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Parts of Speech

The sports section is well known for colorful writing styles. Sports headlines and news stories often are filled with action-packed verbs*** adjectives and adverbs. Select one headline and story. Underline the verbs*** adverbs and adjectives. Would you use different words?

Subject:

Writing

Grade:

Skill or Strand:

Grammar

Standard:

Identify parts of speech including adjectives*** verbs and adverbs.

Newspaper Train

Make a train on a bulletin board and have students "load" each car. Label the boxcars Antonyms, Homonyms, Synonyms, Prefixes and Suffixes. Have students find examples of each in the newspaper, cut them out and glue them onto the appropriate boxcar.

Subject:

Reading

Grade:

2nd,3rd, 4th

Skill or Strand:

Vocabulary Development

Standard:

Students use knowledge of antonyms, homonyms, synonyms, prefixes and suffixes to understand the meaning of words.

Words that Sell

Advertisers use words that persuade buyers to purchase their products. Read the newspaper to find out how many words you can find that might sway a buyer into purchasing a product. Cut these words out and paste them onto a poster.

Subject:

Reading

Grade:

5th 7th 9th 10th

Skill or Strand:

Vocabulary Development

Standard:

Understand shades of meaning and interpret the connotative power of words.

Seeds of Change

The Suffragettes showed great courage and determination in fighting for what they believed was right. Look through the newspaper to find people with similar characteristics. Identify what they would like to change in your community.

Subject:

History

Grade:

1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th

Skill or Strand:

Continuity and change

Standard:

Students recognize ways in which they are all part of the same community, sharing principles and goals; describe the rights and individual responsibilities of citizenship.

Your Favorite Spot

Where in the world would you like to live? This could be a real location or an imaginary spot. Look through the newspaper for pictures and stories about this place or that describe it. Make a scrapbook about your favorite place.

Subject:

Geography

Grade:

3rd 4th 5th

Skill or Strand:

Location

Standard:

Use map skills to determine the absolute location of places; compare and contrast everyday life in different places around the world.

Jungle Ads

Look through the classified ads in the newspaper to find three items that you would help you find your way through a jungle or rainforest.

Subject:

Reading

Grade:

4th

Skill or Strand:

Research

Standard:

Understand the organization of newspapers and how to use them.

Descriptions

Find five adjectives in the newspaper that describe a beautiful temple. Now find five synonyms for each of your five adjectives. Your temple should have changed into a dark and ominous place.

Subject:

Reading

Grade:

5th

Skill or Strand:

Grammar

Standard:

Identify adjectives; understand common antonyms.

Faces in the News

Have students clip pictures of people in the news. Put the pictures on cards and have students see if they can guess the identity of each person. Current events become more understandable as students get to know the names and faces of the newsmakers.

Subject:

Current Events

Grade:

K 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th

Skill or Strand:

Cause and effect

Standard:

Students understand that history relates to people and events.

Press Release

Have your students think of an event that deserves to be an article in the newspaper. Then have each one write a press release for the event including who, what, when, where why and how.

Subject:

Writing

Grade:

3rd 4th 5th

Skill or Strand:

Writing Applications

Standard:

Write brief expository essays describing an event.

Geography Journal

Start a geography journal. Use the newspaper to cut out and label pictures and stories about geographical features such as lakes, oceans, volcanoes, mountains, plateaus, river deltas and flood plains.

Subject:

Geography

Grade:

1st 2nd 3rd

Skill or Strand:

Environment

Standard:

Students compare and contrast the physical characteristics of places.