June 2008

AMERICAN RIVERS MONTH. Find stories in The News-Journal about good/bad uses of rivers. Make a display of your findings. Write a similar story about a river in your community. Send the story to nie@nieworld.com. (SC.D.2.2.1)

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July 2008

NATIONAL RECREATION AND PARKS MONTH. From The News-Journal, clip photos and articles about our national parks. Locate each on a map of the U.S. and with family members, make a list of those to visit someday. (SS.B.2.2.4)

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August 2008

NATIONAL INVENTORS MONTH. Find an article in e-edition of The News-Journal showing people facing a problem. Design a fantastical or practical product to help solve it. Send your idea to nie@nieworld.com for possible publication on the web.

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September 2008

Sept. 21 is celebrated around the world as "Peace Day." Scan the e-edition of The News-Journal to find articles about three nations or regions that are at war. Choose one and write a paragraph showing how the conflict might be resolved peacefully. Send your idea to nie@nieworld.com for possible publication on the web.
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October 2008

NATIONAL ANIMAL SAFETY AND PROTECTION MONTH. Make an animal mural by writing the letters A-N-I-M-A-L-S down the left side of a sheet of paper. Then, use your newspaper to find words and pictures about animals whose names begin with one of the letters in that word. Try to find at least one example for each letter on your paper.
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