May 20, 2009: Sharing Victories Through Books

The Mini Page is a syndicated, four-page tabloid written for young children found each Wednesday in The Denver Post. This issue of The Mini Page is available through the eEdition Archive to registered eEdition subscribers. Click here to learn about subscribing to the eEdition at no cost to you (for Colorado teachers).

Activities:

1. Find three newspaper photos or stories about people who have done good things. Paste each photo/story on a piece of paper. Write a sentence for each telling about what the person did.

2. Fiction books are make-believe stories. Nonfiction books are about real things. Find three examples of fiction books and three examples of nonfiction books in today's Mini Page.Which type of book do you like to read most? Why?

3. Which books in today's Mini Page would you recommend for your (a) science teacher, (b) social studies teacher and (c) language arts teacher? Explain your selections.

4.With a friend, see how many connections you can make between stories in the newspaper and the books in today's Mini Page. Discuss your choices.

5. Find a book in today's Mini Page that makes you feel a strong connection.

This week's standard:

• Students comprehend and respond to a variety of images and text. (Language Arts: Reading)
  
  

(standards by Dr. Sherrye D. Garrett, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi)