NIE Post Register's Excellence in Education

The following lesson plans were taken out of guides that were specially designed for specific subjects and age groups. If you are interested in obtaining a complete curriculum guide, please contact Jennifer Jolley at jjolley@postregister.com.

The first activities, An Introduction to the Newspaper, A day with No Books, and Treasure Hunt Through the News, can be for all age groups. You can scale the lessons down or up to fit the appropriate level, and are good for introducing and exploring the newspaper.

To help our teachers meet the federal requirement that schools teach about the U.S. Constitution every September 17th, the NIE Institute has compiled ready-to-use lessons for kindergarten through twelfth grade. The adapted Center for Civic Education We The People Constitution Resources includes newspaper lessons at the end of each chapter. The We The People materials are great for Constitution Day or Week, but have more content to use throughout the school year. To order, e-mail jjolley@postregister.com and you will receive a return e-mail with the print ready PDF to review and download at your convenience!


Elementary Lessons

Math Comics
Graphing Science/Health
Classifieds Social Studies
Reading/Language Arts  

Important Teacher Resource Links

NIE Institute Teacher Resources

NAA Foundation

Youth Content: Getting Started

First Things First: Using the Newspaper to Teach the Five Freedoms of the First Amendment

Speaking of a Free Press

Creating A Classroom Newspaper

Newspapers Maintain the Brain

MEASURING SUCCESS!

MEASURING UP!

Reading First NIE!

MegaSkills Building Children's Achievement for the Information Age


Teacher Resource Links

Math

www.multiplication.com  Math games.

Museum

International Spy Museum  The Museum focuses on human intelligence and reveals the role spies have played in world events throughout history.

Smithsonian National Zoological Park  The National Zoological Park is a part of the Smithsonian Institution, the world's largest museum and research complex.

Reading

NEA's Read Across America Resources  Read Across America isn't just for young children. Use these resources to reach out to teen readers. You will also find book lists and ways to chart the progress of readers of all ages.

Research

Encyclopdia Britannica  Encyclopdia Britannica, Inc., headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, is a leading provider of learning and knowledge products.

Vocabulary

WWW.VOCABULARY.COM  NIE professionals and their teachers can access our FREE thematic content.