All the lessons in this section use The Denver Post eEdition, provided free of charge for classroom use to Colorado teachers. For more information about receiving the eEdition, click here.
- Colorado Kids - Tools for Tomorrow
Colorado Kids is a weekly four-page news section in the Tuesday Denver Post designed for grades 4-8, with online worksheets match each issue.
- Assessment Test - multiple choice questions, plus proofreading and writing activiites
- Word Bank - vocabulary words for each issue, definitions and an activity
- Weblinks - websites with more information about the topics covered in each issue of Colorado Kids
- Colorado’s Historic Newspaper Collection and eEdition Lessons
A series of lessons covering a variety of topics and content areas using historic newspapers and current eEditions
- Denver Post Current Events Quiz
10 multiple-choice questions based on news stories in the Sunday Denver Post, with answer key. (secondary)
 eEdition Overview and FAQs
Learn more about the features of the eEdition, plus a Power Point presentation you can use with your students
- Everyday Economics
Two weekly lessons (elementary and secondary) including a link to a newspaper article, economic terms and concepts, discussion and student questions
- Knight Writer Writing Prompt
A weekly writing prompt based on an article, story or photo in the newspaper, with tips on improving writing
- Language Arts Lessons
Standards-based Language Arts lessons based on the Sunday Denver Post
- Math Lessons
Standards-based math lessons based on the Sunday Denver Post
- Mini Page Lessons
The Mini Page is a syndicated, four-page tabloid written for young children printed in the Wednesday Denver Post. Get 5 standards-based activities around each week's theme. Includes an archive of lessons which can be used with the eEdition archive. (K-4th grade)
- Monthly Student Activities
Activities for elementary, middle school and high school around specific holidays or annual events, plus a monthly NIE instructional calendar.
 NewsBytes
Written live each week off the news and the school calendar, includes five activities each tiered for Elementary, Middle and High School
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