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Global Warming: Local Solutions- Grades 4-12
Informative and interactive- This 16 page guide raises student awareness and understanding of the issues surrounding climate change and engages participants in problem solving activities.

*Scientific Inquiry & The Newspaper- All Grade levels
This guide shows how to use the newspaper to teach scientific inquiry. It demonstrates the connections between scientific inquiry and other academic disciplines.

*Faces of America: Life Stories of Notable Americans- Grades 4-8
Tells the story of 33 remarkable Americans, all of whom are named in the Social Studies frameworks.

Irish History & Immigration- Grades 4-8
Focus on historical immigration.

Who We Are & How America Is Changing- Grades 4-8
Focus on historical immigration.

*The Weather Page- Grades 3-8
Help students to understand the weather. Guide is broken into four parts: Weather, Topography, Geography, & Climate. Great Science activists using all subject areas- Math, Language Arts, etc.

The Five Themes of Geography- Grades 3-8
This guide was written to address the recent changes in the frameworks addressing Geography.

*Looking at the Newspaper from a Different Angle - Grades 4-12
Focuses students on real-life mathematical experiences with the newspaper as a tool

*Featuring the Frameworks - Grades: 4-12
A guide to address each of the Massachusetts standards for English Language Arts.

*Literature Links to the Newspaper - Grades: 3-6
Activities, graphic organizers, rubric's and writing templates for a year's worth of standards-based lessons using some of your favorite children's books.

*Economics: Ideas, Concepts, Applications - Grades: 5-8
This guide is designed to help your students understand how the economy of the nation and the world is influenced by choices made by individuals, groups and governments.

*Massachusetts: Read All About It - Grades: 4-8
This guide examines the past, present and future of Massachusetts through the newspaper.

*What's the Problem? Technology Education - Grades: 5-8
Focuses on technology education using design briefs (instructional tools used to stimulate creativity, critical thinking and problem solving), a newspaper article relevant to the task and newspaper activities.

Early Literacy Activities Using the Newspaper - Grades: 1-3
A guide to support the use of newspapers in the classroom as a tool for promoting literacy and as a teacher resource.

Newspaper Journalism - Grades: 7-12
An excellent guide using interactive activities and the newspaper to teach students the basics of newspaper journalism.

Literacy: Adult Basic Education
The instructional material in this curriculum is designed for both the teacher (tutor) and student. It is divided into four sections: Alphabetical Literacy; Reading Readiness; Numerical Literacy; and Survival Literacy.

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