Five world-changing figures. Five corrupted news briefs. One class of Master Editors ready to fix them.

A mysterious glitch has scrambled news reports about five remarkable trailblazers from around the world. Your students must step in as editors to repair the errors (fixing capitalisation, punctuation, and spelling) and decode a hidden message when they are done.

Real people. Real achievements. Real SPaG practice.

What’s Included
One printable Fix the Sentences activity sheet
Five corrupted news briefs about real-world figures
Built-in codebreaker element. Full answer key included

Featured Figures
Patsy Mink — first woman of colour elected to the US Congress
Kristi Yamaguchi — Olympic figure skating champion
Yo-Yo Ma — world-renowned cellist
Vera Wang — pioneering fashion designer
Duke Kahanamoku — Olympic swimmer and father of modern surfing

SPaG Skills Covered
Capitalisation and sentence boundaries
Punctuation accuracy
Spelling correction
Editing and proofreading
Aligned to KS2 National Curriculum SPaG objectives for Years 5 and 6

Perfect For
Year 5 and Year 6
Black History Month and cultural diversity lessons
Famous People from History cross-curricular units
PSHE and British Values discussions
Post-SATs reward activities
Literacy starters and warm-ups
Early finisher tasks
Cover lessons and supply teacher plans

Why Teachers Love It
No prep, just print and go. Real-world figures make the content genuinely meaningful rather than purely mechanical. Built-in codebreaker keeps students motivated all the way through. A genuine taster of the full Global Trailblazers series: same format, same engagement, completely free.

Part of the Global Trailblazers Series
If your students enjoy this activity, explore the complete Global Trailblazers Grammar Puzzle Pack: five connected SPaG missions built around five remarkable figures from around the world.