Squiz Kids

Each week, we give the world globe a spin, and see where we land. Then we take the kids of Australia on an audio excursion to visit that country and its people.

LINKS:

All About Komodo Dragons: https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/komodo-dragon

Watch Komodos hunting in the wild: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaVkZ7BP-i8

Tumpeng recipe: http://fndrecipes.blogspot.com/2011/03/nasi-tumpeng.html

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

Warm- and cold- blooded animals: https://tpwd.texas.gov/publications/nonpwdpubs/young_naturalist/animals/warm_and_cold_blooded_animals/#:~:text=Animals%20that%20cannot%20generate%20internal,creatures%20except%20mammals%20and%20birds.

Broad-toothed rat: 

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jul/09/rare-and-seriously-seriously-cute-chubby-cheeked-rat-discovered-near-melbourne

Squiz Kids Book Club: https://www.squizkids.com.au/book_club/

Newshounds

Get started on our free media literacy resource for classrooms

https://www.squizkids.com.au/about-newshounds/

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?

Stay up to date with us on our Squiz Kids Instagram!  

Got a birthday coming up and you want a shout-out? Complete the form on our Squiz Kids website. Link: SHOUT OUTS or / send us an email at [email protected]

Test to see who knows more about food and drink - from pasta and sauces to chips and lollies, in a Bumper S'Quiz for the school holidays. Will it be the kids or adults who emerge victorious?

Each week, we give the world globe a spin, and see where we land. Then we take the kids of Australia on an audio excursion to visit that country and its people.

LINKS:

Traditional Torres Strait Islander stories told in language: https://www.slq.qld.gov.au/discover/aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-cultures-and-stories/contemporary-stories/retold#

The First Shave pt. 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETm0yN4yeaI

Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xKk22RKURU

Zamiyakal (Dance Machine): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4QsGl6Vhwg

Ken Thaiday, master zamiyakal maker: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LOPVNEOBeY

Fire-fire chicken and sop-sop: https://laurelsaussiecookery.wordpress.com/recipes/torres-strait-cookery/

Test to see who knows more about Sport - from league to netball, soccer to skateboarding in a bumper S'Quiz for the school holidays. Will it be the kids or adults who emerge victorious?

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

Kayaker and whale at Bondi Beach 

https://edition.cnn.com/2023/06/27/australia/nsw-humpback-whale-sightings-australia-intl-hnk/index.html

Squiz Shortcut to the whale migration

https://www.thesquiz.com.au/shortcuts/whale-migration/

African huntsman in Scotland 

https://news.sky.com/story/stowaway-african-huntsman-spider-found-in-edinburgh-suitcase-12911116

Orangutans beatbox

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-12238071/Orangutans-BEATBOX-Incredible-video-reveals-apes-make-two-sounds-simultaneously.html#v[…]75

Squiz Kids Book Club: https://www.squizkids.com.au/book_club/

Newshounds

Get started on our free media literacy resource for classrooms

https://www.squizkids.com.au/about-newshounds/

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?

Stay up to date with us on our Squiz Kids Instagram!  

Got a birthday coming up and you want a shout-out? Complete the form on our Squiz Kids website. Link: SHOUT OUTS or / send us an email at [email protected]

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

Arisa Trew completes 720 skateboarding trick

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/jun/27/arisa-trew-lands-720-australian-13-year-old-skateboarder-tony-hawk-event

Squiz Kids Book Club: https://www.squizkids.com.au/book_club/

Newshounds

Get started on our free media literacy resource for classrooms

https://www.squizkids.com.au/about-newshounds/

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?

Stay up to date with us on our Squiz Kids Instagram!  

Got a birthday coming up and you want a shout-out? Complete the form on our Squiz Kids website. Link: SHOUT OUTS or / send us an email at [email protected]

Each week, we give the world globe a spin, and see where we land. Then we take the kids of Australia on an audio excursion to visit that country and its people.

LINKS:

Map of India: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India#/media/File:India_(orthographic_projection).svg

The Indian numeral system: https://www.cuemath.com/numbers/indian-numeral-system/

Taj Mahal official website: https://www.tajmahal.gov.in/taj-story.aspx

Story of Taj Mahal: https://www.thetravel.com/what-is-the-taj-mahal-famous-for/

20 interesting facts: https://www.asiahighlights.com/india/taj-mahal-interesting-facts

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6i8cLXPGQE&t=8s

Step Inside the Taj Mahal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DV_r9tw8uo8

Mango lassi recipe: https://www.cookwithmanali.com/mango-lassi/ 

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

Shot putter runs the hurdles: https://twitter.com/eurosport/status/1672718793234169857

Jet-setting pets:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-06-25/pets-fly-in-cabin-of-skye-charter-jets-between-uk-and-australia/102517410

Squiz Kids Book Club: https://www.squizkids.com.au/book_club/

Newshounds

Get started on our free media literacy resource for classrooms

https://www.squizkids.com.au/about-newshounds/

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?

Stay up to date with us on our Squiz Kids Instagram!  

Got a birthday coming up and you want a shout-out? Complete the form on our Squiz Kids website. Link: SHOUT OUTS or / send us an email at [email protected]

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

The World’s most remote post office

https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/port-lockroy-penguin-post-office-antarctica/index.html

Surfing Seal 

https://edition.cnn.com/videos/us/2023/06/22/surfing-seal-moos-cprog-orig-bdk.cnn

Dolly Parton Imitators

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/06/23/dolly-parton-day-world-record-ireland/

Squiz Kids Book Club: https://www.squizkids.com.au/book_club/

Newshounds

Get started on our free media literacy resource for classrooms

https://www.squizkids.com.au/about-newshounds/

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?

Stay up to date with us on our Squiz Kids Instagram!  

Got a birthday coming up and you want a shout-out? Complete the form on our Squiz Kids website. Link: SHOUT OUTS or / send us an email at [email protected]