Clip words from the newspaper that compare the size of two or more things. Some examples are tall, short, tiny and king-sized. Find pictures in The Marietta Times that illustrate the size words. Look through the newspaper for math-related words that have to do with buying and selling such as rate of interest, down payment, price, budget, etc. Make a chart of different kinds of numbers found in the newspaper such as decimals, addresses, fractions, measurements, page numbers, etc.
News stories tell about what happens and when it happens.
Words that tell when an event took place can be found throughout the newspaper. Make a list of all the words that are related to the time a new event occurred. Count how many stories appear on each page. Use the total number of pages in the newspaper to determine the average number of articles per page. The Marietta Times.