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    With so much to absorb and understand, discussing current events with our children will help not only them, but us too. The following news sites are my personal favorites, and will serve as excellent conversation starters.

    		News for Students Resource Handout for Classroom or Homeschool: Just $2.00

    New York Times Learning Network5 stars

    With news, opinions, activities and lesson plans for grades K-12, the New York Times Learning Network really does have something for everyone. Best bets are the news summaries, daily news quiz, and printable topical crossword puzzles. Other don't-miss-them clicks are Word of the Day (with sample usage from the newspaper), On this Day (with a snapshot of an historic New York Times front page) and 6 Q's About the News.



    Scholastic: News for Your Classroom5 stars

    Well-designed and well-written, News for Your Classroom is a must-see site for news hungry elementary and middle-school students. Scholastic combines original reporting with coverage written by kids (Kid Reporter's Notebook) and short videos. Some of the articles are only for print subscribers, but there is plenty of free content for the rest of us.

    Smithsonian: Tween/Teen Tribune5 stars

    With a focus on science and technology, Smithsonian's Tween/Teen Tribune has editions for grades K-4, 5-8, and 9-12. Each news article closes with a grade-appropriate question. "Critical thinking challenge: Name three advantages of the 3-D printed hand over conventional prosthetics." Most of the site is unfettered access, but for self-scoring quizzes, lesson plans, and access for students to post comments, teachers can register for free.

    Student News Daily5 stars

    With an emphasis on politics and world affairs, Student News Daily explains conservative and liberal viewpoints, discusses media bias, and provides a glossary of media vocabulary (from "article" to "story"). Each article concludes with seven questions. Answers are available via their free email newsletter. Regular features include: Tuesday World Events, Wednesday Example of Media Bias, Thursday's Editorial, and Friday's New Quiz and Editorial Cartoon.

    Time for Kids5 stars

    Time for Kids covers the tough issues such as the war on terrorism, along with sports, fun features and challenging games. Time for Kids can be navigated from the front page, the pop-up scrolling news headlines, or through the grade-sorted archive of the three English and two Spanish editions. Best bet games for learning include Famous Face Offs (match the news-makers' names with their head shots) and Trivia Time Machine (finish famous headlines from the twentieth century.)

    		News for Students Resource Handout for Classroom or Homeschool: Just $2.00



    Honorable Mentions

    The following links are either new discoveries or sites that didn't make it into my newspaper column because of space constraints. Enjoy!

    CNN Student News

    KidsPost

    PBS Newshour Extra: News for Students

    Science News for Students


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    Feldman, Barbara. "News for Students." Surfnetkids. Feldman Publishing. 14 Apr. 2015. Web. 30 Dec. 2025. <https://www.surfnetkids.com/resources/news-for-students/ >.


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    By . Originally published April 14, 2015. Last modified April 14, 2015.

    Filed Under: Geography, Social Studies, Social Studies and Current Events

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