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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:

History

Grade:

3rd

Skill or Strand:

Continuity and Change

Standard:

Students identify things that have changed and stayed the same over the lifetime of a person who has recently died.

Alphabet Worm

Draw three large circles on a piece of paper. Cut consonants from the newspaper and paste them in the first circle. Cut vowels out and paste them in the second circle. Paste more consonants in the third circle. How many words can you make by using a letter from each circle to form words?

Subject:

Reading

Grade:

1st 2nd 3rd

Skill or Strand:

Decoding

Standard:

Students identify letters; distinguish between vowels and consonants.

The Five W's

Select an article from the news section of the newspaper. Carefully read the first two paragraphs. Use pens or crayons to underline the following: Use green to underline WHO the story is about. Use red to underline WHAT happened. Use blue to underline WHERE the event took place. Use orange to underline WHEN it happened. Use black to draw a circle around the sentences that explain WHY or HOW the news story happened.

Subject:

Reading

Grade:

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

Skill or Strand:

Reading Comprehension

Standard:

Students recognize the who*** what*** when*** where*** why and how of newspaper articles.

Facts and Opinions

Read an editorial from the newspaper. On a piece of paper write FACTS on one side and OPINIONS on the other. List the facts from the editorial. List the opinions. Find stories in the paper about a controversial subject. After you read the stories decide what your opinion is on the issue. Write your own editorial.

Subject:

Writing

Grade:

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

Skill or Strand:

Applications

Standard:

Students write compositions that state a clear position in support of a proposal.

At the Zoo

Cut out of the newspaper every picture of an animal that you would see on a trip to the zoo. Paste them in a scrapbook. BONUS: Do some research to see from what country/continent each animal first came.

Subject:

Investigations & Methods

Grade:

4th 5th 6th

Skill or Strand:

Reports

Standard:

Students write research reports.