Free Lesson Ideas

NIE’s free teaching materials cover all subject areas and are developed in accordance with national and state curriculum standards. These materials were developed to appeal to a wide audience of students from kindergarten to high school.

The following lesson plan materials are
available for download in pdf format:

• "Scoop the Newshound"
  Newspaper Recycling
  Coloring & Activity Book
  "Scoop the Newshound" - Newspaper Recycling Coloring & Activity Books are also available in book form. To order your FREE* books, click here for an order form.
  
  * Nominal shipping/handling charges apply.
  
  
• Reading Across the Nation campaign beginning September 1, 2007. 
  For details, please go to NNA’s Web site at www.naa.org.
  
  
• More Activities Using the Comics
  
  
• 100 Ways To Use the Newspaper
  in the Classroom
  
  
• 300 Ways To Use the Newspaper
  in the Classroom
  
  
• Dr. Suess Newspaper Activities
  
  
• Halloween Scavenger Hunt
  
  
• It's In The Bag
  
  
• My Lost Pet
  
  
• Lesson Ideas for Press Man's Hats
  
  
• Recognizing Election Jargon, Idioms, Figurative Images
  
  
• Sting! Spelling Bee