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Highlights for Children
Children’s magazines in the mail. Not an app and not a tutor.

Official site: https://www.highlights.com/
Review page: https://homeworkstack.org/tools/highlights/
Reviewed: 2026-10-19 from public pages

Summary
Highlights for Children publishes print magazines. Highlights magazine is for ages 6–12 and includes stories, puzzles, crafts, and short experiments. High Five is a separate magazine for ages 2–6. This is not an AI homework tool.

Best for: A child who will sit with a paper magazine: ages 6–12 for Highlights, or ages 2–6 for High Five.

Grades: K–2, 3–5, 6–8
Subjects: Reading, Science, General tutoring
Price model: Paid
Pricing check: Verified from public pages
The shop lists a one-year Highlights magazine subscription at $48, which is 12 monthly issues, for ages 6–12. High Five is also $48 a year, 12 issues, for ages 2–6. brainPLAY is listed at $24 a year for ages 7 and up. The shop says subscription shipping is free.

Teaches or gives answers: Teaches
The child reads stories and does the puzzles and activities in the issue. A magazine does not solve a homework problem.

Kid safety and privacy: Partly verified
These are print subscriptions billed to an adult and mailed home. The shop pages we read did not describe a child login. We did not review a privacy policy for any Highlights app.

Not verified
- Ages 6–12 are not a grade list. This directory includes kindergarten through 6th grade and leaves 7th and 8th off. A 12-year-old can be in 7th grade, which is past the stated age range.
- The shop sells other products, including books and activity boxes, at their own prices.
- brainPLAY is a puzzle magazine. It is not a full subject curriculum.

Sources
- Highlights magazine: https://shop.highlights.com/highlights-magazines-subscription
- High Five magazine: https://shop.highlights.com/highfive-magazine-subscription
- Ages 10–12 shop: https://shop.highlights.com/age/big-kids

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