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Welcome to Newspaper in Education

The Longmont Times-Call Newspaper in Education program provides newspapers and related curriculum programs that encourage classroom learning. Timely examples of science, math, civics, and language arts help educators provide students with real life connections.

Lesson plans come alive when educators use the Times-Call to make links with local, national, and international news. The Times-Call provides an innovative learning experience that is far beyond textbooks.

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Switzerland rejects providing lawyers for animals

Answer FIVE Geography questions each week based on major news events.

Archive of Geography quizzes

"Embrace Life" seatbelt video goes viral

Discussion prompts & video archive.

Audio

Daily Science Webcasts


Soil Litter - Soil As Living Skin

Soil is bio-dynamic: it has the capacity to filter pollutants and transform elements into organic matter.


Tap the wealth of information in your newspaper as a teaching tool:

Elementary (Grades K-4)
Middle (Grades 5-8)
Secondary (Grades 9-12)

Paralympic Games showcase athletes with extraordinary abilities

-- Front Page Talking Points Archive

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Download a lesson based on political cartoons and print it out for use in your classroom. (PDF format)

This week's lesson: Is a bipartisan reconciliation filibuster healthy?

Download this week's lesson
There are more than 140 lessons archived for your use


Diversity, multiculturalism, worldwide events. You'll find plenty for classroom discussions in this listing of events.

Get This Week in History

A set of weekly educational activities geared toward younger readers

Get details in our Parent Resources area

THIS WEEK'S WORD IN THE NEWS 

CHAFE

DEFINITION:
To feel irritated or impatient

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
School districts have begun to chafe under the state's mandatory late-August starting date, saying that it makes it nearly impossible to accommodate the needs of students, parents and teachers.
Dallas Morning News -- 03/08/2010

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