| Magazines created for elementary, middle | | | | and will let you, the teacher, discover the |
| school, and high school students are a great | | | | interests of your students, and monitor to |
| way to enhance core curriculum studies with | | | | some extent the information these young |
| current, up-to-date information. Periodicals | | | | people are exposed to. If you have the money |
| have the ability to take into account current | | | | in your budget, or if you can find a |
| social trends among young people while | | | | benefactor for your class, you may be able to |
| reflecting the latest advancements in | | | | subscribe to a magazine or two and receive |
| educational theory.Between the "juvenile" and | | | | enough copies for every student in your class |
| the "teen and young adult" categories, lists | | | | - a great motivation for kids.Offer magazines |
| over a hundred magazines devoted to people | | | | at different reading levels.Every classroom |
| under the age of eighteen; many of these are | | | | has students at a variety of reading and |
| designed to meet the educational needs of | | | | maturity levels, and your collection of |
| kids at the same time that they entertain and | | | | magazines needs to reflect that. Some |
| inform. Science, math, history, social | | | | magazines, such as Appleseeds Magazine, by |
| studies, art, archeology, sports, and | | | | Cobblestone & Cricket, have content suitable |
| literature are only a few of the topics | | | | for older kids who may be struggling with |
| covered. Adding some of these well-written, | | | | reading. You may also have students who are |
| colorful magazines to the classroom can keep | | | | way beyond their age level in terms of |
| young people excited about school and | | | | reading comprehension, and magazines are a |
| learning.Emphasize the use of magazines in | | | | great way to provide enrichment for these |
| your classroom.Subscribing to a number of | | | | advanced students.Stay connected to your |
| these magazines is a great first step; but | | | | students by staying relevant.As young people |
| you can do more to integrate the periodicals | | | | mature, they crave more independence, both in |
| into your classroom. Some of the publishers | | | | their school careers and in social areas, and |
| offer free previews of upcoming issues and | | | | can pull away from adults whom they see as |
| curriculum guides that allow you to plan your | | | | uncaring or not understanding of them. |
| themes around specific issues. Beyond that, | | | | High-quality magazines and books attuned to |
| it's a good idea to announce the arrival of a | | | | both their educational needs and their desire |
| new issue to your class, and even to give the | | | | to connect with today's world can help keep |
| students an overview of the contents of each | | | | their school studies relevant and keep them |
| issue. Consider checking with your school | | | | connected to the educational process so |
| library to find books with content that | | | | important to their futures. By providing them |
| enhances the material in the magazines, and | | | | with reading materials that reflect their |
| display the magazines and books in your | | | | concerns, their lives, and their interests, |
| reading center. You may find that students | | | | you will manage to keep that important |
| will get really excited about certain issues | | | | connection to them as they grow and learn; |
| and actually request more information on | | | | perhaps more importantly, as they see you |
| specific subjects, which will give you | | | | working to understand their world, they will |
| additional ideas about possible themes for | | | | feel more comfortable turning to you when |
| future study.Depending on your budget, you | | | | they confront problems they feel unequipped |
| may be able to actually poll your students at | | | | to handle. Stay up-to-date on the information |
| the beginning of the school year to discover | | | | they're reading, stay relevant to their |
| what magazines they would like to see in | | | | world, and you stay connected.Aldene |
| their classroom, and order the most popular | | | | Fredenburg is a freelance writer living in |
| requests. Even fashion magazines or | | | | southwestern New Hampshire, who has written |
| automotive magazines, while not a reflection | | | | numerous articles for local and regional |
| of the curriculum, will get your kids reading | | | | publications. |