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Newspaper in Education Teacher Resources:
This site features more than 300 instructional resources, including high-quality teacher’s guides, serial stories, student supplements and more. There is standards-based curriculum for every subject area and grade level.
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Hit A Reading Grand Slam
Follow the Fresno Grizzlies 2010 season while at the same time learning about language arts, math, social studies and science. It will be a home run in your classroom.
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Black History
The struggle for freedom for all Americans began with slavery and continued through the Civil War right up through the turbulent 1960s. This section looks at the courage and determination of that period of history.
Bullying
This graphic novella 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 full-color section helps them cope.
College 411
All the information students need to know about college can be found in this fun-filled romp with the “animals” of fictitious Zoo University. Their sage advice covers finding the right school, filling out applications, writing great essays, financing and much more.
Constitution Comics
The comic strips in this section explore a mythical land called Glory and how they created a constitution, very much like America’s. Students will enjoy learning about the Constitution in this fun format.
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Exploring Diversity
At each stage of our lives, we face different diversity issues. This supplement explores the concerns, prejudices, pressures and opportunities diversity brings as we grow up.
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It’s the Economy
Everything we have, use, buy, read, wear or play with relates to economics in some way. This section explains the 20 standards students must master to process economic concepts and enhances them with dynamic Newspapers in Education activities.
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What’s Growin’ On
The eighth edition of this outstanding Newspapers in Education program, sponsored by the California Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom, focuses on helping students discover how agriculture impacts their daily lives. It introduces readers to the abundant and diverse career opportunities in agriculture, food and life sciences.
