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Headphones are helpful. We use them to listen to music without disturbing others. Many kids use them in school. But headphones can be harmful, too. They can cause hearing loss if the volume is too loud. Studies show that…
An ear has many working parts. Their job is to turn sound into something your brain can understand. Here’s how. The pinna is the part of the ear sticking out of your head. It collects sounds. The sounds travel through…
Sosina Challa lives in Ethiopia. That’s in Africa. One day, she saw some boys skateboarding. “I used to watch skateboarding in the movies,” Challa told TIME for Kids. “But I never got the chance to try.” That changed. “I just…
Sam Rapoport has a mission. She wants to connect women and girls with football. Rapoport works for the National Football League (NFL). She’s its senior director of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Rapoport grew up playing flag and touch football.…
Taylor Swift is a pop superstar. On December 7, she was named the 2023 TIME Person of the Year. Swift had a huge 2023. She did a series of concerts called the Eras Tour. It broke records. And the movie…
Taylor Swift has been named TIME magazine’s 2023 Person of the Year. Influential people were named in other categories too. Soccer star Lionel Messi was TIME’s Athlete of the Year. The World Cup champion made headlines in 2023. His contract…
Late in 2023, Merriam-Webster announced its word of the year. It picked the word authentic. Merriam-Webster publishes dictionaries. It highlights a word every year. The choice is based on searches from the dictionary’s website. Often, the word reflects world events. …
The Walk, by Winsome Bingham, tells the story of a little girl and her granny. They go on a walk. But it’s not just any walk. They’re gathering people from the community to go vote. Kid Reporter Sophia Zhang spoke…
The movie Wish arrived in theaters on November 22. It celebrates Walt Disney’s 100th anniversary. The movie also reimagines what it means to “wish upon a star.” Asha is the main character. She’s witty and adventurous. She makes a wish…
Every February, the country celebrates Presidents’ Day. Historical groups hold special events. Schools teach about the presidents. But the holiday wasn’t always celebrated like this. Presidents’ Day began with George Washington. He was the first president of the United…
The other president we honor on Presidents’ Day is Abraham Lincoln. His birthday was February 12, 1809. He was born in a log cabin in Kentucky. His parents did not know how to read or write. But Lincoln would go…
TIME magazine has put out its list of the year’s best inventions. Some of these help us solve problems. Others make life easier. Some are just plain fun. TIME for Kids shares eight of them here. Which one do you…
Happy Lunar New Year! About 2 billion people celebrate the holiday. They are all over the world. Most of them are in Asian countries. The lunar year begins with a new moon. There’s one in late January or early February.…
Food is an important part of Lunar New Year celebrations. Each country has its own holiday foods. Here’s a taste of some of them. Tangerines (above) are popular during Lunar New Year. The Chinese word for tangerine sounds similar to…
