Resources for Teachers and Students
Welcome to Newspaper in Education
The Longmont Times-Call and Loveland Reporter-Herald Newspaper in Education program provides the Digital Replica Edition of the newspaper to encourage classroom learning.Timely examples of science, math, civics, and language arts help educators provide students with real life connections.
Lesson plans come alive when educators use the Times-Call and Reporter-Herald to make links with local, national, and international news. The Times-Call and Reporter-Herald provide an innovative learning experience that is far beyond textbooks.
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Online Extras (Updated every Monday)
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.
Daily Science Webcasts
Science Diary: Bears - Overview
What biological mechanisms tell a bear when it's time to hunker down for the winter and awaken in the spring?
Play Audio
-- May 21, 2013
This week's word in the news: INITIATE
DEFINITION:
To set going by taking the first step; begin.
FOUND IN THE NEWS:
Troopers initiated a pursuit of the vehicle at the rest area on Interstate 71 just north of the Ohio 123 exit east of Lebanon, troopers said.
►The Dayton Daily News -- 05/20/2013
Throughout this school year, PARADE Classroom will be targeting up to six features that provide poignant life lessons for high school students. Be sure to check them out!
Get the lessons here:
► Cyberspace Safety
► 9/11 Lessons and Legacies
► Keeping America Free
NIE Special Report
Whether its from the simple desire to help others, our environment, or our way of life, innovation is a process that begins with imagination and results in the creation of something of value for society. NBC Learn, in collaboration with the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the National Science Teachers Association, explores the process of innovations in this compelling 11-week video series.
May is Garden for Wildlife Month!
Plant a Schoolyard Garden at Your School
To help reconnect today's children to the outdoors, National Wildlife Federation assists schools in developing outdoor classrooms called Schoolyard Habitats®, where educators and students learn how to attract and support local wildlife.
These wildlife habitats become places where students not only learn about wildlife species and ecosystems, but also outdoor classrooms where they hone their academic skills and nurture their innate curiosity and creativity.
Track news stories around the world
Word of the Day for May 21, 2013
Quote of the Day for May 21, 2013
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Resources for the K-3 crowd
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Teachers use the Kids Scoop page as a theme for your lesson plan
Parents use the Kids Scoop material to foster academic success, a joy of learning and family discussion.
Kids check out Kids Scoop Game Zone for fun, interactive activities to play as you learn.