Chapter 6: Catch of the Day

Newspaper Activities for Brain Freeze

1. Compare the online version of today´s News-Journal and the Honolulu Star-Bulletin. On the Web, go to nieworld.com and, on the left sidebar, find NAA (Newspaper Association of America). Under NAA, click on Newspaper sites - National. Once there, click on the map of Hawaii. Scroll down, click on Honolulu Star-Bulletin, and print page 1 of the site. Follow the same steps, using the map of Florida, to get to and print page 1 of The News-Journal´s site. Sunshine State Standards: SS.A.1.2, S.S.B.1.2, SS.C.2.2)

2. In this chapter, the students used many kinds of technology to help solve their problems and achieve their goals. Clip, from The News-Journal, articles about new technologies. Then, alone or with a team of friends, select a problem and use your imaginations to design a technology product to deal with that problem. Send your creation to nie@nieworld.com for possible publication on the Web. (Sunshine State Standards: SC.H.1.2, SC.H.3.2)

3. As the students discovered in this chapter, the word QUEEN is a rather commonly used word. Queens and other types of royalty are often covered in the news. Over the period of a week challenge your friends to a game of Royalty. Play by finding royal titles in The News-Journal. Make a chart showing each title and the following information about where it appeared: the date, section, page and headline. The one with the longest list is the winner. (Sunshine State Standards: LA.A.2.2, LA.B.2.2)

Strictly for the Birds
English idioms about birds.

American Indians of the Pacific Northwest
Tlingit Indians -- Monuments, Rites and ceremonies, Social life and Spiritual life.

Virtual Bangladesh: The Grand Tour
Here you will find basic facts, vital statistics, information about culture and lifestyle, as well as a visitor´s guide. Images, sounds and text.

Hawaii´s Last Queen
As the Royal Hawaiian band played a concert at the Hawaiian Hotel, 162 troops marched through the streets of Honolulu, heading for the palace.

A to Z Kids: Hawaii
Origin of Name: Possibly from Havaiki or Hawaiki, which according to legend was the name of the original homeland of the Polynesians.

Bangladesh Maps
A library map collection of Bangladesh.

Endurance Puzzles
Are you up to the challenge of solving these Hawaii Endurance puzzles?

World Almanac for Kids
HAWAII, Pacific state of the U.S. The major islands in order of size are Hawaii, Maui, Oahu, Kauai, Molokai, Lanai, Niihau, and Kahoolawe.

This Week´s Featured Newspaper: http://starbulletin.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.