Celebrate Constitution Day
September 11- October 2
Four-part series to learn about the rights and freedoms granted in the US Constitution.
All U.S. public schools – kindergarten through university level – are required to teach about the Constitution on Constitution Day. In preparation for this year’s observance on Sept. 17, the Newspaper Association of America (NAA) and the Bill of Rights Institute http://www.billofrightsinstitute.org/default.htm have teamed up to offer new materials designed to help teachers and students celebrate this important milestone in the nation’s history.
Don’t miss the series in the Observer-Reporter:
TOPICS: Sept. 11: What Did the Founders Want?
Founders Match Game
Sept. 18: What does the Constitution Say?
Make a Constitution Cube
Sept. 25: Why do we have a National Government?
How a Bill Becomes a Law
Oct. 2: The Bill of Rights
Rank Your Rights
Newspaper Plus Current Events for Kids
October 9-January 1 in the Observer-Reporter
Available online from September 4-January 1
“Newspaper PLUS” has won recognition as one of the Best Youth Columns in the country. Written by a former daily journalist, “PLUS” picks the major news of each week and comes at it from a kid’s perspective. Discussion activities encourage students to relate the news to their own lives, and newspaper activities tie current events to the lessons of history.
Magic Elizabeth
January 15-May 13 (preview Jan. 8)
A Breakfast Serials Story by Norma Kassirer
illustrations by Joe Krush
Teachers in Washington and Greene Counties were among the first educators in the United States to enjoy quality children's literature from Breakfast Serials. The Observer-Reporter is proud to offer another great serialized story, Magic Elizabeth, by Norma Kassirer. The tale follows Sally, a young girl who suddenly finds herself living with her elderly Aunt Sarah in a house tucked between tall apartment buildings in the city. Alone and miserable, Sally takes comfort from a picture of a young girl in her room who is holding an adorable rag doll. The girl lived in this very house long ago, and Sally finds her dusty old trunk in the attic, along with a diary. The rag doll Elizabeth is not in the truck, for she disappeared mysteriously one snowy Christmas Eve years ago. The girl in the picture is also named Sally, and she writes in her diary that she thinks Elizabeth is magic. And so begins Sally's magical adventure....
Shortcuts by Jeff Harris
Every Tuesday
Shortcuts by Jeff Harris is a beautifully illustrated, fact-packed feature that makes learning fun. Each week, Shortcuts' multicultural cast (Juanita, K., Roland, Junior and James) offers facts, riddles, jokes and puzzles to help kids learn about science, geography, animals, food, history and holidays. Weekly teaching guides provide ideas for expanding the lesson and creating discussion and learning activities for your students.
The guide can be downloaded for free from the following website:
http://www.unitedmedia.com/shortcuts/
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