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Nouns

Take three sheets of paper. Label one PEOPLE. Label another PLACES. Label the third THINGS. Look through the newspaper. Cut out five pictures whose main idea is about kinds of people. Paste these pictures on your PEOPLE paper. Cut out five pictures whose main idea is about places. Paste these pictures on your PLACES paper. Cut out five pictures whose main idea is about things. Paste these pictures on your THINGS paper.

Subject:

Writing

Grade:

1st 2nd

Skill or Strand:

Grammar

Standard:

Students identify and correctly use nouns in writing and speaking.

Tomorrow's History

Look through the newspaper each day and cut out articles that discuss things or events that might be in the history books 100 years from now. Mount your articles on paper and save them in a file. Discuss the people mentioned and their contributions. At the end of the year review the file. Do you still think those events might be worth mentioning 100 years from now? What events that have taken place since make you think your choices may have been good or bad?

Subject:

Current Events

Grade:

6th 7th 8th

Skill or Strand:

Cause & Effect

Standard:

Students understand historical interpretations including long and short-term causal relations; students recognize interpretations of history are subject to change as new information is uncovered.

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:

4th 5th 6th 7th 8th

Skill or Strand:

Analysis of Text

Standard:

Students use knowledge of the setting and of a character traits to determine the causes for characters' actions.

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:

Earth Science

Grade:

6th

Skill or Strand:

Ecology

Standard:

Students classify natural resources as renewable and nonrenewable.

Estimates

Look for estimates in the newspaper. Headlines in stories will often estimate numbers. For example: THOUSANDS LEFT HOMELESS. How many estimates can you find in today's newspaper?

Subject:

Number Sense

Grade:

4th 5th 6th 7th 8th

Skill or Strand:

Estimation

Standard:

Students recognize estimates and mathematical vocabulary; recognize when an estimate is reasonable.