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SIMPLIFIED EXTENSION WORKSHEETS FOR SCHOLASTIC NEWS MAGAZINE

Have a classroom where not all of your students are able to effectively participate in utilizing the Scholastic News magazine?  I slowly began to drift away from using Scholastic News because of the level of skills that are involved in successfully reading and completing the activities within the magazine.  I started collecting the magazines each month because I felt bad throwing them away, but I wanted to find a way to utilize them.  At first I was using this as an independent work or one-on-one desk work activity for the students that were able to do Scholastic News.  Eventually, I made scaffolded extension worksheets so that my non-readers were able to participate in a small group activity.

 

For Non-Readers

With the {Cut & Paste} worksheets (2), students can get an idea of the main concepts of the magazine (with the help of the teacher or paraprofessional) by identifying the lead article title, issue date, front cover photo, cover line, article inside, words to know, and an interesting paragraph.  This extension activity is also great for visual learners.

 

For Readers

This extension worksheet can be used in addition to the activities provided in the magazine, and it is a bit more simplified than the questions within the magazine.  Students can identify lead article title, identify if the lead article is able humans or animals, the issue date, words to know, definition of a word to know, and titles of other other articles within the magazine.

 

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{These worksheets are not affiliated with Scholastic News Magazine.  Materials were created to accommodate lower leveled students or non-readers that may have a hard time completing the activities in the magazine.}

 

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