Help me give my students Scholastic News so they can read about current events in a kid-friendly format that will help sharpen their non-fiction reading skills!
This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because
it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.
My Students
My first graders come from very different homes with very different experiences. Whether they are native Swahili, Burmese, Spanish, Vietnamese, or English speakers, they all bring something distinctly beautiful to our classroom. Despite their cultural differences, we come together in our little classroom community to do great things! 97% of the families at our school qualify for the free and reduced-price lunch program. You won’t see their socioeconomic status holding them back! Their thirst for knowledge has helped them move mountains! I love seeing my students (current and former) change the world around them!
My Project
Scholastic News is used weekly in classrooms all around the world! This award-winning magazine exposes children to current events in a friendly format. This magazine uses high-quality photos and grade-level appropriate text to keep students engaged.
In my classroom, we have access to many non-fiction texts, but none of those texts teach the students about current events in a way that makes the content accessible to the kids.
I would like to provide each student with a weekly Scholastic News magazine to give them the opportunity to read about and comprehend current events. They will be able to read articles at their reading level and see high-quality pictures to go along with each article. There are activities to accompany each magazine and online resources that we can use as a class. The best part is that each student will get to take their own magazine home each week!
More than half of students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
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