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and a great way to help children explore the news with confidence. Each kids news report
comes with a range of curriculum-friendly questions and extension ideas. It’s the perfect way to teach reading
comprehension 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 events happening across the
world while allowing them to develop their reading, writing and investigative skills.

Display 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?

• What 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. Daily News Fun
27th May 2022
UK News

Company Creates Cheese and Onion

Chocolate
Share the article. This might be as a group, on their own or with a partner. For example,
Did You Know...?

There’s an old saying - “you are what you • It’s thought that people in South
eat.” Most people interpret it to mean that America were consuming cacao beans

you might ask the children to read in pairs, taking turns to read a paragraph out loud.
if you want to be healthy you have to eat around 5000 years ago but chocolate
healthily. only came to the UK around 400 years
Yet, maybe it’s also true when it comes ago and was enjoyed mainly as a drink.
to what you find tasty. We’re all unique,
• The company J.S. Fry & Sons made the
so perhaps there are unique flavour
first edible chocolate bar in 1847 and
combinations that you find delicious but
the scientific name for the cacao tree is
others find disgusting. Theobroma cacao which means ‘food of

If looking at it on paper, ask the children to underline any unfamiliar words or phrases. the gods’.

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 That certainly seems to be the case
for a new chocolate bar that’s been
dividing opinion.
The snack company Tayto is behind the
Ketchup on your popcorn? Chocolate on
your cheese pizza? Maybe it’s fish fingers in
custard or peanut butter on your burger?
Or is it something even more… unique?

check any unfamiliar words against the glossary or a dictionary. new mash-up. They’ve created a chocolate
bar with cheese and onion crisps in it.
While some people think it’s a revolting
idea, others think it’s marvellous.
Glossary
interpret Decide on the meaning of
something.
Of course, companies have been
experimenting with different flavours of consuming Eating or drinking something.
chocolate for a while. Have you ever tried edible Something that is OK to eat.
chocolate flavoured with fruit, nuts, mint,
salt or even chilli?
Reflect
Do you like the idea of adding crisps to
chocolate or do you already have a favourite What else would you like to try
mash-up of flavours? adding toCreates
Company your chocolate?
Cheese and Onion Chocolate

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from memory. Teach them to look back at the news story to help them answer the 1. Find and copy two of the flavours mentioned in the article that companies have added to
chocolate.

trickier questions and to check their responses. 1.

2.

If they got any wrong, use the answer sheet to help them understand their mistakes. 2. Using information from the article, fill in the missing words to complete the sentence.
A company has recently created a bar with
flavour crisps in it.

Finally, explain how to answer those types of questions more successfully next time. 3. Find and copy a word used in the article which means ‘one of a kind or unusual’.

4. Tick to show whether the statement is a fact or an opinion.

Fact Opinion
White chocolate is the tastiest type of chocolate.
Chocolate is wonderful.
thThe first edible chocolate bar was created in 1847.
27 May 2022 Company Creates Cheese and Onion Chocolate
Milk chocolate is the best flavour of chocolate.

Explore

Do you know how

Look at the activities on the Task Sheet. These are designed to deepen children’s
chocolate is made?

Try finding out using non-fiction books,

the Internet and this How visit
is Chocolate
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understanding and encourage them to explore, investigate or write about topics

Made PowerPoint.

• What plant does chocolate come from?

• Where are the plants grown?

linked to the story. • What’s the difference between cacao

and cocoa?

• What else is added to the recipe to

Photo: ‘Food of the gods’. make chocolate?

Investigate
Write

What is your favourite sweet treat? Is it

Sweet dreams!
chocolate or something else?
Imagine you could eat anything you
• Why do you like it so much?
wanted for an entire day. Anything you
• When did you first try it? want for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Oh,
and for snacks!
Write about your favourite sweet treat.
Try and explain what it is about it that What would you choose? Would you try
you like so much. and find a balance of healthy foods or,
because you know it’s only for one day,
Find out what other people’s favourites have a sugary feast from dawn till dusk?
are too. You never know, the knowledge
Write a description of your dream day
could come in handy the next time you
and the meals you’d prepare.
need to think of a birthday present.

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