Newspapers+and+Magazines

Learning from the real world has magnetic appeal for many students. Newspapers and magazines gives students the opportunity to learn from real world experiences of others. Newspapers and magazines improve student vocabulary skills, increases knowledge, and encourages a positive attitude towards learning. To introduce these resources to primary readers teach students news terms such as headline, byline, masthead, column. Then review the different sections of the magazine and newspaper and discuss the different types of information that can be found in each one such as the table of contents and captions of pictures. Allow students to explore the resources independently. To build student interest conduct a language art or math lesson using on the material found in the sports section or only in another section of a magazine. Allow free time for the students to just explore and read the materials with no lessons, assessments, or any activity but just for exploration. Introduce the students to new vocabulary words or play a game with the students to incorporate the resource into everyday lessons. There are many resources such as the local newspapers and magazines as well as some well known or national newspapers and magazines that are available for enjoyment here are a few students may enjoy:



[|**Scholastic News**]is a great resource for in the classroom. Teachers can purchase monthly subscriptions and have online support and interactive abilities as well. To view a 5th and 6th grade student sample: []

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Converting any online article into Readability allows you to have students work directly within the article and using highlighting, annotations, and much more to break down the meaning of the article and work with it in the classroom. To view the instructions click on






 * [|Time for Kids]** is another great resource for classroom teachers for current news around the world. Great for integrating into themed units and adding to social studies curriculum.

**K ****ids Free Online News & Research **
 * [|Mr. Donn for Kids News and Research]** is a great link to a wide variety of online news and magazines for students to use for research.