Parent Resources (Updated every Monday)
Online Extras geared toward younger children
Download a free audio book
"Stuttering Stan Takes a Stand" is now available online as a free audio book for kids.
School Grounds
- New teachers bring world experience
-- Sep 1, 2010 at 11:46 AM - School board candidates facing legal challenges
-- Aug 27, 2010 at 1:50 PM - Fewer Americans back Obama's education agenda
-- Aug 26, 2010 at 2:44 PM
Classroom Connection by Carol Itule
- Classroom resources - new this week
-- Aug 30, 2010 at 2:52 PM - EarthFest Educators Night at the Phoenix Zoo
-- Aug 27, 2010 at 8:53 PM - Serial story, Sunday papers and the eEdition
-- Aug 26, 2010 at 2:06 PM
►Classroom Connection by Carol Itule, Educational Services Manager
Clay Thompson
- Rain is no picnic for ants, but pests usually don't drown
-- Sep 1, 2010 at 5:48 PM - Do I sound like Charlton Heston or George Clooney?
-- Aug 31, 2010 at 6:37 PM - Your pacemaker can be donated, if you wish
-- Aug 30, 2010 at 5:08 PM
►Arizona Republic columnist Clay Thompson on life in Arizona.
Education Resources
- Arizona Center For Afterschool Excellence
- Education on azcentral.com
- Arizona Department of Education
- Arizona Education Association
- Arizona Educational Foundation
- Arizona Teacher of the Year
- Polly Rosenbaum Writing Contest
►Don't forget to check the Student Resources page for activities for older students
Use the Arizona Republic to spark classroom discussions.
This week's quiz
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Tap the wealth of information in your newspaper as a teaching tool:
Diversity, multiculturalism, worldwide events. You'll find plenty for classroom discussions in this listing of events.
Download a lesson based on political cartoons and print it out for use in your classroom. (PDF format)
This week's lesson: Mosque debate: Intolerance vs. insensitivity
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►There are more than 140 lessons archived for your use
Kid Scoop is a weekly educational activity feature that helps parents help their young readers!
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Find new ideas to use the newspaper to teach across the curriculum. Lesson ideas for both print and e-edition newspapers! Print or online - The Arizona Republic is the most up-to-date text book you can find.
Have students practice vocabulary with weekly Kid Scoop interactive word search.
Find great online teaching resources in our archive of educational, kid-friendly websites. You can find lesson plans, online, interactive learning games, videos and more with a quick search through our archives.
Super Skills for eEditions
Over 100 ready-to-use, standards-based activities for building skills in technology, math, science, social studies and language arts.Download your activity sheets here:
