Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Biographies in a Box Come to Life

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students use the Internet to research someone's biography.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Breaking News English: Summer Holidays Stress Workers Out

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "Summer Holidays Stress Workers Out," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Breaking News English: Teenage Mothers Risk Premature Babies

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "Teenage Mothers Risk Premature Babies," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Breaking News English: Kenya's First Lady Runs Amok

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "Kenya's First Lady Runs Amok," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Patients Die in Britain as Foreign Doctors Can’t Speak English Properly

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders examine the problems that exist with foreign doctors not fluent in English. In this Great Britain Health System focussed for ESL lesson, 9th graders read an article and answer guided questions. Students participate in a...
Interactive
Curated OER

Breaking News English: UN Says World Shifting to Synthetic Drugs

For Students 6th - 8th
In this ESL worksheet, students first read an article about addictive prescription drugs. Students complete all or some of the 100 exercises and activities pertaining to the article. Included are vocabulary, discussion, surveys and...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Breaking News English: Loss of Nature Will Damage Economies

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "Loss of Nature Will Damage Economies," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Community of Interests

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students evaluate various aspects of community through local and national news. They explore the different sections of a newspaper and how each relates to a different aspect of a community.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

MFL: Young Drivers

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Pupils examine and discuss images from road safety programs. In groups, they role-play a scenerio in which they are trying to persuade the other to adopt an unsafe driving practice. They write a short article about their experiences to...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Evening News - Rainforest Rescue

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders prepare a television briefing reflecting on their experiences in an earlier lesson in which they simulated surviving a crash into the Amazon and using maps to achieve rescue. They develop and present a summary of their...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

World War I: People, Places, and Events

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students research the people, places, and events of World War I. They select a topic, conduct research, read and discuss a bibliography handout, and create a biography, newspaper, diorama, or comparative maps to present their research...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Exploring Different Types of Written Text

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this text analysis learning exercise, students examine different types of texts and identify each one by matching them from a list. Students determine what each text communicates and for whom.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Breaking News English: China Aiming to ‘Breed’ Wimbledon Champ

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "China Aiming to ‘Breed’ Wimbledon Champ," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Breaking News English: Drinking Wine Can Rot Your Teeth

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "Drinking Wine Can Rot Your Teeth," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 10 true or false questions about the selection.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Breaking News English: World Healthcare System for the Rich

For Students 6th - 11th
In this English worksheet, students read "World Healthcare System for the Rich," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Breaking News English: Arctic Ice May Disappear in a Decade

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read " Arctic Ice May Disappear in a Decade," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 10 true or false questions about the selection.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Breaking News English: World Population Aging At Record Rate

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "World Population Aging At Record Rate," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
Article
BBC

Bbc History: World Wars: World War One: Daily Mirror Headlines: Ypres

For Students 9th - 10th
Collection of excerpted headlines and news reports published in the "Daily Mirror" on April 23 and 24, 1915, relates events of the fighting at Ypres, including the German use of poison gas.
Article
BBC

Bbc History: World Wars: World War One: Daily Mirror Headlines: Jutland

For Students 9th - 10th
Collection of excerpted headlines and news reports from the "Daily Mirror" published on June 3, 1916, about the British naval engagement at Jutland.
Article
BBC

Bbc History: World Wars: World War One: Daily Mirror Headlines: Somme

For Students 9th - 10th
Excerpts of reports published in the "Daily Mirror" on July 31, 1916, which detail some of the British successes during the first month of the Battle of the Somme.
Website
Other

Jta Global News Service of the Jewish People

For Students 9th - 10th
JTA is an international news service that reports on and analyzes events and issues of concern to Jewish people around the world. With special sections on breaking news and news stories from the Mideast, Washington, and around the globe.
Lesson Plan
New Zealand Ministry of Education

Nz Ministry of Education: Extra! Extra!

For Teachers 4th - 7th Standards
In this lesson students will learn about newspapers including the parts of a newspaper, purpose, and structure of articles. They will gather, record and present information from a variety of sources, using different technologies and...
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Features of a Newspaper

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] A flipchart that examines the way in which newspapers and articles are constructed. The end of the flipchart focuses specifically on the battle of Glencoe, but the majority of the flipchart has much...
Website
CNN

Cnn: allpolitics.com

For Students 9th - 10th
CNN, in conjunction with TIME magazine, covers U.S. and world politics. Content includes top headlines, in-depth features, analysis, special reports, a government guide, and more.