Most of these programs include a teacher guide. You will receive a password that will allow you to access the curriculum. For more information about each program, click on the menu on the left.
Colorado Kids: A 4-page tabloid section found every Tuesday in The Denver Post. Each issue has a matching online assessment test, vocabulary and weblinks (4th - 8th)
CSAP Help: The perfect solution to your CSAP challenges. This year-long math and reading/writing program is written by classroom teachers. Each month you"ll receive a brand-new original curriculum guide. (4th-8th)
CSAP Math: Provide a super CSAP review with some quick math lessons created specifically by two former Colorado math teachers.
Current Events: Develop global and civic awareness by bringing the real world into your classroom.
Custom Order: Do your need a customized schedule for your eEdition? Let us help you create the perfect order.
Earth Savers: Use the newspaper to teach about the environment
Everyday Economics: Help broaden your students' understanding of the underlying economic principles behind the news with weekly elementary and secondary lessons tied to specific articles in the eEdition.
The Mini Page: A 4-page themed section found every Wednesday in The Denver Post, with an archive of back lessons. (K-4th)
Molybdenum in Colorado: Teach about a variety of mining-related topics, including geology, history, safety, reclamation and the environment.
Serialized Story - Folk Tales and Fables: Watch student interest in reading grow as they await each story, while reinforcing analytical and critical thinking. Geared for elementary students but with wit and wisdom that will appeal to readers of all ages, these stories were collected from a variety of folklore sources. Runs every Thursday in The Denver Post. (3rd-6th grade)
Stock Market Game: Now offered by the Colorado Council for Economic Education
Virtually All eEdition: Get the eEdition of The Denver Post, a replica of the print edition, plus ALL our digitized curriculum and programs.
To download password-protected curriculum, click on the 2009 Curriculum Downloads link on the menu to the left and use the curriculum password that was e-mailed to you (not your Denver Post Educational Services account password ). If you did not receive a password, please call 303-954-3999 or e-mail nie@denvernewspaperagency.com
Other curriculum:
- Back to School
Jump start your curriculum this fall by using these newspaper activities to get to know your students better (Grades 3-8; general) - click here
- By the Numbers: Mathematical Connections in Newspapers for Middle-Grade Students
The newspaper plays a vital role in the guide, which features lesson plans, activities and handouts. (Grades 6-8; Math) - click here
- CSAP Help
Use the newspaper to reinforce skills that will help your students do better in reading/writing and math on the CSAP tests. Here's a sample guide. Sign up for this year's program at left and receive a new teacher's guide each month. (Grades 5-8; Math / Language arts) - click here
- First Things First: Using the Newspaper to Teach the Five Freedoms of the First Amendment
Appropriate for all grade levels, this guide features one elementary activity, one middle-school activity and one high-school activity for each “freedom.” (Grades K-12; First Amendment / Civic Engagement) - click here
- Geography in the News
A 16-page guide with ideas using everything from the Front Page to the Sports Section to teach geography. (Secondary; Geography) - click here
- High Five: The Integrated Language Arts and Journalism Curriculum:
These lesson plans introduce middle-school students to journalism concepts and meet national language arts standards. Three units focus on media literacy, the craft of journalism and newspaper production. (Grades 6-8; Literacy / Journalism / Language Arts)
- Journalism Curriculum:
Several journalism guides - click here
- MegaSkills: Building Children's Achievement for the Information Age
11 worksheets offer discussions and newspaper activities around qualities such as initiative, perseverance, motivation, and problem solving. (General) - click here
- Newspapers Maintain the Brain: A Teacher's Guide for Using the Newspaper to Enhance Basic Skills
Activities using the newspaper to enhance skills in reading, writing, listening, speaking, math, social studies and science. (General) - click here
- Parent's Newspaper Guide
Parents can reinforce classroom skills using these newspaper activities at home. (K-12) - click here Also available in Spanish - click here
- Reading First NIE! Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Text Comprehension, Fluency, Vocabulary
This research-based teacher's guide provides ideas for teachers to use for reading and learning from newspapers. These sequential newspaper activities are meant to supplement and enrich each of the five elements recommended by the National Reading Panel. It includes a section for parents with ideas to use at home. (pre-K - 5; Literacy) - click here
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