Veterans Day Word Search

Here’s a word search puzzle in honor of Veterans Day. Enjoy and remember to thank a veteran. Click here to download the word search puzzle

Valentine’s Day Activity for the Classroom

Valentine’s Day is a day to celebrate love and caring for other people. Newspapers often contain special features and advertisements that focus on Valentine’s Day. Even the comic strips in your newspaper will probably contain several references to Valentine’s Day, since comic strips often reflect current events or real life situations. Spend several minutes reading […]

Halloween Newspaper Activities

From KRP’s Ultimate Holiday Activity Guide… Halloween, or All Hallow’s Eve, is an ancient celebration that can be traced to the early Catholic Church and “All Saints Day,” an observance in honor of saints. However, in the 5th century B.C., in Celtic Ireland, people began celebrating All Saints Day as the Celtic New Year and […]

Earth Day Activities Using the Newspaper

Every day is Earth Day for people who care about the environment. But for one day each year, people all over the world join forces to call attention to the beauty of the Earth and the ways in which we can protect it. Here are a number of activities to help you call attention to […]

Fun Easter Ideas

Here are some Easter ideas from FamilyFun Magazine and TNS. After dyeing and decorating your Easter eggs, turn them into sweet-faced critters. Just peel off the shells to begin. Also be sure and check out Kid-Friendly Tips to Create Fun Easter Memories from American Profile Magazine.

St. Patrick’s Day Word Search

St. Patrick’s Day is March 17th. How many words related to this holiday can you find in the puzzle below? Download and print by clicking here

2016 March newspaper activities

Check out these daily lesson plans using the newspaper for the month of March. This calendar provides a subject specific focus for each day of the week with activities for every school day of the month: Monday – Language Arts, Tuesday – Social Studies, Wednesday – Math, Thursday – Science, Friday – Newspaper Information. To […]

Mardi Gras Activities

Information and activities are from KRP’s The Ultimate Holiday Activity Guide and News Relief’s A Plan for All Seasons both from the NIE Institute. Mardi Gras is a colorful celebration that takes place on Shrove Tuesday, the day before Lent, a 40-day period of fasting and penitence in many Christian communities. In the United States, […]

Punxsutawney Phil

Discover fun facts and trivia about Groundhog Day and the famous weather-predicting groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil with this information from TNS and the Detroit Free Press. To download a pdf to print click here

What is Boxing Day?

Here’s some information from ducksters.com. What does Boxing Day celebrate? Boxing Day has nothing to do with the fighting sport of boxing, but rather is a day when gifts are given to people in the service industry like mail carriers, doormen, porters, and tradesmen. When is Boxing Day celebrated? The day after Christmas, December 26th […]