Award Winners Academic Subjects Award Winning Series e-Editions Grades 2 to 5 Grades 4 and Up Holidays And Observances Other Topics to Try Series Options Social Skills What's New Seasons All samples are provided in Adobe Acrobat format.

e-Edition Plus    order this print and read a spread download a complete sample E-Editions capitalize on students’ interest in Internet resources, introduce the resources of information technology and strengthen the electronic skills students will need for career success in the 21st century. The weekly current events feature “e-Edition Plus”� connects with this new technology and also tests and improves reading comprehension with multiple-choice questions in the style of state tests. Each week a 450-word news feature explores an issue in the news from a kids’ perspective, and multiple-choice questions test comprehension from the reading passage. A “Talk About the News”� question can be used as a writing or discussion prompt and “Explore Your e-Edition” activities send students into the e-Edition to learn more. Written to national and state standards; 8.5 by 11 format; pricing by circulation $25,$45, $65 per week. Sample Newspaper Activity Fossil fuels are fuels like gasoline, oil and coal, which were formed from plant matter buried in the Earth. Plastics also are made from fossil fuel materials. In teams, search the photos, stories and ads in your e-Edition for 10 examples of fossil fuel products. Rank them from most-used to least-used by your family. Which product would be hardest to give up to reduce your family’s use of fossil fuels? Reading Comprehension - Based on the story, which reason do scientists point to as a cause of global warming? A. Ice caps are melting at the North and South Poles. B. Droughts are growing around the world. C. The level of oceans is rising. D. Human activities are causing more air pollution.