Learning Resources
Our learning resources are designed to provide higher order thinking strategies and activities for all stories, poems, plays and articles within each magazine.
This month’s learning resources and accompanying worksheets are compiled into one downloadable PDF for each magazine for your convenience:
All learning resources for past issues are available in the table below. Depending on your subscription license, you can view them online, or download them as PDFs.
2022
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Issue 5
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| Touchdown 5, 2022 | For Teachers | ||
| Countdown 5, 2022 | For Teachers | ||
| Blast Off 5, 2022 | Emagazines | ||
| Orbit 5, 2022 | For Teachers | ||
Issue 4
May
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| The Somewhat True Story of how the Sandwich Got Its Name | For Teachers | ||
| Blast Off 4, 2022 | For Teachers | ||
| Countdown 4, 2022 | For Teachers | ||
| The Dragon | For Teachers | ||
| Captain Ahab's Weird Wide World - A Coconut in the Mail | For Teachers | ||
| The Rescue Dance | For Teachers | ||
| Horses and the Dragons of the Sea | For Teachers | ||
| Touchdown 4, 2022 | For Teachers | ||
| Orbit 4, 2022 | For Teachers | ||
| Frogman | For Teachers | ||
| Sylphie's Squizzes: Golden Wheel Spiders | For Teachers | ||
| Three...Two...One! | For Teachers | ||
| A Visit to the Art Gallery | For Teachers | ||
| Killer Colours | For Teachers | ||
| Wicked Red Riding Hood | For Teachers | ||
| Rainforest | For Teachers | ||
| Earth Quest Four | For Teachers | ||
| King Arthur's Special Delivery | For Teachers | ||
| Pollywog | For Teachers | ||
| A Friend for the Moon | For Teachers | ||
| Solar Powered and The Sun ( a comparison activity) | For Teachers | ||
| Will Wonders Never Cease? Ned in the Movies | For Teachers | ||
| Dotty, the Monkeys and the Moon | For Teachers | ||
| Going Up in the World | For Teachers | ||
| Transformation | For Teachers | ||
| The Art of Conversation | For Teachers | ||
| Bornean Bearded Pig | For Teachers | ||
| Storm | For Teachers | ||
| The Boy Who Cried Alf | For Teachers | ||
| Alfred Nobel: Merchant of Death, Man of Peace | For Teachers | ||
| What to Call a Dragon | For Teachers | ||
| Stone the Crows | For Teachers | ||
| Dossier of Discovery: Music in a Different Key | For Teachers | ||
| The Glorious Glossa | For Teachers | ||
| Just for Him | For Teachers | ||
| Winter's Grey | For Teachers | ||
| The Hare and the Tortoise... and the Turtle. | For Teachers | ||
| With the Sun on my Face | For Teachers | ||
| I'm Not Afraid | For Teachers | ||
| Scarecrow | For Teachers | ||
| Woof! | For Teachers | ||
| Something I Can Live With | For Teachers | ||
| Animal Talk | For Teachers | ||
Issue 3
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| Orbit 3, 2022 | For Teachers | ||
| Touchdown 3, 2022 | For Teachers | ||
| Blast Off 3, 2022 | For Teachers | ||
| Countdown 3, 2022 | For Teachers | ||
Issue 2
Mar
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| Making Perfect Scents | Plays | ||
| Countdown 2,2022 | For Teachers | ||
| Blast Off 2, 2022 | For Teachers | ||
| Orbit 2, 2022 | Emagazines | ||
| Touchdown 2, 2022 | For Teachers | ||
| Super-Smell | Fiction | ||
Issue 1
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| Countdown 1, 2022 | For Teachers | ||
| Touchdown 1, 2022 | For Teachers | ||
| Orbit 1, 2022 | For Teachers | ||
| Blast Off 1, 2022 | For Teachers | ||
2021
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| Orbit 10, 2021 | Emagazines | ||
| Blast Off 10, 2021 | Emagazines | ||
| Countdown 10, 2021 | Emagazines | ||
| Touchdown 10, 2021 | Emagazines | ||
Issue 9
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| Countdown 9, 2021 | Emagazines | ||
| Touchdown 9, 2021 | Emagazines | ||
| Orbit 9, 2021 | Emagazines | ||
| Blast Off 9, 2021 | Emagazines | ||
Issue 8
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| Countdown 8, 2021 | For Teachers | ||
| Blast Off 8, 2021 | For Teachers | ||
| Orbit 8, 2021 | For Teachers | ||
| Touchdown 8, 2021 | For Teachers | ||
Issue 7
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| Orbit 7, 2021 | For Teachers | ||
| Countdown 7, 2021 | For Teachers | ||
| Blast Off 7, 2021 | For Teachers | ||
| Touchdown 7, 2021 | For Teachers | ||
Issue 6
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| Touchdown 6, 2021 | For Teachers | ||
| Orbit 6, 2021 | For Teachers | ||
| Blast Off 6, 2021 | For Teachers | ||
| Countdown 6, 2021 | For Teachers | ||
Issue 5
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| Countdown 5, 2021 | Emagazines | ||
| Blast Off 5, 2021 | Emagazines | ||
| Orbit 5, 2021 | Emagazines | ||
| Touchdown 5, 2021 | Emagazines | ||
Issue 4
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| Touchdown 4, 2021 | Emagazines | ||
| Orbit 4, 2021 | Emagazines | ||
| Blast Off 4, 2021 | Emagazines | ||
| Countdown 4, 2021 | Emagazines | ||
Issue 3
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| Blast Off 3, 2021 | Emagazines | ||
| Orbit 3, 2021 | Emagazines | ||
| Touchdown 3, 2021 | Emagazines | ||
| Countdown 3, 2021 | Emagazines | ||
Issue 2
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| Blast Off 2, 2021 Learning Resources | Emagazines | ||
| Countdown 2, 2021 | Emagazines | ||
| Orbit 2, 2021 Learning Resources | Emagazines | ||
| Touchdown 2, 2021 Learning Resources | Emagazines | ||
Issue 1
Feb
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| Touchdown 1, 2021 Learning Resources | Emagazines | ||
| Orbit 1, 2021 Learning Resources | Emagazines | ||
| Blast Off 1, 2021 Learning Resources | Emagazines | ||
| Countdown 1, 2021 | Emagazines | ||
2020
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| The Rainy Season | Fiction | ||
| Straight Out of Science Fiction | Articles | ||
| Longing to Ride | Fiction | ||
| Orbit 10, 2020 | Articles | ||
| Touchdown 10, 2020 | Articles | ||
| Blast Off 10, 2020 | Articles | ||
| Countdown 10, 2020 | Articles | ||
Issue 9
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| Orbit 9, 2020 | Articles | ||
| Countdown 9. 2020 | Articles | ||
| Touchdown 9, 2020 | Articles | ||
| Blast Off 9, 2020 | Articles | ||
Issue 8
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| Blast Off 8, 2020 | Articles | ||
| Countdown 8, 2020 | Articles | ||
| Orbit 8, 2020 | Articles | ||
| Touchdown 8, 2020 | Articles | ||
| I am still Anna | Fiction | ||
Issue 7
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| Blast Off 7, 2020 | Articles | ||
| Countdown 7, 2020 | Articles | ||
| Orbit 7, 2020 | Articles | ||
| Touchdown 7, 2020 | Articles | ||
Issue 6
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| Blast Off 6, 2020 | Articles | ||
| Countdown 6, 2020 | Articles | ||
| Orbit 6, 2020 | Articles | ||
| Touchdown 6, 2020 | Articles | ||
| Talking to Tomorrow | Fiction | ||
Issue 5
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| Orbit 5, 2020 | Articles | ||
| Touchdown 5, 2020 | Articles | ||
| Countdown 5, 2020 | Articles | ||
| Blast Off 5, 2020 | Articles | ||
Issue 4
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| Blast Off 4, 2020 | Articles | ||
| Touchdown 4, 2020 | Articles | ||
| Orbit 4, 2020 | Articles | ||
| Countdown 4, 2020 | Other | ||
Issue 3
Apr
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| Countdown 3, 2020 | Other | ||
| Blast Off 3, 2020 | Articles | ||
| Finding Out | Fiction | ||
| Touchdown 3, 2020 | Articles | ||
| Orbit 3, 2020 | Articles | ||
Issue 2
Mar
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| Blast Off 2, 2020 | Articles | ||
| Countdown 2, 2020 | Other | ||
| Touchdown 2, 2020 | Articles | ||
| Orbit 2,2020 | Articles | ||
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| Robin Hood, the (Almost) true story (Blast Off 1, February 2020) | Plays | ||
| Blast Off 1, 2020 | Articles | ||
| Touchdown 1, 2020 | Articles | ||
| Orbit 1, 2020 | Articles | ||
| Birds that cannot Fly (Countdown 1, February 2020) | Articles | ||
| Countdown 1, 2020 | Other | ||
| Once Upon a Time (Countdown 1, February 2020) | Fiction | ||
2019
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| Missuk’s Snow Geese | Fiction | ||
Issue 9
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| Waiting (Blast Off 9, October 2019) | Fiction | ||
| Play with Your Words (Orbit 9, October 2019) | Articles | ||
| Dragon in the Sky (Countdown 9, October 2019) | Poems | ||
Issue 8
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| A History Through Chimneys (Touchdown 8, September 2019) | Poems | ||
Issue 5
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| Jack Flash (Countdown 5, June 2019) | Fiction | ||
| Fish Out of Water (Touchdown 5, June 2019) | Fiction | ||
Issue 4
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| You Can Have Mine (Blast Off 4, May 2019) | Fiction | ||
| A Train in Africa (Blast Off 4, May 2019) | Articles | ||
Issue 1
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| Birthday Bob | Other | ||