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Weekly Mini Pages
Mini Page activities meet many state and national educational standards. Each week we identify standards that relate to The Mini Page's content and offer activities that will help your students reach them.

A Kid's 2010 Calendar -- Issue 1 -- Jan. 2-8

This week's standard:

Students understand people and events honored in commemorative holidays. (History)

Activities:

1. Select a person or event you think should have its own holiday. Make a poster for the holiday.

2. Write five celebrations from the calendar on a piece of paper. Write the newspaper section in which you would find stories about that celebration.

3. Which of the news events from 2009 were about (a) political figures, (b) the natural world, (c) the arts, and (d) science?

4. Select five people featured in the newspaper. Find a calendar celebration they would like. Explain your choices.

5. Use resources and the Internet to learn more about a person or event on the calendar. Write a paragraph about what you find.

(standards by Dr. Sherrye D. Garrett, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi)

Native American Art -- Issue 2 -- Jan. 9-15

This week's standard:

Students understand that the visual arts have both a history and specific relationships to various cultures. (Art)

Activities:

1. Draw a large pottery jar on a piece of paper. Decorate it with pictures that show life today.

2. Use newspaper pictures to make a poster showing popular foods today.

3. In newspaper ads, circle clothing and articles made of natural products such as wood, leather and plant products.

4. Which of the Native American culture areas featured tribes that (a) traveled, (b) lived in settled communities, (c) used animals in art, and (d) grew crops?

5. Use the Internet to learn more about one of the Native American culture areas in this issue of The Mini Page. What tribes lived there? What was the estimated population for the area? Are there active Indian communities today? (standards by Dr. Sherrye D. Garrett, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi)

The Olympic Winter Games  -- Issue 3 -- Jan. 16-22

This week's standard: 

Students understand that physical activity provides opportunities for enjoyment, challenge, self-expression and social interaction. (Physical Education)

Activities:

1. Make a poster with newspaper words and pictures of winter sports.

2. Paste newspaper pictures of winter sports you like on a piece of paper. Write sentences explaining why you like each sport.

3. Find newspaper pictures of items you could use to get in shape. Paste them on a piece of paper. Tell how each one would help you.

4. Which of the winter sports requires (a) strong legs, (b) good balance, (c) strong arms, and (d) teamwork?

5. Use the Internet to research the history of curling or skeleton. Write a paragraph about what you found.

(standards by Dr. Sherrye D. Garrett, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi)

Hello, Vancouver!-- Issue 4 -- Jan. 23-29

This week's standard:

Students understand the physical and human characteristics of places. (Geography: Places and Regions)

Activities:

1. Use newspaper words and pictures to create a poster about Vancouver.

2. Circle five things in newspaper ads that you would take on a trip to Vancouver.

3. Select five people in newspaper stories or the comics. Write a place in Vancouver that person might like to visit. Explain your choices.

4. Where would you go in British Columbia if you liked (a) bird watching, (b) history, (c) an unusual bridge, and (d) Beluga whales?

5. Pretend you are on a trip to Vancouver. Pick five places to visit. Write about your visits in a travel journal.

(standards by Dr. Sherrye D. Garrett, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi)