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Nursery Rhymes and Song Posters display text and images from traditional rhymes and songs. These posters are used during circle time and small-group activities as means of familiarizing students with the structure and sounds of oral language.
A Teacher Guide specifies learning objectives and provides background information, daily lesson plans, read-alouds, assessments, and other resources for teaching the domain.
The Activities Pages reinforce the content and skills taught in each domain. Practice opportunities are provided both in and out of the classroom.
Image Cards are used to reinforce and deepen students’ understanding of the information covered in the domain. They are primarily used during Extension Activities. Common exercises include sorting, retelling, and sequencing.
Each Flip Book contains a sequenced collection of images that accompany the Listening and Learning read-alouds. The engaging visuals reinforce students’ understanding of concepts and promote engagement with the text.
Transition Cards reinforce content and skills as students move between activities. Some of these cards may be used across multiple domains. Learning Center Cards provide teachers with suggested questions and prompts in order to facilitate language and promote student-to-student interaction.
These components are used to support instruction throughout all Preschool units.
Nuresry Rhymes and Song Posters
The All About Me domain introduces students to the human body and senses. Instruction and activities also support the development of emergent literacy skills such as phonological awareness, gross and fine motor movement, and print knowledge.
All About Me - Activity Pages
All About Me - Transition and Learning Center Cards
The Families and Communities domain builds students’ knowledge of families, homes, and community roles. Instruction and activities also support the development of emergent literacy skills such as phonological awareness, concepts of print, and handwriting strokes. Domain 2: Family and Communities - Teacher Guide Domain 2: Family and Communities - Flip Book Domain 2: Family and Communities - Image Cards Domain 2: Family and Communities - Activity Pages Domain 2: Family and Communities - Transition and Learning Center Cards The Animals domain builds students’ knowledge of various animals and their needs. Instruction and activities also support the development of emergent literacy skills such as syllable segmenting, identifying initial sounds, and handwriting strokes. Domain 3: Animals - Teacher Guide Domain 3: Animals - Image Cards Domain 3: Animals - Activity Pages
Domain 3: Animals - Transition and Learning Center Cards The Plants domain builds students’ knowledge of various plants and plant types. Instruction and activities also support the development of emergent literacy skills such as identifying initial and final sounds, writing letters in one’s name, and retelling a story. Domain 4: Plants - Teacher Guide Domain 4: Plants - Image Cards Domain 4: Plants - Activity Pages Domain 4: Plants - Transition and Learning Center Cards The Habitats domain builds students’ knowledge of plants and animals in various habitats. Instruction and activities also support the development of emergent literacy skills such as blending sounds, identifying sounds in words, sequencing events, and writing letters of the alphabet. Domain 5: Plants - Teacher Guide Domain 5: Plants - Image Cards Domain 5: Plants - Activity Pages Domain 5: Plants - Transition and Learning Center Cards The Classic Tales domain builds students’ knowledge of narrative language and the conventions of fictional storytelling. Classic Tales - Activity Pages The Important People in American History domain builds students’ knowledge of national holidays, figures, and events while introducing a variety of emerging literacy skills through child-friendly activities. The materials also contain four bonus lessons that are intended to be taught as a supplement to the core Important People in American History domain. Important People - Teacher Guide Important People - Image Cards Important People - Activity Pages Kindergarten Ancillary Materials - Large Card Sets Kindergarten Ancillary Materials - Sound Poster Sets Kindergarten Ancillary Materials - Sound Cards Kindergarten Ancillary Materials - Student Chaining Folder
Kindergarten Ancillary Materials - Small Letter Cards Kindergarten Ancillary Materials - Blending Picture Cards An introduction to nursery rhymes and fables, including Mother Goose poems and Aesop’s fables. By listening to nursery rhymes and repeating or reciting them, students learn vocabulary and build phonemic awareness. Well-known fables introduce students to new vocabulary and prompt discussion of character, virtues, and behavior. Read-Aloud Anthology: Nursery Rhymes and Fables Image Cards: Nursery Rhymes and Fables Flip Book: Nursery Rhymes and Fables Read-Aloud Supplemental Guide: Nursery Rhymes and Fables Students explore how they learn about the world using their five senses: sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch. Students also hear inspirational stories about individuals who overcame significant challenges posed by disabilities related to sight and hearing. Read-Aloud Anthology: The Five Sense Read-Aloud Supplemental Guide: The Five Sense Students are introduced to classic stories as well as trickster tales and fiction from other cultures. Students develop an awareness of language and recurring themes in children’s literature. Read-Aloud Supplemental Guide: Stories Read-aloud texts introduce students to the parts of plants and how they grow. Students gain basic knowledge of ecology and the interdependence of all living things. Read-Aloud Supplemental Guide: Plants Students learn about the importance of farms as a source of food and other products. They identify several farm animals and crops, and contrast how plants make their own food with how animals get their food by eating plants and other living things. Read-Aloud Supplemental Guide: Farms Students are introduced to the broad concept that indigenous peoples lived on the continents of North and South America long before European explorers arrived. Students explore the distinctive cultures of three Native American groups, as well as how conditions in different geographical regions influenced their ways of life. Read-Aloud Anthology: Native Americans Read-Aloud Supplemental Guide: Native Americans Students listen to read-aloud texts, both fiction and nonfiction, about kings, queens, and royal families. The selections build students’ understanding of responsibilities and customs associated with royalty throughout history. Read-Aloud Anthology: Kings and Queens Read-Aloud Supplemental Guide: Kings and Queens An introduction to weather and the seasons. Students learn that regions of Earth experience different characteristic weather patterns throughout the year. Read-Aloud Anthology: Seasons and Weather Image Cards: Seasons and Weather Flip Book: Seasons and Weather Read-Aloud Supplemental Guide: Seasons and Weather Students are introduced to key figures, events, and ideas associated with two episodes in the founding of the United States of America—the first voyage of Columbus in 1492 and the arrival of the Pilgrims in 1620. Read-Aloud Anthology: Columbus and the Pilgrims Image Cards: Columbus and the Pilgrims Flip Book: Columbus and the Pilgrims Read-Aloud Supplemental Guide: Columbus and the Pilgrims Students are introduced to the early history of the United States as they explore what daily life was like for people in colonial times. Read-Aloud Anthology: Colonial Towns and Townspeople Image Cards: Colonial Towns and Townspeople Flip Book: Colonial Towns and Townspeople Read-Aloud Supplemental Guide: Colonial Towns and Townspeople Students are introduced to the importance of environmental awareness and conservation as they become familiar with the earth’s natural resources and how people’s actions affect the environment. Read-Aloud Anthology: Taking Care of the Earth Image Cards: Taking Care of the Earth Flip Book: Taking Care of the Earth Read-Aloud Supplemental Guide: Taking Care of the Earth As students are introduced to the lives and legacies of five famous presidents, they learn about several national symbols, the branches of government, the role of the president, and elections. Read-Aloud Anthology: Presidents and American Symbols Image Cards: Presidents and American Symbols Flip Book: Presidents and American Symbols Read-Aloud Supplemental Guide: Presidents and American Symbols Unit 1 lays the groundwork for reading and writing. Students build awareness of environmental noises, of words within sentences, and of sounds within words. They also learn several writing strokes used to create letters. Teacher Guide: Kindergarten Skills Unit 1 Student Workbook: Kindergarten Skills Unit 1 Assessment and Remediation Guide: Kindergarten Skills Unit 1 In Unit 2, students learn how to blend syllables together to form multisyllabic words. They also learn how to orally produce two- and three-sound words by blending sounds. Teacher Guide: Kindergarten Skills Unit 2 Student Workbook: Kindergarten Skills Unit 2 Assessment and Remediation Guide: Kindergarten Skills Unit 2 In Unit 3, students are introduced to eight sounds and they practice blending these sounds into words. They also learn how to form the letters that make these sounds. Teacher Guide: Kindergarten Skills Unit 3 Student Workbook: Kindergarten Skills Unit 3 Assessment and Remediation Guide: Kindergarten Skills Unit 3 Unit 4 introduces students to eight new sounds. Through oral language games, chaining exercises, and story demonstrations with the decodable Big Book (Pet Fun), students practice blending these sounds into words. Students also practice previously learned letter-sound correspondences. Teacher Guide: Kindergarten Skills Unit 4 Student Workbook: Kindergarten Skills Unit 4 Big Book: Kindergarten Skills Unit 4 Assessment and Remediation Guide: Kindergarten Skills Unit 4 Unit 5 introduces students to eight new sounds, including a spelling alternative for /k/. Through oral language games, chaining exercises, and story demonstrations with the decodable Big Book (Ox and Man), students practice blending these sounds into words. Students also practice previously learned letter-sound correspondences. Teacher Guide: Kindergarten Skills Unit 5 Student Workbook: Kindergarten Skills Unit 5 Big Book: Kindergarten Skills Unit 5 - Ox and Man Assessment and Remediation Guide: Kindergarten Skills Unit 5 In Unit 6 students are encouraged to automatize the letter-sound correspondences and blending procedures they have learned so far. They are introduced to consonant clusters, letter names, rhyming words, and reading text independently. The decodable Student Reader (with Big Book) for Unit 6 is Kit. Teacher Guide: Kindergarten Skills Unit 6 Student Workbook: Kindergarten Skills Unit 6 Student Reader: Kindergarten Skills Unit 6 - Kit Big Book: Kindergarten Skills Unit 6 - Kit Assessment and Remediation Guide: Kindergarten Skills Unit 6 Unit 7 introduces students to digraphs. Students develop automaticity in blending and segmenting these sounds through phonemic awareness activities, chaining exercises, practice worksheets, and reading of their decodable Student Reader, Seth. Teacher Guide: Kindergarten Skills Unit 7 Student Workbook: Kindergarten Skills Unit 7 Student Reader: Kindergarten Skills Unit 7 - Seth Big Book: Kindergarten Skills Unit 7 - Seth Assessment and Remediation Guide: Kindergarten Skills Unit 7 Unit 8 introduces students to double-letter spellings for consonant sounds, as well as seven high-frequency Tricky Words. Results from this unit’s student performance task assessment inform which students are ready for the next unit and those who need targeted support with previously taught skills. The decodable Student Reader (with Big Book) for Unit 8 is Sam. Teacher Guide: Kindergarten Skills Unit 8 Student Workbook: Kindergarten Skills Unit 8 Student Reader: Kindergarten Skills Unit 8 - Sam Big Book: Kindergarten Skills Unit 8 - Sam Assessment and Remediation Guide: Kindergarten Skills Unit 8 In Unit 9 students practice writing uppercase letters and learn 17 new Tricky Words. This unit also introduces worksheets with story questions, comprehension questions related to the decodable Student Reader, Zach and Ann. Teacher Guide: Kindergarten Skills Unit 9 Student Workbook: Kindergarten Skills Unit 9 Student Reader: Kindergarten Skills Unit 9 - Zack and Ann Assessment and Remediation Guide: Kindergarten Skills Unit 9 Unit 10 introduces students to five new vowel sounds and eleven additional Tricky Words. The decodable Student Reader for Unit 10 is Scott. Students are administered a cumulative End-of-Year assessment, the results of which can be shared with first grade teachers via the End-of-Year Summary sheet included in the Student Workbook. Teacher Guide: Kindergarten Skills Unit 10 Student Workbook: Kindergarten Skills Unit 10 Student Reader: Kindergarten Skills Unit 10 - Scott The following ancillary components are used to support instruction in various units throughout the Grade 1 Skills strand: Consonant Flip Book: Grade 1 Ancillary Materials Vowel Flip Book: Grade 1 Ancillary Materials Spelling Cards: Grade 1 Ancillary Materials Large Number Cards: Grade 1 Ancillary Materials Individual Code Chart: Grade 1 Ancillary Materials Students are introduced to fables and stories that have delighted people for generations, including Aesop’s fables, a folktale of Anansi the Spider, and Beatrix Potter’s “The Tale of Peter Rabbit.” Students increase their vocabulary and reading comprehension skills, learn valuable lessons about virtues and behavior, and become familiar with the key elements of a story. Read-Aloud Anthology: Fables and Stories Image Cards: Fables and Stories Read-Aloud Supplemental Guild: Fables and Stories Students are introduced to the systems of the human body and the functions of major organs. They learn about care of the body, germs and disease, vaccines, and keys to good health. Read-Aloud: Anthology: The Human Body Read-Aloud Supplemental Guild: The Human Body Students encounter different cultures from around the world as they explore the ways in which folktales from different lands treat similar themes or characters, including variations on the Cinderella story, the adventures of supernaturally small characters, and the exploits of cunning tricksters. Read-Aloud: Anthology: Different Lands, Similar Stories Flip Book: Different Lands, Similar Stories Image Cards: Different Lands, Similar Stories Read-Aloud Supplemental Guild: Different Lands, Similar Stories What is needed to build a civilization? Going back to the ancient Middle East, students explore Mesopotamia and Egypt and learn about the importance of rivers, farming, writing, laws, art, and religious beliefs. A third section introduces the development of three major world religions (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam) to provide students with a basic vocabulary for understanding many events and ideas in history throughout their studies in later grades. Read-Aloud: Anthology: Early World Civilizations Flip Book: Early World Civilizations Image Cards: Early World Civilizations Read-Aloud Supplemental Guild: Early World Civilizations Students compare and contrast key features of the early civilizations of the Maya, Aztec, and Inca, and explore the development of cities such as Tenochtitlan and Machu Picchu. They are also introduced to the work of archaeologists who unearth ancient civilizations. Read-Aloud: Anthology: Early American Civilizations Flip Book: Early American Civilizations Image Cards: Early American Civilizations Read-Aloud Supplemental Guild: Early American Civilizations In this introduction to the solar system, students learn about Earth in relation to the moon, the other planets, the sun, and the stars. They learn about the sun as a source of light, heat, and energy. And they are introduced to space exploration, including the Apollo missions to the moon. Read-Aloud: Anthology: Astronomy Read-Aloud Supplemental Guild: Astronomy Students learn about the geographical features of the Earth’s surface, the layers of the Earth, rocks and minerals, volcanoes and geysers—and, last but not least, fossils and dinosaurs! Read-Aloud: Anthology: The History of the Earth Flip Book: The History of the Earth Image Cards: The History of the Earth Read-Aloud Supplemental Guild: The History of the Earth Students focus on the interconnectedness of living things with their physical environment as they learn what a habitat is and explore plants and animals in specific types of habitats. Read-Aloud: Anthology: Animals and Habitats Flip Book: Animals and Habitats Image Cards: Animals and Habitats Read-Aloud Supplemental Guild: Animals and Habitats Students are introduced to fairy tales that have been favorites for generations, including “Sleeping Beauty,” “Rumpelstiltskin,” “The Frog Prince,” “Hansel and Gretel,” and “Jack and the Beanstalk.” Students learn about the Brothers Grimm, identify common elements of fairy tales, consider problems and solutions, make interpretations, and compare and contrast different tales. Read-Aloud: Anthology: Fairy Tales Read-Aloud Supplemental Guild: Fairy Tales Students learn about the birth of the United States of America. They are introduced to important historical figures and events in the story of how the thirteen colonies became an independent nation. They also learn the significance of patriotic symbols, including the U.S. flag, the Liberty Bell, and the bald eagle. Read-Aloud: Anthology: A New Nation - America Flip Book: A New Nation - America Image Cards: A New Nation - America Read-Aloud Supplemental Guild: A New Nation - America Students are introduced to early exploration of the American West and learn about key figures such as Daniel Boone, Lewis and Clark, and Sacagawea. They learn how colonists spread westward, including their struggles and successes and their interactions with native peoples. Read-Aloud: Anthology: Frontier Explorers Image Cards: Frontier Explorers Read-Aloud Supplemental Guild: Frontier Explorers For students who completed the Kindergarten CKLA program, Unit 1 provides a review of the sounds and spellings taught in the CKLA Kindergarten curriculum. Students are introduced to Tricky Spellings (spellings that can be sounded more than one way) and Tricky Words (words that cannot be sounded out using the letter-sound correspondences taught so far). The decodable Student Reader for Unit 1 is Snap Shots. Teacher Guide: Grade 1 Skills Unit 1 Student Workbook: Grade 1 Skills Unit 1 Student Reader: Grade 1 Skills Unit 1 Big Book: Grade 1 Skills Unit 1 Assessment and Remediation Guide: Grade 1 Skills Unit 1 Unit 2 introduces five vowel sounds and the most common (or least ambiguous) spelling for each sound. Students learn to read and write words with separated digraphs (such as a and e in cake). The unit also includes grammar lessons on nouns (including proper nouns) as well as practice with new Tricky Words. The decodable Student Reader for Unit 2 is Gran. Teacher Guide: Grade 1 Skills Unit 2 Student Workbook: Grade 1 Skills Unit 2 Student Reader: Grade 1 Skills Unit 2 Big Book: Grade 1 Skills Unit 2 Assessment and Remediation Guide: Grade 1 Skills Unit 2 Unit 3 introduces students to five vowel sounds and the most common spelling for each sound, five new Tricky Words, and the Tricky Spelling “oo.” Grammar exercises focus on identifying verbs and verb tense (regular present, past, and future). Students begin formal instruction in the writing process with a focus on narrative writing.The decodable Student Reader for Unit 3 is Fables. Teacher Guide: Grade 1 Skills Unit 3 Student Workbook: Grade 1 Skills Unit 3 Student Reader: Grade 1 Skills Unit 3 Big Book: Grade 1 Skills Unit 3 Assessment and Remediation Guide: Grade 1 Skills Unit 3 Unit 4 introduces the most common (or least ambiguous) spellings for /r/-controlled vowel sounds. Students learn the concept of a syllable and practice with two-syllable words. Students are introduced to past-tense verb forms ending with –ed as they continue to work with nouns and verbs in phrases. Students are introduced to adjectives and they practice descriptive writing. The decodable Student Reader for Unit 4 is The Green Fern Zoo. Teacher Guide: Grade 1 Skills Unit 4 Student Workbook: Grade 1 Skills Unit 4 Student Reader: Grade 1 Skills Unit 4 Assessment and Remediation Guide: Grade 1 Skills Unit 4 In Unit 5, students begin learning spelling alternatives that make up the advanced code. They practice making nouns plural and changing spelling when adding suffixes. In grammar, students identify sentence types (statements, questions, and exclamations) and practice creating longer sentences. They plan, draft, and edit a letter in which they express their opinions to the main character of the decodable Student Reader for Unit 5, Kate’s Book. Teacher Guide: Grade 1 Skills Unit 5 Student Workbook: Grade 1 Skills Unit 5 Student Reader: Grade 1 Skills Unit 5 Assessment and Remediation Guide: Grade 1 Skills Unit 5 In Unit 6, students continue work with several spelling alternatives for consonant sounds. Students review nouns and pronouns and learn to match pronouns to the nouns to which they refer. They plan, draft, and edit a personal narrative. The decodable Student Reader for Unit 6 is Grace. Teacher Guide: Grade 1 Skills Unit 6 Student Workbook: Grade 1 Skills Unit 6 Student Reader: Grade 1 Skills Unit 6 Assessment and Remediation Guide: Grade 1 Skills Unit 6 In Unit 7, students continue to learn the advanced code, focusing on spelling alternatives for vowel sounds. In addition, students learn about the use of conjunctions and commas, as well as and noun-verb agreement in sentences. Students practice the writing process by planning, drafting, and editing an informative/explanatory text. The decodable Student Reader for Unit 7 is Kay and Martez. Students are administered a cumulative End-of-Year assessment, the results of which can be shared with second grade teachers via the End-of-Year Summary sheet included in the Student Workbook. Teacher Guide: Grade 1 Skills Unit 1 Student Workbook: Grade 1 Skills Unit 1 Student Reader: Grade 1 Skills Unit 7 Spelling Cards: Grade 2 Ancillary Materials Consonant Flip Book: Grade 2 Ancillary Materials Vowel Flip Book: Grade 2 Ancillary Materials Individual Code Chart: Grade 2 Ancillary Materials Assessment and Remediation Guide: Grade 2 Ancillary Materials Fluency Packet: Grade 2 Ancillary Materials Students are introduced to three classic fairy tales: “The Fisherman and His Wife,” “The Emperor’s New Clothes,” and “Beauty and the Beast.” They consider characteristic elements of fairy tales and consider problems faced by the characters as well as lessons each story conveys. Students then turn to the American frontier and tall tales about Paul Bunyan, Pecos Bill, John Henry, and Casey Jones. They learn about the characteristics of tall tales, such as exaggeration and larger-than-life characters. Read-Aloud Anthology: Fairy Tales and Tall Tales Flip Book: Fairy Tales and Tall Tales Image Cards: Fairy Tales and Tall Tales Read-Aloud Supplement Guide: Fairy Tales and Tall Tales Students are introduced to the continent of Asia and its two most populous countries, India and China. Students learn about early India, the importance of the Indus and Ganges Rivers, and the basics of Hinduism and Buddhism. Students then explore early Chinese civilization and its lasting contributions, including paper, silk, and the Great Wall of China. In addition, students are introduced to related folktales and poetry, including “The Tiger, the Brahman, and the Jackal,” “The Blind Men and the Elephant,” and “The Magic Paintbrush.” Read-Aloud Anthology: Early Asian Civilizations Flip Book: Early Asian Civilizations Image Cards: Early Asian Civilizations Read-Aloud Supplement Guide: Early Asian Civilizations Students explore the civilization of ancient Greece, which lives on in many ways—in our language, government, art and architecture, the Olympics, and more. Students learn about the city-states of Sparta and Athens, Greek democracy, the gods and goddesses of the ancient Greeks, and the philosophers Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. Read-Aloud Anthology: The Ancient Greek Civilization Flip Book: The Ancient Greek Civilization Image Cards: The Ancient Greek Civilization Read-Aloud Supplement Guide: The Ancient Greek Civilization Building on the Ancient Greek Civilization domain, students explore several well-known Greek myths and mythical characters, including Prometheus and Pandora, Demeter and Persephone, Arachne the Weaver, Oedipus and the Sphinx, Theseus and the Minotaur, and others. Students learn about common characteristics of myths and examine story elements in the myths. Read-Aloud Anthology: Greek Myths Read-Aloud Supplement Guide: Greek Myths Students are introduced to major figures and events in the War of 1812, sometimes called America’s second war for independence. Students learn about James and Dolley Madison, “Old Ironsides,” “The Star-Spangled Banner,” the Battle of New Orleans, and more, all of which build a foundation for more in-depth study in later grades. Read-Aloud Anthology: The War of 1812 Read-Aloud Supplement Guide: The War of 1812 Students are introduced to natural cycles that make life on Earth possible. Students will learn about seasonal cycles, plant and animal life cycles, and the water cycle. Students will also enjoy poems by Emily Dickinson and Robert Louis Stevenson. Read-Aloud Anthology: Cycles of Nature Read-Aloud Supplement Guide: Cycles of Nature Students are introduced students to an important period in the history of the United States—the time of westward expansion during the 1800s. Students explore why pioneers were willing to endure the hardships to move westward, and learn about innovations in transportation and communication, including the steamboat, the Transcontinental Railroad, and the Pony Express. Students also come to understand the hardships and tragedies that Native Americans endured because of westward expansion. Read-Aloud Anthology: Western Expansion Image Cards: Western Expansion Read-Aloud Supplement Guide: Western Expansion Students learn about the characteristics of insects, the largest group of animals on Earth. Students explore insect life cycles and social insects such as bees and ants. They consider helpful and harmful aspects of insects. This domain lays the foundation for more in-depth study in later grades of life cycles and animal classification. Read-Aloud Supplement Guide: Insects This domain lays the foundation for more in-depth study in later grades of a critical period in American history. Students learn about the controversy between the North and the South over slavery. Students also become familiar with the achievements of key historical figures during this time, including Harriet Tubman, Clara Barton, Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant, and Robert E. Lee. Read-Aloud Anthology: The U.S. Civil War Image Cards: The U.S. Civil War Read-Aloud Supplement Guide: The U.S. Civil War Students learn about Anton van Leeuwenhoek and his pioneering work with the microscope. They then proceed to explore a number of topics regarding the human body, including cells, tissues, organs, and body systems, with a focus on the digestive and excretory systems. In addition, students learn about good nutrition and other keys to good health. Read-Aloud Anthology: The Human Body - Building Blocks Flip Book: The Human Body - Building Blocks Image Cards: The Human Body - Building Blocks Read-Aloud Supplement Guide: The Human Body - Building Blocks Students explore the idea of e pluribus unum and the importance of immigration in the history of the United States, with a focus on the great wave of immigration between 1880 and 1920. They learn reasons why people immigrated and why they settled in particular cities or regions. In learning about citizenship, students are introduced to basic knowledge about the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Read-Aloud Anthology: Immigration Read-Aloud Supplement Guide: Immigration Students learn about seven key figures who fought for a cause and, against great opposition, stood up for what they believed in: Susan B. Anthony, Eleanor Roosevelt, Mary McLeod Bethune, Jackie Robinson, Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Cesar Chavez. Students explore the connection between ideas and actions, and see how people can do extraordinary things to change a nation’s understanding and actions. Read-Aloud Anthology: Fighting for a Cause Flip Book: Fighting for a Cause Image Cards: Fighting for a Cause Read-Aloud Supplement Guide: Fighting for a Cause For students who completed the first grade CKLA program, Unit 1 serves as a review. This unit focuses on various spellings with an emphasis on consonant sounds, one- and two-syllable words, and high-frequency Tricky Words. The decodable Student Reader for Unit 1 is The Cat Bandit. Teacher Guide: Seond Grade Skills Unit 1 Student Workbook: Grade 2 Skills Unit 1 Student Reader: Grade 2 Skills Unit 1 For students who completed the first grade CKLA program, Unit 2 largely serves as a review. This unit focuses on various spellings with an emphasis on vowel sounds. Students read one- and two-syllable words, as well as contractions. They practice with a number of high-frequency Tricky Words. They learn about the use of quotation marks and begin instruction in the writing process, writing narratives and opinions. The decodable Student Reader for Unit 2 is Bedtime Tales. Teacher Guide: Second Grade Skills Unit 2 Student Workbook: Grade 2 Skills Unit 2 Student Reader: Grade 2 Skills Unit 2 Unit 3 introduces spelling alternatives for vowel sounds, as well as various tricky spellings (spellings that can stand for more than one sound, such as “o” in hop or open). Students practice writing a personal narrative. Grammar instruction focuses on capitalization, quotation marks, ending punctuation, and common and proper nouns. Students are also introduced to antonyms and synonyms. The decodable Student Reader for Unit 3 is Kids Excel. Teacher Guide: Second Grade Skills Unit 3 Student Workbook: Grade 2 Skills Unit 3 Student Reader: Grade 2 Skills Unit 3 Students are introduced to more spelling alternatives for vowel sounds, as well as three tricky spellings (spellings that can stand for more than one sound, such as “y” in try or yes). Students practice persuasive writing as part of a friendly letter. In grammar, students review singular and regular plural nouns, as well as common and proper nouns. They are introduced to the formation of irregular plural nouns, as well as action verbs and to be verbs. The decodable Student Reader for Unit 4 is The Job Hunt. Teacher Guide: Second Grade Skills Unit 4 Student Workbook: Grade 2 Skills Unit 4 Student Reader: Grade 2 Skills Unit 4 Unit 5 introduces spelling alternatives for vowel sounds and the schwa sound. Students practice chunking phonemes as a means of reading multi-syllable words. They review grammar skills and learn about adjectives, as well as how to identify the subject and predicate in a complete sentence. Additionally, students continue to practice narrative writing by rewriting an ending to a story from their decodable Student Reader, Sir Gus. Teacher Guide: Second Grade Skills Unit 5 Student Workbook: Grade 2 Skills Unit 5 Student Reader: Grade 2 Skills Unit 5 Unit 6 introduces several new spelling alternatives for vowel and consonant sounds. Students review grammar skills and learn about adverbs. They also learn to distinguish complete from incomplete sentences, as well as how to identify and correct run-on sentences. Students are introduced to expository or report writing. The decodable Student Reader for Unit 6 is The War of 1812. Students are administered a cumulative End-of-Year Assessment, the results of which can be shared with third grade teachers via the End-of-Year Summary sheet included in the Student Workbook. Teacher Guide: Second Grade Skills Unit 6 Student Workbook: Grade 2 Skills Unit 6 Student Reader: Grade 2 Skills Unit 6 Timeline Cards: Grade 2 Skills Unit 6 Consonant Flip Book: Grade 3 Ancillary Materials Vowel Flip Book: Grade 3 Ancillary Materials Spelling Cards: Grade 3 Ancillary Materials Wiggle Cards: Grade 3 Ancillary Materials Assessment and Remediation Guide: Grade 3 Ancillary Materials Fluency Packet: Grade 3 Ancillary Materials Individual Code Chart: Grade 3 Ancillary Materials Students are introduced to the adventures of Mole, Rat, Badger, and Toad in selections from The Wind in the Willows. Listening to these stories and participating in associated activities reinforces students’ understanding of story elements and exposes them to rich vocabulary, language, and syntax. Read-Aloud Anthology: Classic Tales - The Wind in the Willows Flip Book: Classic Tales - The Wind in the Willows Image Cards: Classic Tales - The Wind in the Willows Students are introduced to the science of classification. They learn about five groups of vertebrates, why scientists classify animals into groups, and the characteristics of these groupings. Read-Aloud Anthology: Classic Tales - Classification of Animals Flip Book: Classic Tales - Classification of Animals Image Cards: Classic Tales - Classification of Animals As part of their study of human body systems, students examine the structure and functions of the skeletal, muscular, and nervous systems. Students also learn about the senses of sight and hearing, and how the eyes and ears work. Read-Aloud Anthology: The Human Body Systems and Senses Flip Book: The Human Body Systems and Senses Image Cards: The Human Body Systems and Senses Students are introduced to ancient Roman society and the rise and decline of the Roman Empire. They learn about Roman geography, government, major leaders, monumental battles, myths and legends, social class structure, and forms of entertainment. They also learn about the lasting legacy of ancient Roman civilization in our art, architecture, language, and laws. Read-Aloud Anthology: The Ancient Roman Civilization Flip Book: The Ancient Roman Civilization Image Cards: The Ancient Roman Civilization Students learn about the properties of light and sound, how light and sound travel, and how light and sound can be manipulated. They also learn about the life and contributions of Alexander Graham Bell, including his experience with teaching the deaf. Read-Aloud Anthology: Light and Sound Students are introduced to the seafaring warriors from Scandinavia known as Vikings. Students also learn about the culture, beliefs, and everyday life of the Norse people. Read-Aloud Anthology: The Viking Age Students learn about the planets in our solar system, as well as celestial objects such as asteroids, meteoroids, and comets. They are also introduced to galaxies, the Big Bang theory, and key people involved in the study and exploration of space. Read-Aloud Anthology: Astronomy - Our Solar System and Beyond Flip Book: Astronomy - Our Solar System and Beyond Image Cards: Astronomy - Our Solar System and Beyond Students learn about early migrations across a land bridge from from Asia to North America. They learn how early Native American people moved across the Americas and how they adapted to their new environments. Read-Aloud Anthology: Native Americans - Regions and Cultures Flip Book: Native Americans - Regions and Cultures Image Cards: Native Americans - Regions and Cultures Students learn about the motivations behind European exploration and how those motivations changed over time. They also learn how European explorers and settlers interacted with the Native Americans. Read-Aloud Anthology: European Exploration of North America Flip Book: European Exploration of North America Image Cards: European Exploration of North America Students learn how the English colonies in North America were established and how each developed a distinctive culture. They also learn how the climate, geography, and motivations of the settlers influenced life in each of the 13 colonies. Read-Aloud Anthology: Colonial America Students learn about how all living species in an ecosystem are interdependent and interconnected. They also learn about changes to the environment due to natural occurrences as well as the actions of people. Unit 1 reinforces many of the skills taught and practiced in the grade 2 Skills program. Students also read a series of literary excerpts in the Student Reader, Classic Tales. In addition, a Beginning-of-the-Year Assessment is administered to each student in order to identify code knowledge gaps. Teacher Guide: Grade 3 Skills Unit 1 Student Workbook: Grade 3 Skills Unit 1 Student Reader: Grade 3 Skills Unit 1 Supplemental Reader: Grade 3 Skills Unit 1 Supplemental Workbook: Grade 3 Skills Unit 1 Workbook Answer Key: Grade 3 Skills Unit 1 Unit 2 introduces the Skills components of spelling, grammar, and morphology. Students also read Rattenborough’s Guide to Animals and learn about warm-blooded and cold-blooded animals, vertebrates and invertebrates, and how scientists classify living things. Teacher Guide: Grade 3 Skills Unit 2 Student Workbook: Grade 3 Skills Unit 2 Student Reader: Grade 3 Skills Unit 2 Vocabulary Cards Images: Grade 3 Skills Unit 2 Vocabulary Cards: Grade 3 Skills Unit 2 In Unit 3, students continue to learn and refine skills in spelling, dictionary use, grammar, and morphology. They also learn how to write a paragraph with a topic and concluding sentence. Through their Reader, How Does Your Body Work?, students learn about the skeletal, muscular, and nervous systems of the body. Teacher Guide: Grade 3 Skills Unit 3 Student Workbook: Grade 3 Skills Unit 3 Student Reader: Grade 3 Skills Unit 3 Vocabulary Cards Images: Grade 3 Skills Unit 3 Vocabulary Cards: Grade 3 Skills Unit 3 In Unit 4, students continue to build skills in spelling, dictionary use, grammar, and morphology. Through their Student Reader, Stories of Ancient Rome, they compare and contrast present-day Rome with the Ancient Roman Empire, learn about the legend of Romulus and Remus, and read several Roman myths. Teacher Guide: Grade 3 Skills Unit 4 Student Workbook: Grade 3 Skills Unit 4 Student Reader: Grade 3 Skills Unit 4 Vocabulary Cards Images: Grade 3 Skills Unit 4 Vocabulary Cards: Grade 3 Skills Unit 4 In Unit 5, students learn how to build sentences using adjectives, adverbs, and synonyms. They also practice reading and spelling words with the /ee/ and /ae/ sounds. Through the Student Reader, Adventures in Light and Sound, they are introduced to the concepts of refraction, reflection, pitch, volume, and intensity. Teacher Guide: Grade 3 Skills Unit 5 Student Workbook: Grade 3 Skills Unit 5 Student Reader: Grade 3 Skills Unit 5 Vocabulary Cards Images: Grade 3 Skills Unit 5 Vocabulary Cards: Grade 3 Skills Unit 5 Unit 6 contains a Mid-Year Assessment that evaluates students’ ability to apply grade 3 skills taught thus far. Lessons following this assessment allot time to remediate skills in need of re-teaching as well as provide enrichment opportunities. Through the Student Reader, Gods, Giants, and Dwarves, students learn about Norse mythology. Teacher Guide: Grade 3 Skills Unit 6 Student Workbook: Grade 3 Skills Unit 6 Student Reader: Grade 3 Skills Unit 6 Vocabulary Cards Images: Grade 3 Skills Unit 6 Vocabulary Cards: Grade 3 Skills Unit 6 In Unit 7, students continue to build skills in spelling, grammar, and morphology. In addition through their Student Reader, What’s in Our Universe, they build a greater understanding of the universe and the celestial bodies within it. At the end of the unit, students apply note-taking skills and their knowledge of the qualities of strong paragraphs to write a research paper on a topic about astronomy. Teacher Guide: Grade 3 Skills Unit 7 Student Workbook: Grade 3 Skills Unit 7 Student Reader: Grade 3 Skills Unit 7 Vocabulary Cards Images: Grade 3 Skills Unit 7 Vocabulary Cards: Grade 3 Skills Unit 7 In Unit 8, students continue to build skills in spelling, grammar, and morphology. The Student Reader, Native American Stories, depicts specific groups of Native Americans living in various regions of North America from an earlier period in time. As students read the text, they consider how people adapt to their environment and how that adaptation can shape their culture. Teacher Guide: Grade 3 Skills Unit 8 Student Workbook: Grade 3 Skills Unit 8 Student Reader: Grade 3 Skills Unit 8 Vocabulary Cards Images: Grade 3 Skills Unit 8 Vocabulary Cards: Grade 3 Skills Unit 8 In Unit 9, students continue to build skills in spelling, grammar, and morphology. Through their Reader, The Age of Exploration, students learn about navigation, early notions of the location of continents, and journeys to new lands. The explorers studied include Christopher Columbus, Francisco Vasquez de Coronado, John Cabot, Henry Hudson, and Samuel de Champlain. Teacher Guide: Grade 3 Skills Unit 9 Student Workbook: Grade 3 Skills Unit 9 Student Reader: Grade 3 Skills Unit 9 Vocabulary Cards Images: Grade 3 Skills Unit 9 Vocabulary Cards: Grade 3 Skills Unit 9 In Unit 10, students continue to build skills in spelling, grammar, and morphology. Through their Reader, Living in Colonial America, students learn about life in each of the 13 colonies as well as what it was like for people to settle in a new land. Teacher Guide: Grade 3 Skills Unit 10 Student Workbook: Grade 3 Skills Unit 10 Student Reader: Grade 3 Skills Unit 10 Vocabulary Cards Images: Grade 3 Skills Unit 10 Vocabulary Cards: Grade 3 Skills Unit 10 Unit 11’s Student Reader, Introduction to Ecology, familiarizes students with the concepts of food chains, the balance of nature, changes to the environment, and protecting the environment. Students are administered a cumulative End-of-Year assessment, the results of which can be shared with fourth grade teachers via the End-of-Year Assessment Summary sheet included in the Student Workbook. Teacher Guide: Grade 3 Skills Unit 11 Student Workbook: Grade 3 Skills Unit 11 Student Reader: Grade 3 Skills Unit 11 Vocabulary Cards Images: Grade 3 Skills Unit 11 Vocabulary Cards: Grade 3 Skills Unit 11 Introduction: Teacher Guide - Grade 4 Decoding and Encoding Remediation Supplement - Fourth and Fifth Grades Beginning-of-Year Assessment: Teacher Guide - Grade 4 Yearlong Teacher Resources: Teacher Guide - Grade 4 Ancillary Materials Fluency Supplement: Fourth and Grade 5 Ancillary Materials Students develop reading and writing skills through engagement with informational text in the Student Reader Knights, Castles, and Chivalry. The unit provides background information to place the Middle Ages in western Europe in historical and geographical context. Students learn about the feudal system, chivalry, manors, the growth of towns, the power of the Christian Church, the Magna Carta, the plague, and the legacy of the Middle Ages. Students review the writing process and engage in an extended writing project. Lessons include explicit instruction in grammar, morphology, and spelling. Teacher Guide: The Middle Ages - Unit 2 Activity Book: The Middle Ages - Unit 2 Student Reader: Knights, Castles and Chivalry - Unit 2 Digital Components: The Middle Ages - Unit 2 Alignment Chart: The Middle Ages - Unit 2 Students develop reading, writing, listening, and thinking skills through engagement with informational text in the Student Reader The Changing Earth. Students explore how different geological processes shape the earth’s landscape and related environments. Students learn that the earth is composed of layers that, through heat and pressure, cause movements that result in geological features above and below earth’s surface, such as mountains, volcanoes, and trenches. Students also study rock formation, weathering, and erosion in order to understand how the earth changes over time. Students write informational and descriptive paragraphs and practice using figurative language. Lessons include explicit instruction in grammar, morphology, and spelling. Teacher Guide: Geology - Unit 6 Activity Book: Geology - Unit 6 Student Reader: Geology - Unit 6 Digital Components: Geology - Unit 6 Alignment Chart: Geology - Unit 6 Students develop reading, writing, listening, and thinking skills through engagement with informational text in the Student Reader The Road to Independence. Students explore disagreements about principles of government that led the colonists in North America to seek independence from Great Britain. Students learn about the major figures, causes, and consequences of the American Revolution, and about significant ideas and values at the heart of the conflict. Students also read literary selections by Phillis Wheatley and Washington Irving. Students write a cause-and-effect essay. Lessons include explicit instruction in grammar, morphology, and spelling. Teacher Guide: American Revolution - Unit 7 Activity Book: American Revolution - Unit 7 Student Reader: American Revolution - Unit 7 Digital Components: American Revolution - Unit 7 Alignment Chart: American Revolution - Unit 7 Treasure Island chronicles the adventures of the young narrator, Jim Hawkins, who discovers a treasure map and travels in search of the treasure on a distant island. The novel vividly portrays Jim’s encounters with dangerous pirates and shows how Jim uses his wits to outsmart the pirates. Through reading an abridged version of this classic novel, students learn about the adventure story as a specific genre of fiction. They explore the development of plot, characters, setting, and literary elements over the course of a longer work of fiction. Students also learn about topics relevant to the novel, such as geography and sailing. Students write a character sketch and an adventure story. Lessons include explicit instruction in grammar, morphology, and spelling. Teacher Guide: Treasure Island - Unit 8 Activity Book: Treasure Island - Unit 8 Student Reader: Treasure Island - Unit 8 Digital Components: Treasure Island - Unit 8 Alignment Chart: Treasure Island - Unit 8 Introduction: Teacher Guide - Grade 5 Decoding and Encoding Remediation Supplement - Fourth and Fifth Grades Beginning-of-Year Assessment: Teacher Guide - Grade 5 Yearlong Teacher Resources: Teacher Guide - Grade 5 Ancillary Materials Fluency Supplement: Fourth and Grade 5 Ancillary Materials Students develop reading, writing, listening, and thinking skills through engagement with informational text in the Student Reader Maya, Aztec, and Inca. Students explore the complex civilizations developed by the Maya, Aztec, and Inca prior to the arrival of Europeans. Students learn about the geography of each region. They learn about the innovations and discoveries made in these civilizations, and read some of their myths. Students use the writing process to write an informative or explanatory report that compares and contrasts the three civilizations. Lessons include explicit instruction in grammar, morphology, and spelling. Teacher Guide: Early American Civilizations - Unit 2 Activity Book: Early American Civilizations - Unit 2 Student Reader: Early American Civilizations - Unit 2 Digital Components: Early American Civilizations - Unit 2 Alignment Chart: Early American Civilizations - Unit 2 Students develop reading, writing, listening, and thinking skills through engagement with informational text in the Student Reader Patrons, Artists, and Scholars. Students explore the Renaissance, the “rebirth” of ideas from ancient Greece and Rome that began in powerful Italian city states and then spread through much of Europe. Students learn how increased trade led to new wealth, and how wealthy families and the Church acted as patrons to support artists. Students are introduced to Renaissance art and literature through the works of masters such as Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael, Donatello, Brunelleschi, Botticelli, Bruegel, Dürer, Van Eyck, Machiavelli, Castiglione, Cervantes, and Shakespeare. Students conduct research about a famous Renaissance artist to compose a biographical essay. Lessons include explicit instruction in grammar, morphology, and spelling. Teacher Guide: The Renaissance - Unit 6 Activity Book: The Renaissance - Unit 6 Student Reader: The Renaissance - Unit 6 Digital Components: The Renaissance - Unit 6 Alignment Chart: The Renaissance - Unit 6 Students develop reading, writing, listening, and thinking skills through engagement with informational text in the Student Reader Shifts in Power. Students explore the Reformation, the 16th-century religious and political upheaval that challenged the power of the Catholic Church and led to the creation of Protestantism. Students learn about Gutenberg’s invention of an efficient printing press, which led to increased literacy while also fueling the Reformation by spreading the ideas of Martin Luther and others. Students learn how the scientific discoveries of Copernicus and Galileo challenged religious doctrine, and how the Church responded. Students write a friendly letter, and they plan and create a slide presentation. Lessons include explicit instruction in grammar, morphology, and spelling. Teacher Guide: The Reformation - Unit 7 Activity Book: The Reformation - Unit 7 Student Reader: The Reformation - Unit 7 Digital Components: The Reformation - Unit 7 Alignment Chart: The Reformation - Unit 7 Students develop reading, writing, listening, and thinking skills through engagement with informational text in the Student Reader A Changing Landscape. Students learn about the Great Basin, Plateau, Plains, and Pacific Northwest Indians. Students explore the intricate connections between the ways of life of these Native American peoples and their specific regions and landscapes. Students learn how American government policies affected Native American cultures from the 1800s on. Students also read Native American myths and tales from specific peoples. In writing a persuasive essay, students practice skills of notetaking, incorporating evidence, and crafting an argument. Lessons include explicit instruction in grammar, morphology, and spelling. Teacher Guide: Native Americans - Unit 9 Activity Book: Native Americans - Unit 9 Student Reader: Native Americans - Unit 9 Digital Components: Native Americans - Unit 9 Alignment Chart: Native Americans - Unit 9CKLA Preschool Domain 2: Families and Communities
CKLA Preschool Domain 3: Animals
CKLA Preschool Domain 4: Plants
CKLA Preschool Domain 5: Habitats
CKLA Preschool: Classic Tales
CKLA Preschool: Important People in America
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Kindergarten Language Arts
CKLA ancillary materials: kindergarten skills
Large Cards are used in chaining exercises to help students practice phonemic spelling while also offering them an opportunity for movement.
he Sound Posters provide a visual reminder of the code knowledge students have been taught, and are a useful reference for spelling and writing. They are used in conjunction with the Sound Cards in Units 3–5, 7–8, and 10 of the Kindergarten Skills strand.
The Sound Cards include a spelling and a visual representation of a sound. They are used in conjunction with the Sound Posters in Units 3–5, 7–8, and 10 of the Kindergarten Skills strand.
Student Chaining Folders provide spelling practice. Students arrange Small Letter Cards on these folders in order to spell words comprised of sound spellings that have been taught. Student Chaining Folders are used in Units 5–7 of the Kindergarten Skills strand.
Small Letter Cards provide spelling practice. Students arrange the cards on their Chaining Folders in order to spell words with the sound spellings that have been taught. Small Letter Cards are used in Units 5–7 of the Kindergarten Skills strand.
The Blending Picture Cards are used as part of early blending practice. They are designed to provide a visual cue, which supports students with blending the names of various objects. Blending Picture Cards are exclusively used in Unit 2 of the Kindergarten Skills strand.CKLA Kindergarten Domain 1: Nursery Rhymes and Fables
CKLA Kindergarten Domain 2: Human Body - Five Senses
CKLA Kindergarten Domain 3: Stories
CKLA Kindergarten Domain 4: Plants
CKLA Kindergarten Domain 5: Farms
CKLA Kindergarten Domain 6: Native Americans
CKLA Kindergarten Domain 7: Kings and Queens
CKLA Kindergarten Domain 8: Seasons and Weather
CKLA Kindergarten Domain 9: Colonial Towns and Townspeople
CKLA Kindergarten Domain 10: Colonial Towns and Townspeople
CKLA Kindergarten Domain 11: Taking Care of the Earth
CKLA Kindergarten Domain 12: Presidents and American Symbols
CKLA Unit 1: Kindergarten Skills
CKLA Unit 2: Kindergarten Skills
CKLA Unit 3: Kindergarten Skills
CKLA Unit 4: Kindergarten Skills - Pet Fun
CKLA Unit 5: Kindergarten Skills - Ox and Man
CKLA Unit 6: Kindergarten Skills - Kit
CKLA Unit 7: Kindergarten Skills - Seth
CKLA Unit 8: Kindergarten Skills - Sam
CKLA Unit 9: Kindergarten Skills - Zach and Ann
CKLA Unit 10: Kindergarten Skills - Scott
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Grade 1 Language Arts
CKLA Ancillary Materials:Grade 1 Skills
Grade 1 Teacher Components
Grade 1 Student Component
CKLA Grade 1 Ancillary Materials: Grade 1 Skills
The Consonant Code Flip Book is used to introduce or review consonant sound-spelling correspondences. It can also be utilized at any time to support individuals or groups in need of targeted remediation and practice.
The Vowel Code Flip Book is used to introduce or review vowel sound-spelling correspondences. It can also be utilized at any time to support individuals or groups in need of targeted remediation and practice.
Spelling Cards are used in conjunction with the Consonant and Vowel Flip Books to record student progress. Teachers affix the spelling to the corresponding chart when a new sound-spelling is introduced.
Large Cards are used in chaining exercises to help students practice phonemic spelling while also offering them an opportunity for movement.
Students use the Individual Code Chart to record the sound-spelling correspondences they have learned. They are encouraged to refer to the Individual Code Chart when reading and writing independently.CKLA Grade 1 Domain 1: Fables and Stories
CKLA Grade 1 Domain 2: The Human Body
CKLA Grade 1 Domain 3: Different Lands, Similar Stories
CKLA Grade 1 Domain 4: Early World Civilizations
CKLA Grade 1 Domain 5: Early American Civilizations
CKLA Grade 1 Domain 6: Astronomy
CKLA Grade 1 Domain 7: The History of the Earth
CKLA Grade 1 Domain 8: Animals and Habitats
CKLA Grade 1 Domain 9: Fairy Tales
CKLA Grade 1 Domain 10: A New Nation - America
CKLA Grade 1 Domain 11: Frontier Explorers
CKLA Unit 1: Grade 1 Skills - Snap Shots
CKLA Unit 2: Grade 1 Skills - Gran
CKLA Unit 3: Grade 1 Skills - Gables
CKLA Unit 4: Grade 1 Skills - The Green Fern Zoo
CKLA Unit 5: Grade 1 Skills - Kate's Book
CKLA Unit 6: Grade 1 Skills - Grace
CKLA Unit 7: Grade 1 Skills - Kay and Martez
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Grade 2 Language Arts
CKLA Ancillary Materials: Grade 2 Skills
Spelling Cards are used in conjunction with the Consonant and Vowel Flip Books to record student progress. Teachers affix the spelling to the corresponding chart when a new sound-spelling is introduced.
The Consonant Code Flip Book is used to introduce or review consonant sound-spelling correspondences. It can also be utilized at any time to support individuals or groups in need of targeted remediation and practice.
The Vowel Code Flip Book is used to introduce or review vowel sound-spelling correspondences. It can also be utilized at any time to support individuals or groups in need of targeted remediation and practice.
Students use the Individual Code Chart to record the sound-spelling correspondences they have learned. They are encouraged to refer to the Individual Code Chart when reading and writing independently.
The Assessment and Remediation Guide provides re-teaching and reinforcement of grade-level objectives that were not mastered in Skill Strand lessons. This online-only resource assists teachers with determining students’ needs, selecting activities and materials that target those needs, adjusting instructional difficulty, and monitoring progress. Use of this resource creates continuity between core classroom and support instruction.
The Fluency Packet provides opportunities for students to practice reading with fluency and expression. This online-only resource contains poetry, fiction, and nonfiction, as well as Reader’s Theater selections.CKLA Grade 2 Domain 1: Fairy Tales and Tall Tales
CKLA Domain 2: Early Asian Civilizations - Grade 2
CKLA Grade 2 Domain 3: The Ancient Greek Civilization - Grade 2
CKLA Grade 2 Domain 4: Greek Myths - Grade 2
CKLA Grade 2 Domain 5: The War of 1812 - Grade 2
CKLA Grade 2 Domain 6: Cycles of Nature - Grade 2
CKLA Domain Grade 2 7: Western Expansion - Grade 2
CKLA Grade 2 Domain 8: Insects - Grade 2
CKLA Grade 2 Domain 9: The U.S. Civil War - Grade 2
CKLA Grade 2 Domain 10: The Human Body - Building Blocks - Grade 2
CKLA Grade 2 Domain 11: Immigration - Grade 2
CKLA Grade 2 Domain 12: Fighting for a Cause - Grade 2
CKLA Grade 2 Unit 1: Grade 2 Skills - The Cat Bandit
CKLA Grade 2 Unit 2: Grade 2 Skills - Bedtime Tales
CKLA Grade 2 Unit 3: Grade 2 Skills - Kids Excel
CKLA Grade 2 Unit 4: Grade 2 Skills - The Job Hunt
CKLA Grade 2 Unit 5: Grade 2 Skills - Sir Gus
CKLA Grade 2 Unit 6 Second Grade Skills - The War of 1812
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Grade 3 Language Arts
CKLA Grade 3 Ancillary Materials: Grade 2 Skills
The Consonant Code Flip Book is used to introduce or review consonant sound-spelling correspondences. It can also be utilized at any time to support individuals or groups in need of targeted remediation and practice.
The Vowel Code Flip Book is used to introduce or review vowel sound-spelling correspondences. It can also be utilized at any time to support individuals or groups in need of targeted remediation and practice.
Spelling Cards are used in conjunction with the Consonant and Vowel Flip Books to record student progress. Teachers affix the spelling to the corresponding chart when a new sound-spelling is introduced.
Each Wiggle Card contains a sentence or phrase comprised of letter-sound correspondences taught in earlier grades. The card directs students to move or act in a certain way. Along with providing decoding practice, Wiggle Cards afford opportunities for kinetic activity.
The Assessment and Remediation Guide provides for re-teaching and reinforcement of grade-level objectives that were not mastered in Skill Strand lessons. This online-only resource assists teachers with determining students’ needs, selecting activities and materials that target those needs, adjusting instructional difficulty, and monitoring progress. Use of this resource creates continuity between core classroom and support instruction.
The grade 3 Fluency Packet provides opportunities for students to practice reading with fluency and expression. The packet contains poems, folklore, and fables.
Students use the Individual Code Chart to record the sound-spelling correspondences they have learned. They are encouraged to refer to the Individual Code Chart when reading and writing independently.CKLA Grade 3 Domain 1: Classic Tales - The Wind in the Willows - Grade 3
CKLA Grade 3 Domain 2: Classic Tales - Classification of Animals - Grade 3
CKLA Grade 3 Domain 3: The Human Body Systems and Senses - Grade 3
CKLA Grade 3 Domain 4: The Ancient Roman Civilization - Grade 3
CKLA Grade 3 Domain 5: Light and Sound - Grade 3
CKLA Grade 3 Domain 6 The Viking Age - Grade 3
CKLA Grade 3 Domain 7: Astronomy - Our Solar System and Beyond - Grade 3
CKLA Grade 3 Domain 8: Native Americans - Regions and Cultures - Grade 3
CKLA Grade 3 Domain 9: European Exploration of North America - Grade 3
CKLA Grade 3 Domain 10: Colonial America - Grade 3
CKLA Grade 3 Domain 11: Ecology - Grade 3
CKLA Grade 3 Unit 1 Grade 3 Skills - Classic Tales
CKLA Grade 3 Unit 2 Grade 3 Skills - Rattenborough's Guide to Animals
CKLA Unit 3 Grade 3 Skills - How Does Your Body Work?
CKLA Unit 4 Grade 3 Skills - Stories of Ancient Rome?
CKLA Unit 5 Grade 3 Skills - Adventures in Light and Sound
CKLA Unit 6 Grade 3 Skills - Gods, Giants, and Dwarves
CKLA Unit 7 Grade 3 Skills - What's in Our Universe?
CKLA Unit 8 Grade 3 Skills - Native American Stories
CKLA Unit 9 Grade 3 Skills - Native American Stories
CKLA Unit 10 Grade 3 Skills - Living in Colonial America
CKLA Unit 11 Grade 3 Skills - Introduction to Ecology
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Grade 4 Language Arts
CKLA Ancillary Materials: Grade 4 Skills
The Introduction to grade 4 CKLA provides component descriptions as well as background information on common lesson types and instructional practices.
The Decoding and Encoding Remediation Supplement contains assessments and remediation materials for grades 4 and 5 that build incrementally, intended for use with students who have gaps in their code knowledge or fluency.
The Beginning-of-Year Assessment consists of reading comprehension, grammar, morphology, word reading in isolation, and fluency assessments. The analysis and placement recommendations determine students’ preparedness for grade-level CKLA instruction.
The Yearlong Teacher Resources document includes resources for use across multiple CKLA units. These include an Individual Code Chart, Anecdotal Reading Records, Tens Recording and Conversion charts, Using Chunking to Decode Multisyllabic Words, and the Sound and Spelling of Schwa.
The Fluency Supplement contains selections from a variety of genres for grades 4 and 5 to provide additional opportunities for students to practice reading with fluency and expression.CKLA Unit 1 Grade 4 Skills - Not Available on the RACHEL Server
CKLA Unit 2 Grade 4 Skills - The Middle Ages
CKLA Unit 3 Grade 4 Skills - Not Available on the RACHEL Server
CKLA Unit 4 Grade 4 Skills - Not Available on the RACHEL Server
CKLA Unit 5 Grade 4 Skills - Not Available on the RACHEL Server
CKLA Unit 6 Grade 4 Skills - Geology
CKLA Unit 7 Grade 4 Skills - American Revolution
CKLA Unit 8 Grade 4 Skills - Treasure Island
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Grade 5 Language Arts
CKLA Ancillary Materials: Grade 5 Skills
The Introduction to grade 5 CKLA provides component descriptions as well as background information on common lesson types and instructional practices.
The Decoding and Encoding Remediation Supplement contains assessments and remediation materials for grades 4 and 5 that build incrementally, intended for use with students who have gaps in their code knowledge or fluency.
The Beginning-of-Year Assessment consists of reading comprehension, grammar, morphology, word reading in isolation, and fluency assessments. The analysis and placement recommendations determine students’ preparedness for grade-level CKLA instruction.
The Yearlong Teacher Resources document includes resources for use across multiple CKLA units. These include an Individual Code Chart, Anecdotal Reading Records, Tens Recording and Conversion charts, Using Chunking to Decode Multisyllabic Words, and the Sound and Spelling of Schwa.
The Fluency Supplement contains selections from a variety of genres for grades 4 and 5 to provide additional opportunities for students to practice reading with fluency and expression.CKLA Unit 1 Grade 5 Skills - Not Available on the RACHEL Server
CKLA Unit 2 Grade 5 Skills - Early American Civilizations
CKLA Unit 3 Grade 5 Skills - Not Available on the RACHEL Server
CKLA Unit 4 Grade 5 Skills - Not Available on the RACHEL Server
CKLA Unit 5 Grade 5 Skills - Not Available on the RACHEL Server
CKLA Unit 6 Grade 5 Skills - The Renaissance
CKLA Unit 7 Grade 5 Skills - The Reformation
CKLA Unit 8 Grade 5 Skills - Not Available on the RACHEL Server
CKLA Unit 9 Grade 5 Skills - Native Americans
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Grades 6 - 8 Language Arts Not Available on the RACHEL Server