Grades 2–3
Question and Answer Book
A question-and-answer page for any topic: three reader questions, each with a fact answer and a picture.
Writing worksheet · Informational writing
Write a News Article
A newspaper page to fill: a headline, a photo with a caption, a lead sentence, a quote and the article.
- Grade level
- Grades 4–5
- Time
- About 40 minutes
- Answer key
- Not needed: answers vary
- Kids practice
- Informational writing, Research and note-taking, Text structure, Writing facts in your own words
What kids do
“Report on something real that happened at school or at home. Grab the reader with a headline, then give the facts.”
Printed on the sheet:
- Headline (short and catchy)
- Lead sentence the biggest news in one sentence
- A quote what someone said about it, in quotation marks
Teacher tip
Write about a real class event, like a field trip or a class pet, so kids have true facts.
How to use it
- Show a nonfiction book that uses the same structure or text feature first.
- Gather a stack of library books on the topic before kids start.
- Keep a word wall or a word bank in reach so spelling does not stop the ideas.
Watch for
Copying sentences straight from the book. Have kids close the book, then write.
Talk about it
- Where did your facts come from?
- What did you change when you reread your work?
Take it further
Turn finished pages into a class nonfiction book for the library.
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