As many have found out we are no longer paying for Newsela. When we first purchased this subscription Newsela was a great resource for leveling nonfiction content. Over the past few years they have transitioned into more of an assessment tool. While the assessment tool is great, it made it not covered by CSF, Common School Fund, one of my primary funds for budgets. The purpose of this Blog post is to highlight some other tools and websites that offer similar articles. If you have a website not mentioned, please add it in the comments or contact me directly!
1) Dogo News- ELA, Science and Social Studies articles for kids. While there is a paid version that has the assigning, listening and quiz options I haven't found an article that I haven't been able to access. Categories on the top ribbon include Current Events, Science, Social Studies, World, Environment, Fun, Video and Sports. You can filter top stories by Week, Month and Year. You can share the article to Google Classroom and if students use the article for an assignment there is a citation for each article in APA, Chicago and MLA.
2)ReadWorks- This resource is FREE. I could do an entire post just about this one, just wait there may be one in the future! This is a FREE K-12 resource of articles for most topics. Reading passages feature question sets, StepReads (differentiation), vocabulary support and activities, audio and eBooks. You can add classes from Google Classroom and monitor their progress from the website. There is are also some great PD for using the resource with students. I haven't actually used this one first hand but I know that we have staff that have. Talk to me and I will get you in touch with others who have used it for best tips and tricks.
3)Common Lit-This resource has free accounts for students and teachers. This website features a Digital Lesson Library that you can search by standard, levels both grade and Lexile and other valuable filters. There are annotation tools included for students. You can set up Classrooms from your Google Classrooms, assign readings, assess questions and more all for FREE. If you have used this tool, please let the group know by adding a comment or message me directly.
4)TweenTribune- Created and curated by the Smithsonian there are 4 main categories for this website. There is Junior Grade K-4, TweenTribune 5-6 and 7-8 and TeenTribune for grades 10-12. All articles have multiple versions with different Lexile levels. This is a FREE resource. You set up your own classes in this resource, but there is a wealth of information in the Teacher Resources including Lesson Plans and great articles including Monday Morning Ready which has an article with questions and suggested lesson plans to help you get the week started on the right foot! My favorite article from these is The stories behind "Toy Story's" beloved characters. The ciritical thinking question is a great conversation starter for students of most ages!
Again, if you have another great resource to share or if you use one of these please let me know and you can expound further on them in your own blog post! (hint A-Z approved!)
1) Dogo News- ELA, Science and Social Studies articles for kids. While there is a paid version that has the assigning, listening and quiz options I haven't found an article that I haven't been able to access. Categories on the top ribbon include Current Events, Science, Social Studies, World, Environment, Fun, Video and Sports. You can filter top stories by Week, Month and Year. You can share the article to Google Classroom and if students use the article for an assignment there is a citation for each article in APA, Chicago and MLA.
2)ReadWorks- This resource is FREE. I could do an entire post just about this one, just wait there may be one in the future! This is a FREE K-12 resource of articles for most topics. Reading passages feature question sets, StepReads (differentiation), vocabulary support and activities, audio and eBooks. You can add classes from Google Classroom and monitor their progress from the website. There is are also some great PD for using the resource with students. I haven't actually used this one first hand but I know that we have staff that have. Talk to me and I will get you in touch with others who have used it for best tips and tricks.
3)Common Lit-This resource has free accounts for students and teachers. This website features a Digital Lesson Library that you can search by standard, levels both grade and Lexile and other valuable filters. There are annotation tools included for students. You can set up Classrooms from your Google Classrooms, assign readings, assess questions and more all for FREE. If you have used this tool, please let the group know by adding a comment or message me directly.
4)TweenTribune- Created and curated by the Smithsonian there are 4 main categories for this website. There is Junior Grade K-4, TweenTribune 5-6 and 7-8 and TeenTribune for grades 10-12. All articles have multiple versions with different Lexile levels. This is a FREE resource. You set up your own classes in this resource, but there is a wealth of information in the Teacher Resources including Lesson Plans and great articles including Monday Morning Ready which has an article with questions and suggested lesson plans to help you get the week started on the right foot! My favorite article from these is The stories behind "Toy Story's" beloved characters. The ciritical thinking question is a great conversation starter for students of most ages!
Again, if you have another great resource to share or if you use one of these please let me know and you can expound further on them in your own blog post! (hint A-Z approved!)
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