TEACHER RESOURCES

Here are some useful web sites that can help teachers use NIE papers in their classroom, and also find learning activities available on the Internet.

Teachers--are we missing a link that's really helpful to you? Is there a problem with the list? E-mail nie@nwitimes.com and tell us about it!

**NOTE: The NIE program does not endorse any of the following links. NIE is not responsible for the content of these web sites. Browse and use these sites at your own risk.**

*NEW* E-Times Curriculum Guide
http://nwitimes.com/app/nie/ETimesCurriculum.pdf

*NEW* Monthly Activity Guide
http://nwitimes.com/app/nie/Ult_Hol_Activity_Guide.pdf

*NEW* NIE Week 2008/09 Teacher's Guide
http://nwitimes.com/app/nie/09TeachGuide.pdf

Go Around the World with Nellie Bly as she explores headlines from around the world and gives your students an inside-look at the people, places and events that are making news. http://www.nelliebly.org

National Family Literacy Day is November 1 - There are special 'mini-events'different organizations hold each year. The website for the National Center for Family Literacy is http://www.famlit.org/

International Law Day - May 1. For more information on Law Day you can search the American Bar Association on their website at http://www.abanet.org/publiced/lawday/home.html

TIME Magazine for kids online
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/

PARADE Classroom--FREE newspaper teacher guides
http://www.paradeclassroom.com

This a fun, calender site: http://www.crayola.com/eventcalendar/mark_cal/

Earth Day is April 22. For more information, visit
http://www.earthday.net


Eco-kids web site (requires the flash plug-in)
http://ecokids.earthday.ca/pub/

Edhelper.com--free lesson plans, worksheets and more!
http://www.edhelper.com

Education Week on the Web
http://www.edweek.com

EGBAR offers environmental curriculum
FREE PDF format activities!
http://www.egbar.org/teachers1.html

PlanetPals Earth Day site
http://www.planetpals.com/earthday.html


Environmental Protection Agency--climate change
http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/

Vocabulary.com--At www.vocabulary.com, many free features have been created for grades 4-12, schools and newspaper use.
http://www.vocabulary.com

LakeNET community sites
The information connection for Lake County, Indiana.
http://www.lakenetnwi.net

Read Across America Project
http://www.nea.org/readacross

  TIME Magazine for teachers online
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/teachers/

Women's History Month web site
http://www.gale.com/free_resources/whm/