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Tap the wealth of information in your newspaper as a teaching tool:
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Secondary (9-12)
Diversity, multiculturalism, worldwide events. You'll find plenty for classroom discussions in this listing of events.
Download a lesson based on political cartoons and print it out for use in your classroom. (PDF format)
This week's lesson: Drawing the line on Financial Reform
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Kid Scoop is a weekly educational activity feature that helps parents help their young readers!
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Find new ideas to use the newspaper to teach across the curriculum. Lesson ideas for both print and e-edition newspapers! Print or online - The Arizona Republic is the most up-to-date text book you can find.
Have students practice vocabulary with weekly Kid Scoop interactive word search.
Find great online teaching resources in our archive of educational, kid-friendly websites. You can find lesson plans, online, interactive learning games, videos and more with a quick search through our archives.
