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Go on a classroom treasure hunt through the newspaper. Use the power of imagination to create an interactive activity to liven up learning!
Dangers Ahead!
Let your students come up with ideas for a treasure hunt through the newspaper. Decide on obstacles to overcome then have them find items in the Classified Ad section to overcome each obstacle. Obstacles could include quicksand, a dense forest and dragons guarding the treasure.
Have students work in groups. This is a great way to work on skills of indexing, categorizing, abbreviating and creative problem solving, as well as teamwork and oral language.
Tell the Tale
Write a poem, story or a limerick based on the treasure hunt. Look up words in the newspaper that describe the adventure.
Lesson Library  Great standards-based learning activities using your local newspaper! Click here to find great lessons from Kid Scoop's archives of newspaper lesson ideas for Language Arts, Math, Social Studies, Science and Journalism. |
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Academic Standards Click here for California social studies academic content standards connected to newspaper use in the classroom. |
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Next on Kid Scoop Here's a look at upcoming topics Kid Scoop will feature in the weeks and months ahead. 
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Weekly Writing Corner Prompts Kid Scoop makes the reading-writing connection! Each week, Kid Scoop provides a writing prompt on the page called Write ON! Find out about upcoming topics and guidelines for submissions to your local newspaper. |
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WWC Submissions View stories sent in from schools. |
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Weekly Writing Corner Certificate Students thrive on encouragement. And what better way to encourage a budding writer than with a Certificate of Appreciation. If your student has a letter published on the Kid Scoop page, simply download the Kid Scoop Congratulations certificate, add the students name and present them with their award. Download the PDF. |
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