Unit Plan
University of Houston

University of Houston: The Journalist's Desk

For Students 2nd - 5th Standards
This site includes eleven brief newspaper stories. Students must identify the main idea of each short news story.
Unit Plan
University of Houston

University of Houston: Extra! Extra! What's the Big Idea?!

For Students 3rd - 6th Standards
Get the feel of running a newspaper by selecting articles and pictures. If you are interested in checking out real newspapers, there is a clickable list of online newspapers for younger readers.