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Mission of the Month: Kindness

September 6, 2023

Next month, we’ll launch an online community for kids who are making the world a brighter place. TFK Service Stars know that small actions can have big impact. Mission of the Month Kindness counts! We’ll feature kids who are spreading…

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Kid of the Week: Sarah Leng

August 31, 2023

Why is your robotics team called S.O.U.P.? What a fun name! S.O.U.P. stands for Serving Our Underserved Population. How do you S.O.U.P.? We spread STEM to children 4 to 14 of families with lower incomes and less access to education.…

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Should Kids Use AI to Do Schoolwork?

August 30, 2023

Artificial intelligence is part of our everyday lives. It makes our smart devices work, and you may already be using an AI program in school. But advanced chatbots, like ChatGPT, are new. They are called generative AI. Ask a chatbot…

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Kid of the Week: Julian Lin

August 24, 2023

You run a lemonade stand in New York City. What’s its purpose? Two different things. It’s to show that kids can do the same as adults, and to help do good in the world. What made you want to…

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Meet Our Kid Reporters

August 21, 2023

We’ve got some new faces joining the TFK crew! Read about the 2023–2024 team of TFK Kid Reporters. Then look for their articles this school year. Harper Carroll, 10 Boston, Massachusetts Harper hopes to become a vaccine scientist one day.…

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Be a TFK Kid Reporter

June 12, 2023

It’s not too late! There is ONE WEEK left to apply for the TFK Kid Reporter Contest! Applications are due June 19. Do you dream of being a reporter? Here's your chance to report for our magazines and website. TFK…

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Be a TFK Kid Reporter

May 15, 2023

Do you dream of being a reporter? Enter the TFK Kid Reporter Contest for a chance to report for our magazines and website. TFK editors will choose up to 10 talented students as TFK Kid Reporters for the 2023–2024 school…

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Be a TFK Kid Reporter

April 20, 2023

Do you dream of being a reporter? Enter the TFK Kid Reporter Contest for a chance to report for our magazines and website. TFK editors will choose up to 10 talented students as TFK Kid Reporters for the 2023–2024 school…

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From Athlete to Artist

April 20, 2023

If you enjoy learning about interesting jobs, find this article and more like it on Your Hot Job, TFK's new career-focused website for kids. What does your future hold? My name is Micah Johnson. I’m from Indianapolis, Indiana. For 24…

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Spring Reads

April 13, 2023

We asked TFK Kid Reporters to review some of the year’s best books so far. Here’s what they had to say. The Astronaut’s Guide To Leaving the Planet Have you ever imagined somersaulting through zero gravity and frolicking in a…

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Oh, Brother!

April 12, 2023

Mario and Luigi are back, in The Super Mario Bros. Movie. The computer-animated adventure follows Mario’s quest through the Mushroom Kingdom. He’s there to rescue his brother Luigi from the clutches of the fire-breathing Bowser. Mario’s companions are Princess Peach…

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Kid Heroes for the Planet

April 5, 2023

Earth Day comes every April 22. It’s a day to do some good for the planet. It’s also a time to think about how to help year-round. Get inspired by reading about four young people who have taken action for…

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8 Questions for Jane Goodall

April 5, 2023

Jane Goodall is the world’s leading expert on chimpanzees. She began studying them in what is now Gombe Stream National Park, in Tanzania, in the 1960s. She spoke with TFK Kid Reporter Shaivi Moparthi. 1. What inspired you to dedicate…

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Be a TFK Kid Reporter

March 16, 2023

Do you dream of being a reporter? Enter the TFK Kid Reporter Contest for a chance to report for our magazines and website. TFK editors will choose up to 10 talented students as TFK Kid Reporters for the 2023–2024 school…

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The Youth Report

March 16, 2023

TIME for Kids is looking for the next generation of TFK Kid Reporters. Our Kid Reporters write stories, review books and movies, and do cool interviews. “I have had amazing opportunities to meet and learn about people who are making…

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Technology

The Kid Report: No Artist Required

March 9, 2023

The artificial intelligence (AI) program Midjourney searches through images on the Internet, and finds patterns in those images to create new ones. But AI programs like this one could be using artwork without the artists’ permission. You can read about…

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The Slugger

March 2, 2023

In late September, Aaron Judge stood in the batter’s box at Yankee Stadium. The voices of 40,000 fans hushed as the pitcher wound up. Judge smacked the ball deep into the left-center-field bleachers. It was his 60th home run of…

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The Kid Report: Spring Ahead

March 2, 2023

On March 12, clocks will “spring forward,” giving us an extra hour of sunlight in the evening until November. Sounds good, right? But daylight saving time is a hotly debated topic. Even among lawmakers and experts, there’s disagreement over whether…

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8 Questions for Myria Perez

March 1, 2023

Myria Perez is a fossil preparator and educator at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, in Washington, D.C. She spoke with TFK Kid Reporter Elisha Lee. 1. What exactly do you do for your job? I work with fossils,…

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TIME for Kids Explains Podcast

February 17, 2023

In this month's podcast, TFK Kid Reporter Mason Langer talks with TIME senior editor Sean Gregory. They discuss "The Slugger," a story about baseball's Aaron Judge. This past season, Judge set a new home-run record, joining ranks with New York…

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