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Category/Title Grades Description (standards application)
Agriculture  
  What's Growing On 4 - 8 Students discover agriculture's important role in our state and national economies and are reminded to think critically and creatively when they read the newspaper (Language Arts). 10 pages
Careers    
  ESTEME: Live the Dream 10 - 12 Explore educational and career pathways in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. 16 pages
  Healthcare Careers 6 - 12 A newspaper supplement spotlighting healthcare careers. Includes education requirements, job environment and salary information. 12 pages
Character Education    
  Everyday Heroes 4 - 8 Help your students achieve their dreams by helping them recognize and develop the values and character attributes that lead to personal success. 60 pages
  Megaskills 4 - 8 Includes 11 character traits for discussion and newspaper activities. Focus on: Confidence, Motivation, Effort, Responsibility, Initiative, Perseverance, Caring, Teamwork, Common Sense, Problem Solving, Focus. 11 pages
Diversity    
  Hispanic Heritage 6 - 12 A salute to influential Latino Americans (Language Arts, History/Social Science). 68 pages
  All Together Now: Living and Learning in a Multicultural Society 4 - 8, Adult Help your students not only to expand their awareness of other cultures around them, but also use that knowledge to improve their own ability to understand what they read (Language Arts, Social Studies, Art, Civics and Government). 38 pages
Economics    
  Money Matters 9 - 12 This supplement on international monetary cooperation is based on an exhibit at the International Monetary Fund Center (Economics). 16 pages
Environment    
  Earth Savers 4 - 8 Celebrate Earth Day with activities guiding students to responsible conservation and recycling. 48 pages
  Water 4 - 8 This supplement tells the never ending story of the water cycle. Students hear the message of ecology and learn what they can do to conserve water at home (Language Arts, Mathematics, Science). 12 pages
English Language Development    
  All Together Now: Living and Learning in a Multicultural Society 4 - 8, Adult Help your students not only to expand their awareness of other cultures around them, but also use that knowledge to improve their own ability to understand what they read (Language Arts, Social Studies, Civics and Government). 38 pages
  ESL Activities 5 - Adult A set of activity cards for the ESL classroom ranging in difficulty from beginning to advanced. 75 pages
  Welcome to English 5 - 8 Lesson are designed to develop vocabulary by using the newspaper as an introduction to the community. 71 pages
First Amendment    
  45 Words of Freedom 6 - 12 Includes a 9 page student resource booklet and a pre/post test on the First Amendment ( History/Social Science, Journalism). 23 pages
GATE    
  Using the Newspaper with Gifted Students 4 - 8 Newspaper activities for the gifted or advanced students, each with a clear objective and focus (Gifted Students). 59 pages
General    
  Ideas! Ideas! K - Adult 107 tried and tested activities for using the newspaper in the classroom. 24 pages
  Newspaper Activities with Young Children Preschool, K - 3 52 ideas for using the newspaper with preschool and primary children. 8 pages
History    
  Geography and California K - 12 Standards-based Newspaper In Education activities categorized by grade level (History/ Social Science). 26 pages
  Looking Backward from Now – U.S. History Through the Newspaper 1 - 8 U.S. history is divided into five sections: Indians & Immigrants, Colonial Life, War of Independence, Framing the Constitution, and Westward Ho (History/ Social Science). 43 pages
Journalism    
  Creating a Classroom Newspaper 4 - 12 This guide contains lesson plans, student worksheets, content- related activities, a checklist for production and a newspaper glossary (Language Arts, Visual Arts, Journalism). 30 pages
Language Arts    
  Charles Dickens and His Works 4 - 12 Providing teachers with ideas for connecting the newspaper with literature, this guide offers suggestions for the study of Charles Dickens (Language Arts). 15 pages
  From Writers to Readers: Writer's Workshop 7 - 12 Activities designed to be used in a Writer's Workshop program or a traditional writing curriculum (Language Arts). 37 pages
  Newspapers - Make the “Write” Connection 7 - Adult Three types of writing are the focus in this guide: creative/narrative, informational and persuasive (Language Arts, Visual Arts). 74 pages
  Thoughful Literacy 4 - 12 Research-based classroom activities for grades 4-12 using four key characteristics of effective classrooms (Language Arts)
Life Skills    
  Are You Ready for the Real World? 7 - 12 A financial literacy supplement intended to encourage the early development of budgeting skills, planning for higher education, establishing goals, and developing entrepeneurs. 16 pages
  Choose to be Ready 4 - 12 Preparation for a family or community disaster. Make a plan. Get a kit. Be informed. 19 pages
  Safety First 1 - 4 A collection of activities focusing on lifestyle choices for safety and health (Language Arts, Visual Arts). 12 pages
Mathematics    
  Math Power 4 - 8 Teach math skills and concepts through consumer-oriented problems found in the newspaper (Mathematics). 25 pages
Spanish    
  Spanish Activity Cards 5 - Adult A set of activity cards in Spanish ranging in difficulty from beginning to advanced. To be used with the Spanish language paper, La Prensa. 75 pages
Special Education    
  Using the Newspaper with Special Needs Students 1 - 12 A wide variety of newspaper related activities that are extremely flexible and can be implemented in numerous ways (Language Arts, Mathematics). 60 pages