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Show pCi SOOT SEReee THE EXCITING WORLD O fF Table of Contents Dear Teachers: The newspaperoffers you a unique opportunity to motivate your students by providing “real-world”instruction in language The Sporting Life 3 development, math, reading, science, and social studies. To make your Newspaperin Education experience an enjoyable Sports, Sports and More Sports! 6 | Where the Action Is 7 @ Arrangeto havesets of classroom newspapers — especially the sports section —available each day during this study. _@ Prior to introducing the supplement, readit through. Pay specia! attention to activities that require advance planning. Inthe Money 8 The Science of Sports 9 @ Each afternoon, familiarize yourself with the day’s newspaper. . andselected activities. Someactivities can be completed quickly; others are designed to be finished over a period of time. @ Give students plenty of space when using the newspaper. They can sit at tables or on the floor. Heroic Deeds 10 A Language All Its Own one, consider these suggestions: 11 @ Ask a newspapersportswriter or editor to come talk to your class. He orshe cankick off the supplement and pique yourstudents’ interest in the subject of sports. RESOURCES WRITTEN BY TERRI DARR MCLEAN DESIGNED AND ILLUSTRATED BY KEVIN BRUMFIELD Sport: Mirror of American Life by Robert H. Boyle World Book Encyclopedia ios 4 oa 4 .pe 2] Lael tler Baa) a eas) Modern Sports Science by Larry Kettelkamp © 1996 Knight-Ridder Productions, Inc. All Rights Reserved. A Teacher's Activity Guide by Sylvia Smith, the Lexington (Ky.) Heraid-Leader’s Educational Outreach Department Sport: Players, Games, and Spectacle by Norman Barrett and David Salariya Science Spotlight/Sports by lan Graham Grand Slams, Hat Tricks & Alley-oops by Robert Hendrickson images provided by © 1996 PhotoDisc,Inc. — |