Attention: Teachers Center for Civic Education Constitution Day and Citizenship Day   In response to legislation passed by the U.S. Congress that requires educational institutions receiving federal funding to present a program pertaining to the U.S. Constitution, the Center for Civic Education has provided seven lessons on its website www.civiced.org       Order Newspapers for your classroom from Charleston Newspapers and use these lesson plans to teach valuable real world lessons about the Constitution.    These age-appropriate lessons are suggested for use at each of the following grade levels: Kindergarten Grades 1-2 Grades 3-4 Grades 5-6 Grades 7-8 Grades 9-10 Grades 11-12  Reprinted with permission from the Center for Civic Education.  Copyright 2005. Center for Civic Education.  www.civiced.org For more information about these lessons contact the Center at 818-591-9321 or cce@civiced.org LAW DAY Sponsored by The Tinney Law Firm NIE Features for Law Day

Welcome to the Newspaper In Education site of Charleston Newspapers. The goal of NIE is to provide an educational support for West Virginia teachers who use the newspaper in the classroom as a supplement to their curriculum in Language Arts, Social Studies, Math, Science, Career Education, Etc. Be sure to visit the NIE pages of Black History Month, Reading Activities, Teaching Activities, the health guide for kids, It's a Jungle Out There, and the new math guide, Math Rules!

Special section Books recommended by the National Ag Council West Virginia Department of Agriculture

March Mania is a four-week program that uses the NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament to teach geography, math and language arts to 4th-10th grade students.  You will receive an accompanying classroom set of the Charleston Gazette, free for the duration of the program. Apply for the program here. Download lesson plans here. Sweet 16 quiz Sponsored by SportMart

When no means ... NO! An in-depth look into understanding, avoiding and taking control of your life in the face of domestic violence, sexual abuse, date rape and other problems in today's society.

America Recycles Day
Make Every Day America Recycles Day!
Click here for lesson plans.

Earth Day
Protecting our environment is a concern that individuals of all ages share. Download your curriculum guide, which contains 38 pages of classroom activities using the paper to teach environmental education.  This guide covers environmental issues such as sources of pollution, hazardous wastes, recycling, energy, renewable and non-renewable resources, global warming, and environmental laws. Download your copy today.

    Classroom -- Charleston Newspapers would like to announce that you now will be able to access PARADE Classroom each week on our Web site. Click www.paradeclassroom.com  to access this week’s teaching guide as well as preview next week’s guide. You’ll also find timely teaching tips—and a new current events quiz for your students. We hope that you will find new ways to make PARADE Classroom an important part of your teaching curriculum. The Sunday Gazette-Mail is delivered to your school on Monday or Tuesday.

Now you can receive the Saturday Gazette-Mail with the USA Weekend Magazine on Monday or Tuesday. This combined issue of West Virginia's Two Best Newspapers will give your middle and high students the latest information on high school sports plus FLIPSIDE - The source for all things teen.
USA Weekend has a great program for teenagers with four core participatory programs:
Make A Difference Day - Largest Day of Volunteering in America
Songwriting Contest for Teens - The John Lennon Songwriting Contest
Annual Teen Survey - Gives Teens an Opportunity to Speak Out on Current Issues
Most Caring Coach Awards - Celebrates Leadership and Community Service Teacher curriculum available every week on www.USAWEEKEND.com/classroom

If you are interesting in having the Sunday Gazette-Mail as part of your classroom activities, please contact the Education Services Manager, at the Charleston Newspapers, (304) 348-7906.

Teachers and students are encouraged to participate in the activities found in the various programs on this Web site. If you are a teacher in West Virginia and interested in having newspaper-related curriculum materials to use with The Charleston Gazette or Charleston Daily Mail, visit our NIE information request page.

We encourage business sponsors to support their local schools. If you would like to sponsor a classroom with educational services, please notify our NIE coordinator.

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