Year 4 Term 1
Non-fiction: Newspaper articles
Objective 24
 
Resource Title
  Royal Apartments: Castle Times
 
 
Type of Resource
  Link to Kids' Castle
Online Resource
 
 
Project
  Kids' Castle  
 
Summary
  In Royal Apartments see information about the function of the royal apartments within a castle, plus the Castle Times newspaper.  
 
URL of project
 

http://www.kidsonthenet.com/castle/royal.html

 

Downloadbles available
Yes
Downloable teachers notes

Word file
PDF file

Downloadable worksheets

Word file : making a newspaper
PDF file : making a newspaper


 
In the Classroom
 

Use the idea of an impending visit from the King as the starting point for newspaper reports.

 
 
Online activities, instructions or forms
 

Submit your own news item for the Castle Times

 
 
URL of online activities
  http://www.kidsonthenet.com/castle/fm_news.html  
 
Summary - extended information in notes or worksheets
 

Create a class newspaper, The Castle Times, containing feature articles, reports, editorials, interviews, advertisements, puzzles etc. using the entire Kids' Castle site as inspiration.

 

 
Keywords for extensions: Adaptations for different age groups and abilities, special needs
 

Create a school newspaper that can be read by parents and provide a way of passing on news and events

Teachers' notes (see URL above)

 
 

External Links

  Southwold Online - newspaper section  

 
NLS framework objective (Year)
   4  
 
NLS framework objective (Term)
   1  
 
NLS framework objective (Number)
  24  
 
NLS framework objective (Name)
 

To write newspaper style reports, e.g., about school events or an incident from a story including:

  • composing headlines.
  • using IT to draft and lay out reports.
  • editing stories to fit a particular space.
  • organising writing into paragraphs.
 
 
Year group(s) UK - Starting Year group range
  4  
 
Ending year group range
  9  

 
Curriculum Links
  English, Literacy, ICT  
 
ICT Skills
 


Word Processing

 
 
Teacher experience level
  Medium  
 
Length of time required
  5 lessons  
 
Resources
  Examples of newspapers  

 

 

 


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