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The following teacher guides are currently available to all N.I.E. teachers. They are listed below by topic and grade:
Arts and Crafts
- Grades 4-12
- Art in Earth teacher's guide, suggested for grades 4-12 (5.8 MB) Download
Business and Consumer Affairs
- Grades 4-12
Fundamental Skills
- Grades K-2
- It's N.I.E. for K-3 teacher's guide (4.8 MB) Download
- Grades 3-6
- Grades 6-8
- Grades 9-12
Health and Sports
- Grades 3-5
Gifted Students
Journalism, Newspapers and Advertising
- Grades 3-5
- Newspaper Scavenger Hunt. teacher's guide (1.7 MB) Download
- Grades 6-8
- Press Ahead teacher's guide (<1.0 MB) Download
- Grades 9-12
Math and Science
- Grades K-2
- Grades 3-5
- Grades 3-8
- What's Growin' On? teacher's guide (2008 edition) (<1.2 MB) Download
- What's Growin' On?: Lasting Connections teacher's guide (<1 MB) Download
- What's Growin' On?: More Than You Can Imagine! teacher's guide (<1.2 MB) Download
- What's Growin' On?: Planting Healthy Lives teacher's guide (<1.2 MB) Download
- Grades 6-8
- Bodies Revealed teacher's guide (3.5MB) Download
- Natural Disasters student supplement (<1.0 MB) Download
- Science in the News teacher's guide (<1 MB) Download
- Science in the News student supplement (1.1 MB) Download
- Natural Disasters student supplement (<1.0 MB) Download
- By the Numbers teacher's guide (4 MB) Download
- Ultimate Guide- Math and Science teacher's guide (1 MB) Download
- Math Power For Life. teacher's guide (7.9 MB) Download
- Environmental Awareness. teacher's guide (3.2 MB) Download
- Grades 9-12
Reading and Language Arts
- Grades K-2
- Grades 4-9
- Grades 6-8
- Grades 4-12
- Journey through the Sacramento River Watershed student supplement (3.3 MB) Download
- Journey through the Sacramento River Watershed teacher's guide (<1.0 MB) Download LI> Reading Realities teacher's guide (5.1 MB) Download
- Keep It Real teacher's guide (1 MB) Download
- Now I Get It teacher's guide (2 MB) Download
- Using the Newspaper to Teach Secondary Language Arts teacher supplement (2.7 MB) Download
- Celebrate Theater teacher supplement (4 MB) Download
- The Fighting Ground story (<1.0 MB) Download
- The Fighting Ground teacher's guide (<1.0 MB) Download
Social Studies
- Grades k-2
- Celebrate! Everyday's a Holiday. teacher's guide (1.6 MB) Download
- Grades 3-5
- Random Acts of Kindness student supplement (1.3 MB) Download
- Random Acts of Kindness teacher's guide (<1.0 MB) Download
- Winter Holidays student supplement (1.5 MB) Download
- Winter Holidays teacher's guide (<1.0 MB) Download
- Map Skills student supplement (2.3 MB) Download
- Map Skills teacher's guide (<1.0 MB) Download
- Election Primary. teacher's guide (3.4 MB) Download
- Grades 6-8
- Elections teacher's guide (2.7 MB) Download
- Electing a President student supplement (1.1 MB) Download
- Electing a President teacher's guide(<1.0 MB) Download
- Electing the President teacher's guide (League of Women Voters) (1.1 MB) Download
- Hispanic Heritage student supplement (2007 edition) (4.0 MB) Download
- Hispanic Heritage teacher's guide (2007 edition) (<1.0 MB) Download
- Celebrate Diversity teacher's guide (2.9 MB) Download
- Everyday Heroes teacher's guide (2.6 MB) Download
- Ultimate Guide- Social Studies teacher's guide (1.3 MB) Download
- Geography in the Newspaper. teacher's guide (3.6 MB) Download
- Grades 4-10
- Grades 9-12
- Black History: Journey of Inspiration teacher's guide (<1 MB) Download
- Black History: Journey of Inspiration student supplement (4.2 MB) Download
- Hispanic Heritage student supplement (2008 edition) (3.1 MB) Download
- Hispanic Heritage teacher's guide (2008 edition) (<1.0 MB) Download
- Citizens Together teacher's guide (<1 MB) Download
- First Amendment Guide teacher's guide (2.3 MB) Download
- Secondary Social Studies teacher's guide (6.6 MB) Download
- And Time Marches On teacher supplement (4 MB) Download
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