Look Closer is part of the First News children's newspaper resource package for subscribers to six or more weekly copies of the newspaper. Download this example based on Issue 266 of the newspaper for free. Look Closer encourages pupils to look closer at one article in the week's newspaper and analyse it in-depth with questions based on the assessment focus strands. Useful for SATs practice. Teacher Answers and suggested levels also included.

A weekly in-depth reading comprehension. Green News - 'The trash truck'

'Look Closer' at a science news report. Questions ask pupils to find facts, read between the lines & think about the way journalists have written the story. Useful guided reading or SATs practice activity - answers reference AF strand (2-7) of question é give e.g. answers é suggested levels (3-5). ‘Socks battle malaria ', is from Science News, First News, 22/7/11. For more information about First News, the weekly children’s newspaper and the weekly resources, visit www.firstnews.co.uk/teachers

First News' World War teaching resources support First News’ WW1 and WW2 newspaper editions (which you can buy via http://www.firstnews.co.uk/special-issues/). An in-depth reading comprehension focusing on one article from the WW2 newspaper, ‘Auschwitz – the most famous camp of all’. Can pupils find the facts (AF2), interpret the information (AF3) and work out why the journalist wrote and presented the story in the way they have (AF4-7)?

‘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/

This special edition of Look Closer (reading comprehension activity) explores First News' brand new feature, What Did You Do In The War? in which First News readers interview war veterans. This activity explores an interview with Sir Nicholas Winton, an amazing 105-year-old man with an incredible story to tell. Look Closer is an in-depth reading comprehension, or set of discussion questions, focusing on one article or section in the week’s newspaper. As well as engaging pupils in one of the week’s news stories, this activity can be used as an assessment tool.

'Look Closer' at an animal news report. Questions ask pupils to find facts, read between the lines & think about the way journalists have written the story. Useful guided reading or SATs practice activity - answers reference AF strand (2-7) of question é give e.g. answers é suggested levels (3-5). ‘Return of the Watervole ', is from Animal News, First News, 20/9/11. For more information about First News, the weekly children’s newspaper and the weekly resources, visit www.firstnews.co.uk/teachers

A slideshow taking students through the events, as they happened, on the day of the Queen’s Coronation - perfect for assemblies!

A design activity perfect for a history and/or art lesson, along with information on the three crowns worn by Queen Elizabeth II on the day of her Coronation, to help inspire students’ designs.

Top ten tips for writing a newspaper from the Editor of First News children's newspaper, Nicky Cox MBE.

First News' 'History of the Olympics Special Report and Quiz&' - How much do you know about the history of the Olympic Games? Have a go at this History of the Olympics Quiz to find out. All the answers can be found in the First News History of the Olympics Special Report. Both included within this resource pack.

An in-depth look into the aspects of a newspaper report. The features are annotated on an actual sports news story that appeared in First News. These include: headline, lead paragraph, quote, captions, inverted pyramid and more. Use as a reference guide sheet for spotting similar features in other news stories. All First News stories are written for 7 to 14 year olds - the weekly paper is available on news stands or by subscription every Friday..

First News' World War teaching resources support First News’ WW1 and WW2 newspaper editions (which you can buy via http://www.firstnews.co.uk/special-issues/). An in-depth reading comprehension focusing an article about the temporary ceasefire in the Western Front trenches. Can pupils find the facts (AF2), interpret the information (AF3) and work out why the journalist wrote and presented the story in the way they have (AF4-7)?

First News' World War teaching resources support First News’ WW1 and WW2 newspaper editions (which you can buy via http://www.firstnews.co.uk/special-issues/). Based on the Animal section of the WW2 newspaper edition, these worksheet-based activities help pupils to learn key features of an article and write their own article about a WW2 animal hero.

Help you pupils understand the features of the front page of a newspaper with this handy poster resource from First News newspaper for children.

A detailed timeline of Queen Elizabeth II’s childhood, an accompanying template for students to create their own and a quiz.

First News' World War teaching resources support First News’ WW1 and WW2 newspaper editions (which you can buy via http://www.firstnews.co.uk/special-issues/). Based on the Animal section of the WW1 newspaper edition, these worksheet-based activities help pupils learn key features of a newspaper article and write their own article about a WW1 animal hero.

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!

We round up our First News children's newspaper articles on a big news theme for you to save you having to collect the news stories for yourself. Written specially for children, our Big News articles deal with big news topics in a sensitive and pupil-friendly way. Big News - Drought in Africa - updated to include report from 1-6 Oct (Issue 278)

These three packs offer students the opportunity to explore Normandy’s rich, treasured history across three topics. Each of these education packs is full of fascinating facts, figures, pictures, paintings, photographs, glossaries, timelines, quizzes, challenges, games and puzzles, all guaranteed to bring your history lessons to life. Highlights from the packs include a historical detective activity, an exclusive interview with a D-Day veteran, an artistic challenge - ‘Paint like an Impressionist’ and a detailed map of historic Normandy.