Life Skills Reading and Writing: Newspaper Activities, Unit 2

Newspaper are one of those documents that can help students practice real world skills without stepping one foot outside of the classroom! My students are extremely motivated to read newspaper because (1) they are functional, (2) relevant, (3) and give them the self-esteem they need to become better readers in the classroom! I have organized fun, engaging activities for you and your students to practice newspaper skills with!

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**Before using this unit in class, make sure students have access to newspapers (either in paper or digitally online) so they can complete the worksheets**

Purchase Includes:

- 1 design your own newspaper cover

- 3 "What Does That Word Mean?" worksheets (6 questions total)

- 1 classified ad: pets worksheet students will fill out using a newspaper ad

- 2 classified ads: items for sale worksheet students will fill out using a newspaper ad

- 1 classified ad: jobs worksheet students will fill out using a newspaper ad

- 1 classified ad: real estate worksheet students will fill out using a newspaper ad

- 1 news article reflection activity where students will use an article of their choice and answer comprehension questions on it

- 3 create your own comics worksheets

- 1 faux newspaper article with 7 comprehension questions

- 2 newspaper index comprehension questions (12 questions total)

- 1 newspaper vocabulary word search

- 1 newspaper vocabulary crossword puzzle