Read and discuss a New York Times article related to that day' s Snapshot. Create a weekly News Snapshot bulletin board in the classroom. Use the Snapshots to create a weekly news quiz. Have each student select the most interesting News Snapshot from that week and follow the story for another week, creating a poster for the classroom using important photos, headlines and phrases from these news stories. Have each student create his or her own News Snapshot by choosing an interesting photograph from the newspaper, reading the related article, and creating a series of questions and answers based on the photograph.
Students can also find Web sites related to the Snapshots chosen.