Intended to help elementary and secondary students develop a global perspective, this manual contains ready-to-use lessons and activities dealing with the concept of communication. The materials can be used in individual courses in the social studies, language arts, and science, or in interdisciplinary courses. The activities in part 1 deal with "Communication and Miscommunication." Students create a symbolic language, explore the use of silent language and nonverbal sounds, try to communicate without words, study the uses of dialect and jargon, discover sign languages in the road signs of their areas, create their own posters, and learn about barriers to communication. "Modes of Expression" is the focus on the activities in part 2. Students learn how early American women used needlework as a form of expression, compare social and aesthetic aspects of sports through readings and pictures, make their own statements with music and words, and analyze classic myths and create new variations on the ancient themes. Information provided for each activity includes purpose, time required, a description of materials needed, and specific teaching procedures.(RM)