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Slam Dunk – Basketball – keep learning relevant. Use this guide along with the annual NIE HOOPS curriculum and USA map. Request 2010 HOOPS by emailing nie@herald-leader.com with your name, school, mailing address, zip. Hoops will be mailed in early March. (no cost to NIE teachers) $10. for non HL NIE teachers.
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College 411 – this guides helps students focus on to be ready for college
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Census – What is the census about and why do we count people?
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Women of Adventure, middle, secondary
These awesome women from all over the planet are rock climbers, adventure racers, mountaineers, surfers, snowboarders, and more. Each is an outstanding example of excellence and achievement. Their stories will inspire students to reach for their own goals.
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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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Black History in America, elementary, middle The struggle for freedom for all Americans began with slavery and continued through the Civil War right up through the turbulent 1960’s. This tab looks at the courage and determination of that period of history.
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Target Date allows students to compare newspapers from around the state and nation.
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CHANGES to the Herald-Leader’s Newspaper in Education Program.
In an effort to “go green” and bring educational excellence to the digital age the NIE program will offer middle and high school students the sponsored NIE Herald-Leader in the digital eEDITION version instead of paper versions. No paper versions of the Herald-Leader will be available through Newspaper in Education sponsorships for middle and high schools.
Elementary teachers can request only the Tuesday Herald-Leader in a paper version and other days of the week as eEDITION paid through NIE sponsorships.
K-12 schools – in Fayette, Madison, Clark, Jessamine, Bourbon, Woodford and Scott Counties: Additional classroom sets (Mon.-Fri.) of the Herald-Leader (paper edition) can be ordered for 45 cents each. (min.10 per delivery) To make this purchase contact Jennifer – jroyse1@herald-leader.com
Money Matters: How to Save It, Earn It,
Make It Grow - Offers students practical and fun lessons
in financial literacy. Can be used in conjunction with tax
time in April, the Stock Market game or PARADE’s
‘What People Earn’ issue.
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This MCT OnePage celebrates the legacy of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. Featuring: A timeline, trivia quiz, famous quotes and more.
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BRAND NEW FOR TEACHERS!! HOT Apple PIE
website provides a weekly, interactive news experience for you and your students. Teachers will find a wide range of news-related lesson plans (Language Arts, Math, Science and Social Studies) that meet state standards, and an EASY way to integrate technology into your
program. It offers students writing assignments with instruction, video and polling, informational text with interactive, self-assessment comprehension quizzes and much more. It’s easy to use, it makes use of the latest in technology’s learning tools, and it’s fun!
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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.
Just in time for Presidents Day, NIE offers a puzzle page celebrating the nation's highest office. The page, from the Miami Herald, includes a word search, trivia
quiz, crossword and maze.
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The tall, lanky frame. The equally tall hat.
The craggy, bearded face. The whole
“four score” thing. You might think you know
all there is to know about Abraham Lincoln,
but the president still holds some surprises.
In
commemoration of Lincoln’s 200th birthday,
these pages from the Lexington Herald-Leader,
reveal some lesser-known trivia about the
16th president of the United States.
Separating Man From Myth
(PDF Download)
Do You Know Abe? (PDF Download)
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ESL MATERIALS
Kentucky
Adult Education and Newspaper in Education have teamed
up to bring you English & Spanish “Life Skills.” Download
bilingual life skills from our Web site to use with
your students. Please
click here for more information.
Using newspapers in the classroom has been studied and researched to show that students’ standardized test scores can improve 3-10%. Also sending the newspaper home with a small activity can enhance family involvement.
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PDF for more info.
(provided by NAA
Foundation)
PARADE Magazine
Find current event quizzes, downloadable activities to go along with
this week's PARADE magazine and more at this site. www.parade.com/classroom
