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April lesson plans using the newspaper

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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

Special guests from Angle Inlet School

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Monday afternoon we had visitors at the Grand Forks Herald all the way from Angle Inlet School in Minnesota. Located on the Canadian border, in Minnesota’s Northwest Angle, the Angle Inlet School is the only surviving one room school in the state. Although sixty-five miles from Warroad, Minnesota the school is part of the Warroad School District #690.

http://www.yahooey.com/angleschool/

The Angle is accessible from the rest of Minnesota by one of two ways:

  • The Angle can be reached without crossing the international border by crossing the Lake of the Woods by boat when the lake is free of ice, by ice road in the winter or by flying over it in a plane. No automobile ferries currently operate on the lake, so vehicles coming from the rest of Minnesota can reach the Angle without crossing the border only in winter. While the ice is forming in late autumn and breaking up in the spring, the lake’s surface cannot be crossed safely – at these times domestic access to the Angle is possible only by air.
  • To reach the Angle by land, travelers take Minnesota State Highway 313N (Warroad, Minnesota to Sprague, Manitoba) across the border into Manitoba, Canada, connecting to Provincial Road 12 in Manitoba at the border, then to Provincial Road 308 Manitoba, to Provincial Road 525, then finally crossing back into the United States in the Northwest Angle south of rural Angle Inlet, Minnesota (Angle Inlet Township). The distance from Warroad or Roseau to the Angle proper is approximately 63 miles through Minnesota and Manitoba back to the Angle’s U.S. border. It is approximately 10 miles from the actual border (intersection of Manitoba #525 and NWA Road Dawson) to the rural developments of the Northwest Angle.

Reporting booth at Jim’s Corner. Upon entering the Northwest Angle by road, the traveler must enter the booth and report to U.S. Customs via videophone. Before leaving the Northwest Angle by road, one must report to Canadian customs from the same booth.

The border crossing is unstaffed. Travelers using the single gravel road in and out of the Angle are expected to use a telephone at Jim’s Corner, Youngs Bay Marina or Carlsons Landing to contact Canadian or U.S. Customs and make their declarations.  -Wikipedia.org

Angle Inlet School     Photo by Linda Kastl

Teacher Linda Kastl, her students and grandmother of some of the students traveled to Grand Forks on Sunday.  Monday the group toured WDAZ TV in the morning and the Grand Forks Herald in the afternoon.  They are pictured below in the lobby of the Grand Forks Herald.  Thanks for making the trip to see us.  We enjoyed your visit!

Photo by Sue Lindlauf

Grand Forks high school students teach respect & caring at elementary schools

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Red River High School drama students (L-R) Jacoba Woodard, Nic Rolph, Morgan Yound, Seth Cline and Erin Lesch present their annual Character Education performance for children at Century Elementary School Wednesday. Photo by Eric Hylden/Grand Forks Herald

Be sure to check out this story by Jennifer Johnson, Herald staff writer, in the Thursday, March 21 Grand Forks Herald.

With skits, Grand Forks high schoolers teach respect, caring at elementary schools

Here is an activity page on Respect to use with younger students.  Download by clicking on the following link:  RESPECT

Celebrate Newspapers in Education Week with FREE curriculum

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March 4-8 is NIE Week.

Newspapers in Education or NIE for short, is a nationwide program where educators use the newspaper to teach a variety of subjects in the classroom. There are many FREE activity guides and teaching materials available to assist you.

This year, the American Press Institute is partnering with the Newseum on curriculum that emphasizes the newspaper as an educational resource.

Lessons focus on the following topics, click on the titles to download the material:

Newspapers in Your Life

  • What’s News Where?
  • The First Rough Draft of History

In the Newsroom

  • The Fairness Formula
  • Planning for the Unpredictable

Media Literacy

  • Where News Comes From
  • Evaluating the News

This free curriculum features six lessons aligned with Common Core State Standards. Lesson plans incorporate existing Newseum resources into activities and student worksheets. They are geared toward middle- and high-school students, but include extension activities for elementary students.

Geography Awareness Week Nov. 11 -17

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Geography Awareness Week is Nov. 11 – 17.  Here are some resources you can use in the classroom.  To download, click on the following links:

3 Step Geography Challenge from National Geographic

 

Geographic Challenge:  Learning about Geography through the Newspaper for Grades 3-12. 

 

Community Connections with Geography and the Newspaper Level One

This guide blends mapping skills with a discussion of various communities to which everyone belongs as individuals. As students learn to make and interpret maps, the curriculum addresses local, regional, state and national identity, as well as government and community. This section is written with elementary students in mind, but the clarity of language will be helpful for anyone working to grasp these basic elements.

Community Connections with Geography and the Newspaper Level Two

Level Two is designed for students with a basic knowledge of maps and a sense of the levels of government and geographic division. It expands that understanding while discussing how communities create and maintain their identities, and while emphasizing how geography affects local economies, lifestyles and community identity. It is written with middle school and older children in mind, but younger students who can grasp the more complex concepts are likely to understand the language.

 

To learn more about Geography Awareness Week by visiting http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/collections/geographyawarenessweek

The Final Vote: The Electoral College

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What is the Electoral Vote?  How many Electoral votes does each state have?  In most elections, the candidate with the most votes wins. But when it comes to picking a U.S. president, things aren’t quite that simple. Weeks after Election Day, a group of 538 people called the Electoral College will actually elect the president.

Here’s an article from Time for Kids and MCT on how the Electoral College works. There is also a map available for download.  

Each state is assigned a number of electoral votes, based on its population.The 538 electoral voters are chosen by political parties in each state. A candidate needs 270 votes to become president. If no candidate gets a majority of electoral votes, members of the House of Representatives choose the president.

To print the Electoral College map, click on the following link:  http://legacy.grandforksherald.com/pdfs/ELECTORAL%20COLLEGE%20MAP.pdf

Fire Prevention Week Oct. 8-13

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Oct. 8-13 is Fire Prevention Week. Here’s a page on fire safety you can print and share with younger students.  It is from the KRP NIE tab, “Playing it Safe” distributed by the NIE Institute.

For more information on Fire Prevention Safety visit:  http://complianceandsafety.com/safety-tips/fire-safety-tips.php

The Grand Forks Fire Department said Wednesday it will be working with area schools to spread a message of fire safety during Fire Prevention Week Oct. 8 to 13.

First, second and third graders citywide will meet with firefighters. Fire trucks are scheduled to visit with kindergarten classes and Head Start programs.

To cap off the week, the Fire Department will hold an open house 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 13 at the Central Fire Station at 1124 DeMers Ave in Grand Forks. There will be safety learning activities and demonstrations for all ages.

Download the page by clicking on the following link:  http://legacy.grandforksherald.com/pdfs/FIRE%20SAFETY%20PAGEr.pdf

Note: if you are going to print this pdf, make sure to adjust your print setting to fit on page. The pdf is bigger than 8.5 x 11 (normal print size.)

Check out this school year’s NIE supplement schedule!

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Welcome back to a new school year!  I am pleased to present our 2012-2013 NIE Supplement Schedule.  Newspapers in Education supplements or tabs are featured once, sometimes twice a month, during the school year in CLASSROOM COPIES ONLY of the Grand Forks Herald. Tabs deal with a variety of topics and age levels. They also include activities to be used with the newspaper. Topics this year include:  The constitution, the presidential election, anti-bullying, staying drug free, character education, veterans, careers and more!

To download the schedule, including instructions on how to order, click on the following link:  http://legacy.grandforksherald.com/pdfs/20122013NIE.pdf