My Clean and Green Community

Teachers, here's a great resource for lessons geared toward the environment, designed for grades 2 and 3.... Full story

Resources and lessons from Clean Sweep U.S.A.

Lessons that teach kids to reduce, reuse and recycle in the classroom and at home. Lessons cover wide variety of waste and recycling activities.... Full story

2013 Yuma County Spelling Bee

By NIE Staff

Yuma county schools are awarding their best spellers to compete in the 67th Annual Yuma County Spelling Bee, which will take place February 14th at the Historic Yuma Theater.  Winners will go on to the Arizona State Spelling Bee. ... Full story

Arizona Legislative Students Web Site

So how does a state bill become a law in Arizona?  This site explains the process in detail with a video project created by Arizona students, pamphlet on how 'Arizona Bill' becomes law, and full booklet on the legislative process by a... Full story

Tour the 'Virtual Capitol'

This Webby Award-winning site is a visual treat with videos, interactive maps and timeline that's packed with history and explanations of how the Capitol building and surrounding buildings came to be.... Full story

How to become President of the United States

This great section from kids.gov gives a complete explanation of the requirements and process a person must take to become President of the United States. Downloadable poster also available.... Full story

Quick links to the best of Kid Scoop

Kid Scoop is a multi-media education program updated weekly that brings interactive educational pages, online learning games, comprehension and vocabulary activities, video, web-quest resources, family involvement activities and more! &nbs... Full story

Aviation in Yuma: Endurance Flight worksheet for teachers

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The City of Yuma has installed the historic record-breaking endurance flight airplane in Yuma City Hall. In 2009 the Yuma Sun took an in-depth look back at the history of flight in Yuma.  One of the major events was the 1949 Endurance Flig... Full story

Creating multimedia 'Content Trailers' introducing new topics

West Baton Rouge Parish Schools have an interesting idea for creating 'Concept Trailers', like movie trailers, to engage student interest in a new topic or concept in the classroom. Don't have time to create? There's hundreds premade on thi... Full story

Cast your vote!

This game at iCivics.org lets students set up a debate between candidates, evaluate their answers and decide who is the best candidate before they vote. A great way for kids to get an understanding of debates and the election process.... Full story

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