Now that I have decided that my class set may not be necessary (I am really good at modeling sharing to my students!), I decided to research some good magazines for my classroom.
All of these have been kid-tested and kid-approved by my own two kids! Some of them we have subscriptions to already and some we looked at at our local library.
All of these have been kid-tested and kid-approved by my own two kids! Some of them we have subscriptions to already and some we looked at at our local library.
What are some of the magazines I have found?
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Dig Into History
Articles about History and archeology.
Articles about History and archeology.
Sports Illustrated for Kids
A great character education magazine that hooks even the most reluctant reader through sports!
A great character education magazine that hooks even the most reluctant reader through sports!
Highlights
With science projects, jokes and just plain good short stories this magazine is always a hit with kids.
With science projects, jokes and just plain good short stories this magazine is always a hit with kids.
National Geographic Kids
Just like the adult version but with articles and pictures that matter to kids! A high quality magazine.
Just like the adult version but with articles and pictures that matter to kids! A high quality magazine.
Lego Club Magazine
A kid favorite, this magazine really pulls in a lot of reluctant readers (boys and girls).
A kid favorite, this magazine really pulls in a lot of reluctant readers (boys and girls).
These are just a handful of the great choices for kid magazines. Here are some other great magazines I've found:
Ranger Rick
American Girl
Discovery Girls
Boys Life
Girls Life
Zoobooks
These are just a few of the magazines that could be used in the classroom for fun reading. Choosing will be really hard. I think there is nothing wrong with using Time for Kids and Scholastic News and all of the other great, amazing, magazines that are usually used whole-group. But, some of these magazines would just make independent reading so much fun, and they might pull in some of my reluctant readers!
Ranger Rick
American Girl
Discovery Girls
Boys Life
Girls Life
Zoobooks
These are just a few of the magazines that could be used in the classroom for fun reading. Choosing will be really hard. I think there is nothing wrong with using Time for Kids and Scholastic News and all of the other great, amazing, magazines that are usually used whole-group. But, some of these magazines would just make independent reading so much fun, and they might pull in some of my reluctant readers!