Helpful Resources During School Closures

Dear Scope teachers,
 
I'm writing to you from my apartment in Brooklyn, where it seems that life is changing by the minute. Schools are closed. The streets are empty and quiet. The news is overwhelming.
 
Across the country, many of you and your communities are facing similar situations. I want to let you know that we are here for you and your students, and our team is working hour by hour to make sure we support you in the challenging weeks ahead.
 
Here are some ways you and your students can use Scope remotely:

• Encourage students to use Scope at home. Make sure your students and their parents have their classroom password. To find the classroom password, click the icon in the upper-right corner of the website (see screenshot on the left, below), then click My Dashboard from the dropdown. That link will take you to a page that will display your classroom password (see screenshot on the right, below).
  

This password is all they need to read stories and articles, listen to authors read aloud, and watch videos at Scope Online. The site can also be viewed on phones.

• Share our fully interactive article packages. Our team has converted the activity sheets for five of our favorite articles into Google forms, so students can not only read the articles online, but also complete the activities digitally too.
  
  
• Join the Scope Facebook group. This is a great community of teachers to plug into—to get help around remote learning, share ideas and strategies, and more. We are also posting announcements there.
  
  
• Check out our free Learn at Home hub, which includes several great learning journeys across the content areas. There is currently a week's worth of material, and we will be adding much more in the coming days.
  
  
• Find clear and age-appropriate answers to questions about COVID-19 at this hub, created by our editors.
  
  
• Choose inspiring and joyful stories for your students from past years of Scope. Here are a few I recommend:
   
  • The Good Deed
  • The History of Teeth
  • Searching for Wakanda
  • If I Were a Superhero
  • How Are Emojis Made?
  • Hunting a Monster
  • The Amazing History of Dogs
  • Thirst

As always, I am standing by to help. Please email me anytime: 
KELewis@scholastic.com. I'd love to connect and hear how you're doing.

Warmly,
Kristin

Twitter: @_KELewis
Email: KELewis@scholastic.com