It is important for students to understand current events about the world around them. We have put together some ideas teachers can use to teach current events.
 

Study Guide Questions:
1. What was the top money making movie for the year 2001?
2. What was the top album in country music for the year 2001?
3. True or False: Brad Pitt was the top money making actor for 2001.
4. What is the name of the first cloned primate?
5. Which of these stores listed on our website donated millions of dollars to the 9/11 fund: Abercrombie and Fitch, Tommy Hilfiger, or Target?
6. Determine whether 9/11 had an effect on the music industry? Explain.
7. Who was the NFC Pro Bowl running back for the year 2001?
8. When was Timothy McVeigh executed and how?
9. Shortly after 9/11 people started getting letters containing spores of deadly what?
10. Osama Bin Laden, named the prime suspect in the 9/11 attacks, was also head of what network?
11. The month of October had the largest job losses in how many years?
12. What team in major league baseball gave up the most home runs to Barry Bonds?
13. What is the name of the new lawnmower that can run by itself?
14. Who is the U.S. Secretary of Defense, and is considered as a hawk?
 
 
 

Study Guide Answers:
1. Harry Potter
2. Tim McGraw Greatest Hits
3. False
4. Andi
5. Tommy Hilfiger
6. Yes, it had a major effect on our music industry. Songs were written, music artists showed more interest in The National Anthem, and more patriotic songs were played on the radio.
7. Marshall Faulk
8. June 11, 2001 by lethal injection
9. Anthrax
10. al queda
11. 21 years
12. Padres
13. The Green Machine also known as the Lawn Shark
14. Donald Rumsfield

Here are some links for more activities for teaching current events.

Teaching Current Events
Why Teach Current Events?