This article looks at students doing mathematics through the lens of (artistic) performance. (Contains 10 figures.)

This article describes a themed classroom project designed to teach about the culture and civilization of ancient Egypt. In preparing the project, it is noted that teachers should remember that different learning styles, including activities that provide meaningful experiences, are appropriate in accommodating the various ways children learn.…

Conversations play a significant role in early childhood antibias and multicultural education because they enable children to connect with others and to begin to see the implications of certain assumptions. However, engaging children in these conversations is not always easy. No matter what the question, children frequently resist answering…

Children learn better when they study one area in depth rather than when they flit from one activity to another. (CK)

This article suggests 11 projects for prekindergarten and kindergarten children (1) to teach letter recognition; (2) to develop eye-hand coordination; and (3) to help children understand weather; and (4) to provide art and drama activities on Thanksgiving themes. (PP)

Instructions, with illustrations, are provided for three exercises in clay sculpture: press mold, figure sculpture, and composite sculpture. (SJL)

Gifted second and third graders formed a corporation and marketed their own products in a special acceleration and enrichment program. Organized by a classroom teacher, art teacher, and a local businessperson, the program incorporated work on math skills, language art, art, problem solving, and decision making. (CL)

This article intends to encourage teachers to explore ways "social and emotional learning" (SEL) and art education can enhance each other. Service-learning art projects were presented as one example, employing collaborate-and-create, asset-based methods integrated with SEL instruction. Advantages anticipated from combining these methods result…

Suggests art and visual awareness activities appropriate to different subject areas. (SJL)

Discusses the usefulness of instant cameras with all ages of students and in all subject areas. (SJL)

Ways in which story telling can relate to visual images are suggested. Questions about Matisse's "The Thousand and One Nights" are provided as an example. Instructions for selecting a story and illustrating it through paints, collage, or cutouts are also included. (KC)

The use of photography to add a new dimension to outdoor education activities is described in this paper. It is noted that photography can be an aid to outdoor education in a number of ways: students learn to communicate ideas visually, students learn to think through problems and find ways of solving them, students gain increased appreciation of…

Dr. Martin Luther King's birthday has been made a legal holiday in New Jersey. NJEA believes his work in fighting the injustice of racial discrimination and for the civil rights of all people merits a special day of public recognition. Teachers are encouraged to refer to this guide, developed from a background of information about Dr. King and the…