Teacher's Guides are companion aides for teaching with the newspaper in the classroom. Guides are created for all ages, and have wide-ranging topics with current and general context. These guides are available as downloadable files for use with classroom orders of the Deseret News. There is no charge for the PDF-file formated guides.

Important: You will need Adobe Reader to view and print out the PDF files. (Click links to begin downloading PDF file; for slower connections, download smaller files separately.)

   Please choose the date(s) of the month you want the newspapers to come to your classroom (see the calendar on this page to select the dates you want newspapers).
   The current month's guide will correspond with the current given month. For future guides, please refer back to this site as they become available.

Teacher's Guides Features

 » Striking gold at This Is The Place Heritage Park — April 24-25, 2007 (file size: 14 MB)
 » pages 1-5 (3 MB) » pages 6-7 (8 MB) » pages 8-12 (4 MB)

 » Constitutional Freedoms — March 20-21, 2007 (file size: 22 MB)
 » pages 1-5 (9 MB) » pages 6-7 (4 MB) » pages 8-12 (8 MB)

 » Get Off the Bench and Into the Game — Jan. 16-17, 2007 (file size: 33 MB)
 » pages 1-5 (16 MB) » pages 6-7 (4 MB) » pages 8-12 (13 MB)

 » At Home on the Range — Nov. 14-15, 2006 (file size: 9 MB)
 » pages 1-5 (5 MB) » pages 6-7 (1.5 MB) » pages 8-12 (2 MB)

 » Underage Drinking — Oct. 24-25, 2006 (file size: 21 MB)
 » pages 1-5 (13 MB) » pages 6-7 (1 MB) » pages 8-12 (7.5 MB)

 » Healthy Lungs, Healthy Life — Sept. 26-27, 2006 (file size: 18 MB)
 » pages 1-5 (12 MB) » pages 6-7 (2 MB) » pages 8-12 (4.5 MB)

 » Children at Risk — May 9-10, 2006 (file size: 34 MB)
 » pages 1-5 (21 MB) » pages 6-7 (4 MB) » pages 8-12 (9 MB)

 » Banking on Math — March 14-15, 2006 (file size: 36 MB)
 » pages 1-5 (14 MB) » pages 6-7 (1 MB) » pages 8-12 (20 MB)

 » Food and Fuel for Thought — Nov. 8-9, 2005 (file size: 27 MB)
 » pages 1-5 (10 MB) » pages 6-7 (1 MB) » pages 8-12 (16 MB)

 » The Game of Money — Oct. 11-12, 2005 (file size: 37 MB)
 » pages 1-5 (6 MB) » pages 6-7 (10 MB) » pages 8-12 (22 MB)

 » Wonders of Our Wetlands — April 12, 2005 (file size: 23 MB)
 » pages 1-5 (10 MB) » pages 6-7 (6 MB) » pages 8-12 (8 MB)

 » A Legacy from Governor Olene Walker: Read With A Child — Jan. 19, 2005 (file size: 12 MB)
 » Cover (3 MB) » pages 2-5 (5 MB) » pages 6-7 (3 MB) » pages 8-12 (5 MB)

READING FIRST
   Reading First: This brand-new teacher's guide from the Newspaper Association of America Foundation gives you page after page of information and activities using the newspaper with phonemic awareness, phonics, text comprehension, fluency and vocabulary to help you address No Child Left Behind! Choose the dates on the order calendar that you want the Deseret Morning News to use with this guide.

  Teacher's Guide Archive (PDF files; click links to begin downloading.)
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 » Reading First 

 » Celebrate Halloween Fun with the Deseret News. This guide includes Halloween history and symbols, newspaper scavenger hunts and activities, games and stories all geared to this popular tradition.

 » Celebrate Thanksgiving with the Deseret News. This guide includes newspaper activities in English and language arts, newspaper knowledge, history, geography, social studies, career education, community service, math, science and health, art and music all focused on Thanksgiving.

 » Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays. This guide includes newspaper activities in English and language arts, newspaper knowledge, history, geography, social studies, career education, community service, math, science and health, art and music all focused on Christmas and December holidays.

 » Celebrate Martin Luther King's Birthday and Human Rights Day with information and activities specific to civil rights and diversity.

 » U.S. Presidents: George To George. Learn about our country's presidents from George Washington to George W. Bush, with newspaper activities specific to Presidents Day and George Washington's and Abraham Lincoln's birthdays.

 » Earth Day and Arbor Day, are the focus of this month's guide, which help to celebrate our environment and target the need to keep it healthy.

 » Celebrate spring and summer by planning and learning from outdoor classrooms in the school yard or neighborhood. Or send this guide home with students to share with their parents and keep learning all summer!