Magazines & Newspapers

Listed here are links to many different newspapers and magazines, some even written by kids. What's happening in your country and around the world? Check it out here!

Resources in this category:

CRUNCH
http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/crunch/

Here is zine for student-created content -- "we invite you to challenge yourselves, explore ideas in new ways, and have fun doing so!" Submissions are accepted for Features, Arts Review ("Choose a book, compact disk, concert, art show, movie, or TV show and explain why others should read, listen to, or view it." ), Tech Review (for games, software or hardware) and Show-Off (fiction and poetry).

dig- The archaeology magazine for kids
http://www.digonsite.com/

"dig brings the excitement, mystery, wonder, and fun of archaeology, paleontology, and earth sciences to children." You can read questions answered by Dr. Dig or send in your own question. Take the archeology quizzes to see how much you know. There is a glossary to help you with words you might not know and fun facts about earth science.

Girls @ Play
http://www.caaws.ca/girlsatplay/index.htm

Check out the latest news about female athletes in Canada.

Headliners
http://www.headliners.org/

Do you want to get the news from a kids' perspective? These news stories are reported and edited by kids ages 8-18. You can even submit your own idea for a story!

Kids' Castle
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/

Have you ever wanted to visit the Smithsonian Museums in Washington, D.C.? This is the place where you can have a taste of each museum online! You'll find cool stuff about science, art, animals, sports, the world, and more.

MidLink Magazine
http://www.ncsu.edu/midlink/

MidLink is "the digital magazine for kids, by kids." Read what folks in the middle grades have to say. There are resources for teachers too.

National Geographic World Online
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/media/world/index.html

There are new science-related articles to read here every month. You can also submit story ideas for the magazine and browse through old issues of the magazine.

NWF's Ranger Rick
http://www.nwf.org/rangerrick/kzPage.cfm?siteId=3&CFID=16685...

At the online version of this popular kids' science magazine, you can read sample articles, get homework help, and find out how to receive "Ranger Rick" at home.

Odyssey Magazine- Adventures in Science
http://www.odysseymagazine.com/

Read articles all about science topics, visit a virtual classroom to see images of animals, people, weather and space and more on this site.

Online Newshour Extra: News for Students
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/index.html

Filled with news on current events, this site also includes a Daily Buzz, news organized by subject area (for example, Arts/English and Science), as well as a section for teachers with lesson plans related to the site's content. The site’s mission is to help you make connections between the news and the world around you.

Scholastic News Online
http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/

An online newsmagazine for kids in grades 3-6. Find out about the world around you in words you can understand!

Time for Kids
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/

Do you need to find out about current events for school? Or maybe you just want to read the latest news. Time for Kids is a great place to start, with lots of interesting articles written just for kids.

USA Today
http://www.usatoday.com/

This is really an online daily newspaper for grown-ups. But, some kids read the news too. Find out about the latest sports scores and stories, the weather, the lottery, and much, much more.

Weekly Reader for Kids
http://www.weeklyreader.com/kids/index.asp

This online magazine has lots of fun stuff to do. There are different articles to read, games to play, contests to enter and questions to vote on.

Wired News
http://www.wired.com/

Covers all the news about the digital world.

www.4kids.org
http://www.4kids.org/

Each week www.4Kids.org appears in about 130 newspapers in the USA, Canada and Japan. Whether or not you read the weekly www.4kids newspaper feature, you'll enjoy their web site. There are lots of links and games to play. You can ask a question about the Internet, or become a detective.

Yak's Corner
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?Category=YAK

The Detroit Free Press presents Yak's Corner, a kids site where news is updated daily along less frequently updated articles on sports, books and authors, animals, crafts people of the world and even recipes. Click "Time Machine," for an archive of past articles.

YES Mag Canada's Science Magazine for Kids
http://www.yesmag.ca/

Science and technical news, projects, puzzles, and more are offered by this magazine.

Your Big Backyard
http://www.nwf.org/yourbigbackyard/kzPage.cfm?siteId=2&CFID=...

Your Big Backyard is a magazine just for those 3 to 7 years of age. Many things are only available in the print version, but there are fun activities from each issue available online.

Zoobooks - The Encyclopedia of Animals
http://www.zoobooks.com/

This site is from the animal magazine, Zoobooks, but you can enjoy it without a subscription. Find out tons of information about your favorite animals, like what and how they hunt, where they live, even what they sound like! There are also fun games and activities.