Searchby Vicki Whiting
Creator, Kid Scoop
When your newspaper arrives in classrooms, the children’s eyes light up! I know because I’ve seen it happen … when I visit classrooms now, and when I was teaching with my local newspaper years ago in my third-grade classroom.
But you may not know this: while teachers love how all the super-fun activities on your newspaper’s Kid Scoop page quickly excite children about learning, teachers need and appreciate guidance in how to use your newspaper as a solid educational tool.
So, we created two teacher guides that are free!
The Kid Scoop Teacher Guide gives teachers specific examples to connect the weekly Kid Scoop page in your newspaper directly to required standards of achievement in reading, writing, science, math, geography, literature, and history. This guide is packed with ideas and activities for the classroom and for homework that the whole family can enjoy. This teacher guide includes material for using the Kid Scoop page to teach vocabulary and comprehension skills using parts of your newspaper; a sample lesson plan, and tips for introducing your newspaper to the students.
The Kid Scoop Media Literacy Guide helps teachers use the Reporter’s Corner column appearing every few weeks in the weekly Kid Scoop page to teach basic journalism concepts, standards and practices. The INSTANT learning activities in Reporter’s Corner are designed to guide teachers in teaching the skills to identify and value factual, accurate reporting … and think about what they are reading and writing. Skills in Reporter’s Corner also develop listening skills, note-taking skills, and critical-thinking skills.
Since the 1930s, use of newspapers in classrooms have connected students of all ages to the First Amendment of the United States Constitution, the foundation of our democracy. Bringing your newspaper to classrooms continues this fundamental education of the next generation of readers, voters, and upcoming local leaders.
We extend our thanks to you as publishers and to all classroom teachers.
