Kids ‘R’ Kids Mini Camp - Newspaper Club - WEEK 1 - Club meeting plan

Sep 24, 2026

Kids ‘R’ Kids Mini Camp Newspaper Club outlines a six-week (or longer) journalism program where campers develop writing and storytelling skills while producing a school newspaper. It specifies required materials, provides guidance for Week 1 meetings, and explains how to assign roles such as Editor-in-Chief, Section Editors, Reporters, Typesetters, and Photographers. Campers rotate positions, choose a newspaper template, decide the publication name, and plan weekly story sections.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryPresentations

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Pages9

Reading Time3 min

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Introduction

Materials

WEEK 1

Club roles and responsibilities

Choosing the newspaper name and template

Selecting sections and story ideas

Kids ‘R’ Kids Mini Camp Newspaper Club Newspaper Club Introduction: In this practical and fun club, campers will explore themes of journalism, storytelling, exposition, writing skills, and even creative ingenuity as they work together to create a school newspaper for 6 weeks (or more) . Each week, campers will gather together to pick and create “article assignments” ranging from the weather to sports to camp activities they want to write about. At the end of the week, they will gather all of their fun articles and photos and insert it into a newspaper template to be “published” and distributed to the entire school! Materials: • Computers or tablets • Access to internet • Printer/copier • Paper (newspaper paper is expensive and requires a certain type of printer, just use regular A4 paper, or other paper of choice that your school may have) Camera/phone • Markers/crayons (optional) 2 Kids ‘R’ Kids International © Copyright 2020 All Rights Reserved WEEK 1 On Monday, gather your new club members together for your first Newspaper Club meeting. In this meeting, you will decide which position in the magazine each camper will have. You can rotate the positions every week so that everyone has a chance to try each position out and learn more about it. You can draw names from a hat, vote, or even write a mini “essay” on why you would like this position this week. There can be more than one camper filling any position each week. The positions of your newspaper are: Editor-in-Chief: The Editor-in-Chief oversees all phases of the production of a newspaper. All articles and sections run through the Editor-in-Chief for a review. Section Editors: Receives stories from reporters who are writing for their section, i.e. Sports, Weather, Entertainment, etc. They make edits for clarity and grammar, double-check numbers and full, formal names of people named. Sometimes fills them in with facts that weren't available when story was submitted, i.e. gas prices are currently $ in Milton, GA. Reporters: Covers a story, attends events, and talks to sources. Writes story proposals. Reports and writes stories. Typesetter: Formats the magazine onto the paper/template you will be printing the newspaper on. This position would be best suited for a camper who is familiar with Word and has a leaning towards graphic design or is creative. These campers may require help from a teacher to format the magazine. Photographer: Photographs still images for the reporters who are covering a story. You can take as many photos as you like of a specific area of the school, an event, or whatever else the reporter is covering. Usually only one photo will be used. These photos will then be formatted into the newspaper. *There are many more positions that exist in magazine/newspapers but this is a good simplified introduction to how newspapers are written and published. On Tuesday, you can pick how your club members want the magazine to look and what it should be called. There are several templates online for “school newspapers.”Simply type “school newspaper templates”or use sites like [www.makemynewspaper.com](www.makemynewspaper.com), [www.flipsnack.com/templates/newspapers](www.flipsnack.com/templates/newspapers), [or](or www.teacherspayteachers.com)[ ](or www.teacherspayteachers.com)[www.teacherspayteachers.com](or www.teacherspayteachers.com) (search: newspaper templates) . Note that some of the templates are free, and some you must purchase. You can also use the Newsletter Templates that come with Word. Once you’ve decided which template you will use for your newspaper, campers can decide what they want to call it! It can be fun name, or it could be modeled off names of real life newspapers. Many newspapers name themselves things like “Gazette”,“Herald”,“Times”,“Journal”,“Sun”,“Chronicle”,“Today”, or “Dispatch” among others. You can name it after your school, i.e.“KRK Milton Gazette” or “The KRK Oviedo Sun.” 3 Kids ‘R’

FAQs

What does the Newspaper Club at Kids ‘R’ Kids Mini Camp focus on?

It focuses on journalism, storytelling, exposition, writing skills, and creative ingenuity. Campers collaboratively create a school newspaper over six weeks (or more).

What roles exist for campers in the newspaper production process?

Key roles include Editor-in-Chief, Section Editors, Reporters, Typesetter, and Photographer. Each role supports reviewing, editing, reporting, formatting, and taking photos.

How does Week 1 guide campers to set up their newspaper?

On Monday, the group assigns positions and discusses how to rotate them. On Tuesday, campers choose the magazine look and name it, and by Wednesday they select stories for next week by sections.

Sep 24, 2026

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