What's new for Fall 2009
We are excited about improvements planned for your God's World News products in 2009-2010.
Some of the features you'll find beginning this fall are:
- Extra pages—We heard from many readers who liked the
online bonus issue presented during the
Christmas break. They liked it so much
that they complained—that is to say, they
complained that it wasn't in print! This
year, we'll put those bonus pages into
print—in two parts. We'll add 16 pages
to both the November and April issues
so that you’ll have extra material leading
into your Christmas break and extra pages to use
during the last few weeks of the school year.
- Quiz answers—Quizzes generated a lot of suggestions. We are responding by putting the quizzes into the print
magazines. Quiz sections will help test comprehension
on feature stories each month. We want kids to learn
to be trustworthy and not peek at answers. But we hear you
when you say, "Hide the answers!" Next year, all of the quiz,
vocabulary, and Puzzling Times answers will be on a small
perforated card that you can easily tear out of the magazine. The answers will also be available online.
- Weekly Social Studies lesson—Part of the value of your subscription is in our website. Next
year, subscribers will have access to a weekly Social Studies
lesson. Each three-page file will feature a biography, teaching
suggestions, an activity or puzzle, and a short quiz. A list of 30
lessons will be available before school begins. These digital files
will be presented in a black-and-white format that will go easy
on your printer.
- Bible Bee—Sponsored by the Shelby
Kennedy Foundation, the
very first National Bible
Bee Competition will be
held November 5-6, 2009 in
Washington, D.C.
Local contests will be held
in communities nationwide
on September 12, 2009. The top
100 finalists from each age group
(Primary, ages 7-10; Junior, ages 11-14; and Senior,
ages 15-18) will advance to the national contest.
The Bible Bee Web page states, "We want strongly to emphasize our over-arching
goal—to reach children and youth with the truth of
God's word." This is also the goal of God's
World News. That is
why we will be working with Bible Bee and you will
see it incorporated into our magazines next year. To learn more about Bible Bee, click here.
We are looking forward to Fall 2009 with a great sense of anticipation as we endeavor to bring you and your students a useful, educational, and encouraging product each month in print and continuously on GWNews.com.
If you haven't signed up for your 2009-2010 subscriptions yet, click here. You can adjust levels and amounts as needed at the beginning of next school year, so there's no risk.
