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.
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.
Understanding Interviews - a creative resource pack, perfect for a drama and/or history lesson, designed to help develop students' interviewing skills. The resource pack will contain information on all the essential skills needed to conduct an interview successfully and ask students to prepare their own interview... for the Queen!
Every celebration needs decorations! So why not decorate your classroom with First News’ very own Olympic-themed bunting? Our bunting displays an array of flags representing numerous participating countries (we’ve chosen two from each continent to get you started), in addition to a mix of sports that are a part of the Olympic programme. We’ve also provided blank templates for pupils to design their own.
11 November is a very special day. It is called
Remembrance Day because it is a day when we remember the end of World War I and the soldiers who have given their lives fighting for Britain. Here we find out about the important tradition of remembrance. Download this resource to read more...
Do you know the stories behind this week's First News newspaper headlines? Download three billboard-style posters featuring top headlines from our Issue 286 (25 November, 2011) along with Teacher Notes. Perfect for classroom discussion or displays. New posters will be available every week. Stick over the old ones for up-to-date displays.
Imagine that your class has to organise The Playground Olympic Games where all the events are games and activities that primary school children play in the playground during lunch and break times like skipping, ball games and chasing games. But exactly what events should you include to make an interesting and exciting multi-activity competition like the Olympics? You and your class mates need to decide!
Do you know your Olympics Greats? How well do you know Team GB? Scan First News’ Olympics Special (or use the internet!) to find the answers to 18 Olympics-themed questions. Our Big Olympics Quiz will ask anything and everything Olympics related. Students can either answer the quiz in teams, or take the quiz home to do as homework.
It's official, folks - the royal baby has arrived and to celebrate the arrival of Kate and William&'s new little boy, we decided to take a closer look at this royal family tree and learn a little bit more about the Windsors and the Middletons and have created a free royal commemorative poster for you all.
On behalf of our readers and everybody at First News, we&';d like to add our congratulations to Prince William and Kate - and to their new baby His Royal Highness The Prince of Cambridge.
Do you know the stories behind this week's First News newspaper headlines? Download three billboard-style posters featuring top headlines from our Issue 291 (6 Jan, 2012). Perfect for classroom discussion or displays. New posters will be available every week. Stick over the old ones for up-to-date displays.
This picture quiz will ask students to identify several Olympic athletes, both old and new, and find facts about them from within First News' Olympic Special.
Do you know the stories behind this week's First News newspaper headlines? Download three billboard-style posters featuring top headlines from our Issue 281 (21-28 October, 2011) along with Teacher Notes. Perfect for classroom discussion or displays. New posters will be available every week. Stick over the old ones for up-to-date displays.
Do you know the stories behind this week's First News newspaper headlines? Download three billboard-style posters featuring top headlines from our Issue 288 (2 December, 2011) along with Teacher Notes. Perfect for classroom discussion or displays. New posters will be available every week. Stick over the old ones for up-to-date displays.
Do you know the stories behind this week's First News newspaper headlines? Download three billboard-style posters featuring top headlines from our Issue 292 (13 Jan, 2012). Perfect for classroom discussion or displays. New posters will be available every week. Stick over the old ones for up-to-date displays.
A review of the many major events that happened in 2011. It was a year of huge news stories. Historic changes in the Arab world, the death of tyrant leaders, natural disasters, riots, the phone-hacking scandal, the African famine and good news, too, such as the Royal Wedding.
The events are placed on a timeline of the year.
Do you know the stories behind this week's First News newspaper headlines? Download three billboard-style posters featuring top headlines from our Issue 296 (10 Feb, 2012). Perfect for classroom discussion or displays. New posters will be available every week. Stick over the old ones for up-to-date displays.
Check out this specially-created lesson plan all about exploring the characteristics of a good friend, and help children make the most of their peer group.
In this lesson, the activities encourage children to recognise what makes a good friend and to realise when a friendship may not be beneficial. Children will also be given the tools to celebrate people’s differences and similarities, and discuss how to make new friends. Help equip your pupils with some valuable life skills by using this resource in your classroom.
These relationship lessons will help families cope with daily pressures, and schools deliver teaching on relationships and physical and mental health.
The new teaching pack is being released during Family Action’s 150th anniversary year, which it is marking with a campaign to get people talking about the everyday pressures on families. Family Action’s research shows that relationships and health were two of the top five pressures adults said were common in their close family.
The Family Action Schools’ Pack is designed for use with upper KS2 pupils (Years 5 and 6), but can be used with younger pupils at a school’s discretion. It consists of the following content:
An introductory assembly with accompanying PDF slides (this can be used across KS2)
A follow-up history lesson using original source materials to examine aspects of Victorian family life, and to draw parallels with pressures on family life today
Three follow-up PSHE lessons examining family diversity, exploring family relationships and the pressures that can impact on these, and developing healthy ways in which to manage feelings and behaviour and maintain happy and healthy family relationships
Spark a discussion in your classroom while improving literacy with this Christmas-themed debate. Discover the history of the British Christmas meal, along with fascinating sprouts facts and recipes. With this knowledge, your pupils can then engage in an entertaining and informed debate to settle once and for all whether Brussels sprouts deserve their place on the festive menu.
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.
