Informational texts are written across the grades 4–5 and grades 6–8 bands of text complexity, increasing in difficulty throughout the year.

Articles feature varying text structures, such as cause/effect, sequencing, and comparison

Comprehension questions and skills pages have students demonstrate thorough understanding of the text.

Writing prompts challenge students to write arguments and support their claims by citing textual evidence.

Lesson plans in the Teacher’s Guide address key Common Core skills and list relevant standards for each lesson.

Students will integrate information from a wide variety of visual texts, including maps, graphs, and charts that expand on an article’s subject matter.

Grade-specific vocabulary is used in context so students learn to determine definitions independently.

Articles are available online at an alternate lower reading level to help you differentiate instruction.

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Scholastic News Grade 5 Common Core Highlights
Scholastic News Grade 6 Common Core Highlights

Current nonfiction articles contain a variety of visual texts including maps, graphs, charts, political cartoons, and timelines, so students are constantly integrating information from a wide range of text types.

Students will have to use both primary and secondary sources to gather and analyze information—directly reflects the Common Core Standards’ Literacy in History/Social Studies.

100 Words to Know feature uses essential social studies vocabulary in context.

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Junior Scholastic Common Core Highlights-Grade 6
Junior Scholastic Common Core Highlights-Grade 7
Junior Scholastic Common Core Highlights-Grade 8

Nonfiction articles contain a variety of visual texts including maps, graphs, charts, and timelines, so students are constantly integrating information from a wide range of text types.

Current events explore complex topics. Combined with the debate feature, the magazine provides a wealth of opportunities for collaborative discussion and analysis.

Students will have to use both primary and secondary sources to gather and analyze information—including seminal U.S. documents of historical significance.

Political cartoons require students to draw inferences from images and integrate information from the news they’ve read.

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The New York Times Upfront Common Core Highlights-Grades 9-10
The New York Times Upfront Common Core Highlights-Grades 11-12

A wide variety of visual texts including maps, graphs, charts, and timelines require students to constantly integrate information from a wide range of text types.

Quizzes and skills sheets require students to critically engage with the text and think about how the topic relates to a larger theme—they’ll also be challenged to find the main idea, make inferences, and summarize.

Online resources and technology features teach teens how to use technology responsibly and capably.

Debates and ethics articles offer multiple perspectives and provide plenty of opportunities for collaborative discussion. Students will also have to cite textual evidence to defend their claims.

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Choices Common Core Highlights-Grades 7-8
Choices Common Core Highlights-Grades 9-12

Articles mix facts with abstract concepts, requiring students to integrate information, make inferences, and draw conclusions.

Nonfiction with widely used text features (headlines, paragraphs, photo captions, etc.) teach students how to decode informational texts.

Issues feature a wide variety of lengths and formats to give your students a rich nonfiction reading experience.

Discussion questions and debates require higher-order thinking skills and provide opportunities for collaborative discussion.

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Scholastic Art Common Core Highlights-Secondary
Scholastic Art Common Core Highlights-Elementary

Practice problems address all of the anchor standards for math in grades 3–6, including algebraic thinking, fractions, geometry, ratios, and statistics/probability.

Function tables and other features have students generate and identify patterns.

The Teacher’s Guide comes with complete lesson plans that feature clear Common Core Standards connections.

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A wide variety of media and visual texts (print, online videos, charts, graphs, and more) require students to integrate information to develop a broad understanding of a topic.

Common Core skills sheets with every issue reinforce essential nonfiction reading concepts such as main idea, supporting details, and comparing/contrasting.

Writing prompts require students to cite textual evidence to support claims.

Every article features grade-specific vocabulary from science and other content areas.

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Each issue features a wide range of genres, including paired texts, read-aloud dramas, and historical fiction, as well as visual texts like maps, graphs, and charts.

Texts are in many formats, at different lengths and levels to meet the needs of every student. Lexile levels and articles at alternate reading levels are provided to help you differentiate instruction.

Ready-to-go lesson plans give you clear Common Core correlations for major features.

Accompanying differentiated skills sheets online develop specific Common Core skills like identifying the main idea and citing textual evidence to support a claim.

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A wide variety of media and visual texts (print, online videos, charts, graphs, and more) require students to integrate information to develop a broad understanding of a topic.

Lesson plans feature clear Common Core Standards connections and focus on essential nonfiction reading skills, like identifying the purpose of a text.

Hands-on features have students follow a multistep procedure while doing an experiment.

Students will develop science literacy in many ways; for example, articles require them to distinguish between facts, judgment based on research, and speculation.

Skills sheets involve long-form writing in which students must demonstrate clear and coherent writing as well as cite textual evidence to support their position.

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Practice problems address all of the anchor standards for math in grades 6–9, including ratios, functions, geometry, rational numbers, and statistics/probability.

Features focus on math in everyday life, so students learn to solve real-life math problems using algebraic equations and geometric formulas.

Using real-life examples, students will interpret data and measure central tendency in a variety of ways.

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Informational texts increase in complexity throughout the year.

Assessment questions demand higher-order thinking skills.

Visual texts like diagrams, charts, and graphs require students to integrate information.

Clear Common Core connections for every issue can be found in the Teacher’s Guide.

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Informational texts are written across the grades 2–3 band of text complexity, increasing in difficulty throughout the year.

Articles feature varying text structures, such as cause/effect, sequencing, and comparison.

Comprehension questions and skills pages have students demonstrate thorough understanding of the text.

Writing prompts challenge students to support their opinions by citing textual evidence.

Students will integrate information from a wide variety of visual texts, including maps, graphs, and charts that expand on an article’s subject matter.

Lesson plans in the Teacher’s Guide address key Common Core skills and list relevant standards for each lesson.

Grade-specific vocabulary is used in context so students learn to determine definitions independently.

Articles are available online at an alternate lower reading level to help you differentiate instruction.

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Informational texts are written across the grades 4–5 band of text complexity, increasing in difficulty throughout the year.

Articles feature varying text structures, such as cause/effect, sequencing, and comparison.

Comprehension questions and skills pages have students demonstrate thorough understanding of the text.

Writing prompts challenge students to support arguments by citing textual evidence.

Grade-specific vocabulary is used in context so students learn to determine definitions independently.

Lesson plans in the Teacher’s Guide address key Common Core skills and list relevant standards for each lesson.

Grade-specific vocabulary is used in context so students learn to determine definitions independently.

Articles are available online at an alternate lower reading level to help you differentiate instruction.

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Each issue features a wide variety of genres and text types.

Articles increase in complexity as the year progresses.

Writing prompts require students to cite textual evidence in support of their claims.

Paired texts challenge students to integrate information across genres.

Lesson plans and online quizzes focus on the most important Common Core skills like main idea and supporting details, summarizing, and comparing and contrasting.

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Each issue features a wide variety of genres and text types.

Articles increase in complexity as the year progresses.

Writing prompts require students to cite textual evidence in support of their claims.

Paired texts challenge students to integrate information across genres.

Articles contain grade-specific academic and content area vocabulary that’s supported by online reinforcement activities.

Lesson plans and online quizzes focus on the most important Common Core skills like main idea and supporting details, summarizing, and comparing and contrasting.

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Informational texts increase in complexity throughout the year.

Articles feature visual texts such as maps, graphs, and charts requiring students to integrate information from various text types.

Comprehension questions and skills pages have students identify main ideas and demonstrate understanding of supporting details.

Grade-specific vocabulary is used in context so students learn to determine definitions independently.

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Informational texts are written across the grades 2–3 band of text complexity, increasing in difficulty throughout the year.

Articles feature visual texts such as maps, graphs, and charts requiring students to integrate information from various text types.

Comprehension questions and skills pages have students identify main ideas and demonstrate understanding of supporting details.

Grade-specific vocabulary is used in context so students learn to determine definitions independently.

Articles are available online at an alternate lower reading level to help you differentiate instruction.

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