein, the master musician, conductor, composer, and music educator, provides a resource for students of his life and work. Particular attention is paid to the influences that inspired Bernstein's work, his U.S. education, and his love for teaching. Bernstein's pride in his Jewish heritage is…

Describes a reading program for children who have reached the middle grades without having mastered the basics of reading.

This unit is designed for elementary school students in intermediate grades. It is designed to make mathematics enjoyable, promote systematic thinking, practice and reinforce arithmetic skills, and provide opportunity for independent research. The student manual contains twelve lessons with background information and activities. In addition, the…

This evaluation tested the effectiveness of a drug education program among primary and intermediate level students in a Wisconsin area. While the outcomes of this report are significant to educators in Wisconsin, the specificity of methodology and instrumentation is of potential value to other groups wishing to determine the effectiveness of their…

Reports on the television viewing habits of fourth, fifth, and sixth grade students, and includes specific assignments to take advantage of the time students spend watching television. (RB)

A set of 58 problems that may be solved by using lists is presented. This set is part of the Mathematical Problem Solving Project. The problems are coded for three levels of difficulty and are designed for students in the intermediate grades. Answers are provided. (MP)

A teacher's guide to accompany the instructional television series "A Matter of Fact," was produced by National Instructional Television. The series introduced nonfiction books to students in the intermediate grades (4-6). Each of the 15 lessons was described in the guide with a short outline of the telelesson which presented the theme…

This paper discusses the importance of an emphasis on word meaning skills as part of an objective-based approach to the development of reading comprehension at intermediate grade levels. To aid in determining the meaning of an unfamiliar word, two strands of word meaning skills are proposed. One strand concentrates on the use of word parts, while…