What's NIE?
Whether you're a parent, a teacher, or both, Newspaper in Education offers tools for using The Columbus Dispatch to prepare children and teens for school and the future. To learn more click here.
Teacher Resources
Choose from resources to help you use the newspaper to teach subjects across the curriculum. Print or download pages or whole documents.
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Order Newspaper
Click here to order The Columbus Dispatch for your classroom.
NIE News and Headlines
To see the answers to the tangram activities on the Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010 Dispatch NIE page, CLICK HERE.
Students: Win a $1,000 grand prize. Just create a video that expresses Why Money Matters.
Click here for more information (PDF).- KIDS: Take the 2009-10 Rick Nash 61 Club Good Health Challenge
- Dec. 9, 2009 Rick Nash/Blue Jackets NIE Feature (PDF): How healthy are the choices you and your classmates make?
- Nov. 18, 2009 Rick Nash/Blue Jackets NIE Feature (PDF): All about hockey sticks
- Nov. 4, 2009 Rick Nash/Blue Jackets NIE Feature (PDF): Which sports fit your strengths?
- Sept. 9, 2009 NIE Feature (PDF)
- Sept. 9, 2009 Front Page Definitions (PDF)
- Sept. 9, 2009 Newspaper Scavenger Hunt (PDF)
- 2009-2010 Sponsored Order Form (PDF)
- Meet our 2009 Ashland/NIE Star Teacher Winners! (PDF)
Make 61 choices in 31 days, record them on this chart and you can win a t-shirt and seats in the 61 Club at a Blue Jackets game - or even a visit from Rick to your school! (PDF).
START BY 12-16-09 TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR PRIZES!
Useful Resources
An great vocabulary builder, terrific for SAT practice.
An inspirational quote and writing prompt.
Headlines from around the world with an interactive globe. Speech tool can read the story aloud.
A brief news story and a writing lesson, updated daily.
Ten+ lesson plans in Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies, timed to this week's events.
Can be printed and distributed to students.
A video and news activity for students in grades K-3.
A video and news poll activity for grades 4 and higher. Updated weekly.
A weekly in-depth writing assignment with instructions and news connection.
Informational text with a self-assessment comprehension quiz. Updated weekly.
