Free Winter Lessons from
Scholastic - Explore the effects winter weather and cold climates have on living things. Activities cover various student groupings, subjects and skills, grades, extension ideas, and assessment suggestions.
Learning about the Inverted Pyramid -
Usually the basic news story is written in the inverted pyramid
style. After the main ideas, more details are given to the reader depending on the space available. Look through your print newspaper and then your online edition. Is the same amount of space given to the same article?
If not, why do you think it might be different?
The
National Education Association has a webpage full of classroom resources for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
These lessons divided up between grades K-5, 6-8 and 9-12 are designed to h
elp students put in perspective Martin Luther King, Jr.'s life, his impact on the Civil Rights Movement, and his significance to American culture and history.Holiday Newspaper Scavenger Hunt
Directions: See how many of the following winter related items you can find in your newspaper. For an added challenge time yourself - see which person or team in your class can complete the list the quickest!
1. An ad featuring something winter-related
2. An activity you can only do in the winter
3. A weather map featuring cold temperatures
4. Something related to snow
5. Clothing or accessories you need during the winter
6. A picture of someone wearing warm clothes
7.
Any headline that includes a winter word for example: SNOW, ICE, SLEET, BLIZZARD, Etc.
8. Information about a outdoor winter event
9. Information about an indoor winter event 10. A story about people enjoying winter sports
11. A yummy recipe people tend to eat when it's cold outside
12. A story or forecast of winter weather
