News Flash Teacher's Resource Pack November Issue 18, 2017

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Pages 3. Cloze Text

4. Addition & Subtraction Activity

5. Crossword Activity

6. Comprehension Activity

7. Editing Activity

8. Colouring Activity

9. Mini-Project Activity

10. Word Search Activity

11. Spot the Difference Activity

12. Planet Sudoku – Extra Sudoku puzzles

13. Book Review Activity

14. Personal Factfile

15. Art Activity (Print)

16. Answers

17. Teacher’s Monthly Planner, with Curriculum linksoutlined.

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CONTENTS

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This month’s cloze test is from a true story about two brothers who built a pirate ship, with a difference! We’ve made it a bit trickier by taking out 7 words. This is called a cloze test. Read through the words in the black box first and make sure you understand them. Then, read through the article. Make sure you think about the best place to put a word, not the first place. Careful as you go, as some words may fit in a few places, while other words will only suit one place.

PIRATE SHIP AHOY!

Brothers, Ollie and Harry Ferguson, aged 8 and 5, ____________ their pirate ship from Peterhead in Scotland earlier this year. It was made from Playmobil!

The toy pirate _________ needed some work before it was ready to be launched into the North Sea. It also carries a message asking anyone who finds it to send the boys a picture of it and then relaunch it back _________ the sea.

Since May, the plastic miniature ship, called Adventure, has reached the __________ of Denmark, Sweden and Norway, with locals sending back pictures and messages to the ___________ at every stage of the vessel’s voyage.

Now, the little ship is heading for an even bigger adventure.

The ____________ of a Norwegian sail training ship has brought it onboard. He will take it to Cape Verde, off the northwest coast of Africa, where it will be relaunched into the Atlantic _____________. It is expected to continue its voyage towards the Americas, and the Southern Atlantic.

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CLOZE ACTIVITY

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Here is a Pixel Art Worksheet from ColoringSquared.com for you to enjoy. Follow the colour key below to reveal a magical character! Careful with your subtracting!

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SUBTRACTION ACTIVITY

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ANIMAL CROSSWORD ACTIVITY

Now list your 14 animals in alphabetical order:

1. Off what county in Ireland will you find Tory Island lighthouse?

2. What is the Hungarian Puli dog breed famous for?

3. What do the letters GPS mean?

4. What makes The Tompkins Square Parade different from other parades?

5. How long was the HVES Cruiser at sea for?

6. What happened the rare toothed rock crab after he was found and examined?

7. What is the name given to a baby koala bear? Is this name used for any other animal's young?

8. Describe the rare toothed rock crab in a six sentence.

9. Tricky one: Why, in your opinion, are the Tapanuli orangutans now considered one of theworld's most threatened ape species?

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COMPREHENSION ACTIVITY – NEWS ROUND PAGES 4 & 5

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This month’s Editing Activity is based on a rather strange story about a drone and a plane! Read through the article and see if you can spot the 5 spelling mistakes, 5missing capitals and 5 missing full stops. Then, when you do, in your best handwriting, re-write the article and illustrate it.

STRUCK BY DRONE

A small passenger plane has been struck by a drone in canada The Skyjet plain was approaching jean Lesage International Airport in Quebec City, when the drone hit one of its wings There were six passengers and too crew members on board the plane.

Earlier this year, Canada announced safety measures making it illegal to fly recreational drones within 5.5 kilometres of an aerport. they also restricted the height of a drone's flight to 90 metres The drone in this case was flying at a height of 450 metres!Canadian Transport Minister Marc garneau said: ‘This should not have happened. That drone should not have been there. It could have been much more cerious’Planes are particularly

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EDITING ACTIVITY- Correct my work, please!

5 SPELLING MISTAKES 5 CAPITAL MISTAKES 5 FULL STOPS

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Planes are particularly vulnerable on the final approach to the airport as pilots are fokused on landing properly. it is incredible that anyone would fly a drone in such a dangerous manner

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Colouring Activity – SCIENCE WEEK SPECIAL

SCIENCE WEEK is coming, which means its time for fun experimenting. To help you get in the mood, let us introduce you to Suzy the Scientist below. She's planning something super. Can

you add colour? Don't worry – it's totally safe!

HAPPY SCIENCE WEEK!

Every issue of News Flash is packed full of facts and figures. Stuff you never knew before is just waiting to surprise and amaze you on every page. Why not record the Top 9 things that you learned from this issue. When you do, make sure to draw an illustration to go with them. When you are finished, share and discuss your choices with your classmates. Here is the first one done for you You’ll see I didn’t just copy it from the book- I wrote it out in my own words. Always a great idea when doing a project.

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MINI-PROJECT WORKSHEET – NEWS FLASH

1. DID YOU KNOW?

LEGO was invented in Denmark. Legoland and the company headquarters are in Billund. The name 'LEGO' comes from the Danish phrase ‘leg godt’, which means ‘play well’.

4. DID YOU KNOW?

3. DID YOU KNOW?

2. DID YOU KNOW?

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8. DID YOU KNOW?

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6. DID YOU KNOW?

9. DID YOU KNOW?

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WINTER WORD SEARCH ACTIVITY

Pssttt! Words don't always travel in straight lines, like in other word searches. They can go up, down, right or left, but they won't go diagonally. Good luck!

In the two pictures below, there are 10 differences to be spotted. How good are your detective skills?

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Spot the Difference Activity

To solve a sudoku puzzle, each row (lines going across) of nine squares must contain the numbers 1 through 9. Each

column (lines going down) must also contain the numbers 1 through 9, and each box (outlined with the thick black lines)

must contain the numbers 1 through 9. If you are starting off, it might be best to use a pencil.

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PLANET SUDOKU

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Title:____________________ Author:_____________________

Book reviews are all about what YOU thought of a book. They don’t tell just the story, and they certainly don’t give away the ending. Your sentences could begin with:

I thought… I liked when… My favourite part was when… I found… I didn’t like… I laughed when… and so on.

When you start your review with these sentence starters, you know you are talking about what you thought, not just what happened. Don’t forget to email your book reviews to win@newsflash.ie. Just ask your teacher or parent for help

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BOOK REVIEW WORKSHEET- THE LIBRARY PAGE 15

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NF Readers’ Club Each month we interview News Flash readers from around the country, asking you about your

favourite things. If you would like to join our readers’ club, email us your favourite things to win@newsflash.ie

Name:

Class:

Age:

School:

Favourite page in News Flash:

Favourite pastime:

Favourite animal:

Favourite sport:

Favourite school subject:

Favourite Book:

Favourite song:

Favourite movie:

Favourite food:

Favourite drink:

Favourite time of the year: If you all do one, why not ask the teacher to pick one out at random, don’t read the name but read everything

else and see if you can guess whose factfile was chosen!

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PERSONAL FACTFILE

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Answers Quiz 25Answers 1. 92. Dave3. Saudi Arabia4. Brazil5. anann6. enamel7. humans or humankind8. odontology9. A red giant10. The flag of Denmark11. windpipe12. The raven13. Pat Gilroy14. pharmacologist15. Folketing16. November 12, 201717. seismologist18. Uluru19. Donegal20. Cardiff21. knowledge22. Beyoncé23. 11,000 litres24. The Normans25. zoology

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How do you stop an astronaut's baby from crying? You rocket, of course!

Word Search Crossword

Editing Exercise

Magazine Resource Pack

Spot the Difference

Crossword Activity

Cloze Test