Subscriptions

When you subscribe to TIME for Kids, you’ll receive:

• Weekly print magazine for each student, along with two Teacher’s Guides
• Teacher and student access to timeforkids.com, including archived content and special features not included in the print magazine
• Key articles available at three reading levels; select articles available at two levels
• Accessibility features on timeforkids.com, including key articles with Spanish translation, read-aloud functionality, and embedded vocabulary support
• Lesson plans and teaching resources for each issue, including printable and online worksheets and assessments
• Access to the TIME Vault, providing 95+ years of TIME magazine content—every cover, article, and advertisement

Grades K-1 and Grade 2 subscriptions receive 7 monthly bundles during the school year (4 weekly magazines per bundle; 28 issues per school year). Edition K-1 focuses on curriculum-aligned themes. Edition 2 does the same, while also offering a current-events issue in each monthly bundle.

Grades 3-4 and Grades 5-6 receive 24 weekly issues (with two being a double) during the school year. These editions focus on current events and feature stories aligned to grade-appropriate science and social studies topics.

A classroom subscription requires a minimum of 10 students. If you are a homeschool teacher, click here to subscribe.

Funding

Below, we have gathered information about key federal, state, and general funding opportunities to help you bring high-quality, cross-curricular informational text into your school.

Title 1: TIME for Kids is used by teachers to enrich their curriculums and support the goals of Title 1. Download this document to read about the impact TIME for Kids can have in your classroom towards Title 1 goals.

Common Core State Standards: TIME for Kids is aligned with Common Core State Standards and is a great resource that provides real–world context to lessons taught in the classroom. Download this document to read about the impact TIME for Kids can have on your lesson planning.

Response to Intervention (RTI): TIME for Kids fits within tier 1 of most RTI programs as a supplemental resource that is engaging and relevant to students. Download this document to share this information with your school.

PTA Sponsorship: Use this letter to encourage your PTA to sponsor TIME for Kids subscriptions.

DonorsChoose: DonorsChoose is an online charity that makes it easy for anyone to help schools in need. Public school teachers from every corner of America post classroom project requests, ranging from school supplies to digital devices. Anyone can search requests and give any amount (as little as $1) to the project that inspires them. Once a project reaches its funding goal, the requested materials are delivered to your school. Register your classroom at DonorsChoose.