Mar. 31, 2010: A "Little House" Anniversary

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. Draw pictures of five things you would take with you if you had to move.

2. Find newspaper pictures that show three different kinds of houses people live in today.

3. In the newspaper, find three jobs from Laura's time that people still do today. Find three jobs that did not exist when Laura was growing up.

4. List three jobs that Laura did in her lifetime. Now find items in the newspaper that would have made her jobs easier.

5. Ask an older family member about growing up. Write a story about his/her childhood and jobs he/she did.

Mini Page activities meet many state and national educational standards. Each week we identify standards that relate to The Mini Page content and offer activities that will help your students reach them. This week's standard:

• Students use biographies and stories to understand the individuals who are honored by the nation. (Social Studies: History)
  

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