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Don’t recycle your newspaper until you’ve reviewed this issue focused on fun and creative ways to fold, roll, cut, and convert this week’s stories into gifts for your dad, grandpa, uncle, brother or friend. Learn the history of Father’s Day, how it developed over time and how newspapers helped spread the word across the country. Treat your guy to a homemade hammock made of old issues and some imagination. Think about his special qualities and make a one-of-a-kind “coat of arms” using illustrations in the news. Have more family fun by completing an “a-mazing” race. Wrap up “Dad’s Day” with some matching donuts, then think about a new holiday just for YOU! Let the celebrating continue!
In this issue students will:
- read informational text about creative uses for a newspaper (besides reading!)
- follow written directions to make a paper hammock
- understand the history of Father’s Day
- use context clues to select correct vocabulary
- design a “coat of arms” for the special male in your life
- compete in a race
- find identical images
- write creatively about a new holiday
- locate numbers in the news and sort from smallest to largest
7 page PDF
