Great Ideas from Teachers Who Use The News Tribune in the Classroom.

• "Write a story, based on a picture (sports, accidents, etc)."
  Stephen Ling, Frontier Junior High School

• "Do comparison shopping with the grocery ads by preparing a list of items to be purchased. Research which store gives the best deal on the whole list."
  Kathy Alves, Heritage Christian School

• "Outline the jobs in the classified section with different color marking pens. Kids can then graph the number of jobs and kinds of jobs on a chart."
  R. Foster, Evergreen Primary School

• "Cut out key words from headlines and put them in a container. Have students draw words and put together to create a "newsworthy" poem."
  Shannon Arnim, James Sales Elementary School

• "Opener for the beginning of the day: students share brief synopses of stories they read from today’s newspaper."
  Rick Maloney, Holy Family School

• "Cooperative Group Family Budget - monthly income and family size are drawn out of a hat. Groups write a monthly budget for rent, utilities, misc. and use ads to create a weekly food menu and determine the costs."
  Beverly Falsetta, Visitation Catholic School

• "Students collect pictures and mount them onto a board labeled "needs"/"wants". Students work in groups so they can discuss and sometimes defend their choices."
  Karen Koreis, James Sales Elementary School

• "Cut out a picture from the newspaper that does not have a caption. Have the students write what they think is happening."
  Julie Anderson, Harbor Heights Elementary School

• "For creative writing, have students take a city from the national temperature chart in the weather report section of a newspapers. Students then write what they would be wearing outdoors if they lived in a selected city."
  Edward Matos, Keithley Middle School

• "Cut out headline. Have students write the story."
  Lois Perkins, Lochburn Middle School

• "One student interview another student on their interests and favorite things. Interviewer is given a $1,000 budget to buy as many things they can find in the newspaper that their partner will like.
  Terry Knowles, Ford Middle School

• "Using fairy tale characters, write a personal ad painting them in positive wording. Example: Large, hairy, single wolf. Tender hearted, looking for a dinner date. Gourmet cook, likes hiking in the woods. Great teeth and big smile."
  Martha Miller, Pioneer Valley Elementary School

• "Using baseball statistics, do averages and graphs on favorite player."
  Steve Mayer, Mann Middle School

• "Chart rainfall over a season."
  Carol Eckert, Mason Middle School

  If you use The News Tribune in your classroom, and would like to share your ideas or success stories, please e-mail, fax, or mail your stories.
  FAX: (253) 552-7054
  Mail: The News Tribune, NIE Program
  P.O. Box 11000, Tacoma, Washington 98411