Introduction

Squiz Kids is an award-winning, free daily news podcast just for kids. Give us ten minutes, and we’ll give you the world. A short podcast that gives kids the lowdown on the big news stories of the day, delivered without opinion, and with positivity and humour.

‘Kid-friendly news that keeps them up to date without all the nasties’ (A Squiz Parent)

This Australian podcast for kids easily fits into the daily routine - helping curious kids stay informed about the world around them.

Fun. Free. Fresh. 

LINKS

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Today’s Quick Links: 

Australia's population surge: https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/australia-will-experience-biggest-twoyear-population-surge-in-its-history-with-an-extra-650000-migrants-this-financial-year/news-story/fceff5a7690273c264db601230b5af79

Girls On Track program: https://www.fia.com/thegirlsontrack

Formula equal: https://edition.cnn.com/2023/03/28/motorsport/formula-equal-f1-motorsport-spt-intl/index.html

First look: New emojis: https://blog.emojipedia.org/first-look-new-emojis-in-ios-16-4/

Giant meatball of extinct mammoth unveiled in The Netherlands: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/giant-meatball-extinct-mammoth-unveiled-netherlands-2023-03-28/

Vincent van Gogh: https://www.vangoghmuseum.nl/en/art-and-stories/art/vincent-van-gogh

The story of IKEA founder, Ingvar Kamprad: https://about.ikea.com/en/about-us/history-of-ikea/from-child-entrepreneur-to-ikea-founder

Dig Deeper:

Australia’s historical population: https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/people/population/historical-population/latest-release

2021-22 Budget: Australia’s Future Population: https://population.gov.au/research/research-australias-future-population

Meatball from long-extinct mammoth created by food firm: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/mar/28/meatball-mammoth-created-cultivated-meat-firm

How to extract DNA from anything living: https://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/labs/extraction/howto/

Classroom Companion

Teachers! Want to access free, curriculum-aligned classroom resources tied to the daily podcast? Sign up to be a Squiz Kids Classroom and download the Classroom Companion each day. Made by teachers for teachers, differentiated to suit all primary school ability levels. And did we mention it’s free?

Newshounds

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