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Editorial Topics

Look at the editorials in today's newspaper. Underline the main idea or topic of each. Now make a list of topics you would write editorials about if you were the editor.

Subject:

Reading

Grade:

3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th

Skill or Strand:

Opinion and Fact

Standard:

Students identify the main idea of an editorial; understand the use of editorials and gain meaning from text.

Editorial Topics

Look at the editorials in today's newspaper. Underline the main idea or topic of each. Now make a list of topics you would write editorials about if you were the editor.

Subject:

Reading

Grade:

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

Skill or Strand:

Main Idea

Standard:

Students identify the main idea of an editorial; understand the use of editorials and gain meaning from text.

Take a Good Look

Look at the front page of the newspaper. Find and label the following parts in red: major news story*** dateline*** column *** wire photo*** cutline*** byline*** ears*** lead.

Subject:

Newspaper

Grade:

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

Skill or Strand:

Layout

Standard:

Students identify the parts of a front page of the newspaper.

Evaluating Advertising

Look through the newspaper to find three ads you think are effective or well designed. For each ad list the reasons you think so. What reasons do they have in common?

Subject:

Writing

Grade:

4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th

Skill or Strand:

Strategies

Standard:

Students use appropriate strategies when writing for different purposes.

Counting Noses

How many pictures of people can you find in today's newspaper? Count all the noses. How many noses are there? BONUS: Create a fraction or number sentence out of your information.

Subject:

Number Sense

Grade:

K 1st

Skill or Strand:

Counting

Standard:

Students use counting to find the quantity of objects.

What We Wear

The clothes we wear are made of natural fibers*** animal fur or man-made fibers. Cut out ads showing examples of clothing made from these materials. Compare the prices. Which material usually costs the most? Why? Does it influence what we wear? How does climate influence the kind of material from which clothes are made? Where might you find the most clothes made from animal furs? Natural fibers? What advantages would there be in using man-made fibers?

Subject:

Operations

Grade:

3rd

Skill or Strand:

Money

Standard:

Students use number sense to compare prices; connect math to real life experiences.

Shape Up

Find and label examples of the following polygons: triangle*** rectangle*** pentagon ***hexagon*** octagon and decagon. BONUS: Which of the figures have symmetry?

Subject:

Geometry

Grade:

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

Skill or Strand:

Polygons

Standard:

Students identify and classify polygons; identify figures that have bilateral symmetry.

Cutting Cut line

The one or two sentence explanatory information under a picture is called a cutline. Cut out pictures from today's newspaper. Separate the pictures and cut line. Give them to someone to see if they can put them back together correctly.

Subject:

Reading

Grade:

4th 5th 6th 7th 8th

Skill or Strand:

Reading Comprehension

Standard:

Students apply an understanding of how text features make information accessible and usable; use features to gain meaning from text.

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:

Health

Grade:

K 1st

Skill or Strand:

Food Groups

Standard:

Students apply knowledge of food groups.

Newspaper Cutouts

Use today's newspaper to cut out an example of a story that tells about each of the following:
Health*** Sports*** Local News*** National News*** World News*** Science
Use the index of the newspaper to write down two other kinds of stories found in today's paper.

Subject:

Newspaper

Grade:

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

Skill or Strand:

Layout

Standard:

Students use titles headings and indexes to locate information in text.