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Lemonade for Maui

September 8, 2023

Julian Lin raises money for people on Maui, where his friend Ryan lives. You run a lemonade stand in New York City. What is its purpose? Two different things. It is to show that kids can do the same as…

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Meet Our Kid Reporters

September 8, 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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Being a Buddy

August 25, 2023

Sammie Vance knows it feels bad to be left out. So she has been helping kids who feel lonely make friends. Sammie is 14. When she was in the third grade, she started the Buddy Bench program. That was at…

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Together, We All Win

August 24, 2023

Making people feel they belong is important. It might mean giving each person in a group a chance to contribute to a class project. Or it might mean inviting a lonely classmate to join a playground game. Maybe it is…

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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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Books

Bringing Books

January 27, 2023

Emily Bhatnagar has always loved reading. “Growing up, I was really shy. So I turned to books,” she told TIME for Kids. In 2019, her dad got sick. It was very serious. Books became an even bigger comfort for Emily.…

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A Giving Spirit

January 27, 2023

TFK Kid Reporter Orion Jean has a passion for giving. It started in 2020. Orion donated toys to a children’s hospital in Texas. He got others involved by starting the Race to 500 Toys. He also fought hunger in his…

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Spreading Joy

August 19, 2022

“Believe in yourself.” It’s okay to be different.” “If you’re feeling up high and unbalanced, think of groundhogs.” These are encouraging messages from kids. Callers can hear them on the PepToc Hotline. It is part of an art project.…

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Being a Friend

August 19, 2022

Friends are important. They are the people in your life that you know and like. Friends do not have to be just the same as you. They can be older or younger. You and your friends can enjoy different things.…

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People

He Loves Bugs

March 25, 2022

Are you afraid of insects? Samuel Ramsey was terrified of them as a kid. Today, it’s his job to study these small creatures. Ramsey goes by the nickname Dr. Sammy. He’s an entomologist. That’s a scientist who studies insects.…

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