The 70 questions from Know Your Current Events will give you the flexibility to use current events in your classroom in a variety of ways. The questions are ideally suited for a 50-minute class activity or as an engaging instructional strategy at the beginning or end of class.
Teachers have also written to me that Know Your Current Events is a great class activity for substitute teachers to use.
Know Your Current Events will provide you:
· 70 questions from the last 2 weeks of news.
· An opportunity to engage every student in current events.
· An activity that requires minimal prep time on your part.
A unique benefit of Know Your Current Events is that you can use this activity with any of your classes—history, government, geography, humanities, or economics.
Every two weeks you will receive the latest edition of Know Your Current Events, complete with 70 questions, answers, and directions. Questions come from articles in major news sources, such as USA Today, CNN News, The New York Times, and The Christian Science Monitor. Questions cover politics, sports, music, culture, and economics, as well as history and geography.
Know Your Current Events is about teaching citizenship skills. It’s about teaching awareness of national and world news. It’s about introducing your students to the strands of Social Studies—history, geography, citizenship, social and cultural relationships. The questions serve as a starting point for discussions or for individual/group assignments.
The cost for a yearly Know Your Current Events subscription is just $95. Issues will be sent on the 15th and 30th of every month, September through May--a total of 18 issues. Included in each issue will be questions, directions, answer sheet, and answer key.
Please click on Sample Edition on the menu to view an issue. Or, to examine the most current issue, email me at jporter@knowyourcurrentevents.com, and I will email you my current edition.
Please click on Ordering on the menu for an Order Form.
