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

• 18 biweekly issues feature national and international news stories.
• FREE Path to the Presidency Election Program that provides exciting election coverage, skill-building activities, 4 FREE double-sided classroom posters, FREE Election 2008 skills book, and online updates from Scholastic Kid Reporters
• Kid-Friendly News Briefs in every issue appeal to a range of reading levels.
• What Do You Know? quiz page reinforces learning and improves test-taking skills.
• FREE Map Skills book: 16 pages of reproducible activities. Plus, geography skill-builders provide over 80 maps per year, map skills, geography issue, articles on geography in the news.
• World countries and cultures are explored and deliver on-the-spot reports from a country in the news, with interviews from young people and their families.
• U.S. and world history features appear in every issue, including 10 new read-aloud history plays for class participation.
• Debates focus on timely issues with yes/no facts to discuss.
• “Words to Know” vocabulary boxes explain key social studies words.
• 4 special issues per year on World Affairs (with updated atlas), U.S. Affairs, Geography, and Environment.

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

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