Seeking a way to have your upper elementary students practice current events? This blog post shares a freebie and a strategy for exploring current events.
This is a cross-curricular (English and Social Studies) inquiry based project. This supports project-based learning using a variety of technology and media texts (internet, computers, magazines, newspapers). Used as a final assessment in place of an exam. Students were expected to choose a questi...
It is a coooolllld Saturday here in Connecticut, as we wait for more snow. I agree with my friends though, if it is going to be this cold, it mind as well snow. I am excited to link up with the sweetest and most stylish teacher I know, Joanne, over at Head Over Heels for Teaching. As soon as I thought of this idea, I knew today would be the perfect way to blog about it **I am not advertising for the company, I just wanted to share my excited find with my teacher friends!** I was inspired last weekend by a new app I came across on the educational freebie page. It is called News-O-Matic. It is absolutely perfect for the classroom and I am still shocked it was free. It is a daily newsfeed for kids. It highlights multiple genres per day from sports to politics. It breaks down news stories into kid friendly language and interesting topics. The stories are obviously true extremely interesting. The app is full of games, contests, ways to write to the publisher, and even past articles. **Edited to announce: There is a subscription fee for your students to be able to use ALL of the features. It is $14.99. So far we have been using the free version, but I think I might upgrade** This week I was excited to pilot my new idea. If you have been reading my blog posts lately, you know how hard my class has been working on their writing skills. For us, school starts at 8:20, but students can come into the room at 7:50. Until then, they sit in the Cafe and read quietly. Instead of giving morning work this week, I gave some students iPads and this work sheet. (You can click on the image to download it for free!) I let students work by themselves, in partners, or in groups to read the current events on the app. They were then responsible to fill out the worksheet together and be ready to report to the class at our morning meeting. This turned out AMAZING for so many reasons! A few students started with iPads, but once others arrived they quickly unpacked and went to join a friend or group. EVERYONE was engaged and actively reading informational text. There were interesting articles for everyone from sports to politics. Kids were actually discussing and coming to a consensus in groups as to what to write down on the paper before sharing it with the class. At share time, if two groups presented the same article, the groups piggybacked off of other group's thoughts ON THEIR OWN. (A major milestone!) The questions that the students came up with on the sheet were amazing! Many of them sent them in to "Russ" on the "Write to Russ" section. As you can clearly tell the students were motivated, eager to learn, and enjoyed reading the news. Who would have thought that the shy little boy that struggles with reading and writing would ask to work alone and present his thoughts to the class on "Working for Peace in Syria??" Turns out he is really interested in promoting peace and what the United States can do to help! I was blown away with his enthusiasm and background knowledge on the topic. When the groups presented to the class we reflected the app on the SmartBoard and everyone learned together. Seriously, it was amazing experience and the kids are already asking if we can continue this new idea next week! Try this out! I guarantee you and your students will learn from this app. This quick activity hits so many standards for CCSS and CCR that I do not feel guilty giving up 10-15 minutes a day for this new learning. Happy Saturday! I am off the grocery store!
Seeking a way to have your upper elementary students practice current events? This blog post shares a freebie and a strategy for exploring current events.
Download these free printable current events worksheets to help children record their learning in the classroom. Free pages from The Curriculum Corner.
Are you like me and don’t watch the news? I don’t watch the news because it’s depressing. But it’s also not a good thing because sometimes I don’t know what’s going on in the world.I wish growing up in school that I had learned an appreciation for learning what’s going on in the world around […]
All prices are in Canadian dollars. Total Pages: 30 pages Answer Key: Rubric only Teaching Duration: N/A File Size: 1 MB File Type: PDF Current Events News Assignment | PDF and Digital Formats: It is important for students to be informed about current events happening in our world. In this NO PREP activity, students examine online or print news sources to report on a current event for their class. This can be used with any non-fiction new article or text. This resource contains individual PDFs of student pages to assist with online learning i.e. Google Classroom™. The unit also comes with Google Slides™ versions of the included graphic organizers for 1:1 technology schools. Click Here To View The Preview This assignment is also part of a larger bundled product. Oral Presentations Bundle Included in This Resource: Teacher lesson plan (using the gradual release model - modeled, shared, and independent) Student assignment sheet Graphic organizers Answer keys for modeled and shared lessons Rubric Assessment Points-Based Assessment Teacher Feedback "Perfect for what I needed. Captures all the important areas of focus for an open current events assignment. Easily applied to a variety of sources." "Love this. I have students give weekly presentations on current events. This helps them prepare and organize their ideas." "Excellent. This will be so useful while we struggle to include non-fictional texts into our lessons." "I love that this resource is aligned with so many Ontario expectations, and it allows for students to develop so many valuable skills." "Very helpful for my students, who are launching a school newspaper. They need manageable steps for understanding and organizing articles.” Other ELA Assignments: 12 Genre Book Report Bundle Short Story Choice Board Book Verses Movie Book Report
For relevant, accurate, and appropriate current events to share with your students, try watching CNN Student News. With new content daily, the ten minute segments are an easy way to incorporate nonfiction into your classroom and engage your students with real world issues.
7 best (and FREE) news websites for students to find engaging current event articles.
Seeking a way to have your upper elementary students practice current events? This blog post shares a freebie and a strategy for exploring current events.
Grab these free current events worksheets and printables help your students answer questions about the news around world today.
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Hexagonal thinking is a rich new way to inspire discussion. This quick post will tell you everything you need to know (and provide you with ready-to-print resources) to successfully add Hexagonal Thinking discussions into your ELA classroom.
Hexagonal thinking is a rich new way to inspire discussion. This quick post will tell you everything you need to know (and provide you with ready-to-print resources) to successfully add Hexagonal Thinking discussions into your ELA classroom.
Current events are a great way for children and teens to learn about the world around them. Teach current events with these free resources.
Download these free printable current events worksheets to help children record their learning in the classroom. Free pages from The Curriculum Corner.
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Engage your students in the 2024 U.S. election with this comprehensive Candidate Profiles Worksheet! Perfect for grades 4-8, this resource allows students to reseach deep into the backgrounds, platforms, and campaign strategies of the candidates running for office. Whether you're teaching civics, social studies, or integrating current events into your lessons, this worksheet is an excellent tool for promoting critical thinking and active learning. What's Included: Candidate Information Section: Students fill in key details like the candidate's name, political party, previous experience, and more. Campaign Platform Exploration: Encourage students to research and summarize the candidate’s stance on key issues and proposed policies. Values and Beliefs: Students identify the values important to the candidate and how these are reflected in their campaign. Election Strategy Analysis: A look at the candidate’s target audience and the methods they use to reach voters. Fun Facts: A section for students to discover and share interesting facts about the candidate. Reflection Section: Students reflect on what they’ve learned, including what they like or dislike about the candidate's platform and a question they would ask the candidate. Key Features: Student Instructions Included: Clear, step-by-step instructions guide students through completing the worksheet, making it easy for both in-class and at-home assignments. Critical Thinking and Research Skills: This worksheet encourages students to analyze, summarize, and reflect on real-world information. Creative Engagement: With space for drawing and personal reflection, students can express their understanding in both written and visual formats. Perfect for Group Work or Independent Study: Versatile enough for individual assignments, group projects, or class presentations. Why You'll Love It: Aligned with Civics and Social Studies Standards: Supports key learning objectives related to government, elections, and informed citizenship. Easy to Use: Just print and go! The worksheet is ready to use and requires minimal prep time. Customizable: Adapt the questions or sections to fit the specific candidates relevant to your class or local elections. Get your students excited about the democratic process with this engaging and educational resource. Ideal for helping young learners become informed and thoughtful participants in our democracy! Download this resource today to help your students explore the 2024 U.S. election like never before!
Start the day together with your child in front of this wonderful XXL Montessori calendar. Your child will learn the days in the cycle of the year in no time. In a daily routine, not only the date of each day can be set, but also the season and the weather. So your child knows not only which day it is, but whether to put on the scarf, the jacket or the swimming trunks :-) An information field offers space to point out special events, the meal or other special features. This can be done with chalk as well as with chalk pens. In addition, the child can freely choose between 12 different activities that can be done on the day. The XXL Montessori calendar is made of solid beech wood and high-quality birch plywood. It provides your child with the best foundation to understand the calendar, learn the days of the week and months. Inspired by the teachings of Montessori and Waldorf, preschoolers can use this educational toy and a lot of fun in teaching as well as organizing your days. The days can be set individually month after month and thus promote motor skills and understanding at the same time. The child learns while it is concentrated and focused play. Perfect educational wooden toy for school kindergarten or at home. The Montessori calendar is ideally suited to be given as a gift. Enclose a personal gift message for this purpose. No mass-produced goods, but lovingly handmade products made in Germany from Wuppertal! IIm scope of delivery is the calendar with year tiles (2021-2039) and day tiles (1-31), 4 boards for the seasons, 12 boards each for the months and for the activities and an info board and a red ring to indicate the current day. Dimensions of the calendar: Height: approx. 30 cm width: approx. 70 cm Depth: approx. 2 cm Dimensions of the accessories: The round plates (days and year) have a diameter of about 3.8 cm. The seasons plates have the dimensions of approx. 9 x 9 cm. The month boards have the dimensions of approx. 15 x 3.5 cm. The activity circles have a diameter of about 6 cm. I will be happy to answer any requests for customization. Look also on Facebook: LoM Design Instagram: LoM_Design Tiktok: LoM-Design
People who choose a career in the recreation or leisure fields will spend a large amount of their time in groups. Group Dynamics in Recreation and Leisure: Creating Conscious Groups Through an Experiential Approach builds skills not only in working in group settings but also in creating and facilitating conscious groups. A conscious group is one that recognizes the personal growth of its members as the main group objective. Most people in recreational activities and events are looking to meet people and take part in positive group interaction, providing recreation professionals with a perfect opportunity to develop successful conscious groups. Group Dynamics in Recreation and Leisure introduces group dynamics theory and current research as it applies to recreation and leisure settings. It presents the key concepts and terms, a brief history of the field, and the various theories and models of group development. The text then explains the concept of the conscious group, describes the nature and components of a conscious group, and applies experiential learning theory to working with these groups. Group Dynamics in Recreation and Leisure also moves beyond the theory to show students that their understanding of group dynamics can be a meaningful and realistic tool. They’ll learn to apply the theory to the practical factors and issues involved in leading and working with conscious groups. They’ll explore group goal setting; clarification of objectives and expectations; processes for decision making and problem solving; positive communication; ethics, morals, and values; effective leadership of recreation groups; and the effects of conflict, power, gender, and environment on group functioning. Students will also find a thorough examination of common issues that arise when working with groups, including potential pitfalls and strategies for dealing with or avoiding those pitfalls. They’ll learn about the strengths, weaknesses, and myths of group interaction, including signs of “illness” within groups; working with alternative groups, such as cooperative living groups, as well as involuntary groups and unwilling participants; and capitalizing on diversity and difference. Because those in recreation professions so often work with large groups, crowd dynamics is also discussed. The authors describe how individual and small-group behavior can affect larger groups and also look at mob behavior and riots. Throughout the book, case studies, scenarios, and examples from leisure services, parks, tourism, and experiential education help students better understand and apply the information. These are some other student-friendly features: Toolbox Tips on strategies and techniques for working with groups Learning activities that apply the principles discussed in the text Web sites for further exploration of the ideas in the text Group Dynamics in Recreation and Leisure: Creating Conscious Groups Through an Experiential Approach provides a new view of group dynamics with a unique focus on recreation, leisure, and experiential education settings. Through its concentration on skill development to facilitate productive group work, Group Dynamics in Recreation and Leisure renders the topic of group dynamics as meaningful,realistic, and applicable for both students and practitioners.
Engage your students in meaningful discussions and let them take charge of their learning through weekly Socratic Seminars surrounding current events and issues that are relevant and impact our students' lives! Socratic Seminars are a structured discussion based on Socrates’ theory that by asking questions, individuals will come closer to truth. In this discussion, students lead the conversation and use questions to push their classmates’ understanding of topic or text. This resource includes: teacher instructions Student Socratic Seminar assignment sheet student tracker during Socratic Seminars for the teacher alternate assignments for students who are absent on the day of the discussion, and student samples of both assignments And of course, editable Google Docs of each file. This can be used for any subject area and in middle and high school. Works especially well in AP level classes: AP LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITION, AP EUROPEAN HISTORY, AP U.S. HISTORY, AP LITERATURE AND COMPOSITION
This individual student current event research project and guided discussion strategies in the classroom can be adapted for each quarter, term, or semester, as well as to support and explore the themes throughout your curriculum. This choice-based research project, presentation, and interactive discussion strategies come with step-by-step directions. Students will do their own research on a given topic, focused note-taking, write an informative essay using in-text citations, prepare and deliver a class presentation, and, most importantly, lead their peers in a larger, interactive whole-class discussion with higher-order thinking questions they will have developed themselves using the question-and-discussion-techniques provided in this resource. Put students at the center of their own learning and exploration by having them lead the rest of their class in a discussion on current issues and controversies! Each student will: Choose a topic for which they will become the class expert Independently research to find current(within the last two years) and relevant news sources Read at least two current articles (or videos) on the issue of their choosing using critical reading skills Write an informative essay that summarizes and analyzes their findings Prepare and deliver a presentation to their class that presents and explains the key issues as well as reviews the relevant news Develop their own discussion questions Facilitate an interactive whole-group discussion using their unique higher order thinking questions and newly acquired expert knowledge This resource includes all student materials, instructions, rubrics, and student feedback forms you will need to set up and assess this entire unit, plus you can give them this guide for taking outline notes to help them along as they research their assigned topic! Related Resources: TED Talk note-taking guide for "The Urgency of Intersectionality" Community Service as Civic Engagement full unit MANKIND: Story of All of Us viewing and note-taking guides Systemic Oppression: Growing Resource Bundle that includes: "What does it mean to be oppressed?" Critical reading lesson and discussion guide Review activity: I have/who has Academic Vocabulary Study: Frayer Model- Elements of Oppression Word Wall Posters for 16 Elements of Oppression Could Art Change the World? TED Talk Lesson Plan LGBT Civil Rights Timeline: A History Lesson Terrorism in the Modern World: Growing Bundle Historical Document Analysis: Close Reading of "The Personal is Political" Structured Academic Controversy: Cancel Culture From the Blog: Promoting social justice in the classroom with open-access digital artwork downloads Why Student Protests Are the Future of Activism Empowerment Through Activism: How Teachers Can Support Student Activism Let's connect! teachingdissent.com DID YOU KNOW? You can get TPT credit to use on future purchases! Here's how: • Go to your My Purchases page. Beside each purchase, you'll see a Provide Feedback button. Simply click it, and you will be taken to a page where you can give a quick rating and leave a short comment for the product. I sincerely value your feedback! Be the first to know about my new discounts, free resources, and NEW products! Look for the star near the top of any page within my store, and click it to become a follower. You will be the first to know about any new products from me!
This product is perfect for teachers looking to engage their students in the world around them. Our Current Events Student Reporting Sheets provide a structured way for students to research and report on current events. With this resource, students will be able to keep up with the news and explore the topics that interest them. Current Event Student Reporting Sheets will be helpful if you have your students report on currents events, To start, there is a mapping feature for the students to complete. Then they find the who, what, when, where, how and why. There is also a section for analyzing and noting bias, as well as space for students to state their opinion. Finally, there is section for summarizing the article. Include: *Mapping the news *Evaluating for bias *Summarizing *Reflecting on own opinion *6 pages with choices for a 1-page or 4-page activity *4th-12th grade Other products you might like: Making Vision Boards With Your Students The Real Johnny Appleseed - Non-Fiction Passage & Close Reading Templates Make All About Me Watercolor Posters! Fun & Easy! Close Reading Bundle NON FICTION - Step-by-Step Template Close Reading Bundle FICTION Step-by-Step Template Close Reading - Boy George - George Washington As a Young Man Road to the Revolution Project Reindeer Close Reading Bundle Step-by-Step Template & Passage Close Reading Bundle - The First Thanksgiving - Step-by-Step Template Flora and Ulysses Novel Study Common Core Aligned Non Fiction Text Structure BUNDLE - Correlates to Common Core Greek & Latin Roots, Prefixes, Suffixes Bundle - Common Core Aligned Thanksgiving Parade Short Research Project Common Core Text Exemplar "The Echoing Green" Lessons #currentevents #teacherspayteachers #studentreporting #education #classroomresources #classroomteacher
The Science Interest Survey is a valuable tool to assess your students' interests, preferences, and prior knowledge related to science. The survey consists of a set of questions, covering diverse scientific topics, current events, and potential career interests. By having students complete the surve...
This Differentiated Current Events Choice Menu with Depth and Complexity Icons can be used with lessons on Current events in the classroom and for use in Interactive Student Notebooks. Students can also read current events at home and complete the activities as evidence of understanding in their ISN...
Need a current events worksheet for your classroom? Use this free Current Events Report handout!
Current event and general interest articles are a wonderful resource for students. They can be used for researching a topic, staying informed on what's happening in the news, pleasure reading, and more. In the past I have shared some creative ways to use online articles as part of technology activities for student creativity and reading comprehension. For example: Improve Reading Comprehension with Google Docs "Black Out" - Blog Post Link Black Out Poetry with Google Docs - Blog Post Link Additionally Google recently added a new lesson to their Applied Digital Skills curriculum called "Annotate Text in Google Docs". This activity covers how to take an article, copy and paste it into Google Docs, and then make digital notes to understand the article using comments, highlighting, tables, and more. One big question, however, is where to find good articles. Over the years I have come across many excellent resources for articles that are written specifically for students. See below for my current list of these sites. Student Article Websites Below is a list of useful websites that provide current event and general interest articles for students. Many of these sites provide additional resources such as: Articles written at multiple reading levels (Lexile levels) Quizzes over the article content Discussion questions or writing prompts Options for students to leave comments on the articles Audio versions of the articles All of these sites are free, although some may require you to register to log in, or to provide your students with a code to access the articles. Some of the sites also have paid versions with additional features, but all provide at least access to the articles at no cost. This list is certainly not complete, so please feel free to share your suggestions in the comments below for additional sources for articles that should be added. Note: The list is arranged alphabetically, not by order of preference. #1 - CommonLit Website - https://www.commonlit.org/en/texts This site has a free collection of fiction and nonfiction for 3rd-12th grade classrooms, searchable by lexile, grade, theme, genre, literary device, or common core standard. #2 - DOGOnews Website - https://www.dogonews.com Current event articles covering news, science, social studies, world events, environment, sports, and more. #3 - KidsPost Website - https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/kidspost/ This site is from the Washington Post, with articles specifically written for students. #4 - KiwiKids News Website - https://kiwikidsnews.co.nz/ This site is from New Zealand but provides excellent articles on world events as well as general interest topics. #5 - Learn With News Website - https://learnwithnews.com/ Current event articles, each written at three different reading levels, including resources for difficult words, activities, vocabulary practice, conversation questions, and more. #6 - NY Times Article of the Day Website - https://www.nytimes.com/spotlight/learning-article-of-the-day This site takes one New York Times article per day and pairs it with detailed questions for pre-reading, discussion, and writing. #7 - News For Kids Website - https://newsforkids.net Daily updated with articles covering world news, science, sports, arts, and more. #8 - Newsela Website - https://newsela.com This is one of the best known sites for student articles, with each article written at five different reading levels. #9 - ReadWorks Website - https://www.readworks.org/ Thousands of passages including articles, paired texts, fiction and nonfiction, and more. #10 - Science News for Students Website - https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org Science, health and technology news stories and features, aimed at readers 9 to 14 years old. #11 - Student Daily News Website - https://www.studentnewsdaily.com/ Content for students including a daily news article, world events, editorials, and more, #12 - Teaching Kids News Website - http://teachingkidsnews.com/ This site provides current event news articles for students in grades 2 through 8, along with thinking questions and discussion prompts. #13 - Time for Kids Website - https://www.timeforkids.com/ News and articles from Time, written for students K through 6th grade. Some articles include versions in multiple reading levels. #14 - TweenTribune Website - http://tweentribune.com Each article is written at four different reading levels so the content can be used K-12. #15 - Wonderopolis Website - http://wonderopolis.org This site has a new article posted each day answering an intriguing question. #16 - Youngzine Website - http://youngzine.org This site is updated weekly with news articles aimed at upper elementary through high school students. Post by Eric Curts. Bring me to your school, organization, or conference with over 50 PD sessions to choose from. Connect with me on Twitter at twitter.com/ericcurts
Current Events: set of 12 graphic organizers (templates) will help differentiate current events topics and give the teacher and student a broad range of choice when choosing news stories to research. The four activities expand the possibilities even more! This resource has been updated to include digital and print access using the new interactive digital layer tool. I have created my own version, available to buyers, but buyers can create their own version too, depending on their needs for their students. The twelve current event topics, one for each organizer are: Entertainment, the Environment, History, Political, Science, Sports, Technology, Weather, Your Community, Your Country, Your State, and the World. Students choose a current events topic and complete the organizer. They can use the internet, television, newspapers, or magazines - this is up to you the teacher. A Canadian version of this resource is available as well and can be seen here: Current Events Canada Version Also included are four activities: ---Discussion Topics (seven) which can be used how you wish, either in groups or with the class, or even as short essay assignments; ---Compare and Contrast in which students choose two current event topics from different fields to complete the organizer; ---Using a News Website (approved by you) and evaluating content; ---and “Present Your Topic” in which students present their summarized current event topic to two other students and an adult (e.g. a family member or another teacher). This product does not include an answer key as all activities are subjective. It does include a Table of Contents. Please have a look at the preview! All colored graphics used print out well in black and white.
Current events are a great way to cover a bit of social studies, history, geography, science and more, here's a list of websites to use!
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*This post contains affiliate links. Please see my Disclosure Page for details. God's World News has been publishing age-appropriate magazines for children for over 30 years. Their mission is to provide news and interesting information for children which is biblical, appropriate, and vibrant! Their hope is that every children will grow in their understanding that God has the whole world in His hands. There are six levels to choose from Pre-K through highschool. Each version touches on core subjects to help students develop critical thinking they need to make sound life decisions. Each magazine contains economic, scientific, religious, historical and world event material. It's all current "real world" information, prepared with your family in mind. And best of all the current events are presented to children using a biblical worldview. A moms review: We received a one year subscription to the Early Edition which is geared towards children in grades 1st - 2nd. It was perfect for both of my children who are 6 and 7 years old. I have always encouraged our children to be interested in current events and we try to incorporate various things occurring in the world into our homeschool lessons just about every month. I recently read an article on PBS.org that said, "Students also need an understanding of the world’s economy, politics, social structures and environment in order to make the best decisions about how to live their own lives. More than ever, an appreciation for news and our civic institutions is a key step toward self-empowerment and advancement." I couldn't agree more! Over the last few weeks the children have been choosing articles out of the August, September and October issues to read at breakfast time. Each child would choose one article which I would read. Then we would discuss the article, utilize the many resources provided by God's World News and fill out this journal worksheet that I created. The worksheet was very helpful for reinforcing everything we learned in the article plus it also added handwriting, drawing and additional mapping elements as well. Download your FREE copy here. I created it to go along with the God's World News magazines however it can be used with any current event material (articles from TV, radio, newspaper, internet, etc)! God's World News magazines are filled with all sorts of amazing articles. My children were immediately intrigued as they flipped through the pages, and so was I. There are 24 pages in each Early Edition. The text is nice and large and there are lots of colorful pictures. The articles are short and to the point and each article generally takes less than 5 minutes to read, so there's no need to worry about children becoming bored and distracted. At the bottom of many of the articles are additional teaching tips to assist parents with further discussion about the topic. Sometimes there are even links to websites where you can learn more about the topic and watch videos. Throughout the magazine you will also find Puzzling Times. These are fun puzzles to build critical thinking skills. Puzzles include matching, sequencing, number/letter recognition, mapping and more. My son had a blast with these. On many of the article pages you will also find a Map-It compass which corresponds with the full-sized (20" x 30") world map that is received at the beginning of the year (September). There is also an awesome FREE digital version of the map which you can make direct edits on in a pdf writer program. This worked great on my tablet! The Map-It compass provides children with the city/country coordinates so that they can find the exact location on their locator map. There are also facts about the the city/country as well. Scriptures are mentioned in many of the articles and there are also Bible2Life sections on several articles as well. Bible2Life sections provide parents with a great way to further discuss the articles from a biblical perspective. These magazines offer something for everyone and are a perfect fit for all learning styles! The magazines can actually be used your primary social studies curriculum or used in conjunction with your current curriculum. Gods World News totally has you covered and offers several great resources on their website (some can only be accessed with your membership others are FREE for everyone). There are lessons (which correspond with various articles in the magazines, biographies, explain it, today in history and more. These resources are all fabulous and really helped enhanced our learning. My history loving daughter loved the biographies and today in history! And if that wasn't enough God's World News just finished another great website called kids.wng.org which is where you can go to view the current month magazine digitally! This website is a safe place that allows all of the current month magazine articles as well as the puzzles to be viewed on the go, which is great for busy homeschool families. The articles are broken down into the following categories: MySci (science), Creation (nature), TimeMachine (history), PeopleandPlaces (cultural, etc.), KnowMe (biographies) and FunStuff (spot the difference, mapping etc.). It is a very well done site and very easy to navigate. With the new World Member Program you have access to World Magazine, exclusive World web content, God's World News Magazine (all levels), "The World and Everything In It" Podcasts, email updates and more. World News even allows you to share articles, podcasts, political cartoons and more directly to Facebook, Twitter and other social media sites with non-members (they temporarily receive access to the site). Or if you would prefer you can also text, email or post links on blogs as well. Check it out for yourself (for kids and teen levels you can only view teasers). The God's World News email newsletter is another amazing, time-saving tool for you as well. The newsletter provides you with links to downloadable answer keys, biographies and topical lessons on the websites, digital magazine editions, and more. But even if you don't sign up for the newsletter you can always still access the materials on the website. With a subscription you receive: Full-year subscription includes 10 big, full-color, monthly issues (every month except December & May). Including digital access and access to answer keys, lessons, etc. kids.wng.org access. School-year subscriptions include seven monthly issues (September - April). 24 pages per issue, filled with age-appropriate news and activities. No charge for regular shipping and handling! (1st class delivery available at additional charge.) MAP-IT! Locator maps correspond with a full-sized (20" x 30") world map sent at the beginning of the school year to each class, homeschool teacher, and homeschool group coordinator (five maps sent to homeschool groups). Freebies: -Check out a FREE sample PDF issue here (right hand side). -FREE Current Events Journal Page, this worksheet can be used with any current event! -Some FREE explain it, today in history and more. -FREE digital version of the map Gwyn review (7 yrs old) and Rowyns review (6 yrs old): Gwyn, "I like reading the magazines. My favorite article was about the Chincoeague wild ponies! Every year they swim from the island of Assateague to the shore of Virginia. This year they got caught in a bad storm. I also liked finding the places where the articles happened on our big map." Rowyn, "The articles and pictures are neat. I like the games also. I learned lots of cool science things." Links to follow: -God's World News Website -God's World News Facebook page -God's World News Twitter Where to buy: You can subscribe to God's World News here. The price is $28.00 for a 10 month subscription. No magazines are delivered in May and December. Due to some recent site and product upgrades we have also had the privileged of checking out the WORLD Member Program. If you are looking for quality up to date current events to discuss with your children I highly suggest checking out all that this program has to offer as well. The digital membership program is $23.88 a year or $1.99 a month. Click here for more God's World News reviews (there are several grade level reviews) from the The Schoolhouse Review Crew.
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