First News Engage Printables
Boost pupil literacy with weekly news-based learning resources
Pupils made “significantly more progress than expected” when using Engage Printables
National Literacy Trust independent evaluation
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Engaging activities based on the latest news, updated weekly
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Build literacy with comprehensions, topical debates and more
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Ready to use and fully differentiated for KS2-3
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Flexible, student-led working in class or at home
“Our weekly use of News Comprehensions is an effective way of giving pupils the opportunity to practise key word reading and comprehension skills within a relevant context.”
Portway Primary School
Engage Printables
Save time and see results with these unique news-based literacy activities
⭐️ Fresh news-based, differentiated activities and answers, every week of term
⭐️ Literacy-boosting reading comprehensions, topical debates and vocabulary puzzles
⭐️ Questions for retrieval, sequencing, prediction, inference and comparison as well as open-ended tasks that invite students to form evidence opinions
⭐️ Receive weekly resources direct to your inbox
⭐️ Unlimited access for all teachers at your school: simply log in, choose the appropriate reading level and download
⭐️ Print as many copies as you need, display on the IWB or upload to your online classroom
Love the activities and want even more?
Try First News Engage Pro, the Bett award-winning online news and literacy platform.
Teach the same comprehensions, puzzles and debates in an online, interactive format on any tablet or computer. Enjoy school-wide access, automatic marking, points for your pupils to earn as they progress, plus options to personalise the experience to suit you and your pupils.