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What's coming up in 2011?

The Mercury's extensive range of education programs includes:

Special Subscription offer for schools

Half price copies of the Mercury, Mercury on Saturday and Sunday Tasmanian for schools and educational institutions! Plus free delivery. Available individually or as class sets. More

2012 Teacher Diary & Record Book

Excellent diaries produced for the Mercury's Newspapers in Education department. Available in Primary and Secondary versions. More

School Page program for Tasmanian schools

Unique to Tasmania! Students take charge of the production of an entire newspaper page in a regular edition of the Mercury. More

Learning page every Tuesday

Every week during the school year, Tuesday's Learning page runs as part of our NIE program, offering a valuable resource for teachers and students

Newspaper Study Kit

for the classroom

Designed to help teachers get the most out of using the daily newspaper as an educational resource. Available any time and comes with a two-week classroom supply of Mercury newspapers. More

Tasmania: Our Island education resource kit

Learn all about Tasmania in this timeless education resource kit. Available to order at any time. More

Healthy Choices education resource kit

Explore the challenge of balancing physical activity and eating nutritious food in our new education resource kit. More

Tasmania: SOS

Saving our Species

This special education resource investigates the topic of Tasmania's threatened species. Click here for more information or here for the order form

Tours of the Mercury Print Museum

Step back in time with an educational visit to the Mercury Print Museum in central Hobart. more

Holidays! education resource kit

Holidays and travel are topics that engage the interest of students. Prepare for any holiday period with a study of "Holidays! at home and away". More

Cartoon Kit - Always available for order

A one-week visual literacy program utilising cartoons from the daily Mercury. Ready to order now. More

News Photos kit

Use newspaper photographs for imaginative, informative and persuasive purposes, encouraging the development of writing, listening and speaking skills as well as the exploration of values and attitudes through photos. Designed for Primary to Middle School years. More

Tasmania SOS (threatened species)

Class Sets of Newspapers

Tasmania: SOS

Saving our Species

AVAILABLE NOW

more than the Tasmanian devil

Few in Tasmania haven't heard about the threat to the Tasmanian devil, but our island state has a total of 190 threatened animal species and 490 threatened plants.

The Mercury newspaper in partnership with the Tasmanian Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment has produced a comprehensive new education resource to aid Tasmanian schools in a study of our threatened flora and fauna and what can be done to help.

This kit provides teachers with more than 120 pages of classroom activities and information as well as a giant-sized poster featuring the life-cycle of the Tasmanian devil.

Written by Jan Kiernan, this resource is designed for Primary to Middle School years and is easily adapted for older students

This $40 kit includes:

• Activity book (80 pages) for student worksheets

• Information book (40 pages)

• Tasmanian devil lifecycle poster

• Classroom newspaper supply.

Click here for an information sheet and order form.

News Photos

READY TO ORDER NOW

visual literacy in the media

Excellent activities using newspaper photographs for imaginative, informative and persuasive purposes, encouraging the development of writing, listening and speaking skills as well as the exploration of values and attitudes through photos. Designed for Primary to Middle School years. Ideal for English, Media Studies, Society and History/SOSE

This kit includes:

• Activity book with student worksheets

• Resource book with extra activities
• Photography poster

• Newspapers for your classroom

Priced at $30 (inc GST)

Click here for an information sheet and order form.

Holidays! Kit

AVAILABLE NOW!

at home and away

Prepare your students for any holiday period with our new mini-kit studying "Holidays! at home and away". Designed for Primary to Middle School years.

This kit includes:

• Teacher Handbook with student activities and worksheets (28 pages)

• Resource book with additional newspaper activities (24 pages)
• Holiday activity sheets

• Newspapers for your classroom
• Tourism DVD

Priced at $30 (inc GST)

Click here for an information sheet and order form.

Order any time (one weeks' notice required)

Healthy Choices Kit

AVAILABLE NOW!

A guide to healthy living

One of the biggest challenges facing Australians is staying healthy by balancing exercise and eating nutritious food. The more we move the more energy we burn – with leftover “fuel” being stored as body weight.

Help your students to explore this challenge with this new education resource from the Mercury newspaper, designed for Primary to Middle School years.

Ready for use at any time, this kit includes:

• Teacher Handbook with student activities and worksheets
• Posters for the classroom
• Newspapers for your classroom
• Additional information from the Community Nutrition Unit and Eat Well Tasmania
• Bonus newspaper activity book

Priced at just $30 (inc GST)

Click here for an information sheet and order form.

Newspaper Study Kit

AVAILABLE NOW!

Get the most out of your Mercury

This useful education resource provides a fun and engaging way to get the most out of your newpaper's daily features.

Designed for use at any time of the year, each kit includes:

A. Newspaper Study Kit (Teacher Handbook & Student Worksheets)

B. Daily class sets of the Mercury for two weeks

Priced at just $30 (inc GST)

The Newspaper Study Kit is permanently available for teachers and home-learners seeking a media-based study program. Great for both literacy and numeracy!

Click here for an information sheet and order form.

Tasmania: Our Island

AVAILABLE NOW!

Discover Tasmania

Help students develop understandings and concepts of the people, events and issues that have contributed to today’s Tasmania. Activities focus on concepts such as change, continuity, heritage and tradition. Students can study aspects of indigenous culture, exploration, settlement, industry, daily life, work, transport, communication, leisure, sport, controversial and social issues.

Ideal for Middle School years. Includes:
• Teacher’s Handbook, 100+ pages
• Student Activities
• Tasmania tourist map
• Newspapers for your classroom

All this for $30 (inc GST)

Click here for an information sheet and order form

A Week with Polly

AVAILABLE NOW!

Cartoons as a literacy tool

The Mercury’s cartoon-based education resource provides:

• A ready-made guide to studying cartoons as a visual literacy tool for all levels.

• A fun and engaging way to discuss current events, issues and topics with your students.

Designed for use as a one-week program at any time of the year, each kit includes:

A. "A Week with Polly" (Teacher Handbook)

B. 25 Student Workbooks

C. Daily class sets of the Mercury for one week

D. BONUS copy of “Once” by Morris Gleitzman (while stocks last)

All this for $30 (inc GST)

"Cartoons: A Week with Polly" is now permanently available for teachers and home-learners seeking a one-week media-based program.

Click here for an information sheet and order form

Class Sets of Newspapers

for 2012

There's no doubt newspapers have a role to play in the classroom or school library.

If you don’t already have access to today’s newspaper, the Mercury’s Newspapers in Education office can organise a daily copy for you, or your school’s library. These are available at half price through our Schools Program.

This could be either:

* Daily newspaper, delivered on any, or all days of the week, or collected from a nominated newsagent. School holiday copies are normally automatically excluded, unless advised otherwise.

* Daily Class Sets of the newspaper – usually in sets of 10, 15 or 30, at half the retail price. These can be made available on a nominated day or days. The choice is yours.

To inquire about class newspapers or request an order form, contact Damian Bester at the Mercury by phone 6230 0736, fax 6230 0776, or email nie@dbl.newsltd.com.au

BETTER STILL! Click HERE for the school subscription order form.

Newspapers are fun. Order your class sets for 2009 now