They will then write those numbers in ascending order. This enhances creativity and higher level thinking on how to put a story together. I have used The News-Journal in my classroom for several years. These activities have been successful in grades two, three and five. Oral Presentation - Instead of having students write a book report, send the newspaper home over the weekend.
Oral presentations are part of third grade skills.
Holiday Shopping Spree - Two weeks before the holiday have the students bring in merchandise pages from the newspaper. We post these stories on an on-going board. Word Shapes and Alphabet Poetry Select an object. Select and Review - Students select an article from the paper, minimum of 5 paragraphs. They cut out the article and glue it to paper.