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Two by two

Ham and eggs, strawberries and ice cream—food combinations often come in pairs. Have students look through the newspaper for any two things that go together. Let them explain why those two things make a pair.

Subject:

Research

Grade:

3rd, 4th, 5th

Skill or Strand:

REsearch using the newspaper

Standard:

Uses the newspaper to locate information.

Get Ready!

Exercise is important for back-to-school health. Have students select from the newspaper three examples of people using physical energy and three examples of people using mental energy. Is one mode more important than the other? Is one more tiring? Discuss how exercise can help people focus their mental energy. Have students discuss ways to improve concentration in school.

Subject:

Healthy Habits

Grade:

2nd 3rd 4th 5th

Skill or Strand:

REsearch health-related topics

Standard:

Identifies practices that promote physical and emotional health.

Team Building

Have students imagine they are to build a theater group from people in the newspaper. Who would be the director, stage manager, props manager, musical director and casting director? Who would be the actors? What would be an appropriate play for this team? Write a review of this play, including mention of the people involved.

Subject:

Writing Applications

Grade:

3rd 4th 5th 6th

Skill or Strand:

Current events

Standard:

Writes brief narratives that include a central idea and supporting details.

Day Capsule

Discuss with your students what they would put in a time capsule to remember the first day of this school year. Have them use the newspaper to find important events of the day that could be included.

Subject:

Research and Reading Comprehension

Grade:

3rd 4th 5th 6th

Skill or Strand:

Current events

Standard:

Uses the newspaper to understand current events. Identify main idea in expository text.

Be Your Character

Have each student do the following: select two newspaper stories and imagine yourself as a character in a book you’ve read. Now, as that character, write a letter in which you explain and offer opinions on the selected news events. For example, write a letter to the editor about the effects of global warming from the perspective of Snow White.

Subject:

Writing Applications/Reading Comprehension

Grade:

3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th

Skill or Strand:

Letter Writing

Standard:

Writes formal and informal letters. Identify point of view.

Imagine

Have your students imagine they are starting a business. Look through the newspaper or visit the newspaper’s Web site and find ads for all the components needed for their business, including personnel, offices, transportation and equipment. Can they estimate, itemize and put a figure on their start-up costs?

Subject:

Economics

Grade:

3rd, 4th, 5th

Skill or Strand:

Estimation/Problem solving

Standard:

Knows that entrepreneurs are people who use resources to produce innovative goods and services they hope people will buy.

Inspire

Have students find in the newspaper an ad that is not illustrated. Tell them that a successful ad captures people’s attention. Let them use their creative juices to redo the ad, augmenting it with their own illustration and a creative sales pitch.

Subject:

Visual Arts

Grade:

3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th

Skill or Strand:

Art using a variety of media

Standard:

Knows how subject matter, symbols, and ideas are used to communicate meaning.

Invent

Have your students create a newspaper feature section called Gifted and Creative. Have them select newspaper stories on musicians, art galleries, theater activities, art classes and other creative pursuits. Discuss what else this section could include. Have groups of students write stories, draw cartoons, organize a calendar and create ads.

Subject:

Visual Arts/Writing Applications

Grade:

3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th

Skill or Strand:

Create a newspaper

Standard:

Understands what makes various organizational structures effective in the communication of ideas.

Innovate

Instruct students to take a headline from the newspaper and imagine it as the title of a book. Give them time to work out the story of the book and to decide whether it would be non-fiction or fiction. Then have them write a paragraph that would promote their book.

Subject:

Writing Applications

Grade:

3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th

Skill or Strand:

Paragraph Writing

Standard:

Uses paragraph form in writing; Uses a variety of sentence structures to expand and embed idea.

Paper Mache Mask

Create a paste using two parts of white glue mixed well with one part warm water. Have students cut or tear newspaper into strips and soak these in the paste. Students blow up a balloon and cover it with at least two layers of strips, smoothing them out as they go. After allowing the project to dry, students should cut the sphere in half for two masks and add another layer of newspaper and paste if needed. Then they cut out holes for eyes, paint and decorate.

Subject:

Visual Arts/Writing Applications

Grade:

3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th

Skill or Strand:

Following written directions

Standard:

Understands and applies media, techniques, and processes related to the visual arts.