Parade Classroom Teacher Guides

Published: Thursday, May. 10, 2007

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Parade Classroom teacher guides are a valuable resource for teachers using Parade magazine and the Sunday edition of The Sacramento Bee in their instructional program. A new teacher's guide is posted each week.

Parade Classroom teacher's handbook, grades 7-12 (<1.0 MB) Download

November 15, 2009, Great American Smoke-out Download
November 15, 2009, Writing Lesson: Semicolons are Smooth Download
November 15, 2009, Feasts and Finance Skills Download
November 15, 2009, Current Events Quiz Download
November 8, 2009, Veteran's Day Download
November 8, 2009, Writing Lesson: R U Writing When U R Texting? Download
November 8, 2009, Map Skills Download
November 8, 2009, Current Events Quiz Download
November 1, 2009, Election Day Download
November 1, 2009, Writing Lesson: American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month Download
November 1, 2009, Incoming Money Skills Download
November 1, 2009, Current Events Quiz Download
October 25, 2009, Diplomacy Download
October 25, 2009, Writing Lesson: Regionalisms Download
October 25, 2009, Test Taking and Study Skills Download
October 25, 2009, Current Events Quiz Download
October 18, 2009, United Nations Day Download
October 18, 2009, Writing Lesson: Keeping a Journal Download
October 18, 2009, Red Ribbon Week Download
October 18, 2009, Current Events Quiz Download
October 11, 2009, Columbus Day Download
October 11, 2009, Writing Lesson: Who or Whom Download
October 11, 2009, Kindness Web Download
October 11, 2009, Current Events Quiz Download
October 4, 2009, Religion and Politics Download
October 4, 2009,Writing Lesson: Being Succinct Download
October 4, 2009, Laws and Consequences Download
October 4, 2009, Current Events Quiz Download
September 27, 2009, Staying Healthy Download
September 27, 2009, Writing Lesson: Irony Download
September 27, 2009, Complete Sentences Download
September 27, 2009, Current Events Quiz Download
September 20, 2009, Fact vs. Opinion Download
September 20, 2009, Writing Lesson: Meaningful Metaphors Download
September 20, 2009, Understanding Hispanic Heritage Download
September 20, 2009, Current Events Quiz Download
September 13, 2009, Skepticism and Truth Download
September 13, 2009, Writing Lesson: Greek Roots Grow English Words Download
September 13, 2009, Understanding the Constitution Download
September 13, 2009, Current Events Quiz Download
September 6, 2009, International Literacy Day Download
September 6, 2009, Writing Lesson: Using Sarcasm Download
September 6, 2009, Resume Writing Download
September 6, 2009, Current Events Quiz Download
August 30, 2009, Back-to-School Skills Download
August 30, 2009, Writing Lesson: Persuasive Essay Download
August 30, 2009, Taking Good Notes Download
August 30, 2009, Current Events Quiz Download
June 7, 2009, Coaching Students To Stay in School Download
June 7, 2009, Does the Internet Encourage Cheating? Download
June 7, 2009, The Importance of a Diploma Download
May 31, 2009, Current Events Quiz Download
May 31, 2009, Graduation Day Conflicts Download
May 31, 2009, Should Military Recruiters Be Allowed Into High Schools? Download
May 31, 2009, A Graduation Day To Remember Download
May 24, 2009, Current Events Quiz Download
May 24, 2009, Summer Job Guide Download
May 24, 2009, Do Uniforms Help Students Learn? Download
May 24, 2009, Reach Your Summer Goals Download
May 17, 2009, Current Events Quiz Download
May 17, 2009, Memorial Day Download
May 17, 2009, Are Cafeteria Trays Necessary? Download
May 17, 2009, Final-Exam Checklist Download
May 10, 2009, Current Events Quiz Download
May 10, 2009, Handling Final-Exam Stress Download
May 10, 2009, Should Cities Enforce Curfews To Keep Kids in Class? Download
May 10, 2009, Final-Exam Checklist Download
May 3, 2009, Current Events Quiz Download
May 3, 2009, How Housing Impacts the Economy Download
May 3, 2009, Asian/Pacific American Heritage: The First Waves of Immigrants Download
May 3, 2009, Notable Asian/Pacific Americans Download
April 26, 2009, Current Events Quiz Download
April 26, 2009, Should the School Year Be Longer? Download
April 26, 2009, Coping With College Rejection? Download
April 26, 2009, How Will You Choose a College? Download
April 19, 2009, Current Events Quiz Download
April 19, 2009, Autism Awareness Month Download
April 19, 2009, Global Youth Service Day Download
April 19, 2009, How You Can Get Involved Download
April 12, 2009, Current Events Quiz Download
April 12, 2009, What People Earn Download
April 12, 2009, Earth Day 2009 Download
April 12, 2009, How Much Will You Earn? Download
April 5, 2009, Current Events Quiz Download
April 5, 2009, Should Bailed-Out Banks Give Bonuses? Download
April 5, 2009, Should More Students Need To Study Abroad? Download
April 5, 2009,Did the Bankers Earn a Bonus? Download
March 29, 2009, Current Events Quiz Download
March 29, 2009, Do We Need To Fix Our Prisons? Download
March 29, 2009, Is Prom Too Important? Download
March 29, 2009, How To Reform Our Prisons Download
March 22, 2009, Current Events Quiz Download
March 22, 2009, The World's Worst Dictators Download
March 22, 2009, Does College Take Too Long? Download
March 22, 2009, Ranking the World's Dictators Download
March 15, 2009, Current Events Quiz Download
March 15, 2009, Can Mentoring Heal? Download
March 15, 2009, Should Schools Install Artificial Turf? Download
March 15, 2009, The Importance of a Mentor Download
March 8, 2009, Current Events Quiz Download
March 8, 2009, What Should Earn an 'A'? Download
March 8, 2009, Do We Need Better Spies? Download
March 8, 2009, Getting Good Intelligence Download
March 1, 2009, Current Events Quiz Download
March 1, 2009, Newspapers in Education Week Download
March 1, 2009, Women's History Month Download
March 1, 2009, What Makes It News? Download
February 22, 2009, Current Events Quiz Download
February 22, 2009, Choosing the Right College Download
February 22, 2009, How Dangerous Are Bird Strikes? Download
February 22, 2009, Preventing Future Bird Strikes Download
February 15, 2009, Current Events Quiz Download
February 15, 2009, Should We Negotiate With Iran? Download
February 15, 2009, Does the Bible Belong in Schools? Download
February 15, 2009, Negotiating With Extremists Download
February 8, 2009, Current Events Quiz Download
February 8, 2009, Do We Celebrate Presidents Day? Download
February 8, 2009, Can Interpol Protect the World? Download
February 8, 2009, Who Are The World's Most Wanted? Download
February 1, 2009, Current Events Quiz Download
February 1, 2009, Should Teens Be Vegetarian? Download
February 1, 2009, Black History Month Download
February 1, 2009, Who Said It? Download
January 25, 2009, Current Events Quiz Download
January 25, 2009, Is It Important To Visit Colleges? Download
January 25, 2009, The 2009 PARADE All-Americans Download
January 25, 2009, How Clean Is Your Water? Download
January 18, 2009, Current Events Quiz Download
January 18, 2009, Do We Need Another Economic Stimulus Package? Download
January 18, 2009, Understanding the Israeli Attacks Download
January 18, 2009, Why Is Gaza So Important? Download
January 11, 2009, Current Events Quiz Download
January 11, 2009, Remembering Martin Luther King Jr Download
January 11, 2009, The Words That Inspire Us Download
January 11, 2009, Inauguration Day Download
January 4, 2009, Current Events Quiz Download
January 4, 2009, Protecting the President Download
January 4, 2009, Will You Keep Your Resolutions? Download
January 4, 2009, Presidential Protection Download
December 28, 2008, Current Events Quiz Download
December 21, 2008, The Year in Review Download
December 21, 2008, Living in a Global World Download
December 21, How Global Are You? Download
December 14, 2008, Current Events Quiz Download
December 14, 2008, Holidays in School Download
December 14, 2008, What is a Presidential Pardon? Download
December 14, Pardon Me? Download
December 7, 2008, Human Rights Day Download
December 7, 2008, Understanding Real-Life Pirates Download
December 7, 2008, Mapping the Pirate Attacks Download
November 30, 2008, How Important Is Air Quality? Download
November 30, 2008, Obama's Cabinet- Who Should He Choose? Download
November 30, 2008, Which Administration Did They Serve? Download
November 23, 2008, Dealing With Diabetes Download
November 23, 2008, World Aids Day Download
November 23, 2008, Eating With Diabetes Download
November 16, 2008, The Great American Smokeout Download
November 16, 2008, Geography Awareness Week Download
November 16, 2008, Mapping the Americas Download
November 9, 2008, Dealing With Cyberbullies Download
November 9, 2008, Do Students Take Too Many Tests? Download
November 9, 2008, Testing The Tests Download
November 2, 2008, Election 2008: Should Teens Have the Right To Vote? ? Download
November 2, 2008, Honoring American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month Download
November 2, 2008, Fight For Your Right to Vote! Download
October 26, 2008, Election 2008: What Are The Issues? Download
October 26, 2008, Election 2008: Should Newspapers Endorse Presidential Candidates? Download
October 26, 2008, Preparing for the SAT and ACT Download
October 26, 2008, Get Your Priorities Straight Download
October 19, 2008, Election 2008: What Are The Issues? Download
October 19, 2008, Can the U.S. Stop Using Oil? Download
October 19, 2008, Election 2008: What Are Your Issues? Download
October 12, 2008, Election 2008: Is the Electoral College Needed? Download
October 12, 2008, What Is the Credit Crisis? Download
October 12, 2008, Questioning the Electoral College Download
October 5, 2008, Election 2008: Do the Presidential Debates Sway Public Opinion? Download
October 5, 2008, Tough Times for College Applicants? Download
October 5, 2008, Get a Head Start on Your College Essay Download
September 27, 2008, Election 2008: Election 2008: What's in a Campaign Slogan? Download
September 27, 2008, Is Your Information Safe Online? Download
September 27, 2008, Famous Campain Slogans Download
September 21, 2008, Election 2008: Are Political Ads Effective? Download
September 21, 2008, Are High School Sports Overemphasized? Download
September 21, 2008, Political Ads: Truth or Fiction? Download
June 8, 2008 , Summer Olympics Preview Download
June 8, 2008 , Politics and the Olympic Download
June 8, 2008 , America's Wounded Soldiers Download
June 1, 2008 , Summer Olympics Preview Download
June 1, 2008 , Politics and the Olympics Download
June 1, 2008 , America's Wounded Soldiers Download
June 1, 2008 , The School Year's Top Story Download
May 25, 2008 , Why Are Fewer Teens Driving? Download
May 25, 2008 , The All-America Soccer Teams Download
May 25, 2008 , Can You Pass This Driver's Test? Download
May 18, 2008 , Commencement Day Conflicts Download
May 18, 2008 , Memorial Day Download
May 18, 2008 , A Graduation Day to Remember Download
May 11, 2008 , Summer Job Outlook 2008 Download
May 11, 2008 , Should Schools Teach Kids to Hunt? Download
May 11, 2008 , Reach Your Summer Goals Download
May 4, 2008 , Handling Final Exam Stress Download
May 4, 2008 , Do Enough Kids Get School Lunch? Download
May 4, 2008 , Final Exam Checklist Download
April 27, 2008, Asian-Pacific Heritage: The First Waves of Immigrants Download
April 27, 2008, How Should Schools Teach About the Holocaust? Download
April 27, 2008, Notable Asian-Pacific Americans Download
April 20, 2008, National Youth Service Day Download
April 20, 2008, School Lockdown Drills Download
April 20, 2008, The All-America Girls Basketball Team Download
April 20, 2008, How You Can Get Involved Download
April 13, 2008, Earth Day 2008 Download
April 13, 2008, Should Kids Do "Ultimate Fighting"? Download
April 13, 2008, What People Earn Download
April 13, 2008, How Green Can You Get? Download
April 6, 2008, Does Your School "Teach to the Test"? Download
April 6, 2008, Coping With College Rejection Download
April 6, 2008, The All-America Boys Basketball Team Download
April 6, 2008, How Will You Choose a College? Download
March 30, 2008, Is Homeschooling Illegal? Download
March 30, 2008, "Product Placement" in Teen Novels Download
March 30, 2008, Where Would You Draw the Line? Download
March 23, 2008, National Poetry Month Download
March 23, 2008, Are States Doing Enough to Stop Youth Smoking? Download
March 23, 2008, Newspaper Poetry Download
March 16, 2008, Should You Have More Quizzes? Download
March 16, 2008, Freshman Year Abroad Download
March 16, 2008, The Places You Could Go Download
March 9, 2008, iPods in the Classroom Download
March 9, 2008, Should Teens Get Life Sentences? Download
March 9, 2008, Teen Crime and Punishment Download
March 2, 2008, How Should Teachers Handle Violent Writing? Download
March 2, 2008, Women's History: Great Artists Download
March 2, 2008, The Fight Over Wind Power Download
March 2, 2008, Time For Women's Rights Download
Feb. 24, 2008, Newspapers in Education Week Download
Feb. 24, 2008, Eating Disorders Awareness Week Download
Feb.24, 2008, America's Female Pilots in Iraq Download
Feb. 24, 2008, What Makes It News? Download
Feb. 17, 2008, Should Teachers Get Merit Pay? Download
Feb. 17, 2008, The 2008 Oscars Download
Feb. 17, 2008, The Worlds Worst Dictators Download
Feb. 17, 2008, Your Oscar Picks Download
Feb. 10, 2008, The New Citizenship Test Download
Feb. 10, 2008, Is There a Boy Crisis? Download
Feb. 10, 2008, Can You Pass the Citizenship Test? Download
February 3, 2008, African-American History: Fannie Lou Hamer and Freedom Summer Download
February 3, 2008, The Grammy Awards Download
February 3, 2008, The 2008 All-America Football Team Download
February 3, 2008, African-American History: Who Said It? Download
January 27, 2008, What Makes an AP Course? Download
January 27, 2008, Super Bowl XLII Download
January 27, 2008, Is Autism an Epidemic? Download
January 27, 2008, The Big Game Download
January 20, 2008, Election 2008: The State of the Union Download
January 20, 2008, Should Cheerleaders Cheer for Girls? Download
January 20, 2008, Your State of the Union Download
January 6, 2008, Election 2008: Starting too Early? Download
January 6, 2008, Paying for College Download
January 6, 2008, Vote for Me! (Writing a Stump Speech) Download
December 16, 2007, Celebrating Holidays in School Download
December 16, 2007, The "Screen-Time" Allowance Download
December 16, 2007, How America Gives Download
December 16, 2007, Welcome to the School Board Download
December 9, 2007, The Return of Nuclear Power Download
December 9, 2007, The Threat of Staph Infections Download
December 9, 2007, Staying Safe During Flu Season Download
December 2, 2007, Should Your Parents Watch You While You Drive? Download
December 2, 2007, The Fight Against Child Labor Download
December 2, 2007, Human Rights in the News Download
November 25, 2007, Should the Drinking Age Be Lower? Download
November 25, 2007, World AIDS Day Download
November 25, 2007, More Power to the Voters Download
November 25, 2007, What Do You Know About AIDS? Download
November 11, 2007, The Great American Smokeout Download
November 11, 2007, Police in Schools Download
November 11, 2007, Surprising Food Trends Download
November 11, 2007, Making Schools Safer Download
November 4, 2007, Can "Dance Dance Revolution" Fight Child Obesity? Download
November 4, 2007, Geography Awareness: Asia Download
November 4, 2007, What Do You Know About Asia? Download
October 28, 2007, The Homework Wars Download
October 28, 2007, What Dreams Can Do For You Download
October 28, 2007, Learning to Give Download
October 28, 2007, How Can You Help? Download
October 21, 2007, Prepping for the SAT Download
October 21, 2007, Antidepressants, Teens and Suicide Download
October 21, 2007, The 2007 Cop of the Year Download
October 21, 2007, Help for Selecting a College Download
October 14, 2007, College Application Dos and Don'ts Download
October 14, 2007, Hunger in America Download
October 14, 2007, Stress and Your Skin Download
October 14, 2007, Prepping for the College Essay Download
October 7, 2007, Should Students Get Paid For Good Grades? Download
October 7, 2007, What Do You Know About America? Download
October 7, 2007, Secrets of the Grave Download
October 7, 2007, What's Your History IQ? Download
September 30, 2007, The Supreme Court and You Download
September 30, 2007, Kids on Reality TV Download
September 30, 2007, When You Should Call 911? Download
September 30, 2007, What is Reality? Download
September 23, 2007, The New School Dress Codes Download
September 23, 2007, Should You Eat Dinner With Your Family? Download
September 23, 2007, Your Dream School Download
September 16, 2007, Should High School Sports Be Televised? Download
September 16, 2007, Can Colleges Charge More for Certain Majors? Download
September 16, 2007, Is Anything Private Anymore? Download
September 16, 2007, Set Rules in Cyberspace Download
September 9, 2007, The Constitution and You Download
September 9, 2007, Should There Be a National Driver's License? Download
September 9, 2007, Your First Amendment Rights Download
September 2, 2007, Should You Have a Major in High School? Download
September 2, 2007, Soldiers Help Children With Muscular Dystrophy Download
September 2, 2007, Honoring Hispanic Heritage Download
June 3, 2007, Year-Round Schools Download
May 27, 2007, Hit Lists and School Violence Download
May 20, 2007, Remembering Fallen Soldiers Download
May 13, 2007, Summer Jobs Download
May 6, 2007, Child Soldiers: "A Long Way Gone" Download
April 29, 2007, Using Wikipedia for School Work Download
April 22, 2007, Making Proms Safer Download
April 15, 2007, National Youth Service Day Download
April 8, 2007, Coping with College Rejection Download
April 1, 2007, How Free is Speech in School? Download
March 25, 2007, Unusual Scholarships Download
March 18, 2007, What's in Your School Lunch? Download
March 11, 2007, Women's History: The Little Rock Nine Download
March 4, 2007, Senioritis Download
February 25, 2007, Cyber Bullying Download
February 18, 2007, Will Libraries Lock Out Kids? Download
February 11, 2007, Black History: The Great Migration Download
February 4, 2007, Teens Caring for Parents Download
January 28, 2007, The State of the Union Download
January 21, 2007, Driver's License Limits Download
January 14, 2007, A New Mission for Schools Download
January 7, 2007, The Virtual Science Lab Download
December 31, 2006, 2007 New Year's Resolutions Download
December 17, 2006, The Year in Review Download
December 10, 2006, Religious Holidays in Schools Download
December 3, 2006, Term Paper Plagiarism Download
November 26, 2006, The Dangers of Methamphetamine Download
November 19, 2006, Nuclear Proliferation Download
November 12, 2006, The Great American Smokeout Download
November 5, 2006, Election Day 2006 Download
October 29, 2006, School Violence Download
October 29, 2006, School Violence Download
October 22, 2006, Teen Drug Abuse Download
October 15, 2006, Child Hunger in America Download
October 8, 2006, Applying to College Download
October 1, 2006, SAT Scores Fall Download
September 24, 2006, Fairness In High School Football Download
September 17, 2006, Celebrating the Constitution Download
September 10, 2006, September 11: Five Years Later Download
September 3, 2006, Your Social Intelligence Download
August 27, 2006, 2006, Drug Scandels Hit Sports Download
June 4, 2006, Soft Drinks Get Expelled Download
May 28, 2006, Endangered Species Download
May 21, 2006, Asthma Awareness Month Download
May 14, 2006, Asian-Pacific American History Download
May 7, 2006, High School Majors Download
April 30, 2006, Get Enough Sleep? Download
April 23, 2006, The Return of Mad Cow Download
April 16, 2006, San Francisco Earthquake of 1906 Download
April 9, 2006, Teen Poetry Winners Download
April 2, 2006, Why Kids Drop Out Download
March 26, 2006, Cesar Chavez and La Causa Download
March 19, 2006, High Schools Get Clubby Download
March 12, 2006, Women's History: Eileen Collins Download
March 5, 2006, Women's History: Sybil Ludington Download
February 26, 2006, Justice Alito and You Download
February 19, 2006, A Woman President? Download
February 12, 2006, Black History: Frederick Douglass Download
February 5, 2006, The Winter Olympics Download
January 29, 2006, Super Bowl XL Download
January 22, 2006, Suspended for Speaking Spanish Download
January 15, 2006, The Tenth Planet Download
January 8, 2006, Marin Luther King Download
January 1, 2006, Resolutions Download
December 18, 2005, The Year In Review Download
December 11, 2005, The Avian Flu Download
December 4, 2005, The Pledge of Allegiance Battle Download
November 27, 2005, Cell Phones and Teen Drivers Download
November 20, 2005, A Rough Hurricane Season. Download
November 13, 2005, Geography Awareness Week. Download
November 6, 2005, American Indian Heritage Month. Download
October 23, 2005, The Pakistan Earthquake. Download
October 23, 2005, Red Ribbon Week. Download
October 16, 2005, Childhood Hunger. Download
October 9, 2005, Iraq Now. Download
October 2, 2005, Teen Poetry Contest. Download
September 25, 2005, Choosing a College. Download
September 18, 2005, Hispanic Heritage Month. Download
September 11, 2005, Celebrating the Constitution. Download
September 4, 2005, Help Preserve America. Download
August 28, 2005, Supreme Court Changes. Download
June 5, 2005, Lowering the Drinking Age. Download
May 29, 2005, Paying Student Informants. Download
May 22, 2005, Your New Food Pyramid. Download
May 15, 2005, Steroids and Baseball. Download
May 8, 2005, Can You Hear This? Download
May 1, 2005, File Sharing�s Day In Court. Download
April 24, 2005, The College Gender Gap. Download
April 17, 2005, Celebrating Earth Day. Download
April 10, 2005, National Youth Service Day. Download
April 3, 2005, Is 16 Too Young To Drive? Download
March 27, 2005, School Surveillance. Download
March 20, 2005, Women's History Month. Download
March 13, 2005, The New SAT. Download
March 6, 2005, Freedom of the Press. Download
February 27, 2005, Conquering Eating Disorders. Download
February 20, 2005, Student Sit-Ins. Download
February 13, 2005, Thurgood Marshall. Download
February 6, 2005, Teens and Heart Disease. Download
January 30, 2005, Clues In The News Contest. Download
January 23, 2005, Earthquakes and Tsunamis. Download
January 16, 2005, The Inauguration. Download
January 9, 2005, Is Your School Safer? Download

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