Welcome to NIE!
Newspaper In Education (NIE) is a community literacy and learning program that partners businesses and individuals with local schools to provide newspapers to students and valuable resources like SOL-correlated activities to teachers.
During the last school year, teachers in the Roanoke and New River Valleys and across southwest Virginia used the daily newspaper as a dynamic textbook, reinforcing educational basics by providing real world examples to their students.
Teachers participating in The Roanoke Times NIE program not only teach about newspapers, they teach with newspapers.
The newspaper is the most up-to-date textbook available, providing daily lessons in geography, math, science, social studies, language arts, and more. Utilizing generous sponsorships from local businesses and individuals, we can provide teachers at all levels—from kindergarten to adult education—with tools to not only advance their mission to successfully educate their students, but to motivate those students to connect with the world.
Our Fall Story starts on Monday, October 12!
The Life of Abraham Lincoln
Based on the book by Henry Ketcham
Edited by Deborah Carroll
“The Life of Abraham Lincoln” was originally published as a biography in 1901 and offers readers an intimate portrait of Lincoln with some stories that your students have probably not read before. Much of the information in this biography is based on first-hand accounts of people who knew Lincoln well. This serial story contains excerpts from the original biography which have been edited and rewritten to make them easier for young readers to understand.
This 10-chapter story begins Monday, October 12 and will appear chapter by chapter each Monday in the Extra section through December 14. The story also includes an SOL-correlated study guide at the conclusion of each chapter.
Order your classroom set now for only 10 cents a paper and receive a free teacher guide to use along with the series. To order, call 540-981-3165 or email nie.roanoke.com. Scholarship funds are available on a first come, first served basis.
