Here is a calendar with daily lesson plans using the newspaper for the month of April. The calendar is from the NIE Institute.
To download a printable copy, click on the following link: April Lesson Plans
This Sunday, Feb. 3, the Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers will kick off in New Orleans for Super Bowl XLVII (the 47th, for those unfamiliar with Roman numerals). To get into the spirit of the game try these football math problems from Paul Epner, the author of the Herbert Hilligan books, a series that mixes math with stories. Not only will these problems help you brush up on your addition, fractions and multiplication — you’ll soon know just what those touchdowns and field goals are worth. There are questions for every math level, starting with addition and multiplication and on through geometry. And you may find the Super Bowl more exciting while calculating the many-numbered possibilities on the way to victory!
To download and print, click on the following link: http://bit.ly/14zWyON
Here is a calendar with daily lesson plans using the newspaper for the month of February. Each day there is a specific subject focus. Monday – Language Arts, Tuesday – Social Studies, Wednesday – Math, Thursday – Science and Friday is thematic for each month with topics on Newspaper Knowledge, Character Education, Critical Thinking, Life Skills, Careers and Moral Reasoning. The calendar is from the NIE Institute.
To download a printable copy, click on the following link: http://legacy.grandforksherald.com/pdfs/Feb.pdf
Welcome back! I hope everyone had a nice holiday break. Here is a calendar with daily lesson plans using the newspaper for the month of January. The calendar is from the NIE Institute.
To download a printable copy, click on the following link: http://legacy.grandforksherald.com/pdfs/Jan%20NIE%202013.pdf
Check out these daily lesson plans using the newspaper for the month of October. This calendar provides a subject specific focus for each day of the week with activities for every school day of the month: Monday – Language Arts, Tuesday – Social Studies, Wednesday – Math, Thursday – Science, Friday – Newspaper Information.
To download a printable copy, click on the following link: http://bit.ly/RY5IAl
Check out the new Grand Forks Herald NIE Instructional Resources link on this blog! You’ll find over 300 instructional resources including high quality teacher guides, serial stories, student supplements, bullying/character education materials, numerous subject-specific resources, video & audio teacher training modules, and the popular NIE Instructional Calendar. There are even IWB files (Interactive White Boards) for some of the guides!
These resources address the research and standards based curriculum focus of schools and teachers. There are curriculum materials for every subject area and grade level. All resources may be copied for classroom use or for homework assignments. There are a few examples shown below:
Here’s a fun math activity called Newspaper Mathathon from KRP’s Ultimate Activity Guide.
To download and print a copy click here.
Instructions – Use today’s newspaper to find the answer to the following:
1. Find the total number of pages in today’s newspaper.
2. Add the number of letters to the editor.
3. Multiply by the number of comic strips about women.
4. Divide by the number of local stories on the front page.
5. Subtract the number of bylines in the local news section.
6. Add yesterday’s fifth-highest temperature on the weather chart.
7. Multiply by the largest numeral found on the front page.
8. Add the number of letters in the longest headline in the sports section
9. Divide by the number of editorials on the opinion page.
10. Add the number of photos in the main news section, rounded off to the highest number.
Grand Total _________
