Book Week / Newspaper Word Collage
Newspaper Word Collage
Older children cut words from newspapers and magazines to build silly sentences and poems, playing with language.
How to run it
- Provide old newspapers and magazines.
- Children cut out interesting words.
- Arrange words into silly sentences or poems.
- Glue onto paper.
- Read creations aloud.
You will need
- old newspapers
- magazines
- scissors
- glue
- paper
Make it easier or harderProvide pre-cut words for less confident readers; others can write a full poem.
SafetyCheck content of newspapers and magazines is suitable first.
My Time Our Place · Outcome 5Children experiment with language and share their creations.
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