The Week Jr!!

Our 9 and 11 year olds love the Week Jr. We have even started to let them respond to the various polls. I think the magazine has really broadened their understanding of the world and current events, which was needed since we don't ever have the TV or news on.

We also get the Washington Post on Sundays and let the kids read that, though mostly my 9 year old is just in it for the comics at this point.

Children’s section at the library should have a variety of kids magazines for your kid to peruse and tell you what they like. I thought DD would love Cricket, but she would never pick it up. She LOVES The Week Jr.

My 3rd grader also loves The Week Jr.!

Week Junior switches up the narrative from left to right

The Week Jr for sure!

Definitely check out the library's offerings to see different options. I heard so much about various kid's magazines, but when I looked in person, so many of them made my head swim with how "busy" they were.

Honest History!!

Week junior seems to be slightly better for the age you mentioned. National geo kids seems more tilted to 2nd and 3rd grade ish.

Anonymous wrote:Why did the first 2 posters assume OP's child is a boy?

You are the first poster to mention gender. Just saying.

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Anonymous wrote:Nat Geo stuff is garbage and has been for over 40 years now.

Sadly,.agree

Good to find older pre-1985 issues from the 70s and 60s and 50s or earlier. They were worth reading.
Anything since then has been total junk.

Why did the first 2 posters assume OP's child is a boy?

My kids get both and they prefer The Week Junior. I think 4th is probably the latest for Nat Geo Junior - my 10 year old will still read it, but my 12 year old has aged out of it, she has no interest but both kids really enjoy The Week.