Eight reproducible pages are offered for teachers to use as a summer send-off package which contains activities extending from a child's backyard to outer space. A list of books for summer reading is included. (MT)

Presents ideas for getting elementary students to explore the meaning of cliches and idiomatic phrases. (SJL)

Hearing impaired students practice recognizing metaphors in an activity that features 38 short stories accompanied by an illustration and a metaphorical interpretation found in one of four sample sentences. (CL)

A kindergarten teacher of children with advanced language discusses her use of poetry activities to promote reading readiness, auditory discrimination, oral language, creative thinking, independent working, and a love for poetry. Creative activities begin with drawing picture interpretations and proceed to the students writing their own poems. (CL)

Article described activities designed to help children perceive their world and express themselves orally and in writing. (Editor/RK)

Presents ten activity cards which can be used in developing students' defining skills. (DD)

Presents eleven groups of activities students can undertake which deal with sidewalks and which involve both social studies and language arts skills. (DD)

Poems, activities and your kids' own ideas can produce a play that is truly their own. (Editor)

Describes ways in which the teletype can be used to stimulate student interest in language arts, social studies, and science. (KS)

Examines the who, what, where, how, and why of informal drama instruction in the classroom, arguing that, given the current emphasis on "basics" in education, such instruction can provide one of the most basic educational experiences in language arts. (HTH)

Bilingual parents can help the teacher in developing culture-related reading activities and with students' emotional adjustments. They can help the librarian in reading and language arts related activities. At home, they can give children the confidence and reassurance needed to learn successfully in a different language environment. (NQ)

Presents a selection of language arts ideas related to the presidential election campaign. Activities cover critical listening, role playing, vocabulary development, reading, oral speaking, and writing. (SJL)

Make words come alive! Social studies and art can bring new dimensions to language. (Editor)

Students learn the sign language of the deaf as a tactile aid designed to help them spell phonetically and to motivate their interest in spelling and grammar. Generally at least a year below grade level in reading, this process helps them to renew their self concept and become more sensitive to all handicaps. (Author/RK)