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The Palm Beach Post e-edition is educational, efficient, and easy to use. It makes learning fun for students by reaching them where they live - in an increasingly digital world. And, it can be easy and fun for you, too. Check out our online teacher tutorial. It gives you step-by-step directions for using the e-edition tools. We'll even give you suggestions for learning activities that meet state standards. Easy! Educational! Efficient! A triple winner!

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Daily Lessons from NIE

Daily Lessons from NIE

This calendar provides activities for every day of the school year with a subject specific focus for each day of the week: Monday - Language Arts, Tuesday - Social Studies, Wednesday - Math, Thursday - Science, and Friday - Themes that change monthly.

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The Palm Beach Post's Newspapers In Education Department (NIE) provides teachers with e-Post, our electronic edition of the newspaper and with useful, interesting, and innovative curriculum to enhance learning. Teachers receive e-Post and curriculum at no cost to them thanks to the support of the community and local business sponsors. Teachers in Palm Beach, Martin, St. Lucie, Okeechobee, and Hendry Counties are eligible to receive e-Post in their classrooms. For more information email nie@pbpost.com or call 561-820-4648 or 1-800-432-7595 ext. 4648.

Online Extras (Updated every Monday)

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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: Interpreting the 'Tank Man' symbol

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There are more than 140 lessons archived for your use



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.


Greenland ice loss 'accelerating'

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

Archive of Geography quizzes



Audio

Daily Science Webcasts


E.O. Wilson - Ant Communication

A variety of chemical exchanges enable ants to navigate their world and coordinate their activities.


Nearly half of teens admit to texting while driving

-- Front Page Talking Points Archive


THIS WEEK'S WORD IN THE NEWS 

REFERENDUM

DEFINITION:
A direct popular vote on a proposed law or constitutional amendment.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
The District 3 and District 9 seats will be decided in a Dec. 8 runoff that trustee Ron Price compared to a referendum on Hinojosa's leadership.
Dallas Morning News -- 11/22/2009

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Track news stories around the world


Additional Resources for Your Classroom

Find over 300 resources that include teacher guides, student supplements, teacher training modules and so much more.

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Nov. 15 - Nov. 22, 2009

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