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Tuesday 16 May 2017

The World's Oldest Family

As part of our independent reading programme we use Kiwikidsnews to learn about news in New Zealand (national news) and around the world (international news).

Walht:  Read closely to analyse an article and to think critically about the messages within them.

1. Find a quote from the main person in this news article?
  • Leo (One of the family members of the Donnelly family) said, “My dad, died young.”
2.  In your own words describe what happened in this news article.
  • The Donnelly family now holds the guinness world record for the oldest family in the world consisting people from the age of 70 to 100.
3. Find out where this event took place and include some information about this place.
  • This mind blowing event took place somewhere in Northern Ireland.
4. Tell us when this event happened and explain what might happen in the future.
  • This exciting event occurred in May 15, 2017 when their record was written inside the World Guinness Book of Records.
5. Explain in your own words why this event took place.

  • They must’ve shared a secret to live longer than an average person.
  • I think this record won’t be broken for a very long time.

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