Create a word wall using words that you cut out from the newspaper each day.

Read the words regularly. See how quickly you can read the words each day.

WORD WALL

Create a word wall using words that you cut out from the newspaper each day. Read the words regularly. See how quickly you can read the words each day.

WORD WALL

COMPOUND WORDS
Look through the daily newspaper to find examples of compound words. Cut and paste them below.

What do headlines tell you about the story?

GUESS THE STORY

What do you think this story could be about?

Its ok for kids to win and lose

Cut out a headline from the paper. Ask a fellow classmate to tell you what the story could be about. Paste your headline below.

Cut a news photo out of your newspaper and paste the photo below. Make sure the photo you choose has at least one person. Below the picture, list some of the feelings that the person or persons in the photo must have been feeling at the time the photo was taken.

IN THE NEWS

Cut out a news story that is interesting to you. Then try and answer the following questions, by finding the answers in the news story.
1. WHO is the story about?

IN THE NEWS

2. WHAT event or happening does the story tell about?

3. WHERE did this event happen?

4. WHEN did the event reported on in the story take place?

5. WHY did the event in the story happen? (Does your story explain what may have caused this to happen?)

6. HOW did this event happen?

NEWS AROUND THE WORLD

As you read through your newspaper, summarise and locate six news stories.

Find a newspaper story about another country. Cut out the headline and paste it on this page. Summarise the events that are written about in this story. Write several sentences explaining why you think this story is in the news. Headline:

GLOBAL FOCUS

Summary of news story:

Why did this story make the news?

ORIGIN OF THE NEWS

As you read your newspaper, search for 3 items that match the following and summarise each news item. International news National news State news

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MAKING PREDICTIONS
Focus on one news story. Write the headline of your news story below:

Write one to three sentences that tell what you already know about the subject of the story:

Write two questions that you predict will be answered in the story: 1.

2.

Read the complete story. Put a check () next to the question(s) answered in the story.

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PEOPLE MAKING NEWS

Complete the table below with headlines and a short summary of some recent newsmakers. HEADLINE SHORT SUMMARY Front page news

Women in the news

Youth in the news

Celebrity in the news

Sports in the news

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WORD SEARCH
Search through your newspaper to find words associated with the following subjects. Highlight them in the paper and list them below:

Sport

Science

Finance/Business

Politics

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Use news articles from your newspaper to create a Who am I? quiz for fellow classmates.

WHO AM I?

Brisbane. I was the Lord Mayor of ier on March I was sworn in as Prem 26, 2012. I succeeded Anna Bligh. (Campbell Newman)

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Cut out pictures of various foods and paste them in their food groups. Vegetables:

FOOD GROUPS

Fruit:

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Cut out pictures of various foods and paste them in their food groups. Meat:

FOOD GROUPS

Grains:

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Cut out pictures of various foods and paste them in their food groups. Milk products:

FOOD GROUPS

Occasional treats:

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GROCERY SHOPPING
You have $100 to do the shopping for your family for one week. Use the food ads in the newspaper to shop for your food. Itemise your list below.
Item Cost How can this grocery item be used?

Total cost

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SPORT IN THE NEWS

Work with a friend and search the sports pages. Make a list of all the sports that you can find in todays newspaper. Discuss some of the rules that are involved in one of the sports. List of sports:

Rules:

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SPORT IN THE NEWS

Using the sports section of the newspaper, underline all the verbs in a sports story. Write down the verbs and synonyms that could be used to replace each of the words.
Verbs in paper Alternative words

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Read an article in the newspaper about something that happened in your community. How do you feel about it? Happy, angry, worried? Write your feelings down as a letter to the editor. Remember to support your opinion with facts.

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CLASSIFIED ADS
Find a pet for sale advertisement in the classified section of the newspaper. Write a story about what would happen if you brought the pet home.

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PERSUADE ME
Find an ad in the newspaper and write a radio or TV commercial for it. How successfully can you persuade your classmates to buy the advertised product? Draft your ad below:

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JOBS
Look for photos and articles on people and where they work. Start a bulletin board of different occupations. Write a description for each job. Draft a job description below:

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