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Current events video & article websites

Kid & Student Friendly Current Events Video & Article Websites

Current events are part of my classroom’s daily end-of-the-day routine – I know many people like to do this in the morning though!  This is a great way to cover a bit of social studies, history, geography, science and more! Keep students informed on what is happening in the world (especially now more than ever).   Watch a short segment or read a news article together then fill out a current events comprehension worksheet

Here are alternative current event videos and article resources that are geared towards students/kids, and you may find that you like some of these better than others for your students – it all depends on your students; learning styles! I have use several different websites myself!

I have compiled a list – are there any that I didn’t mention? Let us know in the comments below! ??

https://teenkidsnews.com

https://worldatoz.org/

https://wvia.pbslearningmedia.org/collection/newsquiz/ 

https://www.nbcnews.com/nightlykids

https://www.studentnewsdaily.com/

https://www.dogonews.com/

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/

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

https://ca.pbslearningmedia.org/

https://www.tweentribune.com/

https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/

https://www.nytimes.com/column/learning-article-of-the-day

https://newsela.com/

https://youngzine.org/

https://www.timeforkids.com/

https://teachingkidsnews.com/

https://newsforkids.net/

Pair your current events with a comprehension activity:

Current Events Comprehension

Thanks for reading!  If you share this list with anyone, be sure to share the link to this page (please don’t just copy and paste the list without giving credit as I have spent a lot of time collecting these resources together!) Thank you!

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