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STANDARDS

Meet Today’s Most Important Academic Standards

Scholastic News helps you meet 5th- and 6th-grade anchor standards in reading, writing, and other essential content areas.

Common Core State Standards (CCSS)

Scholastic News supports Common Core standards for Language Arts, including Reading Standards for Informational Text and Foundational Skills, as well as standards for Writing, Speaking and Listening, and Language. 

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) Standards

Every issue features article-by-article alignments to TEKS standards in English Language Arts and Reading, Science, and Social Studies.

 

Florida State Standards

Scholastic News provides support for Florida standards in three key content areas: English Language Arts and Reading, Science, and Social Studies.

California State Standards

Scholastic News supports California standards in three key content areas: English Language Arts, History-Social Science, and Science. 

Indiana State Standards

Scholastic News also supports other state standards with a focus on skills that are universal to higher academic standards across the nation. 

BLENDED LEARNING

Engage Every Students with Flexible Print + Digital Resources

 

Digital Editions

Kick off lessons with projectable versions of the magazine for your classroom whiteboard. Digital editions work on any device, including computers, tablets, and smartphones.

 

Digital Support/Differentiation

Customize instruction with Text-to-Speech audio, Spanish translations, two reading levels for cover stories, and vocabulary slide shows.

 

Videos

Instantly capture students' attention with online videos that provide essential background knowledge on the topics covered in each issue. Closed-captioning is available.

 

Bonus Skills Sheets

Reinforce skills with printable activities for every issue that include writing prompts; practice tests; map-, graph-, and chart-reading activities; graphic organizers; and much more.

CALENDAR

Cover Curricular Topics and the News All Year

2024–2025 Planning Calendar

Here's a quick look at what we have planned for 2024–2025. In addition to these great articles, subscribers get access to 100s more articles in our digital archive.

TEACHER SUPPORT

Save Prep Time with Comprehensive Teaching Support

Every issue of Scholastic News comes with support tools to help you use informational texts effectively in your classroom:
  • Teaching suggestions that help with the prep work
  • Close-reading questions about the cover story
  • Writing and discussion prompts that encourage critical thinking
  • Standards connections to help you meet requirements
  • Answer keys for activities in the magazine and on skills sheets

Pacing and Implementation Guide

To help you make the most of all the great resources Scholastic News offers, we’ve developed this pacing guide. It features implementation suggestions and curriculum connections you need to plan lessons effectively and efficiently. Click here to view.

SKILLS DEVELOPMENT

Build the Language Arts Skills Your Students Need Most 

Scholastic News is built on a firm foundation of skills that reinforces your curriculum and aligns to the Science of Reading. Take a look at the wide range of ELA skills that we help you address effectively all year long.

To view a detailed skills list, click here.

  • Main Idea and Key Details
  • Compare and Contrast
  • Author's Purpose
  • Cite Text Evidence
  • Determine Word Meaning
  • Context Clues
  • Parts of Speech
  • Cause and Effect
  • Make Inferences
  • Problem and Solution
  • Write About Events in Sequence
  • Summarize Texts
  • Text Features
  • Integrate Multimedia
  • The Writing Process
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