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Mini Page Archive - November 2006: Issue 45 - 48
MEET MARJORIE PRICEMAN - Issue 45 -- Nov. 4-10
This week's standards: Students comprehend and respond to a variety of images and text. Students identify
forms and elements of literature. (Language Arts: Reading)
Activities:
- Cut out a dozen words or so from different newspaper headlines. Now paste the words in new
combinations to create book titles. Have a family member or friend select one of your new titles and make
up a story to go with the title.
- Select a photo from the newspaper that would make a good book cover. Write a short story that could go
with the photo.
- Select three books from today's Mini Page that you would like to read. Write the titles on a piece of
paper. Now write a sentence explaining why you would like to read each book.
- Which of the books in today's Mini Page might help you understand (a) history, (b) science, (c) art or
music, and (d) other cultures?
- Select a local, state or national news story. Pretend you are a person involved in the story. Write a
story about the event from your point of view as someone who was there when the news happened.
(standards by Dr. Sherrye D. Garrett, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi)
WOW! WHAT A MIGRATION - Issue 46 -- Nov. 11-17
This week's standards: Students understand the characteristics and life cycles of organisms. (Science: Life
Science) Students understand the interactions of animals and their environments. (Science: Life Science)
Activities:
- Draw a picture of a wildebeest in the middle of a piece of paper. Draw three lines at different angles
away from the wildebeest. At the end of one line, list the different foods the wildebeest eats. At the end
of a second line, list the ways the wildebeest is good for African countries. At the end of the third line,
list the problems the wildebeest faces.
- Divide a piece of paper into four parts. In one section, paste newspaper words and pictures of American
animals that live in dry climates, like the desert. In another section, paste words and pictures of American
animals that live in rivers and lakes. In another section, paste words and pictures of American animals that
live in the ocean. In the last section, paste words and pictures of American animals that live in grassy
areas.
- Look at the map of Africa in today's Mini Page. Mark a travel route for an animal lover who wanted to
see a dugong, an oryx, a bonobo and an elephant.
- Which African animals (a) swim in water, (b) are hunted for food, (c) travel with other animals, and
(d) are popular with tourists?
- Use resource books and the Internet to learn more about one of the animals in today's Mini Page. Select
an animal that is not familiar to you. Use these questions to guide your research: In what countries does
the animal live? What is the animal's habitat? What does the animal eat? How large does the animal grow?
What dangers threaten the animal? Write a paragraph about your animal.
(standards by Dr. Sherrye D. Garrett, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi)
Table Manners - Issue 47 -- Nov. 18-24
This week's standards: Students demonstrate respectful and caring relationships in the family, workplace and community.
(Family and Consumer Science: Interpersonal Relationships) Students demonstrate appreciation for diverse perspectives,
needs and characteristics of individuals and families. (Family and Consumer Science: Family)
Activities:
- Cut out newspaper words and pictures of things for which you are thankful. Make a Thanksgiving Day collage with your
pictures and words.
- Cut out a large circle from a piece of paper or get a paper plate. Look in the newspaper to find pictures of different
foods you would like to eat on Thanksgiving. Cut out the pictures and paste them on your plate.
- Interview at least three family members or friends. Ask them to name two things for which they are thankful. Circle
any answers that are the same. Put a star by the things that make you thankful, too.
- Which of the behaviors shown in today*s Mini Page (a) could cause an accident, (b) could create problems for another
person at the dinner table, and (c) could make another person at the table feel special?
- Use resource books and the Internet to learn more about the Wampanoag tribe member Squanto. Use these questions to
guide your research: Who was Squanto? What was his role in his tribe? How did he interact with the Pilgrims? Write a
paragraph that describes Squanto and his life.
(standards by Dr. Sherrye D. Garrett, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi)
Skyscrapers - Issue 48 -- Nov. 25 - Dec. 1
This week's standards: Students understand science and technology. Students understand technological design. Students are
able to distinguish between natural objects and objects made by humans. (Science and Technology)
Activities:
- Draw a picture of the tallest building in your neighborhood or community. Now draw another picture of that
building but add five more stories to the top. How would the addition change the look of the building? How would you change
the design of the building?
- Have a "tall building" contest with family members or friends. Use toothpicks or dry spaghetti and miniature
marshmallows. See who can create the tallest building using these materials.
- Look through the newspaper to find words that relate to buildings and pictures of tall buildings. Use your
words and pictures to create a poster.
- Look at all the photographs of skycrapers in today*s Mini Page. Which one do you think is the most attractive?
Why? Write a short paragraph describing the building and telling why you like the way it looks.
- Use resource books and the Internet to learn more about one of the skyscrapers described in today's Mini Page.
Use these questions to guide your research: Who wanted to have the building created? What special ideas did the
architect incorporate into the design of the building? Why did the architect make those decisions? How long did
it take to build the building? What special materials were used? How is the building used? Write several paragraphs
discussing your research.
(standards by Dr. Sherrye D. Garrett, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi)
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