Useful links (authentic resources)

The following are websites which post news items aimed at children. These could be useful for providing authentic and interesting materials for the English language classroom. Some articles could also be used for adult learners.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/default.stm
http://www.headliners.org/aboutus/
http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/scholasticNews.jsp?FromBrowseMod=true&Ns=Pub_Date_Sort|1&CurrPage=scholasticNews.jsp&TopicValue=Scholastic%20News
http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/kids/news
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Stories/

These sites focus on book/movie reviews written by children for children.
http://www.spaghettibookclub.org/
http://www.cbc.ca/kids/reviews/movies/
http://kids.nypl.org/reviews/index.html
http://www.cyberkids.com/cy/mo/