Over 300 instructional resources are provided including teacher guides, student supplements, character education materials, subject-specific resources, serial stories, video & audio teacher training modules, and the popular NIE Instructional Calendar. IWB designates Interactive White Board files for use with electronic and print newspaper editions. (SMART Notebook files convertable by Promethean, mimio, other IWB software.)

These resources address the goals of the research- and standards-based curriculum focus of schools and teachers. There are curriculum materials for every subject area and grade level. Resources are listed below with brief descriptions. Click on any resource to access it. All resources may be copied for classroom use or for homework assignments.

PARENT & STUDENT RESOURCES PAGE

	STREAMING VIDEO AND AUDIO TEACHER & STUDENT PAGE		SERIAL STORIES & TABLOID SUPPLEMENTS PAGE
	CORE CURRICULUM
	Language Arts		Literacy
	Math, Science, Tech  & Environment		Social Studies, Govt., Civics
	Elementary & Middle School		Multi-Curricular/Misc. Resources
	CURRICULUM ENHANCEMENT
	Art & Music		Black History
	Calendar With Daily NIE Lessons		Careers
	Character Education		Critical Thinking Skills & Gifted
	Diversity & Multicultural Literacy		ESL & Spanish Bilingual
	Financial Literacy Supplements		First Amendment
	General Educational Development		Health, Nutrition, Fitness, Safety, Anti-Drug & Alcohol
	Hispanic Heritage		Homeland Security, Crime, & Online Safety
	Journalism		Life Skills
	Media Literacy		Multiple Intelligences
	Sports		Study Skills & College Prep
	You Name It / Miscellaneous		Women

CORE CURRICULUM

Language Arts & Literacy Resources

Standards-Based Teacher Guides

ABC Book of Newspaper Sponge Activities (PDF) (DOC) (IWB)
What does a teacher do when a lesson runs short and there is no time to start another activity? In the past we called these activities Fillers, but today they have become Sponge Activities: Activities that reinforce standards-based skills in a short period of time.

Linking Language Arts Standards to the Newspaper (PDF) (IWB), By Dr. Darla Shaw 
By using newspaper articles and photos in conjunction with specific strategies and rubrics, at least once a week, teachers can help their students comply with state educational standards and prepare for both standardized tests and real life circumstances.

Multigenre Research Projects Using Newspaper Genres (PDF) (IWB)
Written by Dr. Darla Shaw based on Tom Romano's book, Blending Genre, Altering Style. The goal of this guide is to teach students how to write and produce the many genres used in the newspaper. Then individual students or student groups will produce an entire newspaper as a Multigenre Research Project on a curriculum topic being studied in class.

Multigenre Audio Training: Seven short audio files by Tom Romano on Multigenre Writing. Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Transcript

Newspapers, The Ultimate Informational Text (PDF) (IWB)
Provided by the NAA Foundation. National and state standards place a high priority on students being able to read, write and think about informational text. Many state assessments include high percentages of informational text. Standards require students to ask questions, locate information to answers and evaluate sources of information. This guide will help teachers use the newspaper to teach students these standards.

Now I Get It (PDF) (IWB)
This NAA Foundation guide provides a variety of lessons and activities to help students develop their comprehension skills. It also includes information about current comprehension skills researchand national standards for reading comprehension. The material is appropriate for students in both middle school and high school. Special activities are included for elementary students.

Reading First, NIE! (PDF) (IWB)
(NAA Foundation) Another research-based curriculum guide for teachers and NIE coordinators that also provides ideas for parents to use at home as well as information about national trends in reading instruction. The newspaper-based activities suggested are meant to supplement and enrich each of the five elements recommended by the National Reading Panel.

Reading First: Research-Based Reading Instruction Using the Newspaper (PDF) (IWB)
Based on the US Dept. of Education’s Put Reading First: The Research Building Blocks for Teaching Children to Read, a report on successful research-based reading instruction, this guide focuses on phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension skills using the newspaper.

Reading Realities (NEW UPDATE) (PDF) (IWB)
The 73 activities in this publication use your newspaper in development of reading skills-skimming, distinguishing fact from opinion, finding the main idea, interpreting editorials, analyzing theme, etc.

Response to Intervention (RTI): Common Formative Assessments & SMART Goals Using the Newspaper (NEW) (PDF)
Key components in the RTI process are the use of research-based, non-fiction, and authentic materials on a variety of levels. Schools and the newspaper realize that literacy efforts needs to be authentic, leveled, motivational, integrated, engaging, and manipulative. For this reason NIE and RTI work well together. This RTI guide focuses on phonemic awareness, decoding, fluency, vocabulary development, and comprehension.

The Essential Question: A Key Element in Critical Thinking and Comprehension (PDF) (IWB)
Written by Dr. Darla Shaw. Student developed questions are at the heart of today’s education. Asking the correct question and then going after possible answers is what resourceful, independent learning is all about. If you ask the “right question(s)” you are on the path to finding out about what you really need to know to solve a problem.

Thoughtful Literacy Using the Newspaper (PDF) (IWB)
This cutting edge guide was written by Dr. Darla Shaw. It is based on the work of Drs. Richard Allington and Peter Johnston, leaders of the Center for English Learning and Achievement/University of Albany (CELA) research team that is studying effective classrooms. In examining teacher practice, they’ve identified a set of core teaching characteristics that tend to foster thoughtful literacy and the ability to analyze, synthesize and evaluate information effectively: Managed choice, Multi-source curriculum, Multi-task learning, & Meaningful classroom discussion.

Using the Newspaper to Teach Standards in Middle School English (PDF) (IWB)
This guide provides lesson plans correlated to most Middle School English curriculum standards.

Other Language Arts & Literacy Resources

Adolescent Literacy Through the Newspaper - Literacy, Multicultural Education, and Multiple Intelligence Theory (PDF) (IWB)
This NAA Foundation guide provides 10 core activities that deal with culture, which help students to examine themselves in the context of their cultural background. After each of the core activities, the guide provide related activities, some to extend the lesson and others based on the multiple intelligence theory, allowing students to spend time working from their gifts and talents.

Adolescent Literacy Through the Newspaper - Give Them the Keys (PDF) (IWB)
(Grades 6-12): This NAA Foundation guide has 9 units with several lessons in each. Each lesson includes instructional objectives, Core Standards, a list of materials, an anticipatory set, instructional procedures, and formative assessments. Adaptations for ELL & special needs students are provided, as well as summative assessment tools.

Comic Strips…Newspaper Capers (PDF) (IWB)
This resource is organized in categories which include: Comic Strip Understandings, Values and Human Behavior, Social Problems and Issues, Language Arts Foundations and Creative Writing and Development.

Fry's Instant Sight Words and the Newspaper (PDF) (DOC) (IWB)
This new resource provides the first 600 sight words identified by Dr. Edward Fry as important for students to learn through about 4th grade and for ESL and adult education learners. It offers practice phrases and sentences using the words and a variety of newspaper activities.

Poetry and Rhyming Worksheets (PDF) (IWB)
Nine Poetry/Rhyming Worksheets with these poetry-writing styles: Acrostic (2), Ballad, Cinquain, Clerihew, Haiku, Rhyme, Rhythm, and Riddles.

Quickie Lessons (PDF) (IWB)
A variety of short, quick language arts lesson activities.

Speaking Of Language (PDF) (IWB)
A guide to using the newspaper for English as a second language studies. It contains seven sections, which include Structure, Speaking, Listening Comprehension, Writing, Reading, Culture and Vocabulary. An extensive implementation plan is also included to provide special direction to the second language teacher or tutor.

Read All About It (PDF) (IWB)
Newspaper-based activities designed to develop the reading fluency skills of elementary school students.

Read Well, Write Well (PDF) (IWB)
A reading and writing activity guide for use with the newspaper. Features an original story by the authors of the Bailey School Kids series (KRP, grades 3-6)

Using Lyrics to Enrich the English, Reading, and Social Studies Curriculum (PDF) (IWB)
By Dr. Darla Shaw and the NIE Institute 
This guide has been developed so that any teacher, with or without a musical background, can assist students in lyric writing.  Several mini lessons provide an overview with lyric formats and graphic organizers provided for students to help them prepare their original lyrical pieces.

What’s in a Word? (PDF) (IWB)
(KRP) Word origins, meanings, spelling and other word play has never been so exciting!

Writer to Reader (PDF) (IWB)
(NAA Foundation) The following components are included in this teaching guide: 1) How to incorporate activities into a Writer’s Workshop program or into traditional programs. 2) Educational standards related to reading and writing are identified for individual activities in the guide. 3) Detailed lesson plans and student activity sheets for 10 writing topics. 4) Mini-Lessons showing teachers how to use newspaper elements as a model for writing instruction. 5) Writer’s Organizer pages provide activity sheets students use to plan, draft and revise their writing. Ideas are offered for using newspapers to generate alternative and authentic writing products.

Math, Science, Technology & Environmental Resources

By The Numbers: Math Connections in Newspapers (PDF) (IWB)
This new NAA Foundation guide offers practical classroom math applications using the newspaper.

Chemistry: Essential to Life (PDF) (IWB)
(KRP) This supplement helps connect the science of chemistry with the practical world we live in and how it affects our daily lives.

Cool It!: The Good, The Bad And What You Can Do About Global Warming (PDF) (IWB)
(KRP) Helps students understand global warming and what steps they can take to make a difference.

Environmental Awareness (PDF) (IWB)
This EGBAR Foundation Environmental Awareness Curriculum is designed to educate children with the use of the newspaper. Most of the lessons included in the curriculum involve cut and paste activities. This design allowed the curriculum to virtually never become outdated due to the current topics offered by the newspaper.

Get Plugged In: Learn About Technology in Your Life (PDF) (IWB)
(KRP) Here’s a section that brings everybody up to speed on recent advances in technology.

Math Quickie Lessons (PDF) (IWB)
A variety of short, quick lesson activities.

Math Rules!: Bringing Numbers to Life (PDF) (IWB)
(KRP) Uses the newspaper to teach everyday math skills, and bring math to life.

Math Scavenger Hunt (PDF) (IWB)
A short clip and paste activity finding math elements in the newspaper.

Math With Sam (PDF) (IWB)
Young readers will discover the real-life uses for math by following a girl through her busy day (KRP, grades 3-5).

Mathematics In The News (PDF) (IWB)
These practical math activities help students apply skills in simple calculation, averaging, converting numbers, estimation, problem-solving, computing with fractions and decimals, whole numbers and mixed numbers. Activities include simple geometry, measurement, ratios, cross-products, percentages, range, mean, median, mode.

Secondary Science (PDF) (IWB)
Secondary Science offers hundreds of science activities. Based on a report funded by the National Science Foundation, the guide focuses on the reports primary objectives for science education to address: personal needs, societal issues, academic preparation, and career education and awareness.

Science In The News (PDF) (IWB)
Provide teachers 70 reproducible NIE activities in earth science, health/nutrition, the environment, careers, technology and general science.

Science Fairs: The Method Behind the Madness (PDF) (IWB)
(KRP) Even the brightest kids can struggle with the process of scientific inquiry and preparing for science fairs. This study guide will help that process.

Science Quickie Lessons (PDF) (IWB)
A variety of short, quick lesson activities.

Talkin’ Trash (PDF) (IWB)
(KRP) Explains how garbage is dealt with, the social and environmental issues surrounding disposal and what kids can do in their homes or classrooms to help develop an environmentally friendly future.

Understanding the World of Weather (PDF) (IWB)
(KRP) Students learn about weather and its effects while keeping track through daily newspaper reports and maps.

What’s Up With Gravity?: A Look at the Mysterious Force and Its Hold on Our Lives (PDF) (IWB)
(KRP) This section will helps students understand that almost everything that happens here, and beyond, is in some way connected to gravity.

Social Studies, Government, & Civics

Teacher Guides

And Time Marches On…Current Events (NEW UPDATE) (PDF) (IWB)
There is no periodical like your newspaper for current events coverage in the diverse areas of local, regional, national and international current events.

Challenges and Choices (PDF) (IWB)
(NAA Foundation) Activities in this guide have been designed to give students practice in identifying issues, posing solutions and developing problem-solving skills they will need to face real world challenges.

Citizens Together (PDF) (IWB)
(NAA Foundation) This guide is designed for five days of instruction using the newspaper to help students explore individual freedoms protected by the Bill of Rights.

Editorial Cartoons (PDF) (IWB)
Editorial cartoons use humor and satire to show a position about current issues.  Editorial cartoons constitute both an unusual art form and a commentary on society.  Because they express opinions on public issues, editorial cartoons are useful teaching aids for examining historic and contemporary issues and events.

ELECTIONS! (PDF) (IWB)
The activities in this publication are organized by themes which include: Rights and Responsibilities – The Process, The Candidates and Issues at federal, state and local levels, The Role of the Media in Elections and Election Day Returns and Reflections. Each activity requires the use of the newspaper for successful completion.

Election Primary (PDF) (IWB)
This is a special publication for use in primary & elementary grade levels in learning the basics of the election process and getting to know the candidates.

Geographic Challenge (PDF) (IBW)
Through business, advertising, sports, weather, comics and front page news, students get a taste of the excitement of geography and the importance of geographic literacy in our daily lives.

Global Connections: Geography Learning About the U.S. & the World (PDF) (IWB)
Provides nearly 80 lesson activities correlated to the National Geography Standards.

It’s Your Government (PDF) (IWB)
(KRP) The section will help students understand and get involved in the political process, from voting to how a bill becomes law.

Secondary Social Studies (PDF) (IWB)
(NAA Foundation) This teacher guide offers 50 lesson activity sheets and hundreds of short lesson activities on history, government, economics, geography, conflict resolution, and taking civic action.

Social Studies and the News (PDF) (IWB)
(Craig Lancto) 160 activities exploring the use of newspapers as primary sources including charts, graphs, and visuals to gain information; distinguishing between fact and fiction; recognizing bias and stereotyping; the foundations of Constitutional government; participation of individuals in civic life; the functions of political parties; evaluating the impact of media on public opinion; state and federal government; separation of powers; and economic concepts.

Social Studies Quickie Lessons (PDF) (IWB)
A variety of short, quick lesson activities.

Using the Newspaper to Teach Curriculum Standards for the Social Studies (PDF) (IWB)
Offers newspaper lesson activities based on the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) ten thematic cirriculum standards and addresses the student performance expectations that form the framework for excellence in teaching social studies.

Your Newspaper, Your Town Hall (PDF) (IWB)
This guide published by the NC Press Foundation offers lesson activities related to the newspaper’s coverage of town/city government and the local community.

Social Studies , Government, & Civics Educational Supplements

America: The Story of Us (PDF)
From the earliest interactions between Europeans and Native Americans through the harnessing of the Mississippi River to World War II, America The Story of Us explores the turning points that have shaped U.S. history.

Ben Franklin Tabloid Supplement (PDF) and Serial Story (DOC) (Images-Compressed)
This story about Ben Franklin employs narrative writing and storytelling. It also includes information about Ben Franklin, obtained through extensive research. The author, Elizabeth Whitehead (Times Stones Series of American Heroes), invites young readers to connect to the text with narrators Sam and Isabel as they comment on different aspects of Ben Franklin’s life. A teacher guide has been generously provided by Detroit Newspapers. Also try the Ben Bingo Game (Quark files & images available by request.) Also download: Teacher Guide, Ben Bingo Game & Ben Bingo Cards

Breaking New Ground (PDF) (IWB)
(KRP) Most of us don’t give a second thought about where our food comes from, but agriculture has a huge impact on our lives and the lives of millions of people around the world.

Celebrating Flight (PDF) (IWB)
Written by NASA, this supplement chronicles the history of flight from unmanned balloons through the Wright Brothers historic first powered flight to man’s exploration of outer space.

Census 2010: It's All About Us (PDF) (IWB)
Every ten years, a Portrait of America is taken by the U.S. Census Bureau. This supplement about the census will provide a clear and detailed picture of how the census has been conducted throughout our history and what it means for our future.

Electing the President (PDF) (IWB)
Students will learn about all aspect of elections as require by state standards. State standards usually include: • Explain what an election is
• Describe, explain and evaluate the election process including Voter Registration, Primaries & Caucuses, Party Conventions, General Elections, and the Electoral College.
• Describe, analyze, and evaluate the role of the press in political life/elections in the U.S.
• Explain the role of the media in setting the public agenda.
And many other social studies, civics and government standards

Extra! Extra!: A Current Events Workbook (PDF) (IWB)
(KRP) Filled with activities designed to connect current events in the newspaper with subject content across the curriculum.

From the Ground Up: Agriculture in America (PDF) (IBW)
(KRP) Explore the history, science, technology and variety of American farm products.

Holocaust (PDF) (IWB)
The Holocaust was one of the world’s darkest hours — a mass murder conducted in the shadows of the world’s most deadly war. The German government, controlled by the brutal Nazi Party and its leader Adolf Hitler, killed six million Jews who lived in Europe. The Germans also tried to exterminate Europe’s Gypsies, or Roma, and they targeted other groups, as well.

It’s Your Right: A history of the Bill of Rights (PDF) (IWB)
(KRP) Students will learn about the history of the Bill of Rights and how role those rights play in our life today.

Lincoln Bicentennial (PDF) (IWB)
Students will learn about the life of Lincoln, his challenges and his victories. Primary source material from his major speeches, the Gettysburg Address, 1st & 2nd inaugurations, and the Emancipation Proclamation, are provided.

O Canada! The True North Strong and Free! (PDF) (IWB)
Students will learn about our neighbor to the north, Canada.  This supplement provides information on Canadian history, parliamentary government, geography, economy/trade, culture, famous Canadian’s and other topics.

Occupations of the Land (PDF) (IWB)
This supplement educates about resources and products such as wood, food crops, animals, minerals and petroleum that grow on, or are extracted from, the land. Occupations of the Land Teacher Guide (PDF) (IWB)

Our Veterans, Sharing Their Stories - NEW (PDF)
This supplement focuses on veterans from all walks of life including bios on African Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans, Women, and Japanese Nesei (2nd generation). It will also help schools, teachers, students, and your community conducting Take a Veteran to School Day and Thank a Veteran at Work Projects.

Our Veterans, Our Stories (PDF) (IBW)
This supplement will help schools, teachers, students, and your community conducting Take a Veteran to School Day and the Library of Congress (LOC), Veterans History Project. There are also primary source materials about Veterans throughout our history and stories on topics like the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery. 

People and Parliament
This teacher guide with student activity pages will help familiarize students in grades 4 to 12 with the Canadian parliamentary system while applying standards-based skills and concepts.  It is recommended for use with the O Canada supplement and with Canadian newspaper web sites. 

Preserving America's Heritage (PDF) (IBW)
Create in partnership with Advisory Council for Historic Preservation, this supplement explains how historic preservation developed with interesting stories from the Pre-Columbian era to the present. Preserving America's Heritage Companion Piece

Remembering 9/11
On September 11, 2001, 19 militants associated with the Islamist extremist group al Qaeda hijacked four airliners and carried out suicide attacks against targets in the United States. Two of the planes were flown into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, a third plane hit the Pentagon just outside Washington, D.C., and the fourth plane was crashed into a field near Shanksville PA. Often referred to simply as 9/11, the attacks resulted in extensive death and destruction, triggering major U.S. initiatives to combat terrorism. Nearly 3,000 people were killed during the attacks including more than 400 police officers and firefighters and 266 passengers and crew on the four planes. This was the most deadly terrorist attack in U.S. history.

The Civil War: Echos from the Blue and Gray — 150th Anniversary of the Civil War (PDF)
This supplement commemorates the 150th Anniversary of the Civil War that started April 12, 1861. Students will learn about the issues that caused the Civil War, about the leaders and generals that led the North and South, and the battles that nearly consumed our nation. There are sections on Camp Life, Women in the Civil War, Technology, and how African-Americans fought to free themselves.

The Civil War (PDF) (IWB)
This supplement will help students compare and contrast the conflicting issues between the Union and Confederate states.  They will learn what military camp life was like and also about the wide variety of ethnic backgrounds of soldiers that fought on both sides of the war.  They will learn about the Battle of Gettysburg, the most important battle of the Civil War.

The Land Connects Us: The Value and Work of Resources (PDF) (IWB)
This supplement looks at the important occupations that turn natural resources into products we use in our daily lives. The Land Connects Us Teacher Guide

We The People - Unit 1 Tabloid Supplement (PDF) (IWB) / Unit 2 Supplement (PDF) (IWB)
These two units of the Center for Civic Education’s (CCE) popular We The People curriculum can help schools meet the new Federal requirement that every school study the Constitution on Constitution Day each year. Also try the Constitution Scavenger Hunt.

Your Passport to the World (PDF) (IWB)
(KRP) Travel the globe and learn about fascinating regions of the world using this section and the newspaper.

Elementary & Middle School Multi-Curricular Resources

Teacher Guides

Elementary Activities - Getting Into the Newspaper / Part 1 - Pages 1-55 (PDF) (IWB)
Part 2 - Pages 55-110 (PDF) (IWB) This guide offers over 200 newspaper lesson activities that address most content standards across the curriculum.

It's NIE For K–3 (PDF) (IWB)
Bridge the gap between your newspaper and beginning readers! It’s NIE For K-3 has been designed to help primary teachers discover that the newspaper is a perfect workbook, even for beginning readers!

NIE…It's Elementary (PDF) (IWB)
This guide introduces elementary teachers and students K-6 to the many uses of the newspaper in language arts, social studies and math.

Using the Newspaper in Upper Elementary & Middle School Grades (PDF) (IWB)
(NAA Foundation) This guide provides 50 newspaper lesson activity sheets plus 100 other short lesson plans in all major subject areas correlated to standards for grades 4-8.

Using the Newspaper to Teach Grade K-5 Standards in Major Subject Areas (PDF) (IWB)
This guide provides lesson plans correlated to most curriculum standards for grades K-5 in English, History/Social Science, Math and Science.

Using the Newspaper to Teach Standards in Middle School English (PDF) (IWB)
This guide provides lesson plans correlated to most middle school English curriculum standards. Although originally written for VA SOL's, activities will fit most state standards for middle school English.

Elementary Supplements

Alphabet Safari II (PDF) (IWB)
Uses African animals to teach the alphabet A-Z with coloring-book graphics (grades K-2)

It Takes Skills (PDF) (IWB)
Kids learn about work habits and study skills and learn how easy it is to be a better student (grades 3-5).

Math With Sam (PDF) (IWB)
Young readers will discover the real-life uses for math by following a girl through her busy day (grades 3-5).

Oceans of Fun (PDF) (IWB)
Helps students understand the wonders of the deep—without even getting wet (grades K-3).

Playing it Safe (PDF) (IWB)
Helps students learn do’s & don’ts of personal safety in a fun, entertaining format (grades K-3).

Read Well, Write Well (PDF) (IWB)
A reading and writing activity guide for use with the newspaper. Features an original story by the authors of the Bailey School Kids series (grades 3-6)

Unique You (PDF) (IWB)
Stresses the importance of character development, cooperation, fairness, honesty, respect and other traits (grades 3-5).

When I Grow Up (PDF) (IWB)
Explores the world of work and all the possibilities it holds (grades K-3).

Your Neighborhood (PDF) (IWB)
Students learn more about their neighborhood — and the newspaper, — while taking their new alien friends, Nars & Lars, on a tour through the library, the grocery store and other places (grades 2-4).

Multi-Curricular & Misc. Resources

Critical Thinking Through Core Curriculum: Using Print and Digital Newspapers (NEW) (PDF)
This teacher guide from the NAA Foundation is aligned with national learning standards and addresses five topics: financial literacy, nutrition, the environment, character education and information technology. (Educational resources – including this curriculum guide - are available as free downloads from the Newspaper Association of America Foundation. No fees may be charged for their use.)

Target Date — With list of participating newspapers (NEW) (PDF)
Target Date involves compiling a collection of newspapers published on the same date and using them in a comparison study. This guide explains the process for how students write letters requesting papers from participating NIE programs and ways to study them using the worksheets and lesson activities included.

Ultimate Activity Guide II – Focus on Standards (PDF) (IWB)
This guide features over 240 standards-based, newspaper-related activities in eight major subject areas: language arts, history, geography, civics/government, science/tech, math, economics, and arts & humanities (KRP).

Ultimate Activity Guide I (PDF) (IWB)
This guide features over 232 newspaper-related activities in several subject areas: language arts, social studies, science/tech, math, and economics (KRP).

Ultimate Holiday Activity Guide (PDF) (IWB)
From New Year’s Day to Eat a Pickle Day, this guide covers it all with a day-to-day look at the special days that we set aside to honor events and people. Special days listed for nearly every day of the year (KRP).

Ultimate Sunday Activity Guide (PDF) (IWB)
This guide features newspaper-related activities using the Sunday edition of the newspaper (KRP).

A Plan For All Seasons (PDF) (IWB)
This guide is organized by season (autumn, winter, spring, summer). Topics of the activities focus on specific holidays, as well as seasonal interests.

Comic Strips…Newspaper Capers (PDF) (IWB)
This resource is organized in categories which include: Comic Strip Understandings, Values and Human Behavior, Social Problems and Issues, Language Arts Foundations and Creative Writing and Development.

News AD Vantage (PDF) (IWB)
Contents focus on basic elements of advertisements, analysis of advertisements, ad design, consumerism, career education, social studies and language arts.

The Sunday Edition (PDF) (IWB)
Contents focus on special features of most Sunday newspapers, including feature writing, entertainment directories (television, arts, film), expanded comics, news coverage, editorials, travel and news magazines.

CURRICULUM ENHANCEMENT

Art & Music

Art Concepts In The News (PDF) (IWB)
This guide provides teachers and students with opportunities to not only apply art concepts in a real life resource, but to make career connections to the importance of art in the world of communication. Students work with concepts of balance, unity, proportion, texture, type, color, space, rhythm, dominance, contour, variety, line, distortion, architecture and art resources found daily in the newspaper!

Art Fun Using the Newspaper (DOC)

Craft Ideas for Re-Using the Newspaper (PDF) (IWB)
Fun craft ideas that can be done with newspapers.

Today’s Newspaper, Tomorrow’s Art (PDF) (IWB)
(KRP) Art is everywhere in the newspaper, from the layout to photographs and charts. And you can also make art from the newspaper itself from origami to papier-mâché.

Using Lyrics to Enrich the English, Reading, and Social Studies Curriculum (PDF) (IWB)
By Dr. Darla Shaw and the NIE Institute 
This guide has been developed so that any teacher, with or without a musical background, can assist students in lyric writing.  Several mini lessons provide an overview with lyric formats and graphic organizers provided for students to help them prepare their original lyrical pieces.

You Gotta Have Art (PDF) (IWB)
(KRP) Discusses art and artists through the ages and learning about ones own tastes in art.

Black History

Against the Odds (PDF) (IWB)
(KRP) Focus on African-American inventors and the challenges they faced.

Black History: Pioneers in the Classroom (PDF) (IWB)
This supplement provides bios on successful African Americans educators with an overview of educational progress over the last century. Black History: Pioneers in the Classroom Guide (PDF) (IWB)

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: Celebrate Black History
This supplement provides a biography, an overview of his upbringing, and the history of his most important achievements.

Pride in Color: A Celebration of African-American Heritage (PDF) (IWB)
(KRP) Takes a look at the history and cultural contributions of African-Americans and explores where African-Americans have been and how far they have come.

The Heritage of Jazz: African American Influence in American Music (PDF) (IWB)
This supplement provides bios on successful African American musicians and how they influenced many aspect of music in America. The Heritage of Jazz Teacher Guide (PDF) (IWB)

Trailblazers in Science and Technology (PDF) (IWB)
This supplement provides bios on high achieving African Americans in science and technology. Trailblazers in Science and Technology Teacher Guide (PDF) (IWB)

Words of Heritage...Writing Black History (PDF) (IWB)
This supplement looks at the work of Hughes, Sanchez and black writers that made their mark in the world. It also gives students strategies for getting the most from literature, tips on researching black history or family history, and ways to use the newspaper for inspiration and themes in creative writing. Words of Heritage Teacher Guide (PDF) (IWB)

Most of the Black History supplements were provided courtesy of the Ford Motor Company Fund in partnership with Hollister Kids and Detroit Newspapers in Education.

Calendar With Daily NIE Lessons:
Provides a subject specific focus for each day of the week with activities for every school day of the month and year: Monday - Language Arts, Tuesday - Social Studies, Wednesday – Math, Thursday – Science, Friday - Thematic for each month with topics of Newspaper Knowledge, Character Education, Critical Thinking, Life Skills, Careers, and Moral Reasoning.

Careers

Career Day Scavenger Hunt (DOC)

Careers: Piecing Together Your Future (PDF) (IWB)
(KRP) This section introduces students to the world of work and shows them the options they have for life after school.

Careers in Health (PDF) (IWB)
(KRP) A guide to prepare students for a variety of jobs in medicine: nursing, optometry, pharmacy or allied health.

Entering The Workforce - How to get and Keep a Job (PDF) (IWB)
So students are looking for a new job… Where do they look? What's needed before they apply? What happens in a job interview? Once they get a job… How do they make a good impression? How can they be successful on the job? How do they get along with others? What can they do to move up to a better job? This student supplement gives students simple straightforward suggestions for finding and keeping a job that's right for them.

Mentoring Course Student Supplement from The National Mentoring Partnership(PDF) (IWB)
The mentoring relationship is usually between an adult (the mentor) and a teenager (the mentee). The relationship focuses on the teen's needs. Mentors encourage students to reach their goals based on developing a vision of the future. So, wherever students want to go, mentoring can help them get there!

News AD Vantage (PDF) (IWB)
Contents focus on basic elements of advertisements, analysis of advertisements, ad design, consumerism, career education, social studies and language arts.

When I Grow Up (PDF) (IWB)
Explores the world of work and all the possibilities it holds (KRP, grades K-3).

Who Works at a Newspaper Flyer (DOC)

Character Education Resources

Are There Any Volunteers? (PDF) (IWB)
(KRP) Offers a down-to-earth look at volunteering and why it’s so important.

Be Kind to Animals…and People Too! (PDF) (IWB)
This Humane Education supplement, created in partnership with the American Humane Association, helps students learn compassion for all living things, both human and non-human. For more Humane Education resources visit the American Humane web site at: http://www.americanhumane.org/

BULLYING - Three Resources

Cyberbullying Prevention (PDF) (IWB)
Created in partnership with the National Crime Prevention Council, this supplement provides tips for students, parents, and teachers on how to prevent and deal with Cyberbulling online, in school, and in the community.

Focus on Bullying (PDF) (IWB) is a 16-page tab comprehensive bullying prevention supplement and program, will assist teachers, administrators, parents and students in developing and implementing a detailed school-wide action plan that strengthens the physical, social, and psychological safety of schools and reduces the incidence of bullying.

Stand Up to Bullying — NEW (PDF)
Stand Up to Bullying, from Bullybust.org, is a national bully prevention Student Learning Guide and a Teacher Tool Kit with lessons designed to raise awareness about the harmful effects of bullying on victims, bystanders and bullies themselves.

Character Education Through The Newspaper (PDF) (IWB)
Students will discover definitions and real-life examples of autonomy, responsibility, loyalty, altruism, respect, compassion, integrity, perseverance, tolerance, courage, fairness, faith, reverence, love and friendship in the advertising, features, news, photos and comic strips in the newspaper. Students will also explore their inner feelings and experiences involving a variety of character traits.

Conflict Resolution (PDF) (IWB)
(KRP) This supplement looks at a subject we all know something about: conflict. We experience it often in our everyday lives and probably have many feelings about it. Here’s help dealing with it, in each of us and in the classroom.

Count on Character (PDF) (IWB)
(KRP) Students discover that good citizenship begins with respect, honesty, kindness and overall good character.

Holocaust (PDF) (IWB)
The Holocaust was one of the world’s darkest hours — a mass murder conducted in the shadows of the world’s most deadly war. The German government, controlled by the brutal Nazi Party and its leader Adolf Hitler, killed six million Jews who lived in Europe. The Germans also tried to exterminate Europe’s Gypsies, or Roma, and they targeted other groups, as well.

Holocaust Timeline Lesson Plan
The Holocaust Timeline Lesson Plan is a review of the NAZI anti-Semitic pogroms and laws that went into effect between 1933 and 1945. The timeline marks the escalating levels of prejudice, discrimination, and terrifying violence targeting the many victims of the Holocaust. Lesson questions are provided.

It’s All About You (PDF) (IWB)
(KRP) By helping students develop a better understanding of self, this section can help students better deal with people and choices.

Moral Reasoning Lesson Plans Using the Newspaper (DOC)
Famous child psychologists, Piaget and Kohlberg, discovered that the way we think about moral problems develops throughout our lives. As we get older our logic becomes less self-centered and more complex, taking into consideration many factors. Thinking about problems at "higher stages" means that you take long-term consequences seriously, wonder if the actions will impact your character or integrity, respond to your pangs of conscience or feel a duty to care for others coming from deep within.

Patriotism (PDF) (IWB)
(KRP) A look at patriotism in America — past and present.

Positive Thinking (PDF) (IWB)
(KRP) The goal of this guide is to help teachers demonstrate to students that they can achieve success, that their attitudes and skills can improve, and that through the appropriate techniques, positive thinking can become the habit of choice.

Service: Together We Can Make a Difference (PDF) (IWB)
This supplement will help teachers incorporate service and service learning into the curriculum to not only help the community, but to help students understand that they can make a difference.

The Power of You (PDF) (IWB)
(KRP) Teenagers need to know: Don’t underestimate yourself. They have the power to change almost anything — their school, town, state, country or even the world.

Unique You (PDF) (IWB)
Stresses the importance of character development, cooperation, fairness, honesty, respect and other traits (KRP, grades 3-5).

Project: Solution Character Education Supplements: Thirty-six 8-page supplements are provided, eighteen for each grade level of K-3 & 3-7. Topics include:

Critical Thinking Skills & Gifted Students

Gifted Students Guide (PDF) (IWB)
(NAA Foundation) The guide is designed for secondary students in gifted programs who have mastered the fundamentals of the curriculum and will benefit from advanced educational stimulation. However, many of the activities may be used successfully with a wide range of higher-achieving and highly motivated students.

Just Think! (PDF) (IWB)
(NAA Foundation) This guide focuses on helping students develop higher-level thinking skills using the newspaper. Students need to be problem solvers and lifelong learners. The newspaper is a logical instructional medium for this cause. It is an authentic, real-world text, one that will engage students and provide the information they will need to make decisions throughout their lives. Components include:

• The Bloom Six, an overview of Bloom’s Taxonomy of Educational Objectives.
• National Standards and Higher-Level Thinking Skills showing examples of higher-level thinking skills identified in national content standards.
• Lesson Plans — presented in two parts: Open Their Minds, the teacher page, and Engage Your Brain, the student activity page.

Newspapers Maintain the Brain (PDF) (IWB)
(NAA Foundation) A Teacher’s Guide for Using The Newspaper to Enhance Skills: (NAA) It has been called the living textbook and it lives up to that name. The newspaper can be used to enhance skills in reading, writing, listening, speaking, math, social studies and science. Critical thinking is a natural outgrowth of using the newspaper to learn. Each lesson begins with the skills involved in the process of that activity. Reproducible worksheets accompany most of the activities.

Diversity & Multicultural Literacy

A Plan For All Seasons (PDF) (IWB)
This guide is organized by season (autumn, winter, spring, summer). Topics of the activities focus on specific holidays, as well as seasonal interests.

Adolescent Literacy Through the Newspaper - Literacy, Multicultural Education, and Multiple Intelligence Theory (PDF) (IWB)This NAA Foudnation guide provides 10 core activities that deal with culture, which help students to examine themselves in the context of their cultural background. After each of the core activities, the guide provide related activities, some to extend the lesson and others based on the multiple intelligence theory, allowing students to spend time working from their gifts and talents.

All Together Now: Living and Learning in a Multicultural Society (PDF) (IWB)
This NAA Foundation teacher guide looks at the role the newspaper can play in developing children’s literacy skills in a multicultural society. The activities are based on accepted education theories about the way children learn and the resources children bring to the learning setting.

Celebrate Diversity! (PDF) (IWB)
This NAA Foundation guide provides newspaper lessons that help students explore six areas to celebrate diversity: race, gender, language, ethnicity, religion, and disability, while developing critical thinking skills.

Changing Face of America (PDF) (IWB)
(KRP) Focuses on America’s minority groups and the contribution they make to our society.

ESL & Spanish Bilingual

100 Ways to Use the Newspaper/Spanish/English Newspaper Activity Cards (PDF) (IWB)
100 bilingual newspaper activity cards for beginner to advanced in all major subject areas plus life skills, character education, and newspaper knowledge.

ESL, The Newspaper and the Classroom (PDF) (IWB)
Features that distinguish the activities in this guide as ESL are their sensitivity to diversity; their immersion in American culture; their focus on specific language needs—vocabulary, idioms, sentence structure, paragraphing, rhetorical patterns, nuances within language (e.g., puns, symbols, abbreviations, metaphors, personification, analogy); and their rigorous expectations for students.

Life Skills / English/Spanish - Communication, Consumerism, Education, Finance, Health Care, Nutrition
This bilingual English/Spanish feature discussed life skills in communication, consumerism, education, finances, health care, and nutrition (6 units on each topic, 36 total).

Speaking Of Language (PDF) (IWB)
A guide to using the newspaper for English as a second language studies. It contains seven sections, which include Structure, Speaking, Listening Comprehension, Writing, Reading, Culture and Vocabulary. An extensive implementation plan is also included to provide special direction to the second language teacher or tutor.

Financial Literacy Student Supplements

Are You Ready for the Real World (PDF) (IWB)
This financial literacy supplement, correlated to national financial education standards, was written by the Center for Economic Education at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. The GMU Center is part of the Virginia Council on Economic Education and the National Council on Economic Education.

Banking: How Money Works (PDF) (IWB)
(KRP) Covers all aspects of banks: how they started, what services they provide, saving & checking accounts, credit and other topics.

Be Money $mart: Helping Students/Parents Understand How To Invest, Save, & Manage Money (NEW 2011 PDF) (2010 PDF) (IWB) (Be Money $mart 2009) These financial literacy supplements published by Junior Achievement (JA), with support from the Allstate Foundation, educates young people on how to prepare for their financial future. This program includes a How-To guide for potential NIE sponsorship by partnering with JA and the Allstate Foundation.

Consumer Jungle Teacher Guide / Six Consumer Education In-Paper Articles
This consumer education program for students, teachers, and adults, provides a teacher guide and 6 feature articles. Consumer Jungle online offers a web-based program that helps turn high school students into savvy consumers without putting them to sleep. There's something for everyone. Students will discover a host of on-line games, and teachers will find free classroom materials. Visit www.consumerjungle.org

Focus on Finances (PDF) (IWB)
This financial literacy supplement offers Federal Trade Commission (FTC) content to help young consumers deal with issues of Identity Theft, Consumer Fraud, Debt, and Purchasing a New or Used Car.

Entrepreneurship: A Youth Guide to Starting & Operating a Small Business (PDF) (IWB)
This supplement, published in partnership with NFTE & NASDAQ, is a how to guide to help youth understand how to start their own business.

Life is Expensive!: Discovering the Real Cost of Living (PDF) (IWB)
(KRP) Helps young people realize the importance of financial planning for life’s decisions in a fun and engaging way.

Meet Me at the Mall (PDF) (IWB)
(KRP) Consumer economics and financial literacy explored in a kids favorite hangout — the mall!

NEFE High School Financial Planning Program (PDF) (IWB)
The goal of this program is to help students to learn how to responsibly and effectively manage their money for the rest of their life.  The NEFE High School Financial Planning Program has three main objectives, for students to: 1. Learn the financial planning process—what it is and what it can do for them; 2. Apply the process through assignments they will complete that relate to their experiences with money; and, 3. Take control of their finances, starting today. Newspaper Finance Activities - Real-life newspaper lessons correlated to the NEFE supplement.

The Stock Market (PDF) (IWB)
This supplement describes the many institutions and activities involved in helping people and companies buy and sell stock. The stock market is not just one market. Some of its institutions are traditional, floor-based stock exchanges, like the New York Stock Exchange, and some are electronic, computer-based markets like The NASDAQ Stock Market. They are all part of "the stock market" that students (and teachers) will come to understand through this supplement.

The Stock Market: What’s All The Shouting About? (PDF) (IWB)
(KRP) Helps students understand the Stock Market and give them a chance to “invest” I their own financial future.

Wallet Wisdom Personal Finance Game (PDF) (IWB)
Created by a partnership between the Daily Advertiser (LA) and the Louisiana Council for Economic Education, the game is a fun way to teach students the fundamentals of personal finance.

First Amendment

First Things First - First Amendment Guide (PDF) (IWB)
(NAA Foundation) Several studies have demonstrated that Americans lack comprehensive knowledge of the rights guaranteed them by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. The goal of the First Things First: Using the Newspaper to Teach the Five Freedoms of the First Amendment activity guide is to provide a tool for teachers to build student awareness and understanding about the First Amendment. Incorporating newspaper activities into the curriculum achieves this goal using each of the five freedoms as the vehicle for instruction.

Freedom — It looks Good on You
This program aimed at students in grades 7-12, is designed to inspire a better understanding and greater appreciation of the First Amendment and its significance in safeguarding our free society.  The supplement has seven objectives: 1) examines the First Amendment in the context of the Bill of Rights and offers an overview of the document; 2) reviews the First Amendment’s five freedoms; 3) identifies nine categories of unprotected speech; 4) highlights First Amendment court decisions; 5) examines the ethics of free expression; 6) explores the First Amendment in our schools; and 7) discusses the need for greater support of the First Amendment in America’s educational system. Resources are provided by the Illinois First Amendment Center in partnership with the Knight Foundation.

• First Amendment Curriculum Guide (PDF) (IWB)
• Freedom — It looks Good on You / Student Supplement (PDF) (IWB)
• Freedom — It looks Good on You / Pre & Post Test on the First Amendment (PDF) (IWB)

General Educational Development

Newspaper Literacy & General Educational Development (PDF) (IWB)
(By Craig Lancto) The newspaper presents students with authentic literature through which they learn about the real world. While students are studying grammar, language arts, social studies, etc., they are becoming familiar with the people and events that are shaping the future.  This guide also provides a section correlated to GED standards and target date activities.

Health, Nutrition, Fitness, Safety, Anti-Drug & Alcohol Awareness

Be Healthy, Be Fit (PDF) (IWB)
A curriculum guide for using the newspaper to teach health and fitness.

Choices: Making Smart Decisions About Your Health & Safety (PDF) (IWB)
Teens learn up-to-date information about drugs, alcohol and tobacco; health, exercise & emotional well-being; and leadership & relationships.

Fitness Head to Toe (PDF) (IWB)
(KRP) Using this guide and the newspaper, students learn how exercise, nutrition and lifestyle choices affect them head to toe.

Focus on Bullying (PDF) (IWB) is a 16-page tab comprehensive bullying prevention supplement and program, will assist teachers, administrators, parents and students in developing and implementing a detailed school-wide action plan that strengthens the physical, social, and psychological safety of schools and reduces the incidence of bullying.

Food for Thought (PDF) (IWB)
(KRP) This section offers a fun approach to the study of nutrition as wells as social, economic and cultural connections to food.

Get Focused: Eye Care and Safety Guides & Lessons Using the Newspaper
This web page, provided by VSG, offers several NIE guides and lessons related to eye care and safety and related topics.

Have the Time of Your Life: Celebrate Responsibly (PDF) (IWB)
(KRP) Facts and activities designed to make teenagers think before they drink.

Pathways to a Drug-Free Life (PDF) (IWB)
(KRP) This section helps students understand the consequences of drug use and to think about more positive actions.

Playing it Safe (PDF) (IWB)
Helps students learn do’s & don’ts of personal safety in a fun, entertaining format (KRP, grades K-3).

Stand Up to Bullying — NEW (PDF)
Stand Up to Bullying, from Bullybust.org, is a national bully prevention Student Learning Guide and a Teacher Tool Kit with lessons designed to raise awareness about the harmful effects of bullying on victims, bystanders and bullies themselves.

Staying Healthy: A Guide to Life Choices (PDF) (IWB)
(KRP) Features information on nutrition, exercise, drug use & abuse, self-esteem, and other topics.

Stay Smart, Don't Start: The Truth About Drugs and Alcohol (PDF) (IWB)
This new supplement provides truth and research about drugs and alcohol for teens, parents, teachers, and the local community and how they can work together on this important issue. It was published in partnership with Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA), PhRMA, and CHPA.

Teen Drinking: Too Much, Too Soon…Too Risky (PDF) (IWB)
(KRP) This important supplement helps students understand the effects of alcohol, what it does to their bodies and brains, why they may be tempted to try it, the dangers alcohol poses to their health & safety, and how they can say no.

Understanding Drugs: Better Choices, Better Lives (PDF) (IWB)
(KRP) A no-holds-barred look at the subject of drugs, and how to make better choices.

Hispanic Heritage

High-Tech Heroes: Hispanic Explorers in Science (PDF) (IWB)
This bilingual supplement provides bios on high achieving Hispanics in science and technology. High-Tech Heroes: Hispanic Explorers in Science Teacher Guide (PDF) (IWB)

Hispanics Driving Success (PDF) (IWB)
This bilingual supplement provides bios on high achieving Hispanics in many important fields of endeavor. Hispanics Driving Success Teacher Guide (PDF) (IWB)

Hispanic Heritage (PDF) (IWB)
(KRP) This supplement is designed to expose students to the Hispanic culture and help them explore diversity, geography and the Spanish language.

Hispanic History & Politics (PDF) (IWB)
This bilingual supplement provides an overview of Hispanic history & politics with bios on Hispanic politicians. Hispanic History & Politics Teacher Guide (PDF) (IWB)

Hispanic Literature & Storytelling (PDF) (IWB)
This bilingual supplement provides bios on Hispanic writers and their influence on literature and storytelling. Hispanic Literature & Storytelling Teacher Guide (PDF) (IWB)

Most of the Hispanic Hertiage supplements were provided courtesy of the Ford Motor Company Fund in partnership with Hollister Kids and Detroit Newspapers in Education.

Homeland Security, Crime Prevention, Online Safety

Choose to Be Ready – Homeland Security (PDF) (IWB)
This supplement, written by the America Prepared Campaign, helps families prepare for all types of emergencies, whether natural or man-made. Families develop a plan, assemble an emergency kit, and become informed about every kind of potential emergency.

Crime Prevention (PDF) (IWB)
Created in partnership with the National Crime Prevention Council, this supplement provides tips for students, parents, and teachers on how to keep themselves, their schools and their communities safe from crime.

Cyberbullying Prevention (PDF) (IWB)
Created in partnership with the National Crime Prevention Council, this supplement provides tips for students, parents, and teachers on how to prevent and deal with Cyberbulling online, in school, and in the community.

Get Wise About Wireless: Be Safe, Be Courteous (PDF) (IWB)
Created in partnership with the national Crime Prevention Council and The Wireless Foundation, This supplement educates kids and their families about the importance of cell phone safety and responsible use and how to deal with issues like cell-bullying.

Living Life Online (PDF)
Parents and teachers often talk about helping you stay safe, online and off. They try to teach you to think critically about what you see and hear, and make sure you have the skills you need to succeed in the 21st century. But the truth is that being a good citizen these days requires the same skills it always has: being honest and respectful of others, and treating other people the way you want to be treated. So whether you are texting or talking, posting photos or playing games, this guide has information to reinforce those citizenship skills that work online and off. Produced in partnership with the Federal Trade Commission.

Stop • Think • Click (PDF) (IWB)
Produced in partnership with the Federal Trade Commission, this supplement provides practical tips from the federal government and the technology industry to help students and adults be on guard against Internet fraud, secure their computers, and protect their personal information.

Journalism

Comic Strips…Newspaper Capers (PDF) (IWB)
This resource is organized in categories which include: Comic Strip Understandings, Values and Human Behavior, Social Problems and Issues, Language Arts Foundations and Creative Writing and Development.

Creating a Classroom Newspaper (PDF) (IWB)
(NAA Foundation) Provides teachers and students all the guidance they need to create their own classroom newspaper, while developing writing and reading skills.

Glossary of Newspaper Terms (DOC)

Journalism Web Resources (DOC)
Online teacher resources for High School Journalism programs.

Let’s Write a Newspaper Story (PDF) (IWB)
(Johns Hopkins University) Get your students hooked on writing.  Imagine your students working cooperatively, motivated and staying focused on the task at hand.  They are writing real-world newspaper stories. With this easy-to-follow unit course, you will help students write authentic newspaper stories based on training developed during an educational partnership between the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory and the Hammond Elementary School in Laurel, MD.

I Know! I read it in the newspaper! (PDF) (IWB)
(KRP) An excellent resource introducing students to the newspaper.

Making the News: The story behind the newspaper (PDF) (IWB)
(KRP) From the story idea to your front door: It’s all covered.

N the News (PDF) (IWB)
This NAA Foundation journalism guide provides a set of eight curriculum units that encompass lesson plans, subject content, activities and assessment tools for use with the daily newspaper.

News AD-Vantage (PDF) (IWB)
Contents focus on basic elements of advertisements, analysis of advertisements, ad design, consumerism, career education, social studies and language arts.

Newspaper Journalism (PDF) (IWB)
From basic newswriting to creation of summaries, comic strips and advertising, these activities introduce the highest standards for school and classroom newspapers.

Press Ahead! (PDF) (IWB)
(NAA Foundation) Press Ahead! is a teaching tool and planning guide for creating a classroom newspaper. It provides background on the different sections and elements of a newspaper.

The Newspaper: A Daily Miracle (PDF) (IWB)
This is a hands-on student supplement on journalism and the newspaper business. It covers every aspect and department at the newspaper with a chronology of a newspaper’s day.

Life Skills

Conflict Resolution (PDF) (IWB)
(KRP) This supplement looks at a subject we all know something about: conflict. We experience it often in our everyday lives and probably have many feelings about it. Here’s help dealing with it, in each of us and in the classroom.

Life's Basics (4/8-page units): Get a Job, Let's Talk, Saving Savvy, Wise Buys
(KRP) A series of four 8-page sections introducing students to fundamental life skills, communication, getting a job, managing money, and others — that will affect their day-to-day lives.

Life Skills In The News (PDF) (IWB)
This guide provides 76 activities designed to help develop and apply practical living and consumer skills through the use of the newspaper. The four sections of this curriculum guide include Life Essentials, Language and Communication, Lifestyles and Success.

Life Skills - Communication, Consumerism, Education, Finance, Health Care, Nutrition
This bilingual English/Spanish feature discussed life skills in communication, consumerism, education, finances, health care, and nutrition (6 units on each topic, 36 total).

Our Changing World: Keep Up (PDF) (IWB)
(KRP) Helps students discover the world around them and shows them how to keep up with all the changes.

The Power of You (PDF) (IWB)
(KRP) Teenagers need to know: Don’t underestimate yourself. They have the power to change almost anything — their school, town, state, country or even the world.

Media Literacy

Five Key Questions That Can Change the World - Activities for Media Literacy (PDF) (IWB)
This media literacy classroom guide from the Center for Media Literacy provides 25 lesson activities base on five key questions that provide the new framework for media literacy.

Mastering the Message (PDF) (IWB)
(NAA Foundation) This guide is designed to help students gain control of media messages by analyzing them and then using what they learn to create messages of their own.

Media Literacy Kit (PDF) (IWB)
This new Media Lit Kit from the Center for Media Literacy helps organize and promote the importance of teaching this expanded notion of “literacy.” At its core are the basic higher-order critical thinking skills – e.g. knowing how to identify key concepts, how to make connections between multiple ideas, how to ask pertinent questions, formulate a response, identify fallacies – that form the very foundation of both intellectual freedom and the exercising of full citizenship in a democratic society. Visit the Center for Media Literacy web site at: http://www.medialit.org

Messages & Meaning (PDF) (IWB)
(NAA Foundation) The instructional activities in this guide are organized around four units: Accessing, Analyzing, Evaluating, and Communicating Media Messages.  Each activity is identified by the media concept it illustrates with many accompanied by reproducible activity sheets.

Multiple Intelligences

Adolescent Literacy Through the Newspaper - Literacy, Multicultural Education, and Multiple Intelligence Theory (PDF) (IWB)
This NAA Foundation guide provides 10 core activities that deal with culture, which help students to examine themselves in the context of their cultural background. After each of the core activities, the guide provide related activities, some to extend the lesson and others based on the multiple intelligence theory, allowing students to spend time working from their gifts and talents.

Touching the Kaleidoscope of Your Mind: Activities for Multiple Intelligences (PDF) (IWB)
(NAA Foundation) The newspaper activities in this guide are organized by the seven multiple intelligences identified by Harvard psychologist Howard Gardner.  There are activities for grades K-12.

Sports

Football Fan Fare (PDF) (IWB)
This guide provides educationally sound activities pertaining to the newspaper and the sport of football in the content areas of language arts, social studies, science and mathematics.

Hoops! (PDF) (IWB)
Learning is fun when following the game of basketball. This guide is a motivating and relevant guide containing exciting graphics, precise instructions for using the newspaper in the classroom with practical applications for a variety of curriculum areas.

On The Sidelines (PDF) (IWB)
These motivating activities focus on use of the sports pages for application of skills in language arts, math, science and social studies.

Study Skills & College Preparation

On Course for College (PDF) (IWB)
(KRP) Everything a high student needs to know about preparing for college is included in this section — even a freshman-to-senior planning guide spread sheet.

Science Fairs: The Method Behind the Madness (PDF) (IWB)
(KRP) Even the brightest kids can struggle with the process of scientific inquiry and preparing for science fairs. This study guide will help that process.

Skillfully Done: School, Work, Money, Life (PDF) (IWB)
(KRP) Students learn about taking the right steps toward planning their future including setting goals and developing a plan to reach them.

You Name It / Miscellaneous NIE Resources

• 100 Ways to Use the Newspaper
• 1795 Editorial in Portland (ME) Herald on Educational Use of the Newspaper
• A Plan For All Seasons Guide
• Constitution Scavenger Hunt
• Glossary of Newspaper Terms
• Halloween Newspaper Activities
• History of NIE
• Holiday Scavenger Hunt
• Holiday Season Newspaper Activities
• How to Read a Newspaper by Walter Cronkite
• Newspaper-Related Books List (K-12)
• Quickie Lessons - Short quick lesson activities for all major subject areas
• St. Valentines Day Scavenger Hunt
• Target Date Activities with List of Participating Newspapers
• Thanksgiving Newspaper Activities
• Ultimate Holiday Activity Guide
• Ultimate Sunday Activity Guide
• Veteran’s Day Newspaper Activities
• Who Works at a Newspaper

Women

Girls Can Lead the Way (PDF) (IWB)
(KRP) Girls discover what it takes to be a leader, increase self-confidence and be smart about money.

Mothers of Invention (PDF)
What do hang gliders, windshield wipers, shopping bags and Barbie dolls all have in common? All of these were invented by women!

Women’s History Guide (PDF) (IWB)
This guide provides biographies of 45 historic women celebrating their accomplishments.  A newspaper lesson activity is provided with each bio related to the woman’s area of achievement.