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The Front Page Table

Three short lessons for an evening with an old newspaper: guess the year from clues, guess what happened next, and spot what the paper could not have known.

For grown-ups, from what TruthQuest teaches children at Spark & Anvil.

  1. Lesson 1Where to find old pages
  2. Lesson 2Guess the year
  3. Lesson 3What the paper could not know
At the table · four to eight people of mixed ages

Pairs and a page

You'll need: one or two printed old front pages with the date covered, pencils and paper.

  1. Make pairs of one older and one younger person.
  2. Each pair studies a page and writes a year and their best clue.
  3. Reveal the date. Then each pair guesses what happened next in one story.
  4. Look it up together and talk about what the paper could not have known.

Print the guidebook (all lessons + the table activity) →