KIND News is an award-winning classroom newspaper for children in grades K-6. New Leash on Life provides KIND News to all elementary classrooms in Wilson County. Teachers, students and parents appreciate this teaching and learning resource!
You can help New Leash on Life continue this educational service by adopting a class room. For just $25 you can provide an entire classroom with 9 monthly issues throughout the school year. Please consider making a donation today! Classroom sponsorship can be sent to:
NLOL - attn: KIND News adopt-a-class
PO Box 247
Lebanon, TN 37088.
For more information on adopting a classroom, call (615) 390-0505.
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KIND News....
- Has been published since 1983 by The Humane Society of the United States.
- Is read by more than a million children in thousands of classrooms nationwide.
- Encourages good character in children with an emphasis on kindness to animals, respect for natural habitats, good citizenship, and peaceful conflict resolution.
- Is a fun, cross-curricular teaching tool that gets kids into the reading and writing habit. Every issue includes fascinating facts about animals, tricky brainteasers, KIND Club Projects, and inspirational celebrity profiles. And KIND News gives children a forum for expressing their opinions and contributing original short stories.
- Requires little or no prep or class time. KIND News can be readily incorporated into subjects like math, science, reading, and language arts or simply handed out for students to enjoy during free time or at home.
- Covers many of the National Education Standards for the major subject areas.
- Is published at three reading levels: Primary Edition (grades K-2); Junior Edition (grades 3-4); and Senior Edition (grades 5-6). Teachers can change editions at any time to best match students' reading skills.