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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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Brazil debates girl's role in Carnival

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

Archive of Geography quizzes


Can Fast-Food Diet help you lose weight?

Discussion prompts & video archive.


Audio

Daily Science Webcasts


Termites: It's All in the DNA

Scientists are hoping to find a shortcut to hydrogen power- by studying the microbes found in a termite's gut.



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


Winter Olympics showcase skills, speed on snow and ice

-- 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: Tooning into History: McCarthyism at 60

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.


A set of weekly educational activities geared toward younger readers

Get details in our Parent Resources area


THIS WEEK'S WORD IN THE NEWS 

SYMBIOTIC

DEFINITION:
A mutually beneficial relationship between different people or groups.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
The Lead Draw represented the perfect symbiotic relationship between a play and a player and a player and an offensive scheme.
Dallas Morning News -- 02/08/2010

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