Kind News Teacher Survey * 1. What grade do you teach? Kindergarten First Grade Second Grade Third Grade Fourth Grade Fifth Grade Sixth Grade Other (please specify) * 2. What reading level(s) of Kind News do you use? (can select more than one answer) Primary (K-2) Junior (3-4) Senior (4-5) * 3. What sections of Kind News do your students enjoy the most? Pet Corner Humane Heroes Feature Stories Wild Neighbors Critter Clues Kind Quiz Games/Activities Other (please specify) * 4. How did you first hear about Kind News? * 5. How useful do you find the Teacher's Guide? Very Useful Somewhat Useful Not Useful I've Never Used It Other (please specify) * 6. If you could improve the Teacher's Guide, what would you do? * 7. How do you use Kind News? In the classroom over several days in the classroom in one lesson plan across the curriculum as independent reading homework assignments classroom discussion just send home I don't use it Other (please specify) * 8. How much time do your students spend using Kind News in the classroom? less than 5 minutes up to 15 minutes up to half an hour up to an hour over an hour they don't use it Other (please specify) * 9. In what academic areas have you used Kind News? Math Science Reading/Language Arts Other (please specify) * 10. Does Kind News help you meet your goals for the Common Core State Standards? * 11. Do you find Kind News useful for character education? Yes No * 12. How many other classrooms in your school receive Kind News? None 1-2 3-5 6-10 11+ I don't know * 13. About how many students at your school participate in The National School Lunch Program (receive reduced cost or free lunch)? * 14. Are there any topics Kind News has covered that you decided not to share with your class? No Yes - if yes, why? * 15. Will you be renewing your subscription? Yes No * 16. Kind News is also available as an individual subscription for $8/year. Would you be interested in ordering an individual subscription for a child? Yes No * 17. Do you go online to humanesociety.org/kindnews to use the worksheets and other supplemental materials? Yes No * 18. If you have visited the Kind News website at humanesociety.org/kindnews, how often have you visited? Once per issue Once per month Once per week Rarely Other (please specify) * 19. If you have visited the Kind News website at humanesociety.org/kindnews, what was the purpose of your visit? supplemental worksheets supplemental activities additional resources Other (please specify) * 20. Does the table of contents ("Inside This Issue" section) in Kind News help to teach students how to read a magazine, or is it unnecessary in a publication of this size? Helpful Unnecessary * 21. Is your classroom subscription sponsored through the Adopt-a-Classroom program? Yes No I don't know * 22. If yes, did your sponsor approach you or did you reach out for a sponsor? I was approached by my sponsor I reached out for a sponsor Other (please specify) * 23. If you are sponsored have you, or your students, ever written a thank you letter to your sponsor? Yes No If no, why not? * 24. If Kind News offered posters in each issue, would you be inclined to use them? Yes No * 25. What other topics would you like Kind News to cover? * 26. If you could change one thing about your classroom subscription to Kind News, what would it be? Done
