Welcome to NIE
Newspapers In Education is a national program that promotes literacy through the use of the daily newspaper as an instructional aid in the classroom. The Lufkin Daily News partners with educators and local businesses to encourage literacy, to broaden students' community and global perspectives and to equip area teachers with a powerful tool for teaching at no cost to the teachers or schools.
For more info Please call Margie Stuart at 936-631-2629 or e-mail mstuart@coxnews.com
Weekly Features (Updated every Monday)
Download a lesson based on political cartoons and print it out for use in your classroom. (PDF format)
This week's lesson: The Octopus as symbol
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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.
Prisoners perform Michael Jackson tribute in the Philippines Answer FIVE Geography questions each week based on major news events.
Archive of Geography quizzes
Tap the wealth of information in your newspaper as a teaching tool:
Elementary (Grades K-4)
Middle (Grades 5-8)
Secondary (Grades 9-12)
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Daily Science Webcasts
Lobsters - Taste
Meet the gourmands of the sea.
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June 7-June 13, 2009
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