Language Arts
Look through the newspaper headlines to find five words that you are unfamiliar with.
Cut them out and paste on the space below. Find out what they mean and write a
sentence for each one.
Word No. 1
Definition: ___________________________________________________
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Sentence: ____________________________________________________
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Word No. 2
Definition: ___________________________________________________
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Sentence: ____________________________________________________
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Word No. 3
Definition: ___________________________________________________
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Sentence: ____________________________________________________
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Word No. 4
Definition: ___________________________________________________
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Sentence: ____________________________________________________
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Word No. 5
Definition: ___________________________________________________
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Sentence: ____________________________________________________
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Language Arts
Choose three different headlines; cut them out and paste each one on the
space below. Rewrite each one as a complete sentence using correct
punctuation.
Language Arts
Is a photo really worth 1,000 words? Cut a photo out of the newspaper and paste it on
the space below. Write a new caption and article about the action going on in the
photo.
Language Arts
Find newspaper examples of paragraphs written in present, past and
future tenses.
PAST
Present
Future
Language Arts
Cut or print out a news article that you enjoy in today’s StarPhoenix. Circle all the
singular nouns and pronouns in your chosen news article in red and all plural nouns and
pronouns in blue.
Language Arts
Cut out five words from newspaper headlines and paste on the space
provided. Write an antonym, homonym and synonym for each word.
Word 1
Homonym: ____________________________________________
Antonym: _____________________________________________
Synonym: _____________________________________________
Word 2
Homonym: ____________________________________________
Antonym: _____________________________________________
Synonym: _____________________________________________
Word 3
Homonym: ____________________________________________
Antonym: _____________________________________________
Synonym: _____________________________________________
Word 4
Homonym: ____________________________________________
Antonym: _____________________________________________
Synonym: _____________________________________________
Word 5
Homonym: ____________________________________________
Antonym: _____________________________________________
Synonym: _____________________________________________
Language Arts
Collect pictures of people from the newspaper showing different facial
expressions. Label each picture with descriptive words.
Language Arts
Cut out your favourite comic strip and then cut out the last frame. Paste it on the space
provided. How do you think it should end? Below it write your idea in two or three
sentences and draw a cartoon for it.
Language Arts
Search for a news article showing an example of someone doing something good for
others. Cut it out and paste it on the space below. Explain why you chose that article
and write a brief description of when you have done something good for others or have
helped others.
Language Arts
Choose a news story that affected you strongly – either positively or negatively. Print it
out and paste it on a page in your scrapbook. Below it explain why this story made you
feel as you do.