Note: Click on the images above to download the Teacher's Guides. These documents are in PDF format and require a PDF reader such as Adobe Acrobat Reader for viewing. To obtain a free copy of the Adobe Acrobat Reader, click here.

NEW! Newspaper in Education Teacher Instructional Resources Page

Newspaper Association of American Foundation NIE Reports & Publications
http://www.naafoundation.org/Reports-and-Publications.aspx

Activities

Click on the links above to download special activities.
These documents are in PDF format and require a PDF reader such as Adobe Acrobat Reader for viewing.

Online resources for teachers

Below are some useful Web sites that can help teachers use NIE papers in their classroom, and also find learning activities available on the Internet.

Teachers--if you have a link that's really helpful to you please e-mail nie@amnews.com and let us know about it!

**PLEASE NOTE: The Advocate-Messenger NIE program does not endorse any of the following Web sites nor are we responsible for the content of these Web sites. Visit and use these sites at your own risk.**

First Amendment Schools at http://www.firstamendmentschools.org

KDA Division of Agriculture & Environmental Education at http://www.kyagr.com/mkt_promo/education/kaec/KidsPage.htm

Go Around the World with Nellie Bly at http://www.nelliebly.org

National Family Literacy Day is November 1 - 
The website for the National Center for Family Literacy is http://www.famlit.org/

Geography Awareness Week, 15th - 19th - Join the National Geographic Society in celebrating and promoting awareness about the importance of geography and conservation. This year’s theme is Habitats. Information and curriculum are available at: www.nationalgeographic.com/education/

National Newspaper Week is October 1-7
visit http://www.crayola.com/calendar/detail.cfm?event_id=192&year=2006

English As a Second Language Web sites
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Thebes/6177/
http://www.linguaweb.ndirect.co.uk/
http://iteslj.org/

Discovery School Puzzle Maker--generate printable puzzles and games for your classes!
http://puzzlemaker.school.discovery.com/

Earth Day is April 22. For more information, visit
http://www.earthday.net 

Edhelper.com--free lesson plans, worksheets and more!
http://www.edhelper.com

Education Week on the Web
http://www.edweek.com

Vocabulary.com--features free features that have been created for grades 4-12, schools and newspaper use.
http://www.vocabulary.com

4Kids.org
http://www.4kids.org

Read Across America Project
http://www.nea.org/readacross

Women's History Month Web site
http://www.gale.com/free_resources/whm/