Newsela for Washington

New social studies content, made just for Washington

A relevant and engaging instructional content platform designed to complement your ELA, social studies, and science curriculum.
Newsela knows Washington

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Newsela knows Washington

Drive inquiry in middle school social studies instruction to help students examine history from multiple perspectives with the Washington Middle School Social Studies Collection
Embed relevant reading experiences across all content areas
Support instructional shifts across your curriculum with local and relevant resources

Washington College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Inquiry

ARTS & CULTURE

Before Columbus: Native American Cultures

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WAR & PEACE

Opinion: Founding Fathers knew Indian nations are sovereign

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U.S. HISTORY

Indigenous land acknowledgment, explained

Uplift multiple perspectives and support learners across your curriculum

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Arts and Culture

Relevant, flexible, and scalable instructional supports to expand students' learning experience and engagement

Curations, Lessons, and Customizations. Create custom activities, search for content by standard, curate Text Sets, and control the reading levels students experience.

Quizzes, Writing Prompts, and Assignments. Create and share customizable assignments and give students access to reading comprehension quizzes, customizable writing prompts, and annotations.

Aligned to Washington State and Local Standards. Use Newsela to teach the standards and priorities of your school, district and the state of Washington. We support leading frameworks, and commonly used curricula to ensure instruction is both engaging and driving learning.

Talking to young people about race, racism, and equity
Open educational resources
Course design and instructional materials

Content that supports Washington's instructional needs

Introducing Add-on Collections for Washington

Newsela is proud to offer collections that align to Washington state standards like our Washington State Mandates Collection and our Middle School Social Studies Collection. Contact our team for more information.

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