The Week Junior US

Introducing The Week Junior! It’s filled with fascinating stories and facts, written to engage children and encourage them to explore and understand the world around them. Every week, The Week Junior reports on an array of topics from around the globe, including animals and nature, science and technology, as well as sports, books, movies, and more!

Arctic blast sweeps through US

The coldest day ever

Youth Olympic Games begin

Japan lands spacecraft on Moon

IT’S AN AMAZING WEEK FOR…

White House plan for student achievement

New type of high school

WORD OF THE WEEK

THE WEEK IN HISTORY

Government avoids shutdown

Historic gift to Spelman College

Super Bowl entertainment set

Oscar nominees announced

Around the world

Should all students have to play an instrument? • Some say it makes you smarter, but others think kids should play only if they want to.

Sharing her story • Mia Armstrong is on a mission to make the world more accepting.

Rapper’s new role

A young darts star

OVERHEARD

A map of the world’s animals

New hedgehog species

PLACE OF THE WEEK • Zion National Park, Utah

Apes have long-term memories

Good week / Bad week

Green honeycreeper

“Why don’t guinea pigs have tails?” • Mbali, 9, Georgia

The story behind the quirky holiday • Every year a groundhog predicts an early spring or a long winter.

More animals that predict the weather

Device helps people with brain injuries

Learning to walk again

Nature protects the Great Wall of China

Prehistoric sea monster skull revealed

A robot excavator that builds walls

Reader photos of the week

Exciting games in NFL playoffs

Coaching update

THIS WEEK’S WINNERS…

Inspiring winners at Dakar Rally

COACH OF THE WEEK

Noah Singlemann

Museum honors historic area • At Gettysburg Beyond the Battle Museum in Pennsylvania, visitors learn about the region’s prehistoric days to the recent past.

3 more museum picks

New series follows famous youth choir

READER RECOMMENDS

THIS WEEK’S WATCH LIST

Great games coming in 2024

WEBSITE OF THE WEEK

APP OF THE WEEK

VIDEO OF THE WEEK

The World-Famous Nine

Ben Guterson • We spoke to the author of the Book of the Week.

READER RECOMMENDS

4 books with stories about speaking out • In these fiction picks, characters bravely fight censorship and bans.

Get a good night’s sleep • Increasing the time you spend resting can help you feel happier and healthier.

Why it’s important

Ladle up a bowl of loaded potato soup

LIFE HACK • MAKE UP WITH A FRIEND

Puzzles

That’s unbelievable!

Editor’s note

CHARITY OF THE WEEK

Raising funds for cancer

Your dream for the nation

YOUR PHOTOS • We’d love to see pictures you’ve taken or pictures with you in them! Have an adult email them to us at hello@theweekjunior.com, along with anything you would like us to know about what’s happening in the photo.

Teacher OF THE WEEK

How much of this week’s news can you remember?

The Week Junior

Junior Council members!

SHARP SENSES • The snowy owl, which lives in treeless Arctic regions, uses its great eyesight and hearing to catch prey such as lemmings, hares, and birds.