There are three library "treasure hunts" in "My Very Own Treasure Hunt," written to follow "A Treasure Hunt in My Library," a story book and videotape. In this 12-page booklet of activities, students will learn how to use the typical library computer, the Dewey Decimal Classification System and the ins and outs of…

Three reproducible calendars for June, July, and August, accompanied by a list of activities that reinforce skills students have developed in school are presented. There are separate activities for primary and intermediate level students as well as suggestions for expanding activities . (JM)

Five different perspectives on creativity in teaching are examined: (1) Creativity is developed by making teaching methods from almost nothing. (2) Creativity is fostered by idealizing without constraint. (3) Creativity can be developed through analogs. (4) Creativity can mean to reorganize or modify. (5) Creativity can be fostered using a forced…

Discusses the theme of humiliation and the fear of humiliation in various stories for children and adolescents. Highlights include ethnicity and isolation, class bully torments, having a "special needs" relative, dreams of exclusion, and teacher crushes. Provides suggested activities for role-playing and human rights research. (AEF)

Discusses the use of arts and crafts activities in school-age child care programs. Differentiates arts and crafts, describes the use of throw-away items in activities, and makes suggestions for starting arts and crafts activities. Concludes with instructions for five craft activities, including Fourth of July candles and place mats, gift…

Describes a puppetry project a teacher developed for her middle school theater students, focusing on the step-by-step creation of puppets. Compares "drama for everyone" to writing across the curriculum, exposing students to myriad subjects. Discusses a project that built an advanced theater class around integrated learning, benefiting not only…

From a visual perspective, many disadvantaged students are assigned to schools that are dark, shabby and lifeless--more like a factory or fortress than a place for learning. Equally lifeless is the standard test-driven curriculum which utterly fails to tap the interests and talents of these students. Stultified learning environments are…

One of a series of documents produced by a nationwide network of early childhood education specialists, teachers, parents, and Head Start staff, the booklet presents ideas and resources for using puppets in Head Start and elementary school activities. Puppets are seen as a way to enhance home-school communication, train teachers, and teach and…

The developer of a one-semester course in creative thinking for university undergraduates, which was later adapted for adult students, describes the course, suggests ways a teacher may unlock blocks to creativity, and offers some learning activities designed to stimulate creativity in any classroom. Selected references are given. (AJ)

Students can be motivated to share their reading interests and their writing talents by creating book report mobiles. After students have read a book, they begin their mobile by attaching string to an empty box which has been covered with plain paper. Next, they decorate one side of the mobile with a drawing which illustrates the story or they…

The guide presents information on a creative writing course for verbally gifted senior high school students. Part I of the course consists of general exploration activities on literary forms: the journal, the poem, the short story, and a student selection from among such types as one-act plays, essays or by-lined articles, editorials, and TV (or…

Twenty cross-cultural learning tasks focus on concepts developed through units on food, clothing, shelter, and natural resources. The tasks progress from simple to complex. They focus on concepts and vocabulary on culture, beginning with a discussion of housing and clothing and concluding with discussions on slavery and the Bill of Rights. Each…

This book presents a method of teaching letter sounds to children; it suggests ways for the elementary teacher or parent to involve children physically, as well as mentally, in the learning process. For example, to learn the letter "Y," children stand with outstretched arms to form themselves into the letter Y; to learn the "Z" sound, children…

The authors cite the personal characteristics of creative individuals and the behavior of teachers which inhibits student creativity before focusing on their main topic: ways to promote creativity in the home economics curriculum. (AG)

"Fun activities," such as games, puzzles, discussions, debates, drama, and art, are used in every unit of the Chicago Mastery Learning Reading/Learning Strategies program. Activities include (1) ungraded optional activities, (2) enrichment activities, and (3) subject-related applications. These materials aid in comprehension, memory, and transfer;…