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Welcome to Newspapers in Education

Newspapers in Education is an exciting interactive program that engages students in learning by providing them with weekly copies of The Hutchinson Leader.

For more info and to start getting newspapers delivered to your classroom just email Doug Hanneman or give us a call at (320) 234-4156.

 Weekly Features (Updated every Monday)


Proposal would penalize movies showing actors smoking with an R-rating

►Discussion prompts & video archive.


►Kenya celebrates its new constitution

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

►Archive of Geography quizzes
Audio

Daily Science Webcasts


Katydids and Crickets - Thermometer

Out in the woods and wondering what the temperature is? You might give listening a try.


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

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

►Debate over Islamic mosque near ground zero shows sensitivity of words

-- 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: Mosque debate: Intolerance vs. insensitivity

►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

THIS WEEK'S WORD IN THE NEWS 

TUMULTUOUS

DEFINITION:
Noisy and disorderly.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
That whole process was a little bit tumultuous as it unfolded day to day. But the application itself and some of the proposals were truly something that would be very progressive.
►NJ.com -- 08/30/2010

Our Other Sites

Newspapers

• Hutchinson Leader
News, community information, and an online gathering place for residents of Hutchinson, Minnesota.
• Litchfield Independent Review
News, community information, and an online gathering place for residents of Litchfield, Minnesota.

Community Guides

• Guide to Hutchinson
Community guide highlights important people, places and events in Hutchinson, Minnesota.
• Litchfield Community Guide
Community guide highlights important people, places and events in Litchfield, Minnesota.

Classifieds

• JobsHQ
Looking to broaden your horizons? JobHQ.com has job openings from all over Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota and South Dakota.
• leaderrealestateguide.com
Real estate listings and homes for sale in central Minnesota, including the cities of Hutchinson and Litchfield.
• Southwest Shop Now
Job listings, used items, garage sales, and everything you'd find in the classifieds. Items from central Minnesota and the southwest suburbs of Minneapolis and St. Paul, including the cities of Hutchinson, Litchfield, Chaska, Chanhassen, Eden Prairie, Jordan, Savage, Shakopee, and Prior Lake.
• Motorbuys.com
Shop online for a great selection of vehicles from central Minnesota and the Southwest Metro Area.