Mystery News (17th – 23rd July)
Discuss the picture, elicit key vocabulary and predict what the story might be. Then hunt for it in the newspaper to find out the real story.
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In this resource...
In this resource:
- Four pictures from a previous issue of First News, for children to identify
- Additional questions to check comprehension
Suitable for:
- Lower KS2 (age 7-9) independent, small group or whole-class work, or homework
Outcomes:
- Encourage reading for pleasure
- Build skills of observation and retrieval
- Develop cultural capital
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