Teacher Resources

We encourage teachers to take advantage of all the resources and educational services The Bee offers. They include student supplements, teacher guides posted online, teacher guides on CDs, and student competitions.

Student Supplements

Student supplements are tabloid-sized publications written for students. They usually focus on a single topic and have newspaper-based activities. All teachers with a newspaper delivery on the dates below will receive 40 copies of the supplement. Here is the fall 2007 supplement schedule:

• September 19 -- Hispanic Explorers in Science and Technology
• September 25 -- Weather Wizard (inserted inside the newspaper)
• October 12 -- A Journey through the Sacramento River Watershed (inserted inside the newspaper)
• October 23 -- Random Acts of Kindness
• October 31 -- Magic As Ever
• November 27 -- Winter Holidays
• December 5 -- Walking with Dinosaurs

Teacher Guides Posted Online

All teachers enrolling in a special or regular N.I.E. program will be able to download any of teacher guides found at the N.I.E. Document Center. Each program comes with its own unique guide, which we post online. Accessing the document center is easy -- simply refer to the instructions that come with your verification letter. Call (916) 321-1785 (enter option two) if you need assistance or have questions.

Teacher Guides On CDs

Teachers enrolling in a regular N.I.E. subscription will receive two CDs containing 39 N.I.E. teacher guides. The CDs has something for everyone. You'll find a wide variety of newspaper-based lessons and classroom activities for all grade levels and in all subject areas, including reading, language arts, social studies, math, science and journalism. Titles on the CDs include:

(CD #1)

• It's N.I.E. For K-3 -- this is a fundamental skills guide for grades K-3.
• Reading To Follow Directions -- a reading guide for grades K-2.
• Along Came Spider -- a language arts guide for grades K-2.
• BugBuddies -- a science guide for grades K-2.
• Celebrate! Every Day's A Holiday -- a social studies guide for grades K-2.
• Fundamentals For Elementary Students -- a fundamental skills guide for grades K-5
• Measuring Up In Math (Elementary) -- a math guide for grades K-5.
• The Weather Page -- a science guide for grades 3-5.
• Election Primary -- a social studies guide for grades 3-5.
• Newspaper Scavenger Hunt -- a journalism guide for grades 3-5.
• Football Fan Fare -- a fundamental skills guide for grades 4-8.
• Reading Realities -- a reading guide for grades 4-12.
• Math Power For Life -- a math guide for grades 6-8.
• Environmental Awareness -- a science guide for grades 6-8.
• Geography In The Newspaper -- social studies guide for grades 6-8.
• Press Ahead -- a journalism guide for grades 6-8.
• Fundamentals For Secondary Students -- a fundamental skills guide for grades 6-12.
• Celebrate Theatre -- a reading guide for grades 9-12.
• Using The Newspaper To Teach Secondary Language Arts -- a language arts guide for grades 9-12.
• Measuring Up In Math (Secondary) -- a math guide for grades 6-12.
• Science In The News -- a science guide for grades 7-12.
• And Time Marches On ... -- a social studies guide for grades 6-12.
• Newspaper Journalism -- a journalism guide for grades 6-12.
• Speaking Of Language -- an ESL guide.
• Special Education and Cooperative Learning -- a special education guide.

(CD #2)

• Get into Newspapers -- a fundamental skills guide for grades 4-8.
• Using Newspapers in Middle Grades -- a fundamental skills guide for grades 6-9.
• Gifted Students Guide -- a special guide to teach gifted students
• Just Think -- a special guide to teach gifted students
• Newspapers Maintain Brains -- a special guide to teach gifted students
• By the Numbers -- a math guide for grades 4-8.
• Secondary Science -- a science guide for grades 7-12.
• Essential Question -- a reading and language arts guide for grades 9-12.
• Now I Get It -- a reading and language arts guide for grades 9-12.
• Reading First NIE -- a reading and language arts guide for grades 9-12.
• Reading First -- a reading and language arts guide for grades 9-12.
• Celebrate Diversity -- a social studies guide for grades 3-8.
• Citizens Together -- a social studies guide for grades 3-8.
• Secondary Social Studies -- a social studies guide for grades 7-12.

These two CDs come with your regular N.I.E. subscription. Click the link below to download your order form.

Student Competitions

There are several opportunities for your students to compete and win prizes. These are some of the student competitions we are offering during the 2007-2008 school year:

• Stock Market Game
• Hispanic Heritage Art Contest
• Sea Monsters Challenge
• Californis Central Valley Spelling Bee
• Design An Ad
• River of Words Poetry and Art Contest

Contact N.I.E.

For more information on the educational services provided by The Sacramento Bee, write to: Educational Services Manager, The Sacramento Bee, P.O. Box 15779, Sacramento, CA 95852. You may also reach the Educational Services Department by phone at (916) 321-1785, by fax at (916) 326-5500, or by email at nie@sacbee.com.

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