Newspaper Templates – 4 Styles for Google Docs
- Grades
- Grades 4–8
- Pages
- 6
- File type
- Google Docs
- Editable
- Yes
- Subject
- ELA, Writing
- Topic
- Newspaper template, Google Docs
- Resource types
- Templates, Graphic Organizers
- Editable
- Yes
- Standards
- W.5.2
Product description
From the author
The six-page PDF links to four Google Docs newspaper styles. The guide explains individual and collaborative use of the first two styles, which use three columns. Two additional layouts offer different headline, image and article arrangements.
Choose a style, make a copy and replace its placeholder text and images with student reporting. Use individual copies or a shared class newspaper as described in the setup guide.
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Teaching tips & learning objectives
Learning objectives
Students write and format articles inside the selected newspaper layout.
Students collaborate on a single shared class newspaper document, each contributing their own article and byline.
Students practice basic Google Docs skills — making a copy, editing text, and sharing a link — as part of completing the assignment.
Teaching tips
- Assign article topics and bylines before students begin placing text in the template.
Skills covered
Collaborative digital writing — students add their own article and byline to a shared Google Doc newspaper alongside classmates.
News-style formatting — students type and format article text inside the selected newspaper layout.
Digital file management — students make their own editable copy of a shared Google Doc before writing in it.
Good to know
Questions teachers ask about this resource
Are the templates inside the PDF?
The PDF contains four template links and setup directions. Make your own Google Docs copy to edit a layout.
Can students work on one shared newspaper?
The guide describes a class collaboration option as well as individual copies. Choose the sharing workflow that matches your project.
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Curriculum
Standards, concepts & topics
Standards
Standards
- W.5.2
Core concepts
Core concepts
Newspaper writing
Collaborative writing
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