Summary

  • Hosted by Bitesize Daily's Mr Smith and Newsround's De-Graft Mensah

  • Curriculum links to history, citizenship and literacy

  • We want to hear what headlines your pupils can dream up in just a few sentences. Please send them through to us and our presenters will read out as many as they can live on the show.

  1. The Live Lesson has now endedpublished at 11:30 GMT 14 March 2022

    Thanks for joining us!

    If you missed this Live Lesson, it's available to watch again on the BBC Teach website.

    The Newsround website also has lots of useful resources and guides to help explain subjects in the news.

    For more information on how you can use Newsround to benefit pupils’ learning in the classroom, please click here.

    Newsround presenter De-Graft Mensah in the Newsround TV studio
  2. Looks like fantastic report writing!published at 11:28 GMT 14 March 2022

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  3. Thanks for sending!published at 11:24 GMT 14 March 2022

    Pupils at Upper Rhymney Primary School sent in these headlines:

    • Movie star from Rhymney wins an Oscar!
    • Artist Maddie opens London Gallery!
    • JJ beats the record for the area gaming tournament!
    • TAB wins sleeper of the year!
  4. Thanks for joining us!published at 11:22 GMT 14 March 2022

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  5. More of your headlines...published at 11:21 GMT 14 March 2022

    Check out these imaginary headlines from 50 years in the future, sent in by P7b at Kinross Primary School:

    • 12-year-old girl puts a stop to Putin’s plans!
    • 20-year-old finds a cure for lung cancer!
    • Young person ends animal abuse!
    • 21-year-old wins multiple street dance competitions!
    • Multi-sport British Olympian stands on podium in Paris!
    • 11-year-old finds a cure for Parkinson’s disease!
    • First 11-year-old to pass a driving test!
    • First person on Mars!
  6. Here are some of your future headlines...published at 11:20 GMT 14 March 2022

    Craigowl Primary School in Dundee sent these imaginary headlines featuring some members of their class making the headlines in 50 years time!

    • Sam – 59-year-old owns seventh dog!
    • Joey – Joey (59) becomes a professional UFC fighter and beats Conor McGregor (72)!
    • Megan - Megan exercises famous horses at 59!
    • Kaitlyn – Kaitlyn owns 15 dogs!
    • Jakub – Billionaire Jakub buys a boat!
    • Maisie – 100 Lidl owner Maisie (59)!
  7. Great to hear about your reports!published at 11:13 GMT 14 March 2022

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    We've just started a topic about Newspaper Reports so this is perfect timing!

    Ms Huthart, Year 5 Narwhals, Battle Hill Primary School

  8. Thanks for joining us!published at 11:03 GMT 14 March 2022

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    St. Gregory’s Catholic Primary School, Ealing, can’t wait to join you today as we are currently studying journalistic writing and looking forward to learning what it means to be a top journalist!

    Ms Keane and Mr Sawaf, St. Gregory’s Catholic Primary School, Ealing

  9. Resources you'll need for today's lessonpublished at 10:57 GMT 14 March 2022

    Download our teacher and parent/carer guide

    You can watch today's Live Lesson right here from 11am, or via the CBBC channel.

    You can also prepare for the lesson by downloading the teacher and parent/carer guide and activity sheets.

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  10. What might the news look like in 50 years’ time...?published at 10:33 GMT 14 March 2022

    Can your pupils think of a positive way they might make the headlines in the next 50 years?

    We want to hear what headlines your pupils can dream up in just a few sentences.

    Please send them through to us and our presenters will read out as many as they can live on the show.

    Email us at [email protected], external with NEWSROUND in the heading.

  11. Welcome to the Newsround - Live Lesson!published at 09:00

    Join us live at 11am

    Join us as we celebrate 50 years of Newsround in this cross-curricular Live Lesson for 7-11 year-olds.

    We’ll be travelling through time reflecting on news reports from the past, exploring stories of the present and imagining headlines of the future.

    Presenters Mr Smith and Newsround’s very own De-Graft Mensah will be looking at how Newsround covers key events to illustrate how to turn a story into a news item.

    With links to history, citizenship and literacy topics, this interactive live programme will investigate what goes into making a CBBC Newsround report. Pupils will learn what goes into researching and writing factual stories and news bulletins, whilst becoming familiar with journalistic practices such as impartiality.

    We’ll also be asking pupils to switch on their imaginations by imagining what the news might look like in 50 years’ time. From the weird to the wonderful, we hope this inspires them to write and present their own news report for friends, family or even their class.