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First News is the award-winning weekly newspaper for children. Every week, the specialist First News journalists provide up-to-date, insightful and dynamic articles on a range of subjects from politics to popular culture, from science to citizenship. From reluctant readers to high achievers, with our resources we make reading exciting, relevant and fun for thousands of pupils across the world. Our reading activities use current event to make literacy relevant and exciting in the classroom.

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First News is the award-winning weekly newspaper for children. Every week, the specialist First News journalists provide up-to-date, insightful and dynamic articles on a range of subjects from politics to popular culture, from science to citizenship. From reluctant readers to high achievers, with our resources we make reading exciting, relevant and fun for thousands of pupils across the world. Our reading activities use current event to make literacy relevant and exciting in the classroom.
Look Closer: 'Up Close with a Whale Shark' News Report
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Look Closer: 'Up Close with a Whale Shark' News Report

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‘Look Closer’ at an animal news report. In this news comprehension, questions ask pupils to find facts, read between the lines & think about the way journalists have written the story. Useful SATs practice - answers reference curriculum reading skills and give a starting poing and developed answer. 'Up close with a whale shark ', is from Animal News, First News, 30/9/11. For more information about First News, the weekly children’s newspaper and the weekly resources, visit https://schools.firstnews.co.uk/
First News Quiz of the Year 2018
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First News Quiz of the Year 2018

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Revisit and reflect on the events and news stories of this year with our First News Quiz of 2018. The quiz is divided into seven sections - UK News, World News, Science, Animals, Arts & Entertainment, Crazy But True and Sport - with eight multiple choice questions in each. This is an ideal activity for the last week of term, get your pupils into teams and find out who are the news champions of the year.