Newspapers in Education

Newspapers in Education is a partnership between newspapers and schools in which teachers use classroom newspapers to teach multiple subjects – history, English, social science, math, economics, composition, journalism and government – at all grade levels.

Benefit to students and community:

• Sharpens thinking skills
• Increases student’s interest and motivation by providing study materials relevant to their lives
• Prepares students for active citizenship in their democracy
• Helps prepare students for state and national standardized tests

Benefit to newspapers:

• Encourages long-term readership. Studies have shown that the most avid newspaper readers began reading the newspaper and using it as a resource early in life
• Increases circulation. Schools may require thousands of copies per week or month
• Improves public and community relations
• Increases revenue through special sections and a guaranteed audience through NIE

NIE Guide:

Below are materials in PDF format that you can use in your NIE program as well as newspaper activities for teachers to use in the classroom. OPA members are welcome to customize the materials, add your paper's logo, etc.

NIE Basics:

• NAAF Getting Started Guide  Download
  
• NIE Quiz and Answers  Download
  
• Educational Buzz Words  Download
• CIrculation Audit for Educational Copies  Link
  
• NIE Institute  Link
  

NIE Resources:

• Block Sale Plan, sample ads  Download
• Contests  Download
• House Ads  Download
• NAAF Best Practices Toolkit  Download
• NAAF Growing Lifelong Readers  Download
• NAAF Guide for Weekly and Community Newspapers  Download
• NAAF Workshop Workbook  Download

Order Forms and Sponsorship Samples:

• Classroom Order Forms  Download
  
• Sponsorship Brochures  Download
• Sponsorship Forms and Letters  Download
• Sponsorship Thank You Letters and Ads  Download

Teacher Resources:

• NIE Teacher Resources  Link
• 38 Teaching Tips  Download
• Newspaper Activities by Subject and Grade Level  Download
• More Newspaper Activities  Download
• Make your Own Wet Wipes  Download
• Newspaper Terms  Download
• Crafts  Download
• NAAF Newspapers Maintain the Brain  Download
• Scavenger Hunts  Download

NIE Content Providers:

• Link  For the Kid in You (Oklahoma-produced)
• Link  Breakfast Serials
• Link  Kid Scoop
• Link  Hollister Kids
• Link  NewsCurrents
• Link  NIEonline
• Link  Stock Market Game
• Link  Vocabulary

NIE Feature "For the Kid in You"
provided for Woody Guthrie's birthday in 2020.
Contact John and Faith Wylie.