August 11, 2010: A New School Year

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Activities:
1. Draw a backpack on a piece of paper. Paste newspaper words and pictures of school supplies on your backpack.

2. Paste newspaper pictures of clothes you would like to wear to school on a piece of paper. Tell why you chose these items.

3. Circle newspaper stories about helping the planet, health and families.

4. Name one thing you could do to (a) get ready for school, (b) make friends, (c) help your teacher, and (d) study hard.

5. Write a story of yourself and some friends going back to school.

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 understand how rules and expectations set for them at home, in school and on playgrounds are related to broader principles of responsibility. (Social Studies: Civics)
  

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