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Where Were You?

Look through the sports section. How many different sports are reported on or listed? Keep a list. Tally the number of articles about each of the sports found.

Subject:

Problem Solving

Grade:

2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th

Skill or Strand:

Mathematical Reasoning

Standard:

Students use mathematical reasoning and express a solution using appropriate mathematical notation and support conclusions with evidence.

Characteristics

Choose a comic strip character and read the comic strip for one week. Look at the situations this character gets into. Think about the way he or she looks acts and talks. Create a list of words that describe the character. After you have a good list of descriptive words write a character sketch (summary) of your comic strip person.

Subject:

Reading

Grade:

5th 6th 7th 8th

Skill or Strand:

Character Development

Standard:

Students write summaries to demonstrate comprehension of material read.

Community Heroes

Find an article in the newspaper about a person who is working to make your community a good place to live. Make a list of words that describe that person. Make a separate list of words that describe a hero. Are any words in the two lists the same? How can the newspaper help the community?

Subject:

Community

Grade:

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

Skill or Strand:

Citizenship

Standard:

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

Who Am I?

Find the page in your paper that tells about the movies that are playing. Rewrite one or two of the movie ads and substitute antonyms (opposites) for the words describing the film. Share your efforts.

Subject:

Reading

Grade:

5th 6th 7th 8th

Skill or Strand:

Vocabulary Development

Standard:

Students apply an understanding of antonyms.

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:

Research

Grade:

6th 7th 8th

Skill or Strand:

Analysis of Information

Standard:

Students distinguish relevant from irrelevant information*** essential from incidental; assess the credibility of primary sources.