Reading an interactive graphics "book" to learn the fundamentals.
START HERE 1) What is the news? 2) Who tells us the news? 3) Why is the news important? 4) How is the news made? 5) Where can I find the news? 6) How do I tell if information is real? 7) What is media bias?Want more? Here are external links to resources where you can find news that's geared for kids. Each source is filled with fascinating content about science, art, inventions, and more! Sources are also approved and utilized by educators across the world.
All websites are safe and approved for school usage.
Fun, interactive resource for kids grades kindergarten through eighth. Publishing every weekday, News-O-matic shares interactive daily news stories that improve media literacy, societal awareness, and critical thinking in the digital age.
A news site geared for kids that shares articles and current events in an easy-to-read, digestible way. The site is filled with fascinating, exciting news articles with lots of multimedia!
The kids section of The Washington Post that's geared for students from second to seventh grade. It appears in it's Sunday paper and gives students a summary about what's happening around the world, in the U.S., and even locally!
A section of Time magazine made especially for kids. You can search for articles by grade level, topic, and more!