Classroom Activities


SchoolNet News Network's classroom activities help teachers initiate thoughtful discussions among their students on the news media and its impact on society. These activities as well as SNN's Lesson Plans can be integrated into most subjects, such as: language arts, history, geography, science, french, and music.

Through online journalism and SNN your students learn to think critically, to assess complex and sometimes contradictory information, to express their thoughts in writing, and to use technology as a tool for communicating ideas and news.

Here are some ideas for activities that you can integrate into your classroom.

No. Title Grade level Courses
       
1 Search for Key Words K-3
Language Arts
Vocabulary
Writing
Word Recognition
       
2 A Profile From Your Family K-3 Language Arts
Vocabulary
Social Studies
Sentence Structure
       
3 Exploring the Five W's of News 3-5
Language Arts
Social Studies
Journalism
Sentence Structure
       
4 Profiles in Courage and Character 4-8 Language Arts
Journalism
Social Studies
Writing
       
5 Compare T.V. News Broadcasts 7-12 Language Arts
Journalism
Science
Computer Science
       
6 Using News Releases as Source Material 7 -12 Language Arts
Journalism
Social Studies
       
7 Reporting on the past K - 12 Language Arts
History
Journalism
Social Studies
       
8 On the Spot News K - 12 Language Arts
Journalism
Social Studies
       
9 Turning News into history 7 - 12 Language Arts
History
Journalism
       
10 Exploring your local science community K - 12

Language Arts
Journalism
Science

 

11 Reporting on developments in science K - 12 Language Arts
Science
Journalism
Media Studies
       
12 Surveying the land and sea K - 12 Language Arts
Journalism
Geography
       
13 Adventures at home and abroad 7 - 12 Language Arts
Journalism
Geography
       
14 Examining geographic phenomenon K - 12 Language Arts
Journalism
Geography
Social Studies
       
15 Using journalism to teach French Immersion K - 12 Language Arts
French
Journalism
English
       
16 French as a first language K- 12 Language Arts
French
Journalism
English

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