TIME For Kids National Teacher Board

I saved issues of TIME For Kids, which align nicely with my yearly curriculum, for future use. For example, I usually slip the annual author study issue into the inside cover of one of the author's books. This makes a great way to introduce the authors and their work to a new group of students each year.

The TFK student issues, as well as the Bigger Picture poster editions, laminate well and make handy classroom resources. The step-by-step issues can be cut apart by students or teachers and used to make sequencing cards. Depending on the topic, issues can be displayed in the science corner to illustrate what students are learning, put into the playhouse to serve as "newspapers" for the "parents" to read, hung on bulletin boards to accompany student work, and read interactively with our fifth-grade buddies. The monthly "My Little Books" with their timely, student-friendly topics can also be laminated, stapled together and kept in students' desks for use when they have extra time.

I often have my students take home their TFK issues after reading them in class to complete a follow-up homework assignment. The photos and clear text help the students lead a conversation, then complete an activity based on the issue. The Teachers' Guide is instrumental in providing quality worksheets as well as background information, resources, and target vocabulary words when I plan my follow-up activities.

Cindy Young
Kindergarten
San Francisco, CA