![]() (Why, do you think, scientists want to keep seeds safe from harm?) Students will share many reasons. Then, discuss the Think About the News question at the bottom of the students printable news page. After reading this weeks news story, talk again about the reasons people want to keep things such as food, money, photographs safe from harm. After each student finishes reading, others in the group might say something - a comment, a question, a clarification - about the text. As that student reads, others might underline important information or write notes in the margin of the story. Each student in the group will read a paragraph of the story. ![]() (Or use your classroom computer's projector to project the story.) Read the story aloud as a class, or ask students to take turns reading it.Īrrange students into small groups. Photocopy the news story onto a transparency and project it onto a screen. Students might first read the news story to themselves then you might call on individual students to read sections of the news aloud for the class. Read aloud the news story to students as they follow along. You might use a variety of approaches to reading the news: (refrigeration)Ĭlick for a printable version of this weeks news story Underground Vault Protects Worlds Seeds. (vault)Ī huge _ unit on the roof helps keep the shopping mall cool during the warm-weather months. ![]() The bank manager and his assistant are the only two people who have a key for the _. Our neighbors built a fence around their pool to _ that no young children would fall into it. If my Uncle Ben wins the lottery, he plans to _ his winnings in the bank. We had to get out extra blankets last night, because our homes heating _ failed. In a democracy, people elect the leaders of their _. Then ask students to use one of those words to complete each of these sentences: Discuss the meanings of any of those words that might be unfamiliar. In addition, you will want to introduce these words that appear in the News Word Box on the students printable page: vault, government, deposit, refrigeration, ensure, and system. (Students might mention that valuable jewelry is kept in a safe deposit box, pets are kept in cages or fenced-in yards, mortgage papers and financial records are kept in locked boxes, guns are kept in locked cases, and so on.)īefore sharing this weeks news story about a special way of keeping the worlds crops safe from harm, you might introduce the words Norway and Norwegian. What do you do to keep old family photos safe? (They are kept in scrapbooks)Īsk students to identify other things that they might want to keep safe and how they do that. What do you do to keep money safe? (It is kept in a bank) What do you do to keep perishable foods safe? (Students might suggest that foods such as bread are stored in plastic bags, foods such as milk are kept refrigerated) Learning About Underground Protective AgricultureĪ huge vault on an Arctic island is the new home for billions of seeds. More Great Ideas for the New School YearĬlick for a printable copy of this News for You story.
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