FREE: New York Times Learning Network

Posted by LisaHill - 29/10/09 at 04:10 pm

Subject Matter: New York Times Daily Lessons For Teachers and Students
Grades: Middle School & Up

Offering Current Events, Articles, Photos & Videos As Lessons
The New York Times offers free educational material using current news.

“Our mission is to offer rich and imaginative materials for teaching and learning using New York Times content.”

The NY Times offers:

Lesson Plans — Daily lesson plans based on New York Times content.

Student Opinion — News-related questions that invite response from students age 13 and older.

Word of the Day — Vocabulary words in the context of recent Times articles.

6 Q’s About the Newss — An activity in which students answer basic questions (Who, What, Where, When, Why and How) about an article.

News Quiz — Interactive daily news quizzes on current top stories.

Student Crossword – Topical puzzles geared toward teens.

Lessons are planned by multiple categories.

Learn more at New York Times Learning.  And it’s free!

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