Mar. 23, 2011: Roots & Shoots

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. Make a poster inviting people to join a Roots & Shoots group.

2. Circle newspaper headlines/photos of people, animals and something in the environment that need help in your community.

3. Ask friends which project they would like best: (a) community garden, (b) hats for babies, (c) rescue dogs, or (d) saving energy.

4. Draw a large tree. Write names of community groups that provide "roots" under the tree. Write names of groups that help the community around the tree.

5. Find a newspaper story about a community group that is helping others. Write a paragraph describing its work.

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 demonstrate respectful and caring relationships in the family, workplace and community. (Family and Consumer Science: Interpersonal Relationships)

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