Chapter 2: Day of Discovery

Newspaper Activities for Brain Freeze

1. In this chapter, the students begin their cross-country adventure. Record their travels on a large map of the U.S. Then chart and compare the current temperatures and rainfall amounts for each city that they visit using the weather page in The News-Journal. (Sunshine State Standard: SS.B.1.2.1)

2. Famous authors are part of this week´s clue. Over the next few weeks, collect articles from The News-Journal about authors and their works. Classify them by target audience and type of writing (non-fiction, fiction: historical, adventure, realistic, fantasy, etc.). Share or post on a bulletin board, ones of interest to your age group. (Sunshine State Standards: LA.A.2.2.5, LA.E.2.2.5)

3. In order to succeed, a team of diverse students and their teacher must work together toward a common goal. Clip from The News-Journal, articles showing people working together. Make a list of the personal qualities or character traits that helped them succeed. With your class or family, discuss how you can strengthen those traits in yourself and in each other. (Sunshine State Standards: HE.B.3.2.2, HE.C.1.2.4, HE.C.2.2.4, HE.C.2.2.5)

The Recording Teacher
Today´s teachers have an amazing amount of instructional material at their disposal, from books to videos to play-along CDs. But the technology of today has also opened a new avenue for the private teacher: home recording.

Internet Public Library
The IPL is the first public library of and for the Internet community. It is also an experiment, trying to discover and promote the most effective roles and contributions of librarians to the Internet and vice versa.

Google Image Search
The most comprehensive image search on the web.

Amazing young recording artists
Ms. Whitmire´s class practiced very hard to prepare for their recording of the book, If Nellie Bly Could Do It...

IPL Kidspace
The IPL is the first public library of and for the Internet community.

U.S.A. Web Games
Learn the capitals of the U.S.A. with these three games. Features include speech, interactive maps, blurbs, and links for each capital to get more information.

This Week´s Featured Newspaper: http://www.courant.com/

Serial Story: BRAIN FREEZE
Brain Freeze, a 10-chapter serial story, is written by Bob Rouse and illustrated by Frank Yates. Bob Rouse and Frank Yates both work for the Lexington Herald-Leader.