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Download the informational ad series below all about the census, its history and its importance. All files are in PDF format.
What is a Census?
What is a Census? 2
The First Census
The First Census 2
Why We Have A Census
How America Was Counted
The Constitution and the Census
Shaping Americas Future
Governmental Needs
What the Numbers Say
Lets Do Some Research
Here Comes the Fun
HOT TOPICS 2010 SERIAL TABS!
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Drugs: Truth or Dare
Level: Middle, Secondary
.A unique perspective on drugs and the decisions that young people face. We’ll look at the truth about drugs and the terrible consequences that may result from poor choices. Download (PDF)
The World of Fish
Level: Elementary, Middle
Students can read all about our fascinating, finned friends in this lively and fun 12-page section. It explores the environments of oceans, lakes and rivers and takes a look at aquariums around the country. Dive in to this section—the art and design are beyond fabulous!
Themes: Life Sciences
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Safety First
Level: Elementary
Keeping children safe has been the main concern of parents, teachers and community leaders. In today’s fast-moving world, it is even more important for children to know how to be safe on bikes, in cars, in school, in homes, at the playground.
Themes: Health and Safety
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College 411 – this guides helps students focus on to be ready for college
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Bullying – elementary, middle
Graphic novels are the hottest new things in education. Like comic books, they are engaging and concise, utilizing small amounts of text and detailed graphics. This “graphic novella” for NIE focuses on the prevalent problem of bullying. In it, readers are asked to make choices and to think about strategies for handling a bully. Every child in school knows about bullying, as each one is a victim, a bully, or a witness. This important section helps them cope.
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Target Date allows students to compare newspapers from around the state and nation.
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Check out bluegrassmoms.com this fall to chat about education, newspapers, liife, teaching and more.
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To play a fun interactive quiz go to http://www.newseum.org/newsmania/
A FREE digital replica of the Herald-Leader sent to your computer for use with students. NIE eEDITION is just for teachers in central and eastern Kentucky.
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Download this informational ad series about Bullying and what can be done about it! (Black & White PDFs)
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TARGET DATE
Thank you for sending an issue of your newspaper for our classroom use.
The Communications class at Clarksville Community School has completed a comparison study of several newspapers published on March 25, 2010. Each student will make a visual and oral presentation to the class pointing out differences and similarities and features unique to a paper and the area of the country.
Thank you again for your participation in the Newspaper In Education Target Date Activity.
Sincerely,
Carol G. Frye
Teacher Librarian
Clarksville CSD
Clarksville, IA 50619
This teacher’s guide, which is aligned with national learning standards, features a five-subject approach that takes advantage of the wide range of topics covered by newspapers. Topics include financial literacy, nutrition, the environment, character education and information technology. Lessons can be taught individually or as a unit.
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A great vocabulary builder, terrific for SAT practice.
An inspirational quote and writing prompt.
Headlines from around the world with an interactive globe. Speech tool can read the story aloud.
A brief news story and a writing lesson, updated daily.
Ten+ lesson plans in Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies, timed to this week's events.
Can be printed and distributed to students.
A video and news activity for students in grades K-3.
A video and news poll activity for grades 4 and higher. Updated weekly.
A weekly in-depth writing assignment with instructions and news connection.
Informational text with a self-assessment comprehension quiz. Updated weekly.
An in-depth look at a story making news this week.
Congratulations to the Herald-Leader Newspaper in Education project “Mr. Dogwood Goes to Washington” for winning an international award from the World Association of Newspapers for the best “Newspaper and Literacy” project in the world! The unique newspaper chapter story was written by Kentucky author Leigh Anne Florence and illustrated by Kentucky illustrator James Asher and had a civic literacy theme. The story included a podcast, scrapbooks and online learning activities.
This annual statewide Kentucky literacy project was sponsored by LG&E/KU, both E.ON companies, Kentucky Press Association and the Kentucky Secretary of States Office. The project is directed by Kriss Johnson, NIE Manager.
The prize honors the newspaper that devises the year’s most innovative project to develop young readership. WAN is a non-profit non-governmental organization representing more than 18,000 publications in 102 nations in five continents. The award will be presented to the Herald-Leader in Amsterdam this fall.
Watch the video of
Kriss Johnson receiving
the WAN award
“Newspapers and Literacy”
in Amsterdam.
