News and Current Event Website Links
Print News Magazines:
Scholastic News Kids
http://magazines.scholastic.com
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A weekly magazine, provides articles on current events in an age-appropriate manner.
Time for Kids
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Features articles on national and world news, entertainment, science, and sports. Teachers may choose a subscription geared for their grade level. The online version also offers printables and quizzes.
Weekly Reader
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Is published for elementary, middle, and high school students and covers science, health, current events, and literature.
Kids' News Websites:
Scholastic News Online
http://magazines.scholastic.com
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Is a free resource with breaking news and highlights from the print magazine, above. The Web site is ad free and, like the print version, age appropriate.
Scholastic News Kids Press Corps
http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/press_corps/index.asp
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Presents articles and multimedia features written by kid reporters. I use this to inspire my students to become news reporters, too.
Washington Post KidsPost
http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/kidspost/
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Offers articles geared towards upper elementary and middle school, mostly on human interest and science topics. The Web site is fairly ad heavy.
The Learning Network
http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com
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Of the New York Times is written for middle school and up. They provide curated articles and blog posts on topics relevant to students. I always preview these articles before sending my students to the computers to read.