Exploring News Websites

A handful of news organizations have created wonderful learning sites for kids.  These sites often mix current events and games.  Let's start with our local favorite, the Washington Post KidsPage - nice in print, but the interactive games are great online:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/kidspost

I'm a big fan of the Newseum in DC.  Their website doesn't have a huge number of options for kids, but the interactive news trivia game is fun - probably for fourth graders and above:

http://www.newseum.org/newsmania/

The New York Times Learning Network is a comprehensive site for 7th and 8th graders - and high school students.  The site includes daily updates, including 6 Q's in the News, A Daily News Quiz, A Word of the Day, and This Day in History.

http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/  

I am particularly fond of the student crossword puzzles, which are topic specific.  Think Life in Colonial America, The 50 States, or The Revolutionary War.  You can print them out to play during a roadtrip, or play online.

Time Magazine for Kids online also has a number of games for kids:

http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/kids/games