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Graph Groups

Skim the newspaper and cut out any graphs you can find. Paste them on a piece of paper. What types of information are being given? Are certain types of graphs easier to read than others? Make a list of the different parts of the newspaper. Survey students to see what sections they read regularly. Make a graph of your results.

Subject:

Investigations & Methods

Grade:

3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th

Skill or Strand:

Graphing

Standard:

Students construct and interpret graphs.

Similes

A simile is a comparison of two unlike things using the words like or as. (She was as pale as a ghost.) See how many similes you can find in the sports or comics sections of the newspaper. Write your own similes to describe news pictures in the paper.

Subject:

Reading

Grade:

7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th

Skill or Strand:

Vocabulary Development

Standard:

Students identify similes in prose.

Figuring Rates

Turn to the classified ads. Find the rate schedule and determine the price for one line in the classified section. Find a three line ad and determine how much it costs. Write an ad of your own to sell your teacher or parent. Do not write more than six words on each line. How much would your ad cost?

Subject:

Operations

Grade:

9th 10th 11th 12th

Skill or Strand:

Decimals

Standard:

Students find the sum of money amounts using decimal notation.

Getting Your Word's Worth

Write the alphabet on a piece of paper. Above each letter write a number so that a=1 b=2 c=3 and so on. This is your decoder. Choose ten words from the paper. Use your decoder to add up the value of the letters in your words. Which word is worth the most? Which word is worth the least? Can you find a headline worth 1000?

Subject:

Operations

Grade:

3rd 4th 5th 6th

Skill or Strand:

Regrouping

Standard:

Students find the sum of two or more whole numbers using regrouping.

Contractions

Contractions are formed when one or more words have letters replaced by an apostrophe. Count the number of contractions in a news story. Write the contractions on a piece of paper. Write the original words beside the contractions.

Subject:

Writing

Grade:

1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th

Skill or Strand:

Grammar

Standard:

Students identify and correctly use contractions.