September 2009
Problem Solving
(monthly theme)

August 28-September 3
• Make A Difference Day, lesson 1

September 4-10
• Make A Difference Day, lesson 2

September 11-17
• Make A Difference Day, lesson 3

September 18-24
• Make A Difference Day, lesson 4

September 25- October 1
• Make A Difference Day, lesson 5

October 2009
Political Science

October 2-8
• Make A Difference Day, lesson 6

October 9-15
• Make A Difference Day, lesson 7

October 16-22
• Make A Difference Day, lesson 8

October 23-29

October Special Events:
October 24: Make A Difference Day
October 16-18: Make A Difference Day issue

November 2009
History & Geography

October 30-November 5

November 6-12

November 13-19

November 20-26

November Special Events:
Make A Difference Day entries due

December 2009
21st Century Skills

November 27-December 3

December 4-10

December 11-17

December 18-24

December 25-31
(Winter Break: No
NIE Materials)


December Special
Events:
Winter Break is December 25-31: No NIE materials

January 2010
Technology

January 1-7
• Most Caring Coach, lesson 1

January 8-14
• Most Caring Coach, lesson 2

January 15-21
• Most Caring Coach, lesson 3

January 22-28
• Most Caring Coach, lesson 4

February 2010
Diversity

January 29-February 4

February 5-11

February 12-18

February 19-25

March 2010
Women’s History

February 26-
March 4

March 5-11

March 12-18

March 19-25

March 26 -
April 1

April 2010
Earth & Environment

April 2-8

April 9-15

April 16-22

April 23-29

April Special
Events:
Make A Difference Day Awards issue

May - June 2010
Health & Wellness

April 30-May 6

May 7-13

May 14-20

May 21-27

May 28-
June 3

PLEASE NOTE:
Dates listed are approximate. Editorial topics are subject to revision. Please call to confirm dates with your NIE Coordinator.

Key to symbols
• USA WEEKEND program
USA WEEKEND editorial
Student participation deadline

USA WEEKEND in Education provides free educational materials for teachers, geared towards middle-school and high-school students. The four page guides include two pages of teacher directed classroom activities and two pages of take home activities for students. Please see below for the options available to you.

Please note: All USA WEEKEND in Education materials, including the weekly teaching guides, require only your local newspaper in the classroom to make the program a success. USA WEEKEND Magazine can enhance the materials, but the educational guides do not refer students into the magazine - only into the newspaper! Although USA WEEKEND Magazine is in the weekend edition of your local newspaper, you can use the classroom guides with any edition of the newspaper.

USA WEEKEND's weekly Teacher's Guides are available free every week online or from the NIE coordinator at your local newspaper. The USA WEEKEND NIE program is designed to teach students how to use the newspaper as a resource, while getting them involved with volunteerism in their community, through programs such as Make A Difference Day and Most Caring Coach. A few great reasons for you and your school to get involved are:

* All activities address standard teaching mandates.

* The teacher's guides combine with the local newspaper each week as a real-world teaching tool with a smart, clean and easy-to-use design.

* Monthly themes, such as Black History Month, Finance, and Earth Day, make it easy for you to use the teacher's guides and your local newspaper as weekly teaching resources.

* Weekly take-home activity sheets engage teachers, students and families at home and in the classroom.

* Interactive opportunities, including Make A Difference Day and Most Caring Coach Awards, encourage students, teachers and families to get involved with the community.

From your NIE Coordinator:

You can receive a copy of the classroom guide every week from the NIE Coordinator at your local newspaper. Any newspaper carrying USA WEEKEND Magazine will have access to these classroom guides 2 weeks in advance. Just call the NIE coordinator to arrange for delivery.

Online:

Download and print the guides directly. All you need to download these printable guides is Acrobat Reader. Guides are available one week in advance. Just click on the date you wish to download here.

Click here to download Acrobat Reader.

Monthly Educational Themes

The themes were selected from topics that most middle and high school teachers will have as part of their scheduled curriculum and educational mandates. They are designed to make the guides easy for you to incorporate into your teachings.

The Teacher's Guides will include a lesson each week and at least one activity sheet per month focusing on the monthly theme.