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Match Game

Cut out three news stories and their headlines. Cut the headlines off the stories. Cut the headline apart so only individual words remain. Give the stories to a classmate and see if they can correctly reassemble the headlines and match them to the correct news stories.

Subject:

Reading

Grade:

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

Skill or Strand:

Main Idea

Standard:

Students identify the main idea of a news story.

Natural Resources

Look through the paper for information on natural resources. What resource is mentioned? Decide if the article is about preserving or consuming the resources. Write two reasons why progress might be more important than preservation. Write two reasons why preservation might be more important than progress.

Subject:

Investigations & Methods

Grade:

7th

Skill or Strand:

Observations

Standard:

Students communicate the logical connection among conclusions drawn.

Seasons

Look through the newspaper to find pictures and words about the seasons. Group the findings and complete the sentence: You know it is winter (summer/ spring/ autumn) when . . .Find pictures of clothing you would wear each season.

Subject:

Investigations & Methods

Grade:

K 1st

Skill or Strand:

Classification

Standard:

Students classify data by category.

Court Systems

Keep a scrapbook of articles related to court proceedings. Identify the proceedings as either civil or criminal proceedings.

Subject:

Government

Grade:

8th 11th 12th

Skill or Strand:

Constitution

Standard:

Students analyze the political principles underlying the Constitution in terms of the separation of powers*** checks and balances*** and preservation of individual rights.

Pollution Solution

Pollution happens when damaging things are placed in our environment. There are several kinds of pollution in the news each day. Find as many articles as you can that discuss preventive measures being used to fight pollution. Make a list detailing the techniques being used to prevent pollution. Beside each technique list the organization or group of people using it.

Subject:

Earth Science

Grade:

6th 9th 10th

Skill or Strand:

Ecology

Standard:

Students analyze the affects of pollution on the environment.