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Celebrate NIE Week with this FREE Resource!
March 4-8 is Newspapers in Education Week. To celebrate, we are offering this free newspapers activity guide, “I Know I Read it in the Newspaper.”
What was the final score of the game last night? Is it supposed to rain on Friday? What movies are playing? Wouldn’t it be fun to have all the answers? It’s easy when you read the newspaper every day. “I Know I Read It in the Newspaper” takes you through the newspaper from front to back. It covers the different types of news, sports, features and advertising. It even includes a newspaper scavenger hunt. This guide was produced by KRP and distributed by the NIE Institute.
Click on the following link to download the guide
I Know I Read it in the Newspaper
Newspapers are great for kids of all ages. Here are some activities from the Newspaper Association of America Parent Newspaper Guide to get you started:
1. Play a game with the index section of the newspaper. Read it with your child, or have your child read it to you. Have your child locate each section as you call out the page numbers. How are newspaper page numbers different than those in textbooks?
2. Walk your child through the entire newspaper. Discuss what kind of information can be found in the different sections.
3. After reading news stories, have your child tell you the Five Ws (who, what, where, when, why) and the H (how).
4. See if your family can predict the content of a newspaper story by only reading the headline.
5. Find news articles, pictures and advertisements in the newspaper that you think would tell about life today. Imagine that you and your child are responsible for preparing a scrapbook that you will give to your grandchildren and great grandchildren. Include things that you have in your home – or that are common in people’s homes today.
Meet R.L. Stine … the Scribe of Fright
If you’ve ever read any of the “Goosebumps” books, you already know who R.L. Stine is. He was recently interviewed by some Newsday reporters. Before we read the interview, here are some fast facts about R.L. Stine, the Scribe of Fright:
Newsday reporters Colin Carroll, Lucia Chrysler, Mateo Orellana and Olivia Valle recently met with R.L. Stine, author of the “Goosebumps” book series and asked him about writing and other scary things.
A Look at Patriotism
A look at patriotism
Why do we sing “The Star-Spangled Banner” at sporting events? Or stand at attention when the U.S. flag is raised or lowered? Set off fireworks on the Fourth of July?
Because we love our country, and we show it through acts of patriotism. Patriotism is showing respect for your country’s symbols, celebrating its customs and traditions, taking pride in its history, and honoring its heroes. Americans show their patriotism in many ways.
The Roots of Patriotism
Patriotism comes from a Greek word that means fatherland. Before America was founded, patriotism meant love of the fatherland, or homeland, and referred to a love for the country’s physical features — mountains, rivers, etc.
Today, patriotism is not only a love for one’s homeland but of the people who live there. It is a personal attachment to their customs and traditions. It is a respect for their forefathers. And it is a concern for their welfare.
ACTIVITIES
1. Patriotism, in the simplest terms, means love for one’s country. On a piece of paper write down all the things you love about your country.
2. Now cut pictures and words from your newspaper of these things (and others when you find them) and make a “Things I Love About America” collage.
Information and activities are from the NIE tab, “Patroitism” produced by KRP and distributed by the NIE Institute.
Keeping Fit With Literacy
Health, food, fitness and diet appear in the news almost every day: what to eat, what not to eat, how much exercise is enough exercise and what type of exercise is best. The health and fitness section of the newspaper helps keep us informed. It also can provide parents with opportunities for strengthening their children’s literacy skills.
Here are some literacy activities written by the National Center for Family Literacy and distributed by the Newspaper Association of America Foundation.
Download the pdf by clicking here
Chuckles and Grins for Children and Adults
Everyone likes comic strips. But have you ever considered how ripe they are with literacy opportunities? And they can provide an early introduction to the newspaper for even the youngest of children. Here are some literacy activities written by the National Center for Family Literacy and distributed by the Newspaper Association of America Foundation.
Download the pdf by clicking here
Summer reading and the newspaper
Dream Big, Read is the theme for summer reading, chosen by the Collaborate Summer Library Program (CSLP). The N.C. Press Foundation has developed some newspaper features to tie in with this summer’s theme. The first one is called Play with New Words.
To download,click on the following link: http://legacy.grandforksherald.com/pdfs/DreamBig1.pdf
Iceberg Sinks Titanic April 15, 1912
She collided with an iceberg and sank during her maiden voyage 100 years ago. Despite the short duration of her presence on the high seas — just five days — or the century that’s passed since her sinking, the RMS Titanic made an indelible impression.
The tragedy caused more than 1,500 deaths and inspired films, books, museums and other representations that have kept the legacy of the ship alive since her sinking on April 15, 1912.
The sinking’s centennial has sparked a lot of plans for commemoration, including two anniversary cruises to the site where the ship sank 100 years prior, a 3-D re-release of James Cameron’s 1997 feature film “Titanic” and a re-enactment of the voyage on Twitter, among other events. — Samantha Stone, McClatchy-Tribune
Shown below is a Titanic newspaper page created by McClatchy Tribune. Download the page by clicking on the following link: http://legacy.grandforksherald.com/pdfs/20120404_TITANIC.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.)
Also be sure to check out my earlier blog posting ”Titanic: 100 Years of Mystery” by clicking on the following link: http://nierocks.areavoices.com/2012/03/22/titanic-100-years-of-mystery/
What’s black and white and read all over?
It’s the newspaper, of course. Unfortunately, some people can’t read the newspaper or even the word “STOP” on the big red sign at the end of the road. The inability to read is a problem for millions of people throughout this country.
But even if you think you’ve mastered the skill, think again. Learning to read — and to read well — is a lifelong process that can only be accomplished by, well, reading. Reading books, newspapers, the back of cereal boxes, instructions for a computer game, directions to your friend’s house, and more. Every day!
Besides, it’s fun. Can you imagine what life would be like without being able to read? B-O-R-I-N-G!
Not only that, if we don’t read well, we don’t write well. And almost everyone knows how important it is to be able to write well, whether we’re sending e-mail to friends or doing a book report.
Read Well, Write Well is a newspapers in education tab filled with lots of activities including:
• Newspaper reading and writing activities for school and for home.
• A short story written especially for this supplement by Debbie Dadey and Marcia Thornton Jones, co-authors of the popular Bailey School Kids book series and the Bailey City Monsters series.
• Lend a hand — special activities for children to complete with a brother, sister, or others who could use extra help with reading and writing.
• Fun facts about reading, writing — and newspapers.
This tab was produced by KRP and distributed by the NIE Institute.
Download the tab by clicking on the following link: http://legacy.grandforksherald.com/pdfs/Read_Well_Write_Well.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.)
Curious about “The Hunger Games”?
In case you haven’t gulped down the fast-paced books, here’s a primer on “The Hunger Games” to get you up to speed on everything from the main characters to the games and districts from McClatchy Tribune.
Society as we know it has fallen and has been replaced by the authoritarian nation of Panem. Residents live in tightly controlled districts and do what they can to avoid dying before their time. Yet death still may find them, simply by the luck of the draw. Because in this new society, the children must compete yearly in a fight to the death — The Hunger Games. This is the future — and the setting of the dark, dystopian and extremely popular trilogy by Suzanne Collins. The first book, “The Hunger Games,” was released to critical acclaim in 2008 and remained on the New York Times bestseller list for than 180 consecutive weeks. The series’ first movie opened March 23. — Merrie Leininger, Kim Ossi and Wendy Zang, McClatchy-Tribune
To download a copy of the MCT OnePage, click on the following link: http://legacy.grandforksherald.com/pdfs/HUNGER%20GAMES%202012.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.)
