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Mini Page Archive - September: Issue 36 - 39
Ways We Are Alike -- Issue 36 -- Sept. 4, 2007
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This week's standards:
Students demonstrate appreciation for diverse perspectives, needs and characteristics of individuals and families. (Family and Consumer Science: Family)
Activities:
1. Draw three large circles on a piece of paper. In one circle, draw something you like to do. In another circle, draw something a friend likes to do. In the third circle, draw something you and your friend like to do together.
2. Find newspaper photos of people doing activities that you also enjoy. Put the pictures on separate pages.Write a sentence under each picture telling why you enjoy that activity.
3. Get together with a friend or family member and look through the newspaper together. Use colored markers to circle pictures or words that show things both of you enjoy. You may include foods, sports, entertainment, or transportation activities.
4. How well do you know the people around you? Circle something in the newspaper that would interest (a) a parent or guardian, (b) a teacher, (c) your best friend, and (d) another classmate.
5. Compare yourself with a family member or friend. Make two lists: one list showing how you and the other person are alike and one list showing how you are different. Now write a paragraph discussing why your differences are important. Why is it a good idea to have friends who are different from you in some ways?
(standards by Dr. Sherrye D. Garrett, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi)
Math Can Be Fun! -- Issue 37 -- Sept. 11, 2007
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This week's standards:
Students understand the effects of adding and subtracting whole numbers. Students understand situations that entail multiplication and division, such as equal groupings of objects and sharing equally. (Math: Numbers and Operations)
Activities:
1. Here's a numbers race. Join a family member or friend for the game. You will need a section from the newspaper and colored markers for each player. Set a timer for two minutes, then open the newspaper section. Each player circles as many different numbers as he/she can find. Look for different kinds of numbers, like dates, page numbers, prices, etc. The player with the most kinds of circled numbers wins.
2. Plan a party using the grocery store ads. Pretend you have $30 to buy food for your party. Make a list of the items you would buy and how much they cost. Add up the prices to find your total. Try to get as close to $30 as you can.
3. Count the comic strips in your newspaper to find the total number of comics. Now calculate: What percentage of the comic strips have one frame? What percentage have three frames? What percentage have four frames? Your percentages should add up to 100 percent.
4. Check out the numbers on the weather page of your newspaper. Find the day's high temperature for five cities in your state. How many of the cities will be hotter than your city? How many will be lower? Look at the temperatures in other countries. Which country will have the highest temperature? Which country the lowest?
5. Identify five different people in the newspaper. List their names on a piece of paper. Next, list their occupations next to their names. Now list three different ways each person might use math in his or her job. Finally, write a paragraph discussing the career you would like to have when you are an adult. Describe the different ways you might use math in that job.
(standards by Dr. Sherrye D. Garrett, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi)
Settling In America -- Issue 38 -- Sept. 18, 2007
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This week's standards:
Students understand that history relates to events and people of other times and places by identifying examples of interesting Americans. (Social Studies: History) Students identify and describe ways that family, groups and community influence the individual's daily life and personal choices. (Social Studies: Individual Development and Identity)
Activities:
1. Draw a large dinner plate on a piece of paper, or get a large paper plate. Now find newspaper words and pictures that show foods from three different countries. Paste the words and pictures on your plate.
2. Draw an outline of the United States on a large piece of paper. Cut out newspaper words and pictures that show why people want to come to this country. Paste your words and pictures on your map.
3. Take an informal survey of family members and friends. Ask each person to identify the original homeland of his or her ancestors. List each country mentioned, then count up the names of the countries. Which country was named most often? Which country is closest to the United States? Which country is farthest?
4. Find a newspaper story or picture that illustrates how people in the United States (a) can get a good job, (b) can practice their religion, (c) can get a good education, and (d) can be free to express their ideas.
5. Use resource books and the Internet to learn more about the experiences of a specific immigrant group. Select one of the groups identified in today's Mini Page, such as Europeans, Asians or Hispanics. Use these questions to guide your research: Where are the countries of origin for people in this group? When did the largest number of these immigrants come to the United States? Why did they want to come here? What employment did they find? What language, customs and foods did the group contribute to our culture? Write a paragraph discussing your findings.
(standards by Dr. Sherrye D. Garrett, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi)
Hola, Puerto Rico -- Issue 39 -- Sept. 25, 2007
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This week's standards:
Students understand the physical and human characteristics of places. (Geography: People and Places) Students understand how historical events, people, places and situations contribute to our understanding of the past. (Social Studies: Time, Continuity and Change)
Activities:
1. Draw an outline of the map of Puerto Rico on a large piece of paper. Now cut out words and pictures from the newspaper that remind you of Puerto Rico. Think about food, entertainment, education and nature. Paste your words on your map. Share your map with a family member or friend.
2. With a friend, look through newspaper ads for sporting and outdoor equipment you could use if you were on vacation in Puerto Rico. Use colored markers to circle items. Use blue for water, yellow for beaches and green for mountains and forests. Which category has the most items?
3. Talk with a classmate or friend about Puerto Rico. Discuss why these different people would probably like to visit Puerto Rico: a historian, an environmentalist and a musician.
4. Pretend a student from Puerto Rico is visiting your community. Where would you take that person? Use newspaper stories and ads to locate places or events that would be familiar to your visitor, such as (a) restaurants, (b) music events and (c) outdoor locations. Now find places or events that would be new to your visitor in each of these categories.
5. Use resource books and the Internet to learn more about the arguments for and against statehood for Puerto Rico. Use these questions to guide your research: Why would it be good for Puerto Ricans to have statehood? What are the arguments for remaining a commonwealth? What are the arguments against independence? Write a paragraph presenting your opinion. Use information and arguments you learned from your research.
(standards by Dr. Sherrye D. Garrett, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi)
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