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Presents paper work activities that can reinforce the three-dimensional thinking of elementary students in the U.S. Steps in making moebius strips; Variations of moebius strip; Benefits of paper chains to students.

Focuses on the Paper Project, a recycling project done at John Middleton School in Skokie, Illinois. How the project was carried out; Activities and projects done in conjunction with the Paper Project.

Discusses the educational advertising of some companies in the United States. Features of the posters of the McDonald Publishing Co.; Benefits of the program of the Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry to teachers.

Presents skill-building activities for elementary school children in the U.S. Role of paper wings in social studies; Instruction in making pinecone trees for art classes; Information on the use of candles in math.

Lists various activities for school children in the U.S., compiled as of January 1990. Names of months; By counting; Afterwards; Gigantic leaps; Story papers; Nature's work; Alphabetical order; Making halves; Rhyme reading; Gingerbread twins; Hear and tell; Snow throw.

Lists activities for school children for the celebration of Martin Luther King Day in the U.S. Paper sculpture busts; Triptych.

The article presents tips for teaching Pre-K through Grade 8 students. While talking about the history of African Americans in the United States, teachers can read aloud "Alec's Primer," by Mildred Pitts Walter. The article also discusses a classroom activity allowing student to write poems about snowflakes they have cut from white paper.

This article presents an update on grants in the U.S. education sector as of November 2005. Christopher Columbus Awards which is sponsored by the Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation, challenges teams of up to four students and a coach to identify a community issue and use the scientific process to solve it. Finalist teams win an all-expense-paid trip to Walt Disney World® where they will compete for U.S. Savings Bonds and the $25,000 Columbus Foundation Community Grant to help bring their idea to life in their community. Each month during the school year, the Pay It Forward Foundation awards grants in the amount of $50-$500 to K-12 service-oriented projects that benefit the school, neighborhood or greater community. Lowe's, International Paper and National Geographic Explorer! have partnered to offer teachers grants of up to $2,000 each, or up to $20,000 for school districts with major outdoor classroom projects.

Reports on developments in elementary education in the United States as of December 1995. Call for papers to the 23rd Annual International Literature Association Conference; CNN and Turner Educational Services Inc.'s launching of the CNN Student Video Journalist VI Challenge, a video production contest; Grant notices.

Presents news briefs related to education in the United States as of May 2000. Purpose of the fundraising effort called `Check Into Literacy' initiated by GTE; Grants and materials offered by the School, Home and Office Products Association; Information on the grants offered by the Danforth Foundation and Best Buy Children's Foundation.