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Teaching The cover STory
recycling for a healthier earthStandard SOCIAL STUDIES: Students should understand how human actions modify the physical environment.
SummaryScholastic News commemorates
the 40th anniversary of Earth Day (April 22) by exploring the importance of reycling. The cover story also features kids who took part in a unique program through which they tracked their trash using electronic tags.
Pre-reading DiscussionDo you reycle? What kinds of
materials do you reycle?
BackgroundThe U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency has ranked the most Earth-friendly methods of handling waste. Source reduction (including reuse) is the most preferred method, followed by reycling and composting, combustion, and landfill disposal.
Source reduction involves altering the design, manufacture, or use of materials to reduce the amount and toxicity of what gets thrown away. Source reduction can be as simple as using both sides of paper when making copies. An
example of reuse is handing down a shirt that no longer fits.
Post-reading DiscussionIn what ways does reycling help
the environment?
Mini Lesson PlanHave students log all of the
trash they produce for one day. They should write down exactly what each item is and how they disposed of it (threw it in a trash can, placed it in a recycling bin, added it to a compost pile, etc.). The next day, students can discuss their logs as a class. Were they surprised by the amount of waste they produced? Did they dispose of their trash properly? Could certain items that they had thrown away been reused or recycled?
resources• Learn more about Seattle,
Washington’s Trash Track project at http://senseable.mit.edu /trashtrack/index.php.
• Visit this Scholastic Web page to access an educational program about paper recycling that includes lesson plans and more. Go to www2.scholastic.com /browse/article.jsp?id=3752736.
• Recycling by Rhonda Lucas Donald. (Children’s Press, 2002)
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anSWer key Write from The heart..........p. 6Standard SCIEnCE: Students should learn about the basic characteristics of human behavior and develop an appreciation for personal health and safety.
SummaryScholastic News reports on the
efforts of 12-year-old author Ryan Elizabeth Peete, who has written a children’s book about autism.
Pre-reading DiscussionWhat is autism? Do you know
anyone who is living with autism?
BackgroundApril is National Autism
Awareness Month. Since it started in 1970, its main objective has been to educate Americans about autism and issues in the autism community.
The number of children affected by autism has steadily increased since the early 1990s. In 1992, there were 15,580 reported cases of autism in U.S. schools. In 2008, about 330,000 cases were reported.
Despite the sharp increase in autism in recent decades, there is still no known cause or cure for the disorder. However, children with
autism can receive treatment that can assist them with developing communication skills and modifying their behavior.
A portion of the proceeds from Peete’s book, My Brother Charlie, will be donated to the HollyRod4Kids Foundation. The foundation was created by Ryan Elizabeth’s parents, actress Holly Robinson Peete and former NFL player Rodney Peete. HollyRod4Kids provides financial assistance to children with autism whose families cannot afford treatment.
Post-reading Discussion
Why do you think it's important to learn about brain disorders like autism?
Mini Lesson Plan Break students up into teams of
four. Have each team discuss the development of a class “action plan” to make their classroom inclusive to all students, regardless of abilities. Have students then vote on their top-10 action-plan ideas.
resources• Learn more about autism from the
HollyRod4Kids Foundation. Visit www.hollyrod.org.
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____ 2.Curtis decided not to go on the camping trip with his buddies.
____ 3.Apparently, the video store is no longer accepting applications for summer jobs.
____ 4.As I delivered my speech, my voice sounded as if I’d swallowed rocks and sand.
____ 5.I’m so hungry, I could eat a horse.
____ 6.Hannah expresses many feelings through her photography.
____ 7.My younger brother is a snail and a turtle combined!
____ 8.Before the soccer match, both teams attended a sportsmanship program.
____ 9.Jeremy’s ice cream sundae toppings were a mile high.
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literal: I can’t find my keys, and I keep forgetting appointments.
Figurative: My mind is oatmeal.
Figurative and Literal LanguageApril is National Poetry Month. Poets often use figurative language—words that don’t mean exactly what they say but suggest an idea, a feeling, or an image. Poets also use literal language—words that mean exactly what they say. People use both kinds of language daily.
In the sentences below, identify which ones use literal or figurative language by placing an “l” or an “F” before each one. Then on a separate piece of paper, write a short poem using both kinds of language.