December 28, 2016 : Meet Our New President

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. Create a Donald Trump picture timeline. Paste newspaper pictures that tell something about Trump’s life on a large sheet of paper. Next to each picture, write a sentence about that part of Trump’s life

2. Pretend you are going to run a hotel or a golf course as a business. Draw a picture of your hotel/golf course. Paste newspaper pictures of items you would like in your place of business on your picture.

3. In the newspaper, circle five things you think Mike Pence might like. Explain your choices.

4. How were these important in Trump’s life: (a) his father, (b) New York Military Academy, (c) a TV show and (d) Mike Pence?

5. Choose news stories that show situations that Trump will be facing as president. Write the headline of e ach story on a piece of paper. Now write your recommendation to President Trump about how to handle that situation under the headline.

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 use biographies and stories to understand the individuals who are honored by the nation. (Social Studies: History)

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