We round up our First News children's newspaper articles on a big news theme for you to save you having to collect the news stories for yourself. Written specially for children, our Big News articles deal with big news topics in a sensitive and pupil-friendly way.

We round up our First News children's newspaper articles on a big news theme for you to save you having to collect the news stories for yourself. Written specially for children, our Big News articles deal with big news topics in a sensitive and pupil-friendly way. Big News - Drought in Africa - updated to include report from 1-6 Oct (Issue 278)

'Look Closer' at a science news report. Questions ask pupils to find facts, read between the lines & think about the way journalists have written the story. Useful guided reading or SATs practice activity - answers reference AF strand (2-7) of question é give e.g. answers é suggested levels (3-5). ‘Socks battle malaria ', is from Science News, First News, 22/7/11. For more information about First News, the weekly children’s newspaper and the weekly resources, visit www.firstnews.co.uk/teachers

Top ten tips for writing a newspaper from the Editor of First News children's newspaper, Nicky Cox MBE.

Look Closer is part of the First News children's newspaper resource package for subscribers to six or more weekly copies of the newspaper. Download this example based on Issue 266 of the newspaper for free. Look Closer encourages pupils to look closer at one article in the week's newspaper and analyse it in-depth with questions based on the assessment focus strands. Useful for SATs practice. Teacher Answers and suggested levels also included.