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Newspaper in Education curriculum (print version)

Newspaper in Education (NIE) is a collaboration of The Flint Journal, schools and local businesses to use the newspaper as a teaching tool in the classroom. You can use newspaper features, student supplements and teacher resource guides in your classroom. Indicates the target grade level.

Newspaper Features

Newspaper features run in the general newspaper and are easy and fun to use in the classroom every day.

Newspaper Features

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Fastcar Geography (Mondays)

       
       

The Mini Page (Thursdays)

             

Pigskin Geography (Mondays)

         
       

Serial Story (Wednesdays)

     
             

The Wide Awake Club (Thursdays)

       
Read more about NIE Newspaper Features

 

Student supplements

Student supplements are mini newspapers with topical information and newspaper activities to use with the daily newspaper. The supplements are available for kindergarten to 12th grade, special education and adult education classrooms. Multiple copies are delivered for each classroom.

Supplements

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703 - Conflict Resolution

       

704 - Math Rules

         
       

706 - Hispanic Heritage

     
       

708 - Holiday Fun Guide

             

809 - Sports Science

       
       

811 - Meet Me at the Mall

           

812 - The Stock Market

           

814 - Finding the Right Job for You

           

815 - Volunteer: Change the World

           

822 - Your Character Counts

     
     

823 - Testing, Testing 1, 2, 3!

     
     

825 - Dollars and Sense

     
       

826 - Feeling Good, Eating Right

       

Black History Supplement (February 2007)

                         
Read more about Student Newspaper Supplements

 

Teacher Resource Guides

Teacher resource guides contain learning-based newspaper activities to help teachers develop lessons. The guides are organized by grade and disciplines.

General

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101 - Elementary Teacher's Guide

             

102 - Secondary Teacher's Guide

           

103 - Fundamentals for Elementary Students

             

104 - Fundamentals for Secondary Students

           

105 - It's NIE K-3

                 

106 - Using the Newspaper in Upper Elementary and Middle Grades

       
       

107 - Newspaper Fun with Garfield

                 

108 - On the Sidelines

       
       

109 - Dinosaurs and the Newspaper

             

110 - Library Fun

       

111 - Elementary Activities

     
           

Specialty

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301 - Creating a Classroom Newspaper

           

302 - Special Education and Cooperative Learning

303 - 101 Ways to Use the Mini Page

     
           

304 - Positive Thinking Guide

       
     

305 - Multiple Intelligences

306 - Survival Skills for the Student at Risk

           

307 - Michigan Curriculum Framework

 

308 - Conflict Resolution

       

Social Studies and Geography

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401 - Using the Newspaper in Secondary Social Studies

           

402 - Our Living Community

             

403 - Black History and the Newspaper

       
   

404 - Citizens Together

     

405 - Making Choices

       
     

406 - Messages & Meaning

       
     

407 - Geography in the News

           

Language Arts

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501 - Exploring the Dimensions of Thinking

   

502 - Writing with the Newspaper

       

503 - Using the Newspaper in Secondary Language Arts

           

504 - Newspapers Make the "Write" Connection

       

505 - Along Came a Spider: Teaching Elementary Narrative Writing

             

Math and Science

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601 - Using the Newspaper in Secondary Math

           

602 - Using the Newspaper in Secondary Science

           

603 - The Weather Page

         
     

604 - Measuring Up in Mathematics: Addressing the NCTM Standards

           
Read more about Teacher Resource Guides K-12 and Teacher Resource Guides 4-12
 

For more information contact Richard Vaughn, NIE Coordinator,
at 810.766.6300 or 1.800.875.6300 or via E-mail at rvaughn@flintjournal.com


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