Give Them the Keys: Promoting Adolescent Literacy through Newspapers

NIE Week is coming March 5 - 9; Check out this guide with many great ideas from the Newspaper Association of America Foundation... Full story

Resources for starting a garden at school

While it might be snowing in other parts of the country in January, Yuma is the perfect place to start a garden. In this week's Desert Gardener column, Karen Bowen, a master gardener and member of Yuma Garden Club shares what you can plant right now... Full story

Scholastic Kids Press Corps: News for kids, by kids

If you have an interest in journalism or even if just wonder how news reporting works, Scholastic Kids Press Corps gives students the day's headlines from a kid's point of view.  You can also read student reporters' blogs to learn about what goe... Full story

Stopping bullying

This Education.com section gives expert advice and tips for parents and teachers on how to help combat the age-old problem of bullying.... Full story

Teaching kids the power of power

Arizona Public Service has created the 'Power Posse' Classroom activities page, designed to help you teach students about how power is created, used and can be conserved.... Full story

Grammar Bowl registration is now

Last day to sign up is Jan. 7

The EGUMPP (Electronic Grammar Usage Mechanics Proficiency Program) Grammar Bowl is an academic competition held on Grand Canyon University's campus in Phoenix for Arizona students in eighth and ninth grades. Sign up by Jan. 7.... Full story

Merry Mad Libs

Need some laughs with the kids?  Try out Mad Libs at FunBrain.com and help them create goofy stories while increasing language skills - so much fun no one will know they're studying on vacation!... Full story

Quick links to the best of Kid Scoop

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

Visit San Francisco's Exploratorium

In honor of Columbus Day, go explore the museum of science, art and human perception's website. It's packed with educational tidbits on everything from math and technology to performance art and petroglyphs - and ho... Full story

APS Power Posse - Energy awareness resources for teachers

"Inside this Web site, you will find dozens of fun, interactive classroom activities for students in kindergarten through eighth grade. Kids can make their own solar hot-dog cooker, build a working windmill, or learn conservation by performing an ene... Full story

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