Published: September 08, 2008 04:18 pm      

More materials from paradeclassroom.com

Parade Classroom has partnered with The Independent to offer a host of materials to help support the newspaper's NIE program.
All materials can be downloadable from www.paradeclassroom.com.
However, the materials require a user name and password.

Teachers: Please contact Sue Fosson at sfosson@dailyindependent.com to obtain your user name and password for paradeclassroom.com.

Here are some new materials you will find at www.paradeclassroom.com for the 2008-09 school year:

Weekly Teacher’s Guides that provide teachers with a wealth of activities, including lesson plans, skill sheets, and other features (updated every Friday).

Teen Newsbreak helps teachers connect students with The Independent and the world by making current events relevant through debates, news quizzes and "hot news tips," written in their language (updated every Thursday).

All existing tabs will be updated as necessary for the 2008-09 school year, including Election Extra, which has been updated for state and Congressional midterm elections.
In addition to the above mentioned materials, there will be new in-paper series.

For more information on how Newspapers in Education can help your classroom please contact Sue Fosson at sfosson@dailyindependent.com or call (606) 326-2630.