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Five Senses

Humans have five senses. We see*** hear ***smell*** taste and touch. Write the names of the five senses across the top of a piece of paper. Look through the newspaper for words or pictures that belong under each sense. Paste the words or pictures under the correct sense.

Subject:

Life Science

Grade:

K 1st 2nd

Skill or Strand:

Five Senses

Standard:

Students observe common objects using the five senses.

Conservation

Conservation is the controlled use or protection of natural resources. Look for newspaper pictures and stories about conservation and make a scrapbook. You might find gardening ideas*** tree-planting projects or energy problems*** etc.

Subject:

Earth Science

Grade:

6th

Skill or Strand:

Ecology

Standard:

Students classify natural resources as renewable or nonrenewable.

URBAN & RURAL

Take two sheets of blank paper. Label one URBAN. Label the other RURAL. Look through the newspaper to find pictures that show things that happen in an URBAN area and things that happen in a RURAL area. Paste them on the appropriate papers.

Subject:

Economics

Grade:

2nd 3rd 4th 5th

Skill or Strand:

Land Use

Standard:

Students compare and contrast basic land use in urban****** suburban and rural environments.

Ad Categories

What categories of ads (other than classified) appear in only one section of the newspaper? Chart the ad categories and sections. Why do you think this is? If you were advertising toys in what section would you place your ad? Why?

Subject:

Reading

Grade:

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

Skill or Strand:

Reading Comprehension

Standard:

Students group newspaper ads by the kinds of ads and the sections in which they appear.

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:

4th 5th 6th 7th 8th

Skill or Strand:

Vocabulary Development

Standard:

Students recognize and explain metaphorical use of words in context.