Junior Scholastic is packed with high-interest, in-depth news stories from around the world, connecting current events to your social studies curriculum. Our nonfiction content covers key areas of history, geography, government, civics, and world cultures, as well as language arts.

• 18 biweekly issues featuring national and international news stories. JS will tell your students what’s making news and why it matters to them.
• 21^st Century Governments in Action Program, our exclusive program that teaches students about civic awareness, how nations are governed, and America’s role in international affairs. Special pull-out sections, a skills manual, posters, and online reproducibles are also included.
• Kid-Friendly News Briefs in each issue, chosen to appeal to a range of reading levels and interests.
• What Do You Know? quiz page, which reinforces visual literacy and vocabulary, and improves test-taking skills.
• FREE Map Skills Manual,16 pages of reproducible activities that you can use all year long.
• GeoSkills: The Five Themes of Geography,a new series that highlights location, place, human-environment interaction, movement, and regions. Plus, you’ll find more than 80 maps, map-skills reproducibles, and articles on geography in the news throughout the school year.
• Countries in the news, engaging articles that introduce readers to foreign lands through the eyes of young people who live there. These on-the-spot reports are written especially for JS by internationally recognized journalists.
• American or world history features in every issue, including 10 read-aloud classroom plays to encourage active student participation.
• Debates that focus on timely issues, providing a springboard for lively classroom discussions. Your students can also express their opinions online.
• 102 Words to Know, a new JS feature that will, throughout the year, guide students to the meaning and context of 102 social studies terms. A quiz in each issue will allow them to test their knowledge and build their vocabulary.
• 4 special issues throughout the year, which will focus on the 21^st Century Governments, Economics, Technology going green.

You’ll also get dozens of reproducible skills sheets in your Teacher’s Edition and online to reinforce learning and improve reading comprehension.

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