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Library Lovers

Have each student select his or her favorite book and write a book review for the newspaper saying why this is their choice.

Subject:

Writing

Grade:

5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th

Skill or Strand:

Writing Applications

Standard:

Students write in response to literature; write in a variety of genres and for a variety of audiences.

Snack Month

Using the ad section of the newspaper, have each student select his or her favorite snack. Take a survey to see which snack is the most popular among your students. Have students make a chart illustrating their findings. What percentage of snacks they chose are healthy?

Subject:

Data Analysis

Grade:

1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th

Skill or Strand:

Graphing

Standard:

Collect and represent information about objects or events in simple graphs.

Interjections

Yikes! It's cold today. Explain that an interjection is a word or phrase that expresses sudden or strong feelings, often followed by an exclamation point. Have your students search through the newspaper for at least five interjections. How many can they find on one page of the paper?

Subject:

Writing Conventions

Grade:

1st, 2nd, 3rd

Skill or Strand:

Grammar

Standard:

Use conventions of punctuation (interjection).

Conclusions

Have students write stories about finding their way through a dark forest. Then have each of them use the classified ad section to fashion a conclusion�perhaps they find a house, a piece of furniture, a pet, or an unexpected treasure.

Subject:

Writing

Grade:

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

Skill or Strand:

Writing Applications

Standard:

Use strategies to organize written work (e.g., beginning, middle and end): use stylistic and rhetorical aspects in writing.

Charts

Have your students make a chart and divide it into four columns. Label them: Threats to the Environment, Natural Resources,Ways to Save Energy, Items to Recycle. Use the newspaper throughout one month to find relevant articles to paste into each column.

Subject:

Earth Science

Grade:

4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th

Skill or Strand:

Ecology

Standard:

Students know that all organisms cause changes in their environment and these changes can be beneficial or detrimental.

School Meals

Have students use the newspaper to find items for the school lunch menu. Have them calculate the cost one one lunch for one class for a day. How much would lunch for one class cost for one week?

Subject:

Research

Grade:

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

Skill or Strand:

Newspaper

Standard:

Use the newspaper to locate information.

School Meals

Have students use the newspaper to find items for the school lunch menu. Have them calculate the cost one one lunch for one class for a day. How much would lunch for one class cost for one week?

Subject:

Health

Grade:

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

Skill or Strand:

Nutrition

Standard:

Understand essential concepts about nutrition and diet.

Big Business

Have students pretend each one owns a business in town. Have each student use artwork, words and pictures from the newspaper to create an ad for his or her imaginary business. Integrate math skills by calling the newspaper for a rate sheet. Have students calculate the cost to publish one of their ads, both on the Web and in the newspaper.

Subject:

Number Sense

Grade:

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

Skill or Strand:

Calculations

Standard:

Understand what makes different art media , techniques and processes effective in communicating ideas.

Big Business

Subject:

Writing

Grade:

5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th

Skill or Strand:

Writing Applications

Standard:

Write using a variety of genres for a variety of audiences.

How Big?

Have your students research the size of a killer whale. Use lots of tape and sheets of newspaper to block out the actual length and height of a whale. Outline and then cut out your whale. Line up next to it. How many children standing in line does it take to equal the length of this whale?

Subject:

Measurement

Grade:

3rd, 4th, 5th

Skill or Strand:

Measurement

Standard:

Use strategies to estimate measurement.