Half title: classroom newspaper activities; title page: classroom newspaper activities; preface; acknowledgments; contents; chapter one: development of activities; introduction; general suggestions; activity containers; activity components; answer pockets and envelopes; self-checking devices; protective cover; chapter two: reading activities; the empty house; comics concentration; what happens next?; roberta robot; myrtle the turtle; bananarana; slithering snakes; red + fish = redfish; nym twins; detective derek; scoops; the syllable game; softball; buried treasure; punch's punctuation.

Dictionary divisionfact or opinion; the unicorn's horn; time and channel; find the hidden meaning; chapter three: social studies activities; helpful helen; happy shopping; career changes; senior citizens can do it all; ricardo the reporter; cruisin' around the town; truckin' on; how is the weather outside?; everyone can succeed; linda's lemon-aid; chapter four: math activities; before, between, and after; chick and egg; #1 goes first; the robot's time machine; shape bingo; more or less; clair's cash register; tiny figures; real estate; compute the ages; football and fractions.

Superstore savingscharles' computations; crash 'n bang's car sales; traffic light sale; wise buys; pets for sale; houses for sale; stephanie's shopping spree; what's cooking?; chapter five: science activities; food from animals and plants; am i a real live animal?; frankie's four food groups; food group list; mario's machine center; perceptive picnic; nathan's news center; race in space; accident prevention; time zones; weather watch; bibliography; index.