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Cause and Effect

Find a headline that shows a cause and effect. Find a headline that describes an effect then determine the cause.

Subject:

Reading

Grade:

3rd 4th 5th 6th

Skill or Strand:

Cause & Effect

Standard:

Students recognize cause and effect relationships in text.

Obituaries

Find the obituary section in your newspaper. Who is the oldest person who died recently? How old was that person? What had they accomplished in their lifetime? What changes do you think they saw in the world while they were alive?

Subject:

History

Grade:

3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th

Skill or Strand:

History post 1900

Standard:

Students apply knowledge of history to the lifetime of an actual person.

Paper Plate Picnic

Select pictures of foods from different food groups and paste on a paper plate. BONUS: Figure the fat and calorie content of each serving.

Subject:

Life Science

Grade:

K 1st

Skill or Strand:

Vertebrates/Invertebrates

Standard:

Students describe similarities and differences of plants and animals.

Beauty

Different cultures have different views of beauty and its importance in society. Create your own BEAUTY IS . . . scrapbook. Collect stories and pictures from the newspaper about things that are beautiful to other people. Can you appreciate other people's beautiful things? List the ways you can show appreciation for other people's ideas of beauty.

Subject:

People

Grade:

3rd 4th 5th

Skill or Strand:

Culture

Standard:

Students describe the beliefs customs and various traditions of other cultures.

What Next?

Identify the topic of the three biggest news stories on one page of the newspaper. Is each story a new news event or a continuing one? Predict the life of each news story.. How long has each been in the news already? How much longer will each be there? Do you think any will be in the history books years from now? Explain what you are basing your predictions on.

Subject:

Reading

Grade:

6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th

Skill or Strand:

Analysis of Text

Standard:

Students predict the outcome of a simple investigation and compare the results to the prediction.