K-12 Teacher Resource Guides

Grade

Order Number - Title

Discipline

Grades K-3

105 - It's NIE K-3

Art activities for language arts, writing, science, math and social studies.

Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies & Writing

Grades K-3

107 - Newspaper Fun with Garfield

Garfield gives newspaper activities in math, science, language arts, social studies, reading and geography.

Geography, Language Arts, Math, Reading, Science & Social Studies

Grades K-5

101 - Elementary Teacher's Guide

Bulletin board ideas and worksheets for language arts, science, math and social studies.

Language Arts, Math, Science & Social Studies

Grades K-5

103 - Fundamentals for Elementary Students:

Teaching Basic Competencies to Address Educational Objectives. Addresses most mandated competencies and educational objectives. Lessons focus on fundamental skill development in the major subject areas. The guide contains 60 student-directed lessons in worksheet format.

General

Grades K-5

109- Dinosaurs and the Newspaper

Contains numerous lessons about dinosaurs, how the earth began, fossils and fossil clues, the first reptiles and mammals and earth science.

Science

Grades K-5

505 - Along Came a Spider: Teaching Elementary Narrative Writing

Teaching the sequence and components of narrative writing to elementary students can be a difficult task. This book combines a familiar, memorable nursery rhyme with techniques to help students remember to include a character, setting, action, problem and solution in all of their stories.

Language Arts

Grades K-6

604 - Measuring Up in Mathematics: Addressing the NCTM Standards for School Math, Elementary

Provides teachers with activities that meet the objectives of the standards introduced by the National Council of Teachers of Math.

Math

Grades K-8

502 - Writing with the Newspaper

The guide explores methods to develop good writing and comprehension skills.

Language Arts

Grades K-12

302 - Special Education and Cooperative Learning: Using the Newspaper as a Primary Source

Students with �special needs� are less likely to be motivated by conventional methods. The exercises in this curriculum guide promote using the newspaper for cooperative learning. The guide is divided into four sections by competency levels, allowing teachers to meet the needs of a student no matter what their assigned grade level.

Specialty

Grades K-12

305 - Multiple Intelligences: Touching the Kaleidoscope of Your Mind

Activities are organized by the seven intelligences of the Multiple Intelligence Theory.

Specialty

Grades 1-12

307 - Michigan Curriculum Framework

Teaching the skills from the Michigan Curriculum Framework is easy to do using The Flint Journal newspaper. The material is compelling and authentic, making it more interesting for students and teachers.

Specialty

Grades 2-12

501 - Exploring the Dimensions of Thinking

Lesson plans and worksheets expand and develop thinking skills for students in 10 grades.

Language Arts

Grades 3-6

303 - 101 Ways to Use the Mini Page

Suggestions on how to extend the activities from the Mini Page published on Thursdays in The Flint Journal.

Specialty

Grades 3-6

111 - Elementary and Secondary Activities

Newspapers and educators created these activities to develop skills and meet objectives of various content area. This guide is divided into these categories: newspaper activities, social studies, science, math and language arts.

Language Arts, Math, Science & Social Studies

Grades 3-12

404 - Citizens Together: You and Your Newspaper

Lesson plans and worksheets explore the freedoms protected in the Bill of Rights.

Social Studies