Dear teachers,

To say that this has been a year like no other is an understatement. For the past 14 months, you’ve been asked to do more than ever before. You’ve faced unimaginable challenges with grace and grit, extending compassion and care to your students. There has been heartache—but there have also been moments of joy.

It has been our privilege and honor to be with you this year, and to see all the creative ways you have supported and engaged your students. We dedicate this final issue of the school year to each of you and to each of your students. And we hope your summer brings time to rest and recharge.

Fondly,

Kristin and the Scope Team

Looking for the Digital Resouce Guide that came with your print issue? Click here!

Our narrative nonfiction article takes your students on a wild adventure in search of the famous Loch Ness monster.

Featured skill: evaluating evidence

• Lesson Plan
• Featured resources include a vocabulary slideshow and an article read-aloud

Students will love performing this heartfelt play about a girl who lives in the shadow of her astronaut mother and who learns to see herself in a new and more positive way.

Featured skill: character

• Lesson Plan
• Featured resources include a behind-the-scenes video and a choice board.

A nonfiction article introduces Tatyana McFadden, a Paralympian who helped change sports in America forever. A second nonfiction article explains how a protest contributed to the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Featured Skill: synthesis

• Lesson Plan
• Featured resources include a podcast with a disabilities activist and read-aloud audio

We spoke to dozens of students across the country about their experiences this year. Here’s what they told us.

• Lesson Plan
• Featured resources include a choice board and an article read-aloud