September 03, 2014 : Kicking Off Football Season

The Mini Page is a syndicated, four-page tabloid written for young children found each Wednesday in The Denver Post. This issue of The Mini Page is available through the eEdition Archive to registered eEdition subscribers

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Activities:

1. Draw a large football on a piece of paper. Paste newspaper names of school and professional football teams on your drawing.

2. Collect names of football players in newspaper headlines. List the players and their positions. Which team positions are represented?

3. Read several news stories about football games. Make a list of the verbs used to describe the action. Write your own sentences with three of the verbs.

4. What special meanings do these words have in football: (a) end, (b) down, (c) safety and (d) center?

5. What comic strip characters would you put on a football team? Explain your choices.

Mini Page activities meet many state and national educational standards. Each week we identify standards that relate to The Mini Page content and offer activities that will help your students reach them.

This week's standard:
Students understand that physical activity provides opportunities for enjoyment, challenge, self-expression and social interaction. (Physical Education)

(standards by Dr. Sherrye D. Garrett, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi)