|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
 |
 |
Join us on Facebook
Follow us on Twitter
“Thank you. Thank you for all that you have done for us this year. The children love, love writing and can’t wait to see what the next writing is every week. I hope some of them will continue to write in the summer and we will definitely write next year although I may be in a different grade next year. Again, thank you, thank you!”
- Patty Rosnick,Fredericksburg Academy
 |
|
 |
|
|
|
 |
|
 |
Teach Your Students to Edit
One of the essential elements in teaching students to write or become reporters is to teach them to read through and edit their work. Needless repetitions often creep into writing making it longer but not better. Here are a few examples. Can your students supply you with more?
- final conclusion
- actual facts
- end result
- circle around
- join together
Teasers
Newspapers often put "teasers" or short descriptions on the front page to tell readers what's inside. Discuss what makes a good teaser and why one is important. Have students write teasers for five different stories.
Women in History
March is National Women's History Month. Have your students find in the newspaper a person they admire - whether man or woman. Have them underline details in the article that show why they picked that person. Ask each student to write a short profile of the person.
|
Sign up for E-Scoop
Get Kid Scoop's free monthly e-newsletter! Enter your email address in the linked form to receive E-Scoop, free of charge, each month. |
|
|
|
Academic Standards Click here for California social studies academic content standards connected to newspaper use in the classroom. |
|
|
|
Next on Kid Scoop Here's a look at upcoming topics Kid Scoop will feature in the weeks and months ahead. 
|
|
Weekly Writing Corner Prompts Kid Scoop makes the reading-writing connection. Each week, Kid Scoop provides a writing prompt on the page called Write ON! Find out about upcoming topics and guidelines for submissions to your local newspaper. |
|
|
||
|
WWC Submissions View stories sent in from schools. |
|
Weekly Writing Corner Certificate Students thrive on encouragement. And what better way to encourage a budding writer than with a Certificate of Appreciation. If your student has a letter published on the Kid Scoop page, simply download the Kid Scoop Congratulations certificate, add the students name and present them with their award. Download the PDF. |
|
|
|
BrainPOP® |
