1、Click Here for Support with using Interactive PDFsNewsRoom Daily Activity PlanTwinkl NewsRoom delivers the news for kids today.Our daily kids news reports are child-friendlyand a great way to help children explore the news with confidence.Each kids news reportcomes with a range of curriculum-friendl
2、y questions and extension ideas.Its the perfect way to teach readingcomprehension around the news!Our suggested structure is here to help children engage with current affairs and practise key learning skills at the same time.By using the article,questions and tasks,they will be able to learn about e
3、vents happening across the world while allowing them to develop their reading,writing and investigative skills.Daily NewsRoom ActivityDisplay the news story on the whiteboard.Ask children questions about the image and headline.What could this story be about?Why do you think this image was chosen?Wha
4、t might have happened?Look at the fact box and discuss.Now might be a good time to elicit if there is any further information you or they think is necessary before reading on.Share the article.This might be as a group,on their own or with a partner.For example,you might ask the children to read in p
5、airs,taking turns to read a paragraph out loud.If looking at it on paper,ask the children to underline any unfamiliar words or phrases.Ask children who are waiting for others to try and summarise what the story was about.This could be independently,with a partner or as a group.They might also check
6、any unfamiliar words against the glossary or a dictionary.Click Here for Support with using Interactive PDFsDaily NewsWorlds Largest Wind Farm Begins OperatingThe worlds largest wind farm,known as Hornsea 2,is now operating in the North Sea.The farm is located just 89km off the Yorkshire coast.Horns
7、ea 2 is the same size as around 64,000 football pitches!It sits next to Hornsea 1 which has been operating since 2020.The electricity created from Hornsea 1s wind turbines is enough to power around a million homes.Hornsea 2 will provide energy for around 1.4 million homes in the UK.The 165 turbines
8、are each 200m tall and just one turn of a wind turbine produces enough electricity to power a home for 24 hours!The project has not been easy though.The company responsible for the wind farm,rsted,started it back in 2017.The global COVID-19 pandemic,severe weather and a broken down ship challenged t
9、hem and caused delays.Speaking of the challenges they faced,Patrick Harnett the Senior Programme Director for the project said:“We overcame every challenge we met because we never measured success by the challenges we had;we measured it by how we overcame them together.”Duncan Clark also works for r
10、sted.He said:“Current global events highlight more than ever the importance of landmark renewable energy projects like Hornsea 2”.rsted intend for the wind farm to operate for at least 25 years.Now,they are creating Hornsea 3.This will be an even greater challenge as they plan to have enough wind tu
11、rbines to provide electricity for 2 million homes!Hopefully,the tides will turn for them and the next project will be a breeze.Photo:An offshore wind farm.Glossaryreplenished Putting something back so that it is full again.wind turbines A modern windmill that produces electricity.pandemicA disease t
12、hat affects people across a country or worldwide.landmarkAn important event or stage of a project.Environment UK News 20th September 2022What is renewable energy?Renewable energy comes from natural sources that are naturally replenished.It is sometimes referred to as green energy.Some examples of re
13、newable energy sources are wind,sunlight and waves.visit Encourage children to read all of the questions first.Then,see if they can answer any from memory.Teach them to look back at the news story to help them answer the trickier questions and to check their responses.If they got any wrong,use the a
14、nswer sheet to help them understand their mistakes.Finally,explain how to answer those types of questions more successfully next time.Questions1.In what year did rsted start the Hornsea 2 project?2.Identify two types of renewable energy resources mentioned in the article.1.2.3.Look at the paragraph
15、beginning:The 165 turbines are each 200m tall Which of the following words could be used as a synonym for produces?(tick one)reduces creates collects shares4.Do you think that rsted will build bigger wind farms in the future?Explain your answer with evidence from the text.5.Tick to show whether the
16、statement is true or false according to the article.TrueFalseHornsea 2 is located in the North Sea.Hornsea 1 and 2 will be able to power around 2.4 million homes.Hornsea 1 is around the same size as 64,000 football pitches.Hornsea 1 and 2 are next to each other.6.Look at the final sentence.Why do yo
17、u think the author said that they hoped the next project would be a breeze?Worlds Largest Wind Farm Begins Operatingvisit Look at the activities on the Task Sheet.These are designed to deepen childrens understanding and encourage them to explore,investigate or write about topics linked to the story.
18、Worlds Largest Wind Farm 20th September 2022ExploreThe article talks about wind energy.But,what other renewable energy resources do you know of?Can you identify renewable energy resources from non-renewable ones?You can use the PowerPoint below to help you learn more about them.Renewable and Non-Ren
19、ewable Energy Resources|PowerPointInvestigateHere at NewsRoom,we have taken some of the key words from todays article and scrambled them up!You can find the anagram activity sheet in the Daily NewsRoom pack.Can you work out what they are?Photo:An offshore wind farm.WriteThe Great Big Green Week take
20、s place from the 26th September until 2nd October.It is a week designed to bring people together to protect nature and help solve the issue of climate change.Do you want to get involved?If you do,take a look at the following pack which has lots of different writing activities for you to choose from.The Great Big Green Week:Letter Writing Packvisit
