1. Who is the main person or group of people in this news article?
2. What was the key event from the news article?
3. Where did this event take place?
4. When did this event take place?
5. Leave a comment below about your thoughts on this article.
1. Find a quote from the main person in this news article?
2. In your own words describe what happened in this news article.
3. Find out where this event took place and include some information about this place.
4. Tell us when this event happened and explain what might happen in the future.
5. Explain in your own words why this event took place.
Current Events Web
Find the Who, What, Where, When, How and Why in the article to complete this worksheet.
I Think Because
Share what you think about the article and explain why.
My Questions
Write a question map about questions that you have after reading the article.
News Review
Give the news article you have read a review
KWL
Write what you KNOW about the topic in the article, what you would LIKE to find out and then what you have LEARNT.
Newspaper Bingo
Play newspaper bingo. Find a number of different articles to complete the grid.
Questions and Answers
Write a set of questions and then their answers after reading the article.
The Big Idea
Find the big idea by highlighting the 5 W’s and 1 H. then select 25 of key words associated with the article.
Word Investigation
Vocabulary exercise where students find key words within the article.
36 Responses
nice going u tricked us hahah
HA HA NOT FUNNY!!!!!MR KEY
I actually was excited that the holidays were extended. Thanks a lot. But it was a funny joke though.
omg how coluld u do this my class was so happy mean u ruined EVERYTHING
Better take it off before 12pm or the jokes on you!
grrr
Very funny John!
Lucky I browsed the article first.
No, my buddy tayne thought that was true but until we told him that is was an April fool joke
HA HA VERY FUNNY!
OMG!!
I was so Happy cos I thought we would have longer hols but no!
My Happiness is destroyed
Thx a lot wish it was true…
ity was april fools!
lol but dont do it again please
awwwww not a good prank and wrong date
APRIL FOOLS
HAHA
What a good April fools joke hahaha! I’m so sowing my dad!! 🙂
ahh i as really looking forward this u ruined it for me thanks a lot:(
no i want extra school holiday
WHY!! U had to trick us!! I believed u!
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
Ha ha so funny
Ha ha very funny John key but I wish it was true
Nasty, nice trick I actually believed you at one point.
Mean trick, I believed it for a moment I wish it was true.
That is so annoying! Ugh!
I believed it for one moment u sad o
Actually fooled me! Ha Ha so funny. April falls or APRIL FOOLS!
What a trick!
Oh, I believed it
thats cruel it is not fair
I wish it was real too
wow nice one
Haha u tricked me and my whole family
I thought it was real!!!!!:[:[:[
its fake
i want more school hoilday’s it is good for are health
more please
i want more
lolololol
thats not funny i beleived