Fit4Allkids: Creating healthy tomorrows for all children (EM)

Keeping kids healthy is important. The Fit4Allkids program shows you how exercise and healthy foods keep you well. This NIE supplement contains tips for children and their families to get healthy and stay healthy. This project was created in partnership with All Children's Hospital and a grant from Kohl's. This curriculum has online journaling activities.

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Plugged In: News, views and issues that affect our lives every day (S)

Binge drinking and drug abuse are significant problems on college campuses throughout the United States, and Florida is no exception. Hillsborough County continues to lead the state in alcohol-related crashes, injuries and fatalities. This curriculum, geared toward college students, was created in partnership with DACCO and the Hillsborough County Anti-Drug Alliance.

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Art in Transition: Albrecht Durer's Renaissance Art (EMS)

This teaching poster, focused on German artist Albrecht Durer, is filled with educational activities students can try at school or at home. This project was created in partnership with the Fine Arts Museum of St. Petersburg.

The Big Read: The Joy Luck Club (MS)

The St Petersburg Times Newspaper in Education program focuses on Amy Tan's best selling novel The Joy Luck Club. Tan explores the relationships between mothers and daughters, connecting the past with the present, and breaking down cultural borders in this fictional story of four Chinese women and their American daughters. This project was created in partnership with the Hillsborough County Public Library Cooperative.

Boomerang Bully (EM)

In the words of student writers, this fictional serial story is based on the all-too-real existence of bullying. The story, which first appeared in the Times , is a springboard for discussion about respect and self-esteem and similar topics, and is reprinted with writing activities. Curriculum developed by the Pinellas County SDFS office is available in all counties served by the Times.

Building Strong Character with the Tampa Bay Lightning (MS)

The Tampa Bay Lightning players and coaches know that winning ways like leadership, integrity, confidence, teamwork, courage, hard work, determination, attitude and preparation are key in becoming a championship team. By incorporating these winning ways into their lives, students can become a champion in all that they do. This NIE publication contains character education lessons as well as fun newspaper activities.

Coasters 101 (MS)

Your pulse quickens, your stomach churns, your eyes water, your heart rate increases, you lose all sense of time and space. You cannot tell which way is up, down or sideways. The effect of riding roller coasters is tremendous. This Coasters 101 educational poster, created in partnership with Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, explains what causes your sense of unbalance and excitement on a roller coaster. This poster will teach you all about physics.

Commitment to Conservation: How can you make a difference? (EM)

One of the primary objectives of Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo is to play an active role in conservation and environmental issues affecting animals and habitats throughout Florida and around the world. In this full-color educational poster, you will see endangered and threatened animal species from three areas: Africa, the fragile rainforest of Southeast Asia and Florida. Students will learn about why the survival of these animals is in danger and how students can help make a difference in the future of these animals.

The Dali Times (EMS)

Looking for a new way to get your students thinking outside the box? Then introduce them to the Surrealist genius, Salvador Dali! No matter what subject or grade you teach, The Dali Times is a great supplemental text to use in your classroom. Use it to learn more about Dali's life, his art and his special connection with Florida. Classroom activities include a wide range of language arts and vocabulary exercises, using symbols, finding polygons, map reading, Spanish culture, and a special pull out section students can use to create their own newspaper.

Dream, Reach, Discover, Create: (EMS)

This tabloid is a behind-the-scenes look at the Patel Conservatory at the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center. The Patel Conservatory provides students with the tools to dream, reach, discover and create in the performing arts. By reading this NIE publication, you can learn more about the performing arts and the positive impact they can have on our future entertainers.

Earth Now (EM)

Every day we hear about the importance of conserving energy. In this NIE tabloid publication, you will learn all of the facts about conserving energy and being Earth friendly. This publication was created in partnership with Progress Energy.

FCAT Chronicles (EMS)

With a touch of graphic novel and the comics pages combined, The FCAT Chronicles provides newspaper activities for use in the classroom and at home that have been designed to increase student achievement and FCAT performance. This guide contains booster activities, newspaper- activities, and tips and strategies for teachers and parents on how to help their children succeed in the classroom and when taking high stakes tests

Finding the Right Job for You (MS)

Students will discover how the Times can help them in their job searches.

Florida Home-Grown Authors (EM)

The Sunshine State boasts quite a crop of authors who have written good books. Includes author interviews and inspiration for young readers and writers. As an added bonus, each author feature introduces specific reading strategies and graphic organizers that increase reading comprehension.

Gangs 101: Busting the myths and revealing the consequences (MS)

Go Green (M)

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Gorillas in our midst (MS)

Studying the great apes of Africa is easy in the Tampa Bay area, thanks to the St. Petersburg Times Newspaper in Education program and Busch Gardens Tampa Bay. Bolingo is no longer a baby gorilla, and with this second edition of "Gorillas in our midst," you can learn about his first year of life, the anatomy of a gorilla and the importance of conservation of these wonderful mammals.

Imagine the unimaginable (EMS)

This St. Petersburg Times NIE supplement explores the history of hate and genocide in the 20th century through the eyes of children. The first part of the publication focuses on the Holocaust, an event that can be deemed the greatest tragedy of the 20th century. More than 38-million people died in World War II; 11-million of those people died as a direct result of Nazi genocidal policy. The second part of this supplement explores other 20th and 21st century genocides around the world, such as in Ukraine, Armenia, Bosnia, Cambodia, Rwanda, Sudan and Darfur.

It's Good to be a Good Person (MS)

This challenging character education publication explores key values and shows how they can be learned through different subject areas.

Jungala (EM)

With a nearly 50-year history of caring for animals and the environment, Busch Gardens Tampa Bay has created the park's newest adventure: an exotic jungle where discovery and exploration invite guests to connect with the world around them. You can learn about these endangered animals and the excitement of Jungala in this full-color teaching poster

Keeping an eye on Tampa Bay (EMS)

This teacher poster, created in partnership with Tampa Bay Watch, is a guide to protecting a precious natural resource.The stewards at Tampa Bay Watch spend a good portion of each day admiring the beauty of the estuarine and marine environment surrounding Tampa Bay. Snook, redfish and sheepshead swim lazily under docks, dolphins and manatees feed over the fertile grassflats nearby, and ospreys and hawks circle in blue skies overhead.

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LarGoing Green (EMS)

The City of Largo has some great recycling programs. You can learn all about them in this 16-page tabloid publication. This publication was created in partnership with Largo Recycling.

Lights, Camera, Dalí! (MS)

Surrealist tools and techniques to use with new arts, new media and the St. Petersburg Times make a perfect match. This Times NIE tabloid publication is designed to help students learn about the different genres and styles used in making films and how real-life stories from the St Petersburg Times can inspire art and film ideas. They also will learn how the tools and techniques used to create art, literature and film are related and how new media and technology are changing the process. This project was created in partnership with the Dalí Museum.

Manta (EMS)

Evolving from sharks approximately 200 million years ago, there are more than 50 million species of rays throughout the world. You can learn all about them in this teaching poster, created in partnership with SeaWorld. Take this opportunity, as you read through this NIE poster to learn all you can about animals, the habitats they call home and ways to protect and preserve.

Monet's London: (EMS-1)

In Jan., 2005, the Museum of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg opened the much anticipated "Monet's London" exhibit, a remarkable collection of 150 works, including a dozen by French impressionist Claude Monet, focused on Industrial Age London and the Thames River. This beautiful color teaching poster is filled with educational activities students can try at school or at home.

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Natural Gas Technology: A bridge to the future (EMS)

Every day we hear about alternative sources of energy. This NIE poster gives an overview of harvesting natural gas as a clean, green energy source in the Tampa Bay region. Poster includes fun facts, vocabulary, and a crossword puzzle. This publication was created in partnership with Clearwater Gas System.

Natura Morta: Still-Life Painting and the Medici Collections: (EMS)

Natura morta is an Italian phrase that refers to a genre of painting known as still life. This beautiful color teaching poster is filled with educational activities students can try at school or at home. This poster was created in partnership with the Museum of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg.

Newspaper Fun With Garfield (E)

Let the kitty with an attitude be your guide in 45 fun hands-on activities that help introduce young readers to the newspaper. These cards work well in a literacy center or reading station. (One set of cards per teacher.)

Operation: Nutrition. Think.Eat.Grow (E)

Healthy lifestyle choices are a crucial component to student success. This NIE publication brings important nutrition and fitness activities directly to elementary school classrooms, so that students may learn about daily calorie balance, physical activity, and healthy food choices. This curriculum was created in partnership with Publix Super Markets.

Pasco Recyling (EMS)

Pasco County has some great recycling programs for your home and at your school. You can learn all about them in this 16-page tabloid publication. This publication was created in partnership with Pasco County Schools and Pasco County.

Project Weather 2010 (EM)

Weather is all around us. Did you know Americans live in the most severe weather-prone country on Earth? Learning about weather is easy in the Tampa Bay area, thanks to Bay News 9 and the St. Petersburg Times Newspaper in Education program. The St. Petersburg Times Newspaper in Education program in partnership with Bay News 9 wants to give elementary school teachers a learning tool geared specifically to help your students have fun while learning about weather and being prepared for weather hazards with Project Weather, an NIE teaching poster.

Project Weather 2009 (MS)

Learn about the wild world of weather and weather experts. The St. Petersburg Times Newspaper in Education program, in partnership with Bay News 9, wants to give middle and high school teachers a learning tool geared specifically to help your students learn about weather and the world of meteorology. This full-color poster contains information about the Bay News 9 Weather Experts, hurricanes and technical vocabulary.

Reading with the Rays 2010

The Tampa Bay Rays have teamed up with the St. Petersburg Times NIE program to create a lineup of free summer reading fun. The goals of the Reading with the Rays: Read your way to the ballpark program are to encourage children to read more and to visit the library regularly before they return to school this fall. This tabloid publication has quotes from players, parent tips and lots of book lists.

Sending out an SOS (Save Our Seas) (EM)

For the veterinarians and animal experts at SeaWorld, there is no "typical" day. From surgically removing a fish hook swallowed by a sea turtle to bottle-feeding an orphaned manatee to treating a sand hill crane's broken wing, the challenges -- and patients -- are many. Together, SeaWorld Orlando and its sister parks care for more than 65,000 animals. In this full-color educational poster, students will learn about some native Florida animals and what they can do to help protect them.

Steps to a healthier you (EMS)

This NIE tabloid supplement focuses on the Steps to a HealthierFL program. The lessons include information on reducing obesity, diabetes and asthma, as well as promoting wellness through nutrition and exercise.

13: Life at the Edge of Everything (MS)

Following the lives of a half dozen seventh-grade students at Booker T. Washington Middle School in Tampa, "13" examines the private and public world of middle schoolers. We have reprinted this award-winning Times' series, with journaling space and writing prompts for students, classroom activities for teachers to try and resources for students, teachers and parents.

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Weather Report (M)

Lightning, thunderstorms, hurricanes, tornadoes, rip tides, extreme heat and cold ... Oh My! This tabloid publication focuses on Florida's hazardous weather and what actions you can take to keep safe. This project was created in partnership with the Florida Division of Emergency Management.

Whale Watching (EMS)

Did you know that killer whales are social animals that live in stable family-related groups? Killer whales are often compared to wolves because both species are top predators, maintain complex social relationships and hunt cooperatively. This teaching poster, created in partnership with SeaWorld, focuses on killer whale habits and biology.

The Write Stuff (MS)

Want your sentences to be scintillating, your descriptions delightful? Perfect your writing ability with these fun activities using the Times.