Here at Scholastic, we spend a lot of time talking to teachers about their needs in the classroom. They often tell us that they want engaging materials that fit into their curriculum (and their budgets), so we're happy to announce a collection of new nonfiction classroom skill books, plus a new classroom magazine! They cover topics like writing, science, and geography and are now available for just a few dollars per student.
Like all of our classroom magazines, like Scholastic News, Junior Scholastic, and The New York Times Upfront, these were created by our expert team of editors who know how to provide exciting content for students that meets the curriculum needs of teachers. Here are the details:
Scholastic News Just Write!TM Skill Books for Grade 3, Grade 4, and Grade 5 guide students through the process of writing their own informational texts. Highly engaging activities teach them essential writing skills, including how to research, take notes, write strong introductions, and organize paragraphs.
The workbooks include 32 pages of writing activities and tips, kid-friendly mentor texts, and step-by-step lesson plans that support rigorous state standards. Teachers can access online resources including teaching tips and answer keys, rubrics, and graphic organizers.
Scholastic News Science Reader: Plants TM for Grade 1 and Grade 2 enriches plant science curriculum with seven engaging nonfiction articles that cover different aspects of plant science, such as plant form and function, and plant adaptations. The articles are paired with higher-order critical thinking questions, graphic organizers, and diagrams that inspire deeper thinking.
Scholastic News Science Reader: Amazing Animals TM for Grade 1 and Grade 2 enriches animal science curriculum with seven engaging nonfiction articles that cover different aspects of animal science, such as life cycles and adaptations. The articles are paired with higher-order critical thinking questions, graphic organizers, and diagrams that inspire deeper thinking.
Geography Spin TM, a new magazineavailable in September 2015 for students in third through sixth grades, features kid-friendly current events articles that introduce and reinforce important geography concepts. The eight monthly issues help students build critical geography skills like reading a compass rose, reading a distance scale, understanding latitude and longitude, and more.
A Teacher’s Guide with each issue provides critical-thinking questions and extension activities that support the C3 Social Studies Standards and help students meet language arts standards. Geography Spin is only available as an add-on with a paid subscription to Scholastic News Grades 3, 4, or 5/6.
