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Our Hometown

Your hometown is important. Make a scrapbook about your hometown. Include sections on PEOPLE*** BUSINESS*** SCHOOLS*** ENTERTAINMENT*** CLUBS*** HISTORY and GOVERNMENT.

Subject:

Community

Grade:

3rd

Skill or Strand:

History

Standard:

Students learn about their own community*** why it was established*** how the community has changed over time*** drawing upon primary resources; the role of a citizen in the community; how local government functions.

Who Am I?

Follow one personality in your newspaper for a month. Write ten clues about what this person does or the news they make. At the end of the month play WHO AM I? With your classmates. Save your clues and play again at the end of the year.

Subject:

Community

Grade:

1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th

Skill or Strand:

Citizenship

Standard:

Students understand the importance of individual action.

Help

Our society has many services to help people. Look in today's newspaper to find a story about helping someone else. Read the story. Do you think the person needed help? Why or why not?

Subject:

Community

Grade:

2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th

Skill or Strand:

Citizenship

Standard:

Students understand the importance of public virtue and the role of citizens including how to participate in a community.

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:

Reading

Grade:

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

Skill or Strand:

Reading Comprehension

Standard:

Students extend understanding of text with information from personal experiences.

Job Hunting

Read the classified ads from the newspaper. Select a job you would like to apply for. Write a letter to explain why you would like the job. Tell why you think you should be hired.

Subject:

Writing

Grade:

3rd 4th 5th 6th

Skill or Strand:

Applications

Standard:

Students write formal letters that consider the audience purpose and context.