April 2011 Theme: Earth KidzEra is a FREE by kids, for kids magazine and website designed for classrooms, and created by students worldwide!
Editorial Calendar May
Theme: Summer!
September
Theme: Back-to-School!
Suggested Content:
Suggested Content:
English r InkSlinger: Summer fun & vacation stories—real or summer dream vacations!
English r InkSlinger: Summer adventure stories r SOS: Back-to-school advice & survival guide
Art & English r Comics: Summer comics r InkSlinger: Illustrated funny stories
Government/Civics/Social Studies r Kidz Bill of Rights: Election preparation, kids’ rights articles, 10th anniversary of 9/11
Art Click-a-Pic: Click pics of your amazing summer fun—bonus for underwater pics!
Art t Top Artist: Fall and back-to-school art
Important Dates: Submissions Deadline - April 13 Magazines Arrive - May 2-6
Important Dates: Submissions Deadline - August 19 Magazines Arrive - September 12-16
Published Classrooms
Cover artist: Ms. Hinchey’s 6th Grade Class, Challenge School, Denver, CO t Runner-up: Ms. Alberto’s 7th Grade Class, Immaculate Heart of Mary School, Los Angeles, CA t Runner-up: Ms. Taccolini’s 6th Grade Class, Arvida Middle School, Miami, FL t Runner-up: Ms. Weickum’s 8th Grade Class, A.P. Giannini Middle School, San Francisco, CA Mr. Berggren’s 7th Grade Class, John S. Baker Middle School, Tacoma, WA Mr. Dea’s 8th Grade Class, Holy Name School, San Francisco, CA Mr. Flagel’s 8th Grade Class, Jackson Middle School, Champlin, MN Mr. Giemza’s 4th Grade Class, Nazareth Intermediate School, Nazareth, PA Mr. Hazlinsky’s 5th Grade Class, Aloma Elementary School, Winter Park, FL Mr. Hylemon’s 7th Grade Class, A.C. Reynolds Middle School, Asheville, NC Mr. Powell’s 5th Grade Class, Overseas School of Colombo, Pelawatte, Sri Lanka
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Mr. Roder’s 6th Grade Class, Johnnie L. Cochran Middle School, Los Angeles, CA Ms. Banecker’s 3rd Grade Class, Christopher Columbus Charter School, Philadelphia, PA Ms. Bartlett’s 6th Grade Class, Beardslee Elementary School, Duarte, CA Ms. Bendig’s 5th Grade Class, McCutcheon School, Chicago, IL Ms. Dishongh’s 8th Grade Class, Alice Johnson Junior High School, Channelview, TX Ms. Egbert’s 8th Grade Class, St. Elizabeth School, San Francisco, CA Ms. Fontaine’s 7th Grade Class, Alice Johnson Junior High School, Channelview, TX Ms. Haid’s 6th Grade Class, Cimarron Middle School, Parker, CO Ms. Harris’ 6th Grade Class, John S. Baker Middle School, Tacoma, WA Ms. Harty’s 7th Grade Class, Abbott Middle School, Elgin, IL Ms. Higdem’s 6th & 7th Grade Classes, Wahpeton Middle School, Wahpeton, ND Ms. How’s 6th Grade Class, Bancroft Middle School, San Leandro, CA Ms. Hutta’s 6th Grade Class, Pinedale Middle School, Pinedale, WY Ms. Irons’ 6th Grade Class, MS 180 Dr. Daniel Hale Williams School New York, NY Ms. Jones’ 6th Grade Class, Cimarron Middle School, Parker, CO Ms. Lanzas’ 4th Grade Class, Palmetto Elementary School, Miami, FL Ms. McMullen’s 6th Grade Class, St. Therese School, Aurora, CO Ms. O’Connor’s 5th Grade Class, Our Lady of Mount Carmel School, Redwood City, CA Ms. Richards’ 3rd Grade Class, Alpine Elementary School, Columbus, OH Ms. Rodell’s 6th Grade Class, Pueblo School for the Arts and Sciences, Pueblo, CO Ms. Rodriguez’s 6th Grade Class, Irving Elementary School, Mesa, AZ Ms. Rota’s 6th Grade Class, George Grant Mason Elementary School, Tuxedo Park, NY "# Ms. Schwiekert’s 7th Grade Class, Helen Keller Middle School, Easton, CT Ms. Seifert’s 8th Grade Class, Edgar Allan Poe Middle School, San Antonio, TX Ms. Sheppard’s 6th Grade Class, Albany Middle School, Albany, CA Ms. Sickles’ 8th Grade Class, JHS 118 William W. Niles School, Bronx, NY Ms. Siegel’s 5th Grade Class, Jefferson Elementary School, New Rochelle, NY Ms. Smith’s 4th Grade Class, A.G. Bell Elementary School, Cleveland, OH Ms. Teel’s 5th Grade Class, Bowling Green Elementary School, Sacramento, CA Ms. Theime’s 5th Grade Class, Stellar Elementary School, Thornton, CO Ms. Thompson’s 4th Grade Class, Thomas B. Conley Elementary School, Asbury, NJ Ms. Torbert’s 6th Grade Class, Como Montessori School, Fort Worth, TX Ms. Torres’ 5th Grade Class, Lillian Schumacher Elementary School, Liberty, MO Ms. Tracey’s 4th Grade Class, Horizons K-8 School, Boulder, CO Ms. Williams’ 6th Grade Class, Babb Middle School, Forest Park, GA Ms. Wilson’s 6th Grade Class, Valley View Elementary School, Duarte, CA Ms. Young’s 10th & 11th Grade Classes, W.J. Keenan High School, Columbia, SC 6th Grade Class, W.H. Gaston Middle School, Dallas, TX 7th Grade Class, Avon Middle School, Avon CT
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Curriculum Connections
Activity #2
NCTE/IRA English Language Arts standards
Have students research a catastrophic world event that they are interested in.
Essential Question Think of a time when you were challenged to solve problems quickly and creatively, under stressful circumstances. What did you learn from that experience, about yourself and your resources?
InkSlinger
Activity #1
Page 6-7
Discuss the Essential Questions.
[ % ( ' ' ' sometimes simultaneously. Project InkSlinger is where kids to inspire each other to become better writers and to tell their story, or any story, successfully. Project InkSlinger contains true $ $ ' new heights of literary imagination.
As a class, read the story #RQNNQ on page seven of the magazine. Have students write about a stressful situation in which they had to solve a problem quickly.
NCTE/IRA English Language Arts standards, NCHS History standards, NAS Science standards and the US Department of Health and Human Services Anti-Bullying Initiative
Essential Questions Page 14 Writing horoscopes focuses students on the positive outcome of hopes and dreams, encourages them toward empathy and helps develop goal-making skills. MadStrology is a place for students to explore how writing $ % ' ( % them happen!
Remind them to consider how they/their character behaves, reacts, solves problems, and what kind of tools or traits they/their characters need to survive. Be sure to keep in mind a person/character’s need for spontaneity, creative problem-solving and resourcefulness, just like the Apollo astronauts!
% > $ ( áƒŚ @ > ) for possible publication! Be sure to include experiences prepared them for that moment the submission form on page three of the and speculate on how that stressful time will magazine with student submissions. prepare them for future potential crises.
Curriculum Connections
MadStrology
Have students write a short story putting themselves or a character they create into that event.
Where is your destiny written—in the stars, or by your own hand? What do you see in the future? How is writing goals down a part of accomplishing them?
Activity Discuss the Essential Questions.
Have them write a horoscope for their sign in which some or all of their goals are accomplished. Now ask them to imagine other’s goals and dreams, and have them write about these goals being completed successfully (or not!) for each of the other signs. Have students write May horoscopes for each sign, using this prompt: 6JKU UWOOGT [QWoNN.... For additional fun, download the MadStrology Summer MadLibs worksheet and the Star Sign Personality Quiz at www.KidzEra.com/Teachers!
Download the MadStrology Goal Guide at áƒŚ Submit students’ horoscopes to KidzEra for possible publication. Please include ) *+ : the submission form on page three of the in with goals they would like to accomplish. magazine with student submissions.
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