We want you to know that Scholastic is here for you, your teachers, and of course, your students and their families.
Regardless of your virtual learning plans, preparing instructional content for weeks away from school can be daunting. To support you, we’ve created the Scholastic Learn at Home website. This free resource provides all students with 20* days’ worth of learning journeys that span the content areas so you can keep your students academically active while your buildings are closed.
The site supports students with approximately three hours of learning opportunities per day, including projects, articles and stories, virtual field trips, reading and geography challenges, and more. These daily learning opportunities were carefully curated by our editors to reduce the burden on teachers and families needing to create meaningful learning experiences.
The Scholastic Learn at Home website has the username or password posted on the first page, so it is open freely to all, on any device. They are designed to limit the need for printing and allow students to learn independently or with their families.
We welcome you to share these free resource with your communities by including in your virtual education plans or including the link on your school and/or district websites.
www.scholastic.com/coronavirus - Teaching our World: The Coronavirus
In addition, we are extending our book distribution program to all schools in the nation. The Scholastic F.A.C.E, Family and Community Engagement program provides books at up to a 70% discount, with the requirement the books are sent home with children to build home libraries. The perfect way to supplement your distance learning curriculum and to keep student reading during this challenging time.
Finally, school districts throughout the country have opened food distribution centers to provide “grab and go” breakfasts and lunches during this extremely
challenging time, making it possible to support students’ health and nutrition. As your partner, Scholastic has quality Take Home Book Packs readily available to accompany these meals, or can customize a list of titles to support your district’s literacy priorities. Research, and community surveys, reveal that the majority of our students from lower income neighborhoods have few to no books in their homes, where they find themselves currently isolated. Good books in the hands of our children provide another form of “nutrition”, through literacy development, improved cognition, and reduced anxiety, all of which are essential for every child, and particularly at this moment in time. Scholastic offers thousands of engaging books, across all grade levels, so let’s join together and assist our students with embarking on their own enjoyable reading journey.
Thank you so much for all you do to support students. If there is anything more I can do for you, please do not hesitate to ask.
Your Partner in Education,
Rob Walters
Central Valley Account Executive
Scholastic Education
Cell 559-231-6764
Hi All,
ReplyDeleteI'm forwarding this message (sent to Lynn B). Great resources for higher level students.
Here's the login information (provided by Lynn S):
The teachers use my login: lstarks @sanjuan.edu
Password: STC.rm5
Student password: STCstudent
If you have any questions, please contact Lynn Starks.
Dominika
Hi everyone, I just looked through a week's worth of activites for grades 6-9 and it looks like something my students will enjoy. A good mix of reading, critical thinking (including reading/interpreting graphs) and writing (if they will do it at home...). The lessons are broke by grade level: PreK-K, 1-2, 3-5, and 6-9./ There is also a section on resources for families and resources for teachers. All of these are free, separate from Lynn Starks' account (paid) resources, which are wonderful.
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