Create a NewsWise display to track pupils’ learning. This could include:
NewsWise values poster
favourite news articles
fake news stories the class has identified
pupils’ own work
photos of them as journalists in action.
Create a NewsWise display to track pupils’ learning. This could include:
NewsWise values poster
favourite news articles
fake news stories the class has identified
pupils’ own work
photos of them as journalists in action.
Create your own press passes for pupils to wear when they are learning about news and producing their own reports. Reporters gain access to more people and places when they have a press pass!
Display clocks from different timezones. Timeanddate.com is a good online source for this. You and your pupils can select cities that are meaningful for your class using the personal world clock settings.
Change the layout of the classroom to reflect a real newsroom setting.
Hold a news conference to discuss the day’s news and gather each other's opinions on the different stories.
Use deadlines with your pupils to replicate the experience of the newsroom and add energy and pace to activities. A countdown timer works well, along with news jingles for sound effects.
Use “breaking news” bulletins to introduce challenges, questions, new learning.
Create the right atmosphere in your classroom with some newsy music. YouTube has several royalty-free examples including Top News Broadcast, Breaking News, News Music Bed and The Headlines.
