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The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal in your school!
Make Kids Count is a program designed to utilize newspapers as instructional tools in the classroom: promoting literacy, intellectual growth, and exposure to current events. Newspapers like the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal collaborate with local schools and NIE to distribute teaching materials, newsletters, training materials, educational supplements, ideas for expanding curriculum, and more.
Romney 'takes credit' for auto recovery
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Science Diary: Bat Diversity - Climate Change
A belly full of bugs or pregnant? The answer could have an impact on the population levels of Malaysian bats.
Tap the wealth of information in your newspaper as a teaching tool:
►Quebec shuts some universities to curb student protests
Answer FIVE Geography questions each week based on major news events.
►Archive of Geography quizzes
Diversity, multiculturalism, worldwide events. You'll find plenty for classroom discussions in this listing of events.
Contact Information
April Weems
806-766-2167
april.weems@lubbockonline.com
NIE Special Report
Science Behind the News
NBC Learn in partnership with the National Science Foundation explores the science, technology, engineering and math found in current events. The Science Behind the News series connects fundamental STEM topics to real world current news events.
Resources for the K-3 crowd
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Kid Scoop
Learn! Laugh! Play!
Kid Scoop Game Zone
Interactive games.
Funny Fillers. Word Searches.
Kid Scoop Parents Information
Each month we feature an article on an aspect of children's education, health or wellbeing.
Kid Scoop Pop Quiz
Downloadable Supplements
Online Extras (Updated every Monday)
Tap the wealth of information in your newspaper as a teaching tool:
►Quebec shuts some universities to curb student protests
Answer FIVE Geography questions each week based on major news events.
►Archive of Geography quizzes
►Population turning point: Nonwhite parents account for more than half of recent U.S. births
-- Front Page Talking Points Archive
Romney Rejects Super PAC Ad Attacking Obama
►Discussion prompts & video archive.
Courtesy of NBCLearn, News Video will feature video selections from the NBCLearn series Decision 2012 until the November Presidential election.
This week's lesson:
Romney 'takes credit' for auto recovery
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Diversity, multiculturalism, worldwide events. You'll find plenty for classroom discussions in this listing of events.
AudioDaily Science Webcasts
Science Diary: Bat Diversity - Climate Change
A belly full of bugs or pregnant? The answer could have an impact on the population levels of Malaysian bats.
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