children Archives - Teaching Kids News Readable, teachable news. Thu, 05 Jan 2023 22:38:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.2 https://teachingkidsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cropped-TKN_square_blk-32x32.jpg children Archives - Teaching Kids News 32 32 “Adventure” Playgrounds Can Build Confidence https://teachingkidsnews.com/2018/04/02/adventure-playgrounds-can-build-confidence/ Tue, 03 Apr 2018 01:07:03 +0000 https://teachingkidsnews.com/?p=16936 At a place called The Land, in Wrexham, Wales, the ground is littered with pieces of wood, old tires, packing crates, and shopping carts. It looks like a junkyard, but it isn’t. It’s a playground.
There’s also a fire pit, hammers and saws, and a rope swing across a creek. Some of the equipment can be dangerous, but the people who run the playground believe that letting children take some risks is good for them.
The Land was created by Claire Griffiths, who has two children of her own. She wanted to build a space where children could play the way they wanted and experiment with different things, without a lot of rules.

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]]> Malala Yousafzai Becomes Honourary Canadian https://teachingkidsnews.com/2017/04/18/malala-yousafzai-becomes-honourary-canadian/ Tue, 18 Apr 2017 11:54:36 +0000 https://teachingkidsnews.com/?p=16167 Malala Yousafzai has a message for Canadian kids: Don't wait, to make a difference. Just because you're young doesn't mean you can't be a leader.
Yousafzai is an activist for children's rights, and particularly the right for girls to get an education.
In this case, "activist" means that she tries to get that message out, no matter how difficult that may be for her.

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]]> “Fake News” Is Hard For Kids To Spot https://teachingkidsnews.com/2017/01/08/fake-news-hard-kids-spot/ https://teachingkidsnews.com/2017/01/08/fake-news-hard-kids-spot/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2017 01:50:59 +0000 https://teachingkidsnews.com/?p=15897 There is a lot of "fake news" on the Internet. A new study shows that many young people in the United States have a hard time telling "real" from "fake" news.
Fake news is exactly what it sounds like. It's an article that may look just like any other news article--except that it's not true. Unfortunately, many people can't tell the difference.

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]]> https://teachingkidsnews.com/2017/01/08/fake-news-hard-kids-spot/feed/ 2 We Find “Finding Dory” Charming: Review https://teachingkidsnews.com/2016/06/20/find-finding-dory-charming-review/ https://teachingkidsnews.com/2016/06/20/find-finding-dory-charming-review/#comments Mon, 20 Jun 2016 05:31:06 +0000 https://teachingkidsnews.com/?p=15609 Families can be made up of all kinds of different people (or in this case, fish). That’s the big idea behind the recently-released movie, Finding Dory.

Finding Dory is the sequel to the very popular movie Finding Nemo, which came out 13 years ago. Both are “animated” movies (similar to cartoons).

In Finding Dory, a forgetful blue fish named Dory becomes lost, and must be reunited with special people in her life.

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]]> https://teachingkidsnews.com/2016/06/20/find-finding-dory-charming-review/feed/ 1 Metro Morning Radio Show Gets A New Co-Host (For A Day) https://teachingkidsnews.com/2016/03/27/kid-co-hosts-cbcs-metro-morning-radio-show/ Mon, 28 Mar 2016 03:07:22 +0000 https://teachingkidsnews.com/?p=15352 Listeners of the popular Canadian morning radio show, Metro Morning on CBC Radio One, heard a new voice co-hosting the show last Friday with regular host Matt Galloway. Thirteen-year-old Clare Meurice won a contest to land the one-day hosting gig.

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]]> New Barbies Have Different Body Shapes Than Before https://teachingkidsnews.com/2016/03/13/new-barbies-have-slightly-different-body-shapes/ https://teachingkidsnews.com/2016/03/13/new-barbies-have-slightly-different-body-shapes/#comments Mon, 14 Mar 2016 00:00:44 +0000 https://teachingkidsnews.com/?p=15137 Barbie dolls have a particular look to them. They're thin, tall, long-legged... and virtually unlike any real human being.

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]]> https://teachingkidsnews.com/2016/03/13/new-barbies-have-slightly-different-body-shapes/feed/ 2 Canada Welcomes Syrian Refugees To Their New Home https://teachingkidsnews.com/2015/12/14/canada-welcomes-its-newest-residents/ https://teachingkidsnews.com/2015/12/14/canada-welcomes-its-newest-residents/#comments Mon, 14 Dec 2015 06:13:52 +0000 https://teachingkidsnews.com/?p=15051 Something thoroughly Canadian is happening--the country is welcoming the first of 25,000 Syrian refugees. And the Prime Minister was at the airport to welcome them to their new home.

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]]> https://teachingkidsnews.com/2015/12/14/canada-welcomes-its-newest-residents/feed/ 1 TIFF’s Kids International Film Festival 2015 Includes Films, Activities, Contest https://teachingkidsnews.com/2015/04/05/tiffs-childrens-film-festival-2015-includes-films-activities-contest/ Mon, 06 Apr 2015 00:37:46 +0000 https://teachingkidsnews.com/?p=14609 Young movie lovers are uniting in Toronto this week with the return of the TIFF Kids International Film Festival.
The festival is celebrating its 18th year and highlights some of the world’s best cinema geared for kids aged three to 13.

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]]> NWT Woman Required To Change Her Baby’s Name https://teachingkidsnews.com/2015/03/08/nwt-woman-required-change-babys-name/ Mon, 09 Mar 2015 03:59:42 +0000 https://teachingkidsnews.com/?p=14571 A woman in the Northwest Territories in northern Canada isn’t being allowed to give her baby the name she wants to.
The mother is Shene Catholique Valpy and she speaks a traditional language called Chipewyan.

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]]> Cineplex And Autism Speaks Offering “Sensory-Friendly” Movies https://teachingkidsnews.com/2015/02/22/cineplex-autism-speaks-offering-sensory-friendly-movies/ https://teachingkidsnews.com/2015/02/22/cineplex-autism-speaks-offering-sensory-friendly-movies/#comments Mon, 23 Feb 2015 03:23:51 +0000 https://teachingkidsnews.com/?p=14543 Now, kids with autism can have a better experience going to the movies.

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