Keep Spreading the News

Hone reading comprehension skills and address important topics in the news today in one language arts activity. As young beekeepers read about the decrease in bee populations, they answer questions that have them making predictions about...

Media lovers read articles on a variety of current events with a website made especially for kids. The website is easy to navigate and includes sections about everything from science to sports.

Students recognize and explain that any invention may lead to other inventions. In small groups, they research a provided topic and each group adds their information to a class timeline.

In this smog instructional activity, students read the article, answer true and false questions, complete synonym matching, complete phrase matching, complete a gap fill, answer short answer questions, answer discussion questions, write,...

In this snow worksheet, students read the article, answer true and false questions, complete synonym matching, complete phrase matching, complete a gap fill, answer short answer questions, answer discussion questions, write, and more...

In this common cold worksheet, students read the article, answer true and false questions, complete synonym matching, complete phrase matching, complete a gap fill, answer short answer questions, answer discussion questions, write, and...

Students explore animal fat. In this animal fat lesson, students do an experiment to see that animal fat helps keep animals warm. Students use vegetable oil and ice water to test how long they can keep their fingers in cold water.

Students create a collection of pressed plants. In this plant instructional activity, students use newspaper, plywood, and a rubberband to press plants they previously collected.

In this reading for details worksheet, young scholars answer multiple choice questions about the story "Wildfire" from the Time magazine. Students answer 8 questions.

Students share ideas about keeping things safe, then read a news article about a huge vault built to store billions of seeds. In this current events lesson, the teacher introduces the article with a discussion and vocabulary activity,...