Grades 1–6 Scholastic News

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Enliven Your Curriculum with Content Kids Love


Millions of elementary students love to read and learn with Scholastic News. Yours will, too! We connect science, social studies, and more to their favorite topics and inspiring real kids' stories.

Build the Knowledge That Unlocks Reading Success


The research is clear. Successful readers need to build background knowledge, strong vocabularies, and, in the early grades, decoding skills. With Scholastic News, you can do it all, aligning your instruction to the Science of Reading.*

Launch Ready-to-Go Lessons with Powerful Multimedia Tools

It's already done for you! Every text is paired with a variety of print + digital resources for instant, knowledge-building lessons.

  • Videos

    Instantly capture students' attention with live-action videos that expand on articles.

  • Slideshows

    Reinforce essential vocabulary by bringing words to life with photos, audio, and example sentences.

  • Activities & Quizzes

    Meet each learner's needs by measuring comprehension with activity pages and assessments.

  • Interactive Games

    Play your way to mastery! With online games, it's fun to review lessons and reinforce skills. 

Plus, Robust Teaching Support for Instructional Success

  • Step-by-Step Lesson Plans

    Let us do the planning for you. Get ready-to-go lessons for every classroom setting.

  • LMS Integration

    Seamlessly integrate us with learning management systems such as Google Classroom.

  • Standards Correlations

    Your academic standards are the foundation we're built on. The result? Instruction with purpose.

  • Differentiation Tools

    Reach every reader with multiple reading levels, text-to-speech audio read-alouds, and more.

  • Spanish Translations

    Nurture your ELLs with Spanish-language versions of our texts, video, audio, and more online.

  • Resource Archive

    Access 100s of additional texts, videos, and more in our online archive. Search by topic or skill. 

Choose the Edition That's Right for You

  • Kindergarten Let's Find Out

    Fun nonfiction on seasonal science and social studies themes.

  • Grade 2 Scholastic News 2

    Curriculum-connected nonfiction just for grade two.

  • Grade 4 Scholastic News 4

    The current nonfiction magazine just for grade four

  • Grade 1 Scholastic News 1

    Short nonfiction on the seasonal themes you need to teach.

  • Grade 3 Scholastic News 3

    Current, kid-friendly nonfiction just for grade three.

  • Grades 5/6 Scholastic News 5/6

    Current nonfiction that supports your curriculum

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Additional Resources

See state and national standards correlations, upcoming topics, and implementation strategies by grade level.

  • Let's Find Out
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  • Scholastic News 3
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  • Scholastic News 1
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  • Scholastic News 4
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  • Scholastic News 2
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  • Scholastic News 5/6
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*Adapted from Scarborough, H. (2001). Connecting early language and literacy to later reading (dis)abilities: Evidence, theory, and practice, pp. 97–110 in S. B. Neuman & D. K. Dickinson (Eds.) Handbook of Early Literacy Research. NY: Guilford Press.