| September
2008
Health & Wellness
(monthly theme)
August
29-September 4
• Make A Difference Day, lesson 1
September
5-11
• Make A Difference Day, lesson 2
September
12-18
• Make A Difference Day, lesson 3
September
19-25
• Make A Difference Day, lesson 4
September
26- October 2
• Make A Difference Day, lesson 5
October
2008
Elections
October
3-9
• Make A Difference Day, lesson 6
October
10-16
• Make A Difference Day, lesson 7
October
17-23
• Make A Difference Day, lesson 8
October
24-30
October
Special Events:
 October 25: Make
A Difference Day
 October 17-19: Make
A Difference Day issue
November
2008
History & Geography
October
31-November
6
November
7-13
November
14-20
November
21-27
November
Special Events:
Make A Difference
Day entries due
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December
2008
Science & Technology
November
28-December 4
December
5-11
December
12-18
December
19-25
(Winter Break: No
NIE Materials)
December
26- January 1
• Most Caring Coach, lesson 1
December Special
Events:
Winter Break is December 21-27:
No NIE materials
January
2009
Art Appreciation
January
2-8
• Most Caring Coach, lesson 2
January
9-15
• Most Caring Coach, lesson 3
January
16-22
• Most Caring Coach, lesson 4
January
23-29
February
2009
Diversity
January
30-February 5
February
6-12
February
13-19
February
20-26
March
2009
Women’s History
February
27-
March
5
March
6-12
March
13-19
March
20-26
March
27 -
April 2
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April
2009
Earth & Environment
April
3-9
April
10-16
April
17-23
April
24-30
April
Special
Events:
Make A Difference Day
Awards issue
May
- June 2009
Business & Economics
May
1-7
May
8-14
May
15-21
May
22-28
May 29-
June
4
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USA
WEEKEND in Education provides free educational materials for teachers,
geared towards middle-school and high-school students. The four page guides
include two pages of teacher directed classroom activities and two pages
of take home activities for students. Please see below for the options
available to you.
Please
note: All USA WEEKEND in Education materials, including the weekly
teaching guides, require only your local newspaper in the classroom to
make the program a success. USA WEEKEND Magazine can enhance the materials,
but the educational guides do not refer students into the magazine - only
into the newspaper! Although USA WEEKEND Magazine is in the weekend edition
of your local newspaper, you can use the classroom guides with any edition
of the newspaper.
USA WEEKEND's
weekly Teacher's Guides are available free every week online or from
the
NIE coordinator at your local newspaper. The USA WEEKEND NIE program
is designed to teach students how to use the newspaper as a resource,
while
getting them involved with volunteerism in their community, through programs
such as Make A Difference Day and Most Caring Coach. A few great reasons
for you and your school to get involved are:
* All activities
address standard teaching mandates.
* The teacher's
guides combine with the local newspaper each week as a real-world teaching
tool with a smart, clean and easy-to-use design.
* Monthly
themes, such as Black History Month, Finance, and Earth Day, make it
easy
for you to use the teacher's guides and your local newspaper as weekly
teaching resources.
* Weekly
take-home activity sheets engage teachers, students and families at home
and in the classroom.
* Interactive
opportunities, including Make A Difference Day and Most Caring Coach
Awards, encourage students, teachers and families to get involved with
the community.
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