Explain to the children that they are newspaper reporters from the 1920s and 1930s and they are covering the news about Amelia Earhart. Before writing, the students should listen to radio news broadcasts and read local newspaper articles. The students can choose any event from Earhart's fascinating life to report on, and they should thoroughly research the events from old newspapers, books and the Internet. Read aloud the newspaper stories after everyone is finished.
Younger children can craft their own paper airplanes. Pass out construction or printer paper for the activity. Provide crayons or markers for the children to decorate their planes. Fold the paper in half so the two long sides meet. Open the paper up. Bring the top right corner to the center crease, and take the top left corner to the center crease. Fold the paper in half again at the crease. Create the wings by folding down both center flaps halfway. Invite all the children to go into the playground or field to fly their airplanes.
The students can imagine what happened to Amelia Earhart after she began her daring around-the-world flight, and write their own creative stories with their explanations after she disappeared near Howland Island. Younger children can draw pictures rather than write stories. They should consider what happened to her plane and if she lived elsewhere after her disappearance. Read the stories or share the drawings when complete.
Learn about all the different places Earhart traveled to with a geography activity. Using the globe or a large atlas, children should flag all the places she traveled to, such as Honolulu, Miami and Mexico City. If the children use a globe, a small ball of clay or modeling clay can be placed onto the globe. Then insert a small flag at the position. Create a model airplane and pretend to travel from one location to another.