Scholastic Scope

The essential curriculum companion that aligns to core programs and state standards.

Four issues of Scholastic Scope magazine spread out, each with a different cover story
A man stands at the front of a classroom as a student raises her hand
Students and an adult review anti-smoking educational materials at a classroom table
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GRADES 6–8 Scholastic Scope

A complete multigenre language arts teaching package

  • 8 magazines for each student
  • Teaching Guides for every issue
  • Access to past issue archive

$9.99 per student

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    Read stories. Watch videos. Play slideshows. And more! Give it a try in your classroom.

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Engage Your Students with Unforgettable Stories

Build strong readers, writers, and thinkers with the multigenre magazine created just for middle school. Our stories grow vocabulary and knowledge and—most of all—open doors of curiosity.

A firefighter stands in gear as smoke billows from buildings on September 11, 2001
Cover of Practice the Goodbye, two girls face each other in a pet supply store as a brown dog sits between them
Cover of Light, a drama about how Thomas Edison changed the world, with a glowing light bulb and a portrait of Thomas Edison
A magazine spread titled Do Fans Go Too Far with photos of a crowd, Chappell Roan, Bad Bunny, and Finn Wolfhard
Turn Amazing Stories into Extraordinary Lessons

It's already done for you! Our flexible teaching kits come with every story and are easy-to-use. Check out our comprehensive suite of multimedia teaching tools that elevate instruction.

  • Cover of Into The Choking Smoke, a firefighter stands before a smoke-filled skyline
    Read Fascinating Stories

    Share stories on multiple Lexile levels. Listen to authors read their stories aloud.

  • Video titled Beyond the Story: Into the Choking Smoke, duration 2 minutes 27 seconds
    Behind the Scenes Videos

    Authors show how they researched, wrote, and revised their articles.

  • A vocabulary card defines the word iconic with the Statue of Liberty and a city skyline
    Vocabulary Slideshows

    Kid-friendly definitions and audio-visual support build vocabulary.

  • Two pages from a Scope magazine activity on Analyzing Central Ideas
    Skill-Building Activities

    Practice key ELA skills with differentiated activities.

  • Get Time-Saving Teacher Support

    Lesson plans come with everything you need in one place: a recommended recipe for teaching a story, standards correlations, learning objectives, discussion questions, and more!

  • Correlate with Your State’s Standards

    NEW! Strengthen student achievement in key assessment areas. Easily search and discover content with our correlations to your standards.

  • Aligned to Your Curriculum

    Easily integrate our resources with your core literacy program. See how we match up with your units and skills, seamlessly fitting into your curriculum.

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  • Plan Ahead with Our Topics Calendar

    Get the right stories delivered at the right time. Take a look at our upcoming plans. Your topics, our texts—it's the perfect match!

  • Meet Our Team

    Scholastic Scope is supported by a talented group of editors, video producers, photo researchers, and current classroom teachers.

  • Grounded in the Science of Reading

    Research shows that building knowledge and vocabulary boosts language comprehension. We support this evidence-based practice and improve literacy outcomes.

Meet Your Learners' Needs With Our Differentiation Tools

Support all your learners with stories on multiple Lexile levels, read-aloud and Text-to-Speech audio, and scaffolded quizzes and activities. Differentiate with a click!

  • A menu to select a Lexile measure with options for 960L and 740L
  • A menu shows Share, Text-to-Speech, Presentation View, See Student View, and a Lexile measure of 960L
  • A video player shows caption options: captions settings, captions off, and captions on
  • A quiz worksheet titled Into the Choking Smoke with Lower Level and On Level download options

Real Teachers. Real Success.

See how subscribers are using magazines in to create excitement in their ELA classrooms.

District Case Study

How Scope Supports High-Quality Reading and Writing Instruction

Audubon Public School District, New Jersey