The Week Junior is a brilliant current affairs magazine for children aged between 8 and 14. It’s filled with fascinating stories and information, written to engage curious young minds and encourage them to explore and understand the world around them.
Police give out party fines
Prince Philip’s funeral
Zelensky asks for help at the Grammys
IT’S AN AMAZING WEEK FOR…
Draw made for 2022 World Cup
Children offered Covid vaccine
LEMUR
THIS WEEK IN HISTORY
Young Covid campaigners
Rare reptiles born at UK zoo
£7 billion spent on gaming
Winning Pier of the Year
CBBC’s Newsround at 50
Around the world
Is it ok to post pet videos online? • Some people say it’s cruel for people to post videos of pets.
Leading the way • Francia Márquez aims to make Colombian history.
Deaf DJ feels the music
Ultrarunner inspiration
Dolphin “talks” to porpoises
A buzzing lookalike
Expressive eyes
Find your way around the world of maps • Explore the way maps have changed over the centuries.
Map facts
Humans adapted to drab British weather
Drought defeated the Vikings
Photos of the week
Get sporty at school
THE WEEK’S WINNERS…
School hero search
Pay attention to the present • Focusing on what’s happening inside and around you is good for you.
Stop, look, listen: Practise being present
Give your brain a break
Revealing the secrets • Gellert Grindelwald aims to start a war in the new Fantastic Beasts film.
Fantastic facts and where to find them
Nature calls in new TV challenge
THIS WEEK’S WATCH LIST
Platform playtime • Kirby and the Forgotten Land is a brilliant, bouncing adventure.
KINGDOM CATASTROPHES
ENGLAND NETBALL
A SOFT MURMUR
5 books about wild weather • Some fantastic reading is forecast with these weather-themed titles.
The Secret Sunshine Project
Benjamin Dean • The Secret Sunshine Project writer reveals how he likes to celebrate.
READERS RECOMMEND
Welcome someone • Help new arrivals to settle in and feel happy when you…
HOW, WHAT, WHERE?
“WE TAKE PRIDE IN WELCOMING”
Make Mexican quesadillas
Puzzle
When life gives you lemons…
Duck delivers in maternity hospital
Back-to-work boom
Man lives in airport for 14 years
Editor’s note
YoungMinds
Operation boat rebuild
Ukraine Play Box Appeal
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Teacher OF THE WEEK
Puzzles page and quiz answers
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Quiz of the week
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