What’s included in our Spanish language arts curriculum

Amplify Core Knowledge Language Arts^® (CKLA) is available in both English and Spanish. Amplify Caminos al Conocimiento Esencial, our robust Spanish language arts companion for grades K–5, supports multiple teaching models, including dual language immersion and transitional classrooms.

A laptop screen displays a kindergarten instructional webpage in Spanish, showing lesson categories with illustrated thumbnails and navigation options.

Year at a glance

The program’s intentional Knowledge Sequence from K–5 connects knowledge and vocabulary within a grade level and across grade levels, for deeper reading comprehension and preparation for college, career, and life. Instead of “activating prior knowledge,” Amplify Caminos helps you build it in the classroom from day one, for every child, expanding each student’s knowledge base long before they transition to reading to learn.

Curriculum flowchart showing reading themes and activities from Kindergarten to Grade 5, organized by grade level and literary theme, with interconnected boxes for each topic.

Units & domains at a glance

Each Knowledge Domain in grades K–2 and Unit in grades 3–5 varies in the number of days based on instructional purpose. Just as with our top-rated Amplify CKLA program, the Amplify Caminos materials engage and delight young learners with resources that are both appealing and original.

Una mujer rubia con un vestido azul cuida ovejas blancas y negras, sosteniendo un bastón de pastor. Un cerdo vestido de azul corre y un hombre de negro toca el violín en una valla. Al fondo hay una casa.

Domain

Nursery Rhymes and Fables/Rimas y fábulas infantiles

Start learning about literature with these classic Mother Goose rhymes.

Ilustración de tres personas en un paisaje cubierto de hierba, una tratando de atrapar mariposas con una red, otra escondiéndose detrás de una escultura alta y frondosa de una mano y otra con binoculares.

Domain

The Five Senses/Los cinco sentidos

Learning about the body starts with learning about how we experience the world.

Una ilustración que representa a un gran lobo con sombrero de copa liderando un desfile de animales y personas con instrumentos musicales a través de un paisaje montañoso.

Domain

Stories/Cuentos

Learn about the parts of a book and some of the stories that go in one.

Una ilustración vibrante de una escena rural con colinas, una granja, una mariposa, un sol brillante, varias verduras como tomates y lechugas, y un gusano en el suelo.

Domain

Plants/Plantas

Discover the lifecycle of plants and the history of George Washington Carver.

Ilustración de una escena de granja que muestra un camión rojo que transporta verduras, campos de cultivo, vacas pastando en una colina, un granero y un molino de viento contra un cielo azul.

Domain

Farms/Granjas

Now we know how plants make their food… but what about animals?

Ilustración de un nativo remando en una canoa en un río con búfalos pastando en un campo, tipis al fondo y pájaros volando en el cielo bajo un sol brillante.

Domain

Native Americans/Los nativos americanos

Who were the first people in America? A look at the Lenape, Wampanoag, and Lakota Sioux.

Una ilustración muestra un rey y una reina en tronos, un castillo en un acantilado y una mujer con enanos cerca de un árbol. Cortinas rojas enmarcan la escena.

Domain

Kings and Queens/Reyes y reinas

To understand fairy tales, it’s best to first understand royalty.

Ilustración que muestra las cuatro estaciones: primavera con flores, verano con árboles verdes, otoño con hojas que caen e invierno con nieve y gente en trineo. Un niño lee debajo de un árbol.

Domain

Seasons and Weather/Las estaciones y el tiempo

The study of natural cycles continues with the weather and why it happens.

Un velero de madera con símbolos de cruz roja en sus velas navega cerca de una isla tropical con exuberante vegetación y palmeras. A lo lejos se ven otros dos barcos en el agua.

Domain

Columbus and the Pilgrims/Colón y los peregrinos

A look at the first contact between Europe and the Americas, and some of its results.

Una escena histórica muestra gente afuera de una gran mansión de estilo colonial con dos chimeneas. En primer plano se ve un carruaje tirado por caballos y a la izquierda se ve una casa más pequeña.

Domain

Colonial Towns and Townspeople/Las colonias y sus habitantes

Before the War for Independence, how did the town and country depend on one another?

Ilustración de personas clasificando materiales reciclables en un parque cerca de un río contaminado. Las fábricas emiten humo al fondo, mientras que las mariposas, las flores y los árboles están presentes en el primer plano.

Domain

Taking Care of the Earth/Cuidar el planeta Tierra

We only have one Earth—here are some ways to help care for it.

Ilustración del Monte Rushmore con los rostros tallados de cuatro presidentes de Estados Unidos. Un águila vuela en primer plano.

Domain

Presidents and American Symbols/Presidentes y símbolos de los Estados Unidos

Start learning about government through the lives of five presidents.

Una ilustración caprichosa que muestra animales de granja alrededor de una casa en un árbol junto a un río. Un zorro, un conejo y una oveja interactúan mientras la gente acampa junto a una fogata al fondo. Una araña cuelga del árbol.

Domain

Fables and Stories/Fábulas y cuentos

Learn some of the key elements of a story through classic fables.

Ilustración que presenta anatomía humana, actividades de estilo de vida saludable, profesionales médicos, símbolos dietéticos, una ambulancia y microorganismos, destacando la conexión entre salud, nutrición y ejercicio.

Domain

The Human Body/El cuerpo humano

What are germs? What are the organs? And what does it all have to do with health?

Una ilustración que presenta varias escenas de cuentos de hadas y folclore, incluida una calabaza grande, un tigre, Caperucita Roja, personas con atuendos tradicionales y una pagoda roja con una montaña de fondo.

Domain

Different Lands, Similar Stories/Tierras diferentes, cuentos similares

A world tour of storytelling, and the stories that stay the same across the world.

Ilustración que muestra el antiguo Egipto con pirámides, la Esfinge, agricultores arando un campo con bueyes y ganado pastando bajo un cielo soleado.

Domain

Early World Civilizations/Antiguas civilizaciones del mundo

Rivers, farming, writing, and laws: just what does it take to build a civilization?

Escena ilustrada de la antigua Mesoamérica con maíz, un río, agricultores y pirámides al fondo. En primer plano se ve a una persona con traje tradicional.

Domain

Early American Civilizations/Antiguas civilizaciones de América

What will we find in the great temples of the Aztec, Maya, and Inca civilizations?

Ilustración de la exploración espacial: se lanza un cohete, un astronauta se para cerca de un módulo de aterrizaje, una persona usa un telescopio y aparece un planeta distante con anillos sobre un fondo estrellado.

Domain

Astronomy/Astronomía

How the Earth relates to the moon, the sun, and the rest of the planets.

Dos paleontólogos en un paisaje volcánico examinan fósiles en primer plano, mientras un volcán emite humo y lava al fondo.

Domain

The History of the Earth/La historia de la Tierra

Just what lies beneath the Earth’s surface, and what can it teach us about the past?

Una escena de vida silvestre diversa que presenta un cactus del desierto con un pájaro, un conejo, elefantes, un león, un oso polar sobre el hielo y montañas distantes bajo un cielo nublado.

Domain

Animals and Habitats/Los animales y sus hábitats

A look at the connection between how animals live and where they make their homes.

Una princesa con un vestido rosa sostiene una rana junto a un arroyo con un castillo, árboles y gente al fondo. En primer plano camina un zorro con un sombrero con una pluma roja.

Domain

Fairy Tales/Cuentos de hadas

What do fairy tales have to teach us about how stories are told?

Ilustración que muestra una escena histórica con soldados, veleros y hombres con atuendo colonial discutiendo en el interior.

Domain

A New Nation: American Independence/Una nueva nación: la independencia de los Estados Unidos

The story of the birth of the United States out of the 13 Colonies.

Los pioneros con carros cubiertos y caballos señalan hacia un valle con tipis nativos, fogatas y humo elevándose. Un oso se encuentra sobre una roca y se ven montañas al fondo.

Domain

Frontier Explorers/Exploradores de la Frontera

The story of the journey west from the newborn U.S.A. to find the Pacific Ocean.

Un hombre con un hacha se encuentra entre paisajes exagerados con un castillo, un tren con humo, un buey azul y una persona con un mono observando la escena.

Domain

Fairy Tales and Tall Tales/Cuentos de hadas y cuentos exagerados

Learn about exaggeration and characterization on the frontier.

Ilustración de un paisaje vibrante que presenta diversos monumentos culturales, incluidos templos, palacios, pirámides, una escena de elefantes, montañas distantes y fuegos artificiales en el cielo.

Domain

Early Asian Civilizations/Antiguas civilizaciones de Asia

Tour the world of classical civilization, starting with India and China.

Ilustración que muestra la antigua Grecia con un anfiteatro, estatuas, soldados con armadura, un barco y un templo en una colina rodeada de vegetación.

Domain

Ancient Greek Civilization/La civilización griega antigua

The tour continues with the philosophy and politics of Greece.

Illustration of various mythological scenes including greek gods, a flying horse, and roman architecture under a sunny sky.

Domain

Greek Myths/Mitos griegos

Dive deep into the characters and storytelling of classic myths.

Ilustración de una batalla entre barcos británicos y estadounidenses cerca de un fuerte. El barco británico está a la izquierda con soldados, mientras que el barco estadounidense está a la derecha. La gente porta una gran bandera estadounidense en primer plano.

Domain

The War of 1812/La guerra de 1812

Learn about America’s “Second War for Independence.”

Un paisaje nevado con un zorro durmiendo en una madriguera, gente corriendo y andando en bicicleta por un sendero y árboles que muestran los cambios estacionales.

Domain

Cycles in Nature/Los ciclos de la naturaleza

Introducing the natural cycles that make our lives possible.

Ilustración de carros cubiertos tirados por caballos a lo largo de un sendero en el desierto, con un coyote aullando sobre una alta formación rocosa y un tren de vapor al fondo.

Domain

Westward Expansion/La expansión hacia el oeste

Why did pioneers go west? What happened to the people who were there?

Ilustración de un jardín vibrante con flores, abejas, mariposas, una oruga en una hoja, una crisálida y un apicultor que maneja una colmena junto a un estanque.

Domain

Insects/Los insectos

Lay the grounds for animal classification by looking at solitary and social insects.

Ilustración de una escena histórica con gente escuchando el discurso de un hombre en una plataforma. Al fondo se ve un río y una procesión de personas. En primer plano hay un documento de proclamación.

Domain

The U.S. Civil War/La Guerra Civil de los Estados Unidos

Begin to grapple with U.S. history’s central crisis over slavery.

Una escena en la que aparece una persona explicando un diagrama anatómico humano, otra persona haciendo ejercicio, una cadena de ADN, campos y un microscopio de fondo.

Domain

Human Body: Building Blocks and Nutrition/El cuerpo humano: componentes básicos y nutrición

A deeper dive into the digestive system and the nutrition process.

Un grupo diverso de personas se encuentra en un muelle con vistas a un bullicioso puerto con barcos y un gran barco, un avión volando por encima y la Estatua de la Libertad al fondo.

Domain

Immigration/La inmigración

Why did people immigrate to the United States, and what did they find here?

Women in early 20th-century clothing march with signs for voting rights and justice in front of a yellow bus labeled "Cleveland Ave.," making history that can inspire lessons in a K–2 language arts curriculum.

Domain

Fighting for a Cause/Luchar por una causa

How people can do extraordinary things to make the world better for everyone.

Dos ratones antropomórficos en un bote de remos, uno de ellos remando, navegan por un río tranquilo rodeado de exuberante vegetación y árboles. El ratón que rema lleva una chaqueta azul y el otro ratón parece conversar.

Unit 1

Classic Tales: The Wind in the Willows/Cuentos Clásicos: El viento en los sauces

A deep dive into character, theme, and POV in classic stories from around the world.

Ilustración de un jaguar, una garza, una rana roja, una tortuga y un pez en un paisaje vibrante con montañas y vegetación bajo un cielo soleado.

Unit 2

Animal Classification/La clasificación de los animales

How do we classify different animals by their appearance and behavior?

Ilustración de una figura humana que muestra la anatomía interna, incluidos el cerebro, los pulmones, el corazón, el sistema digestivo y una articulación de la cadera resaltada sobre un fondo degradado.

Unit 3

The Human Body: Systems and Senses/El cuerpo humano: sistemas y sentidos

Let’s take a closer look at how the skeleton, muscles, and nervous system all work.

Un ángel se arrodilla ante una mujer sentada en un sofá dorado encima de un templo en una noche estrellada. Unas escaleras conducen al templo en un paisaje montañoso.

Unit 4

The Ancient Roman Civilization/La civilización romana antigua

What is Rome’s greatest cultural contribution? In this unit, your students decide.

Ilustración de un perro saltando bajo un árbol, persiguiendo una abeja, con una mesa en primer plano sosteniendo una jarra y vasos de limonada. El sol brilla intensamente en el cielo.

Unit 5

Light and Sound/La luz y el sonido

The science behind all the ways we see and hear the world.

Un barco vikingo con una proa en forma de dragón navega en el océano bajo un cielo azul con nubes. El barco tiene una sola vela grande y varios escudos recubren sus costados.

Unit 6

The Viking Age/La era vikinga

An immersive narrative experience about what life was like in Viking communities.

Ilustración de una escena espacial con varios planetas y anillos sobre un fondo de estrellas. Dos planetas grandes dominan el primer plano y se ven planetas más pequeños al fondo.

Unit 7

Astronomy: Our Solar System and Beyond/Astronomía: nuestro sistema solar y más allá

More about our universe, including a writing project about daily life on a space station.

Una persona sentada en el borde de un acantilado con vistas a un vasto paisaje desértico con nubes arremolinadas en el cielo.

Unit 8

Native Americans: Regions and Cultures/Los nativos americanos: regiones y culturas

How did Native American nations change their way of life in different parts of the world?

Ilustración de un velero en el océano con la costa este de América del Norte visible a la izquierda.

Unit 9

Early Explorations of North America/La exploración europea de América del Norte

What was it like to sail to North America with the early European explorers?

Una pintura representa una escena del siglo XVII con colonos, un velero al fondo y un hombre conduciendo un carro tirado por caballos cargado de mercancías. Se ve a otras personas descargando y trabajando cerca.

Unit 10

Colonial America/La época colonial en los Estados Unidos

A study of the very different ways of life in the different pre-U.S. colonies.

Ilustración que muestra el ciclo de la vida: un esqueleto en el suelo, un pájaro posado en una cerca, otro pájaro en una planta y un ave rapaz más grande arriba, todos conectados por flechas circulares.

Unit 11

Ecology/Ecología

Students keep ecologist’s journals to learn about our world and how best to protect it.

Una mano alcanza una manzana verde en una rama. Cerca hay una brújula, un termómetro, un lápiz, notas musicales y un granero rojo sobre un paisaje cubierto de hierba.

Unit 1

Personal Narratives/Narrativas personales

Read stories of personal experience… and learn to reflect on your own.

Ilustración medieval que representa un grupo de figuras con armadura a la entrada de un alto castillo gris con puente levadizo, adornado con banderas y rodeado por un paisaje decorado y fondos ornamentados.

Unit 2

Empires in the Middle Ages/Los imperios en la Edad Media, parte 1 & Los imperios en la Edad Media, parte 2

Explore the medieval history of Europe and the Middle East.

Ilustración dorada de un dragón con alas sobre fondo beige, rodeado de diversos elementos decorativos como estrellas, hojas y estampados abstractos.

Unit 3

Poetry/Poesía

Study the poetry of many nations using licensed text anthologies, and begin to write your own.

Vintage styled illustrations of a microscope, an old telephone, and a clock on textured background with geometric patterns.

Unit 4

Eureka! Student Inventor/¡Eureka! Estudiante inventor

Transform the class into a lab for students to build and present inventions.

Formaciones rocosas en un paisaje desértico con capas vibrantes y arremolinadas de arenisca roja, naranja y amarilla bajo un cielo parcialmente nublado.

Unit 5

Geology/Geología

Plate tectonics, volcanoes, erosion: all the forces that shape the Earth.

Una imagen abstracta y colorida que representa varias formas geométricas de edificios sobre un fondo azul estampado.

Unit 6

Contemporary Fiction with excerpts from The House on Mango Street/Ficción Contemporánea con Fragmentos de La Casa en Mango Street

Explore The House on Mango Street… and write a book while doing it.

Cuadro que representa a un hombre y un niño tocando una gran campana en una torre, con espectadores al fondo y un cartel de "LIBERTAD" visible.

Unit 7

American Revolution/La Revolución estadounidense

Why did America seek independence? Let’s investigate the causes and effects.

Un pequeño bote de remos con tres personas navega por mares agitados mientras dos grandes barcos luchan al fondo, con humo y fuego visibles.

Unit 8

Treasure Island/La Isla del Tesoro

How dSeek the treasure of plot in this detailed study of a classic fiction adventure.

Unit 1

Personal Narratives/Narrativas personales

Through writing and sharing their writing, students begin to identify themselves as writers.

Unit 2

Early American Civilizations/Las primeras civilizaciones americanas

Students craft a codex to explain the rise and fall of the Maya, Aztec, and Inca people.

Dos jinetes medievales a caballo, uno de ellos con la espada en alto, avanzan por un terreno rocoso. El fondo presenta un paisaje brumoso bajo un tono violeta.

Unit 3

Poetry/Poesía

Students close read many forms of poetry… and learn to write them.

Collage ilustrado con un paraguas, un cuervo, un sextante náutico, estrellas, una luna creciente y una brújula sobre un fondo beige texturizado.

Unit 4

Adventures of Don Quixote/Las Aventuras de Don Quijote

Was Don Quixote right to fight the windmill? In this full-length novel study, students decide.

Unit 5

The Renaissance/El Renacimiento

Exploring the art and literature of the Renaissance through the works of its masters.

Tres hombres vestidos con ropa de época examinan una gran hoja de papel dentro de una imprenta. Un hombre parece llevar un delantal, mientras que otro señala el papel y el tercero observa de cerca.

Unit 6

The Reformation/La Reforma

How did the printing press transform the religion and society of Europe?

Patrón botánico morado y lila con hojas, plantas y formas abstractas, incluida una luna creciente y estrellas, sobre un fondo violeta oscuro.

Unit 7

William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream/Sueño de Una Noche de Verano de William Shakespeare

Students enter the world of Shakespeare by reading, designing, and acting out his work.

Retrato en tonos sepia de una joven de pelo largo, con un collar de pedrería y un chal drapeado.

Unit 8

Native Americans/Los nativos americanos

How did the policies of the U.S. government impact Native American culture and lives?

Una lupa sobre documentos que contienen una pintura de paisaje de montañas, un dibujo con la etiqueta "Raptor Claw" y una nota adhesiva con la "Pista n.° 2". También se ven un sobre y una insignia exterior.

Unit 9

Chemical Matter/Química

Students use knowledge of chemistry to solve a mystery.

Print & digital components

The program includes instructional guidance and student materials for a year of instruction, with lessons and activities that keep students engaged every day.

Component

FORMAT

Knowledge (Conocimientos) Teacher Guides (K–2)

Knowledge Strand Teacher Guides contain Amplify CKLA’s cross-curricular read-alouds and application activities, all of which are standards-based to build mastery of content knowledge and literacy skills. There is one Teacher Guide per Knowledge Domain.

Print and digital

Knowledge Image Cards (K–2)

Amplify Caminos includes Image Cards for each Knowledge Domain to bring each topic to life through vivid visuals.

Print and digital

Knowledge Flip Books (K–2)

Projectable Flip Books are provided to accompany the read-alouds in each Knowledge Domain.

Digital

Teacher Guides (3–5)

Teacher Guides for grades 3–5 units are based on content-rich topics and incorporate reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills in the context of background knowledge. There is one Teacher Guide per unit.

Print or digital

Teacher Resource Site (K–5)

The program includes a one-stop-shop website for lesson projections, digital versions of all Amplify Caminos materials, lesson planning resources, multimedia (such as eBooks), and more.

Digital

Professional Learning Site (K–5)

The Professional Learning site includes training materials, best practices, and other resources to develop program expertise. Access professional development anywhere, anytime.

Digital

Component

FORMAT

Knowledge (Conocimiento) Activity Books (K–2)

Activity Books provide students with the opportunity to deepen world and word knowledge by responding to text in a diversity of ways.

Print

Student Readers (3–5)

Student Readers serve as content-rich anchor texts for each unit. Units such as Poetry and Contemporary Fiction feature authentic texts originally written in Spanish.

Activity Books (3–5)

Activity Books in grades 3–5 provide daily opportunities for students to hone reading and writing skills within the context of each unit.

Print and digital

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What’s included in our Spanish language arts curriculum

Amplify Core Knowledge Language Arts^® (CKLA) is available in both English and Spanish. Amplify Caminos al Conocimiento Esencial, our robust Spanish language arts companion for grades K–5, supports multiple teaching models, including dual language immersion and transitional classrooms.

A laptop screen displays a kindergarten instructional webpage in Spanish, showing lesson categories with illustrated thumbnails and navigation options.

Year at a glance

The program’s intentional Knowledge Sequence from K–5 connects knowledge and vocabulary within a grade level and across grade levels, for deeper reading comprehension and preparation for college, career, and life. Instead of “activating prior knowledge,” Amplify Caminos helps you build it in the classroom from day one, for every child, expanding each student’s knowledge base long before they transition to reading to learn.

Curriculum flowchart showing reading themes and activities from Kindergarten to Grade 5, organized by grade level and literary theme, with interconnected boxes for each topic.

Units & domains at a glance

Each Knowledge Domain in grades K–2 and Unit in grades 3–5 varies in the number of days based on instructional purpose. Just as with our top-rated Amplify CKLA program, the Amplify Caminos materials engage and delight young learners with resources that are both appealing and original.

Una mujer rubia con un vestido azul cuida ovejas blancas y negras, sosteniendo un bastón de pastor. Un cerdo vestido de azul corre y un hombre de negro toca el violín en una valla. Al fondo hay una casa.

Domain

Nursery Rhymes and Fables/Rimas y fábulas infantiles

Start learning about literature with these classic Mother Goose rhymes.

Ilustración de tres personas en un paisaje cubierto de hierba, una tratando de atrapar mariposas con una red, otra escondiéndose detrás de una escultura alta y frondosa de una mano y otra con binoculares.

Domain

The Five Senses/Los cinco sentidos

Learning about the body starts with learning about how we experience the world.

Una ilustración que representa a un gran lobo con sombrero de copa liderando un desfile de animales y personas con instrumentos musicales a través de un paisaje montañoso.

Domain

Stories/Cuentos

Learn about the parts of a book and some of the stories that go in one.

Una ilustración vibrante de una escena rural con colinas, una granja, una mariposa, un sol brillante, varias verduras como tomates y lechugas, y un gusano en el suelo.

Domain

Plants/Plantas

Discover the lifecycle of plants and the history of George Washington Carver.

Ilustración de una escena de granja que muestra un camión rojo que transporta verduras, campos de cultivo, vacas pastando en una colina, un granero y un molino de viento contra un cielo azul.

Domain

Farms/Granjas

Now we know how plants make their food… but what about animals?

Ilustración de un nativo remando en una canoa en un río con búfalos pastando en un campo, tipis al fondo y pájaros volando en el cielo bajo un sol brillante.

Domain

Native Americans/Los nativos americanos

Who were the first people in America? A look at the Lenape, Wampanoag, and Lakota Sioux.

Una ilustración muestra un rey y una reina en tronos, un castillo en un acantilado y una mujer con enanos cerca de un árbol. Cortinas rojas enmarcan la escena.

Domain

Kings and Queens/Reyes y reinas

To understand fairy tales, it’s best to first understand royalty.

Ilustración que muestra las cuatro estaciones: primavera con flores, verano con árboles verdes, otoño con hojas que caen e invierno con nieve y gente en trineo. Un niño lee debajo de un árbol.

Domain

Seasons and Weather/Las estaciones y el tiempo

The study of natural cycles continues with the weather and why it happens.

Un velero de madera con símbolos de cruz roja en sus velas navega cerca de una isla tropical con exuberante vegetación y palmeras. A lo lejos se ven otros dos barcos en el agua.

Domain

Columbus and the Pilgrims/Colón y los peregrinos

A look at the first contact between Europe and the Americas, and some of its results.

Una escena histórica muestra gente afuera de una gran mansión de estilo colonial con dos chimeneas. En primer plano se ve un carruaje tirado por caballos y a la izquierda se ve una casa más pequeña.

Domain

Colonial Towns and Townspeople/Las colonias y sus habitantes

Before the War for Independence, how did the town and country depend on one another?

Ilustración de personas clasificando materiales reciclables en un parque cerca de un río contaminado. Las fábricas emiten humo al fondo, mientras que las mariposas, las flores y los árboles están presentes en el primer plano.

Domain

Taking Care of the Earth/Cuidar el planeta Tierra

We only have one Earth—here are some ways to help care for it.

Ilustración del Monte Rushmore con los rostros tallados de cuatro presidentes de Estados Unidos. Un águila vuela en primer plano.

Domain

Presidents and American Symbols/Presidentes y símbolos de los Estados Unidos

Start learning about government through the lives of five presidents.

Una ilustración caprichosa que muestra animales de granja alrededor de una casa en un árbol junto a un río. Un zorro, un conejo y una oveja interactúan mientras la gente acampa junto a una fogata al fondo. Una araña cuelga del árbol.

Domain

Fables and Stories/Fábulas y cuentos

Learn some of the key elements of a story through classic fables.

Ilustración que presenta anatomía humana, actividades de estilo de vida saludable, profesionales médicos, símbolos dietéticos, una ambulancia y microorganismos, destacando la conexión entre salud, nutrición y ejercicio.

Domain

The Human Body/El cuerpo humano

What are germs? What are the organs? And what does it all have to do with health?

Una ilustración que presenta varias escenas de cuentos de hadas y folclore, incluida una calabaza grande, un tigre, Caperucita Roja, personas con atuendos tradicionales y una pagoda roja con una montaña de fondo.

Domain

Different Lands, Similar Stories/Tierras diferentes, cuentos similares

A world tour of storytelling, and the stories that stay the same across the world.

Ilustración que muestra el antiguo Egipto con pirámides, la Esfinge, agricultores arando un campo con bueyes y ganado pastando bajo un cielo soleado.

Domain

Early World Civilizations/Antiguas civilizaciones del mundo

Rivers, farming, writing, and laws: just what does it take to build a civilization?

Escena ilustrada de la antigua Mesoamérica con maíz, un río, agricultores y pirámides al fondo. En primer plano se ve a una persona con traje tradicional.

Domain

Early American Civilizations/Antiguas civilizaciones de América

What will we find in the great temples of the Aztec, Maya, and Inca civilizations?

Ilustración de la exploración espacial: se lanza un cohete, un astronauta se para cerca de un módulo de aterrizaje, una persona usa un telescopio y aparece un planeta distante con anillos sobre un fondo estrellado.

Domain

Astronomy/Astronomía

How the Earth relates to the moon, the sun, and the rest of the planets.

Dos paleontólogos en un paisaje volcánico examinan fósiles en primer plano, mientras un volcán emite humo y lava al fondo.

Domain

The History of the Earth/La historia de la Tierra

Just what lies beneath the Earth’s surface, and what can it teach us about the past?

Una escena de vida silvestre diversa que presenta un cactus del desierto con un pájaro, un conejo, elefantes, un león, un oso polar sobre el hielo y montañas distantes bajo un cielo nublado.

Domain

Animals and Habitats/Los animales y sus hábitats

A look at the connection between how animals live and where they make their homes.

Una princesa con un vestido rosa sostiene una rana junto a un arroyo con un castillo, árboles y gente al fondo. En primer plano camina un zorro con un sombrero con una pluma roja.

Domain

Fairy Tales/Cuentos de hadas

What do fairy tales have to teach us about how stories are told?

Ilustración que muestra una escena histórica con soldados, veleros y hombres con atuendo colonial discutiendo en el interior.

Domain

A New Nation: American Independence/Una nueva nación: la independencia de los Estados Unidos

The story of the birth of the United States out of the 13 Colonies.

Los pioneros con carros cubiertos y caballos señalan hacia un valle con tipis nativos, fogatas y humo elevándose. Un oso se encuentra sobre una roca y se ven montañas al fondo.

Domain

Frontier Explorers/Exploradores de la Frontera

The story of the journey west from the newborn U.S.A. to find the Pacific Ocean.

Un hombre con un hacha se encuentra entre paisajes exagerados con un castillo, un tren con humo, un buey azul y una persona con un mono observando la escena.

Domain

Fairy Tales and Tall Tales/Cuentos de hadas y cuentos exagerados

Learn about exaggeration and characterization on the frontier.

Ilustración de un paisaje vibrante que presenta diversos monumentos culturales, incluidos templos, palacios, pirámides, una escena de elefantes, montañas distantes y fuegos artificiales en el cielo.

Domain

Early Asian Civilizations/Antiguas civilizaciones de Asia

Tour the world of classical civilization, starting with India and China.

Ilustración que muestra la antigua Grecia con un anfiteatro, estatuas, soldados con armadura, un barco y un templo en una colina rodeada de vegetación.

Domain

Ancient Greek Civilization/La civilización griega antigua

The tour continues with the philosophy and politics of Greece.

Illustration of various mythological scenes including greek gods, a flying horse, and roman architecture under a sunny sky.

Domain

Greek Myths/Mitos griegos

Dive deep into the characters and storytelling of classic myths.

Ilustración de una batalla entre barcos británicos y estadounidenses cerca de un fuerte. El barco británico está a la izquierda con soldados, mientras que el barco estadounidense está a la derecha. La gente porta una gran bandera estadounidense en primer plano.

Domain

The War of 1812/La guerra de 1812

Learn about America’s “Second War for Independence.”

Un paisaje nevado con un zorro durmiendo en una madriguera, gente corriendo y andando en bicicleta por un sendero y árboles que muestran los cambios estacionales.

Domain

Cycles in Nature/Los ciclos de la naturaleza

Introducing the natural cycles that make our lives possible.

Ilustración de carros cubiertos tirados por caballos a lo largo de un sendero en el desierto, con un coyote aullando sobre una alta formación rocosa y un tren de vapor al fondo.

Domain

Westward Expansion/La expansión hacia el oeste

Why did pioneers go west? What happened to the people who were there?

Ilustración de un jardín vibrante con flores, abejas, mariposas, una oruga en una hoja, una crisálida y un apicultor que maneja una colmena junto a un estanque.

Domain

Insects/Los insectos

Lay the grounds for animal classification by looking at solitary and social insects.

Ilustración de una escena histórica con gente escuchando el discurso de un hombre en una plataforma. Al fondo se ve un río y una procesión de personas. En primer plano hay un documento de proclamación.

Domain

The U.S. Civil War/La Guerra Civil de los Estados Unidos

Begin to grapple with U.S. history’s central crisis over slavery.

Una escena en la que aparece una persona explicando un diagrama anatómico humano, otra persona haciendo ejercicio, una cadena de ADN, campos y un microscopio de fondo.

Domain

Human Body: Building Blocks and Nutrition/El cuerpo humano: componentes básicos y nutrición

A deeper dive into the digestive system and the nutrition process.

Un grupo diverso de personas se encuentra en un muelle con vistas a un bullicioso puerto con barcos y un gran barco, un avión volando por encima y la Estatua de la Libertad al fondo.

Domain

Immigration/La inmigración

Why did people immigrate to the United States, and what did they find here?

Women in early 20th-century clothing march with signs for voting rights and justice in front of a yellow bus labeled "Cleveland Ave.," making history that can inspire lessons in a K–2 language arts curriculum.

Domain

Fighting for a Cause/Luchar por una causa

How people can do extraordinary things to make the world better for everyone.

Dos ratones antropomórficos en un bote de remos, uno de ellos remando, navegan por un río tranquilo rodeado de exuberante vegetación y árboles. El ratón que rema lleva una chaqueta azul y el otro ratón parece conversar.

Unit 1

Classic Tales: The Wind in the Willows/Cuentos Clásicos: El viento en los sauces

A deep dive into character, theme, and POV in classic stories from around the world.

Ilustración de un jaguar, una garza, una rana roja, una tortuga y un pez en un paisaje vibrante con montañas y vegetación bajo un cielo soleado.

Unit 2

Animal Classification/La clasificación de los animales

How do we classify different animals by their appearance and behavior?

Ilustración de una figura humana que muestra la anatomía interna, incluidos el cerebro, los pulmones, el corazón, el sistema digestivo y una articulación de la cadera resaltada sobre un fondo degradado.

Unit 3

The Human Body: Systems and Senses/El cuerpo humano: sistemas y sentidos

Let’s take a closer look at how the skeleton, muscles, and nervous system all work.

Un ángel se arrodilla ante una mujer sentada en un sofá dorado encima de un templo en una noche estrellada. Unas escaleras conducen al templo en un paisaje montañoso.

Unit 4

The Ancient Roman Civilization/La civilización romana antigua

What is Rome’s greatest cultural contribution? In this unit, your students decide.

Ilustración de un perro saltando bajo un árbol, persiguiendo una abeja, con una mesa en primer plano sosteniendo una jarra y vasos de limonada. El sol brilla intensamente en el cielo.

Unit 5

Light and Sound/La luz y el sonido

The science behind all the ways we see and hear the world.

Un barco vikingo con una proa en forma de dragón navega en el océano bajo un cielo azul con nubes. El barco tiene una sola vela grande y varios escudos recubren sus costados.

Unit 6

The Viking Age/La era vikinga

An immersive narrative experience about what life was like in Viking communities.

Ilustración de una escena espacial con varios planetas y anillos sobre un fondo de estrellas. Dos planetas grandes dominan el primer plano y se ven planetas más pequeños al fondo.

Unit 7

Astronomy: Our Solar System and Beyond/Astronomía: nuestro sistema solar y más allá

More about our universe, including a writing project about daily life on a space station.

Una persona sentada en el borde de un acantilado con vistas a un vasto paisaje desértico con nubes arremolinadas en el cielo.

Unit 8

Native Americans: Regions and Cultures/Los nativos americanos: regiones y culturas

How did Native American nations change their way of life in different parts of the world?

Ilustración de un velero en el océano con la costa este de América del Norte visible a la izquierda.

Unit 9

Early Explorations of North America/La exploración europea de América del Norte

What was it like to sail to North America with the early European explorers?

Una pintura representa una escena del siglo XVII con colonos, un velero al fondo y un hombre conduciendo un carro tirado por caballos cargado de mercancías. Se ve a otras personas descargando y trabajando cerca.

Unit 10

Colonial America/La época colonial en los Estados Unidos

A study of the very different ways of life in the different pre-U.S. colonies.

Ilustración que muestra el ciclo de la vida: un esqueleto en el suelo, un pájaro posado en una cerca, otro pájaro en una planta y un ave rapaz más grande arriba, todos conectados por flechas circulares.

Unit 11

Ecology/Ecología

Students keep ecologist’s journals to learn about our world and how best to protect it.

Una mano alcanza una manzana verde en una rama. Cerca hay una brújula, un termómetro, un lápiz, notas musicales y un granero rojo sobre un paisaje cubierto de hierba.

Unit 1

Personal Narratives/Narrativas personales

Read stories of personal experience… and learn to reflect on your own.

Ilustración medieval que representa un grupo de figuras con armadura a la entrada de un alto castillo gris con puente levadizo, adornado con banderas y rodeado por un paisaje decorado y fondos ornamentados.

Unit 2

Empires in the Middle Ages/Los imperios en la Edad Media, parte 1 & Los imperios en la Edad Media, parte 2

Explore the medieval history of Europe and the Middle East.

Ilustración dorada de un dragón con alas sobre fondo beige, rodeado de diversos elementos decorativos como estrellas, hojas y estampados abstractos.

Unit 3

Poetry/Poesía

Study the poetry of many nations using licensed text anthologies, and begin to write your own.

Vintage styled illustrations of a microscope, an old telephone, and a clock on textured background with geometric patterns.

Unit 4

Eureka! Student Inventor/¡Eureka! Estudiante inventor

Transform the class into a lab for students to build and present inventions.

Formaciones rocosas en un paisaje desértico con capas vibrantes y arremolinadas de arenisca roja, naranja y amarilla bajo un cielo parcialmente nublado.

Unit 5

Geology/Geología

Plate tectonics, volcanoes, erosion: all the forces that shape the Earth.

Una imagen abstracta y colorida que representa varias formas geométricas de edificios sobre un fondo azul estampado.

Unit 6

Contemporary Fiction with excerpts from The House on Mango Street/Ficción Contemporánea con Fragmentos de La Casa en Mango Street

Explore The House on Mango Street… and write a book while doing it.

Cuadro que representa a un hombre y un niño tocando una gran campana en una torre, con espectadores al fondo y un cartel de "LIBERTAD" visible.

Unit 7

American Revolution/La Revolución estadounidense

Why did America seek independence? Let’s investigate the causes and effects.

Un pequeño bote de remos con tres personas navega por mares agitados mientras dos grandes barcos luchan al fondo, con humo y fuego visibles.

Unit 8

Treasure Island/La Isla del Tesoro

How dSeek the treasure of plot in this detailed study of a classic fiction adventure.

Unit 1

Personal Narratives/Narrativas personales

Through writing and sharing their writing, students begin to identify themselves as writers.

Unit 2

Early American Civilizations/Las primeras civilizaciones americanas

Students craft a codex to explain the rise and fall of the Maya, Aztec, and Inca people.

Dos jinetes medievales a caballo, uno de ellos con la espada en alto, avanzan por un terreno rocoso. El fondo presenta un paisaje brumoso bajo un tono violeta.

Unit 3

Poetry/Poesía

Students close read many forms of poetry… and learn to write them.

Collage ilustrado con un paraguas, un cuervo, un sextante náutico, estrellas, una luna creciente y una brújula sobre un fondo beige texturizado.

Unit 4

Adventures of Don Quixote/Las Aventuras de Don Quijote

Was Don Quixote right to fight the windmill? In this full-length novel study, students decide.

Unit 5

The Renaissance/El Renacimiento

Exploring the art and literature of the Renaissance through the works of its masters.

Tres hombres vestidos con ropa de época examinan una gran hoja de papel dentro de una imprenta. Un hombre parece llevar un delantal, mientras que otro señala el papel y el tercero observa de cerca.

Unit 6

The Reformation/La Reforma

How did the printing press transform the religion and society of Europe?

Patrón botánico morado y lila con hojas, plantas y formas abstractas, incluida una luna creciente y estrellas, sobre un fondo violeta oscuro.

Unit 7

William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream/Sueño de Una Noche de Verano de William Shakespeare

Students enter the world of Shakespeare by reading, designing, and acting out his work.

Retrato en tonos sepia de una joven de pelo largo, con un collar de pedrería y un chal drapeado.

Unit 8

Native Americans/Los nativos americanos

How did the policies of the U.S. government impact Native American culture and lives?

Una lupa sobre documentos que contienen una pintura de paisaje de montañas, un dibujo con la etiqueta "Raptor Claw" y una nota adhesiva con la "Pista n.° 2". También se ven un sobre y una insignia exterior.

Unit 9

Chemical Matter/Química

Students use knowledge of chemistry to solve a mystery.

Print & digital components

The program includes instructional guidance and student materials for a year of instruction, with lessons and activities that keep students engaged every day.

Component

FORMAT

Knowledge (Conocimientos) Teacher Guides (K–2)

Knowledge Strand Teacher Guides contain Amplify CKLA’s cross-curricular read-alouds and application activities, all of which are standards-based to build mastery of content knowledge and literacy skills. There is one Teacher Guide per Knowledge Domain.

Print and digital

Knowledge Image Cards (K–2)

Amplify Caminos includes Image Cards for each Knowledge Domain to bring each topic to life through vivid visuals.

Print and digital

Knowledge Flip Books (K–2)

Projectable Flip Books are provided to accompany the read-alouds in each Knowledge Domain.

Digital

Teacher Guides (3–5)

Teacher Guides for grades 3–5 units are based on content-rich topics and incorporate reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills in the context of background knowledge. There is one Teacher Guide per unit.

Print or digital

Teacher Resource Site (K–5)

The program includes a one-stop-shop website for lesson projections, digital versions of all Amplify Caminos materials, lesson planning resources, multimedia (such as eBooks), and more.

Digital

Professional Learning Site (K–5)

The Professional Learning site includes training materials, best practices, and other resources to develop program expertise. Access professional development anywhere, anytime.

Digital

Component

FORMAT

Knowledge (Conocimiento) Activity Books (K–2)

Activity Books provide students with the opportunity to deepen world and word knowledge by responding to text in a diversity of ways.

Print

Student Readers (3–5)

Student Readers serve as content-rich anchor texts for each unit. Units such as Poetry and Contemporary Fiction feature authentic texts originally written in Spanish.

Activity Books (3–5)

Activity Books in grades 3–5 provide daily opportunities for students to hone reading and writing skills within the context of each unit.

Print and digital

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Inspiring the next generation of Florida scientists, engineers, and curious citizens

Amplify Science Florida is a brand-new blended science curriculum for grades 6-8 that meets 100 percent of the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards for Science.

The national edition of Amplify Science for middle school was recently rated all green by EdReports. Read the review on EdReports.

Grounded in research and proven effective

UC Berkeley’s Lawrence Hall of Science, the authors behind Amplify Science Florida, developed the Do, Talk, Read, Write, Visualize approach, and gold standard research shows that it works. Our own efficacy research is pretty exciting, too.

DEEP UNDERSTANDING

Do, Talk, Read, Write students outperform their peers.

Bar chart illustrating a 51.5% surge in science content knowledge using the Do-Talk-Read-Write approach, compared to a 36.6% increase with the business-as-usual method.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS EXCEL

ELLs who used Do, Talk, Read, Write outperformed their ELL peers.

The bar chart illustrates a significant increase in science vocabulary: 48.6% for the Do-Talk-Read-Write approach (orange) compared to just 22.5% for the Business-as-usual approach (gray).

PROGRESS THROUGH THE LEARNING PROFESSION

Progress through the learning progression for all middle school implementations, 2017-18 school year.

What educators say

“Just looking through the Amplify Science curriculum, I’m wishing I could go back in time and learn these concepts with these resources! I love that Amplify is more focused on diving deeper into fewer concepts over the year, rather than grazing the surface of more topics.”

Lizzie

Middle school teacher, KIPP charter network

What educators say

“In using this program, I have seen that my students are completely engaged and are able to visualize models of concepts using the simulations that they otherwise would not be able to visualize. The program is not about rote memory of facts—rather, it addresses the bigger picture and assesses a deeper understanding of science concepts.”

Julie

Science teacher, Georgia

What educators say

“The engineering units are engaging and really helped me better understand the new standards. I love being able to walk around and talk to students as they explore solutions, make claims, and reason with their peers.”

Karla

Science teacher, California

A powerful partnership

Amplify Science Florida was developed by the science education experts at UC Berkeley’s Lawrence Hall of Science and the digital learning team at Amplify. As the Hall’s first curriculum designed to address the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards for Science, Amplify Science Florida reflects state-of-the-art practices in science teaching and learning.

Our approach

Each unit of Amplify Science Florida engages students in a relevant, real-world problem where they investigate scientific phenomena, engage in collaboration and discussion, and develop models or explanations in order to arrive at solutions.

Rooted in research

Amplify Science Florida is rooted in the Lawrence Hall of Science’s Do, Talk, Read, Write, Visualize model of learning. This research-based approach presents students with multiple modalities through which to explore the curriculum.

Four middle school science students gather around a desk, engaged in an interactive group project, investigating an object together in a colorful classroom setting.

Two middle school girls conduct a science experiment

A flexible, blended program

Amplify Science Florida includes hands-on activities, print materials, and powerful digital tools to support online and offline teaching and learning. Highly adaptable and user-friendly, the program gives schools and individual teachers flexibility based on their technology resources and preferences.

Students take on the roles of scientists and engineers.

In each unit, students take on the role of a scientist or engineer to investigate a real-world problem. These problems provide relevant contexts through which students investigate phenomena.

Two middle school girls use a Student Investigation Notebook to take on the role of scientists and engineers

Phenomena-based teaching and learning

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What’s included

Flexible resources that work seamlessly together

Science articles

The middle school science articles serve as sources for evidence collection and were authored by science and literacy experts at the Lawrence Hall of Science.

Student Investigation Notebooks

Available for every unit, the Student Investigation Notebooks provide space for students to:

record data
reflect on ideas from texts and investigations
construct explanations and arguments

Available with full-color article compilations for middle school units

Digital student experience

Students access the digital simulations and modeling tools, as well as lesson activities and assessments, through the digital student experience. Students can interact with the digital student experience as they:

conduct hands-on investigations
engage in active reading and writing activities
participate in discussions
record observations
craft end-of-unit scientific arguments

Teacher’s Guides

Available digitally and in print, the Teacher’s Guides contain all of the information teachers need to facilitate classroom instruction, including:

detailed lesson plans
unit and chapter overview documentation
differentiation strategies
standards alignments
in-context professional development

Hands-on materials kits

Hands-on learning is at the heart of Amplify Science Florida. Each unit kit contains:

consumable and non-consumable hands-on materials
print classroom display materials
premium print materials for student use (sorting cards, maps, etc.)

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Amplify CKLA 3rd Edition Pilot Packs

Middle-of-year pilot

We know it can be overwhelming to start a new curriculum, but we’re here to help every step of the way! Within this site, you’ll find resources to help you get started before your implementation training, including a materials checklist, unit and domain summaries, support videos, and more. These tools will support your core literacy instruction with Amplify CKLA during your pilot period. We hope this site is helpful in getting you started.

Middle-of-year pilot
Get started

To get started with your new pilot of Amplify CKLA 3rd Edition, you’ll first want to review the following:

You may also find the resources below helpful as you begin your pilot:

Access key materials designed to support your review of Amplify CKLA 3rd Edition.

Program Guide
Components checklist
Knowledge Sequence
Unit Summaries
Full Program Review site
- Login information is detailed in your Pilot Toolkit

Amplify CKLA’s all-in-one digital platform offers essential tools that streamline instruction for teachers and engage students with meaningful content. Teachers can plan and deliver lessons efficiently, while students can access assignments, assessments, and fun practice games.

Presentation Screens
Deliver interactive lessons with ready-made, customizable slides for every lesson.

Auto-scored digital assessments
Assess vocabulary, comprehension, and knowledge development at the end of each K–2 Knowledge and 3–5 Integrated Unit.

Standards-based reports
Identify strengths and growth areas for individuals or your entire class. Interactive dashboards offer detailed results from assessments and activities.

Skill-building practice games
Engage students with interactive games that reinforce concepts and make learning fun. Powered by Boost Reading™, these games align with lessons and provide real-time feedback.

eReader
Students access texts, take notes, and use audio-enabled eReaders to enhance their reading experience.

Sound Library
Students watch articulation videos and listen to songs for each sound to support phonological awareness.

Two computer screens display educational assessment interfaces, with reports and questions on charting world geography and sentence usage.

Middle-of-year Pilot Pack materials

Below are the components of your Amplify CKLA Pilot Pack, organized by grade level and teacher/student materials. Please click on your grade level to review the teacher and student materials listed and verify that all items have been received.

A spiral-bound book cover titled "Skills 5" with a large number 5 in the center, surrounded by images of a cat, chair, bugs, and a hat, on a pink background.

Teacher materials

Skills Unit 5 Teacher Guide

A kindergarten teacher guide titled "Skills 6" with illustrations of a cat, insects, a hat, and phonetic symbols on a pink background.

Teacher materials

Skills Unit 6 Teacher Guide

Red spiral notebook cover titled "Skills 7" with illustrations of a cat, insects, a hat, and various symbols.

Teacher materials

Skills Unit 7 Teacher Guide

Illustrated book cover titled "Ox and Man" with a man riding an ox, followed by two people, set in a vibrant landscape.

Teacher materials

Skills Unit 5 Big Book

Illustrated underwater scene with a child wearing goggles, surrounded by colorful fish and coral. The word "kit" is at the top of the image.

Teacher materials

Skills Unit 6 Big Book

Illustration of three animated characters in a flying car above a futuristic cityscape with the name "Seth" in the sky.

Teacher materials

Skills Unit 7 Big Book

Educational card cover for "Small Letter Cards" from Amplify CKLA. Pink background with various icons including a hat, cat, insects, and phonetic symbols. Grade K marked in the corner.

Teacher materials

Small Letter Card Set

Red cover of a language learning book featuring a cat, hat, table, fruits, and insects with speech bubbles containing phonetic symbols. Text reads “Amplify CKLA” and “Skills Large Letter Cards.”.

Teacher materials

Large Letter Card Set

Illustrated poster with a cat, insects, a hat, and a table with an apple. Features phonetic symbols /a/, /e/, and /u/. Text reads "Amplify CKLA" and "Skills Sound Posters, Grade K".

Teacher materials

Sound Posters Sample

A red card labeled "Sound Cards" with images of a cat, insect, hat, and food, speech bubbles with "/u/", and an ISBN barcode; labeled "Amplify CKLA Grade K.

Teacher materials

Sound Cards Sample

Illustrated book cover of "The Five Senses" shows people enjoying activities in a park, such as playing music, picnicking, and interacting with animals.

Teacher materials

Knowledge 2 Teacher Guide

Illustrated book cover titled "Underdogs and Heroes: Stories." Features a child playing violin, animals, and a farmhouse in the background. Part of Amplify CKLA Knowledge 3 for Grade K.

Teacher materials

Knowledge 3 Teacher Guide

Cover of a geography teacher guide titled "All Around the World: Geography," featuring images of a globe, landscapes, and people.

Teacher materials

Knowledge 7 Teacher Guide

Cover of "Shaped by Nature: Art and the World Around Us" teacher guide for Grade K. Features colorful art supplies and nature imagery.

Teacher materials

Knowledge 10 Teacher Guide

Illustration of people in a park: children playing, adults with a barbecue, a man playing guitar, a food truck, and a person with a black dog. Text: "Knowledge 2 - The Five Senses".

Teacher materials

Knowledge 2 Image Cards

Illustrated book cover with farm animals, a child playing the violin, and a pink building in the background. Title: "Underdogs and Heroes: Stories.

Teacher materials

Knowledge 3 Image Cards

Cover of "All Around the World: Geography" book, featuring a globe, children, and photos of various landscapes and cities.

Teacher materials

Knowledge 7 Image Cards

Cover of "The First Drawing" by Mordicai Gerstein, featuring a prehistoric child drawing a mammoth on a cave wall, with a torch illuminating the scene.

Teacher materials

The First Drawing

Illustrated book cover titled "van Gogh and the Sunflowers" by Laurence Anholt, featuring a drawn man and child holding sunflowers.

Teacher materials

Van Gogh and the Sunflowers

Illustrated book cover titled "My Name is Georgia" by Jeanette Winter, featuring a woman holding a red flower against a sky with clouds.

Teacher materials

My Name is Georgia

The book cover features "A Life Made by Hand: The Story of Ruth Asawa" by Andrea D'Aquino, with abstract art and a flower design.

Teacher materials

A Life Made by Hand

Book cover of "Rainbow Weaver" featuring an illustrated girl with long hair in a colorful woven outfit, set against a bright sky. Authored by Linda Elovitz Marshall, illustrated by Elisa Chavarri.

Teacher materials

Rainbow Weaver/Tejedora del Arcoiris

Book cover of "Luna Loves Art" by Joseph Coelho and Fiona Lumbers, featuring a girl with art supplies and colorful splashes.

Teacher materials

Luna Loves Art

Cover of "Amplify CKLA" Skills activity book for Grade K, featuring illustrations of insects, a cat, and a hat on a pink background with phonetic symbols.

Student materials

Skills Unit 5, 6 and 7 Activity Book Sample

Illustration of a diver swimming among colorful fish and coral under the sea with the word "Kit" at the top.

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Skills Unit 6 Reader

A cartoon family rides in a green futuristic flying car, surrounded by tall skyscrapers and colorful sky elements. The name "Seth" is in the sky.

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Skills Unit 7 Reader

Pink sample cover for the Amplify CKLA Skills Chaining Folder. Features a cat, hat, ladybug, bee, and dragonfly illustrations, along with phonetic symbols and a warning: "FOR REVIEW PURPOSES ONLY.

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Chaining Folder

A kindergarten picture reader book with images of a cat, hat, insects, table with vase, and phonetic symbols on a pink background.

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Picture Reader Sample

Red Amplify CKLA activity book cover featuring a globe, sunflowers, and a list of contents related to geography and art.

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Knowledge 2, 3, 7 and 10 Activity Book Sample

Yellow book cover titled "Skills 2" with illustrations of a frog, knight, and coins. Part of Amplify CKLA, Grade 1, Unit 2.

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Skills Unit 2 Teacher Guide

Cover of "Skills 3 Teacher Guide" with a large number 3. Features images of coins, a planet, a knight, and a frog. Various phonetic symbols are scattered in the background.

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Skills Unit 3 Teacher Guide

Cover of a workbook titled "Skills 4" featuring a large number 4, a knight, a frog, coins, a moon, and various phonetic symbols on an orange background.

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Skills Unit 4 Teacher Guide

Illustrated book cover titled "Gran" showing an older woman hugging two children in front of a house.

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Skills Unit 2 Big Book

Illustration of a fox reading a book titled "Fables" to a rabbit and squirrel in a forest clearing with sunlight filtering through the trees.

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Skills Unit 3 Big Book

Cover of a workbook titled "From Nose to Toes: How Your Body Works," featuring X-ray images of skeletons and organs on a spiral-bound teacher guide.

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Knowledge 2 Teacher Guide

Textbook cover titled "Common Threads: Different Lands, Similar Stories," with illustrations of three children exploring nature, including a large mushroom and vibrant flowers.

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Knowledge 3 Teacher Guide

Cover of "Charting the World: Geography" teacher guide, featuring a hand-drawn world map with colored pins, a compass, and pencils.

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Knowledge 5 Teacher Guide

Cover of "Adventure Stories: Tales from the Edge" showing Earth's view with space paraphernalia and an inset of a historic building and explorers on brown horses.

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Knowledge 10 Teacher Guide

Educational book cover featuring X-ray images, cartoon organs, and germs. Title: "From Nose to Toes: How Your Body Works," Grade 1. Includes a cartoon of a brain in a skull.

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Knowledge 2 Image Cards

Illustrated book cover showing characters exploring a vibrant woodland with large mushrooms and plants. Title: "Common Threads: Different Lands, Similar Stories." Grade 1, Amplify CKLA.

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Knowledge 3 Image Cards

A geography workbook cover featuring a hand-drawn world map, various papers, a magnifying glass, a compass, and pencils on a wooden table.

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Knowledge 5 Image Cards

Educational chart for Grade 1 consonants showing pronunciation and examples like "g" in "gag" and "ch" in "chip.

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Code Poster Set

Cover of a yellow booklet titled "Skills Spelling Cards" with images of coins, a frog, a robot, the moon, and phonetic symbols.

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Spelling Card Set

Yellow educational card with a knight, frog, coins, moon, speech bubbles with phonetic symbols, and text that reads "Amplify CKLA" and "Skills Large Letter Cards.

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Large Letter Card Set

Book cover titled "My Name is Gabito" by Monica Brown, illustrated by Raúl Colón, featuring a boy reaching for a book under a tree.

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My Name is Gabito/Me llamo Gabito

Book cover of "Tomas and the Galapagos Adventure" by Carolyn Lunn, illustrated by Ashley Rades, featuring a child with a turtle and a volcanic island in the background.

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Tomas and the Galapagos Adventure

Book cover of "The Astronaut with a Song for the Stars," showing a person playing a flute in a spacecraft.

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The Astronaut with a Song
for the Stars: The Story of Dr. Ellen Ochoa

Book cover of "Mae Among the Stars" featuring an illustration of a child in a space suit against a starry background.

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Mae Among the Stars

Illustrated book cover titled "Shark Lady" showing a woman in scuba gear swimming with a shark, surrounded by fish and ocean plants.

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Shark Lady: The True Story of How Eugenie Clark Became the Ocean’s Most Fearless Scientist

Cover of "Manfish: A Story of Jacques Cousteau" by Jennifer Berne, featuring an illustration of a diver with fish, set against a deep blue background.

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Manfish

Book cover of "Keep On! The Story of Matthew Henson" featuring an illustration of Henson in polar gear with a dog, a sun, and a flag. Written by Deborah Hopkinson, illustrated by Stephen Alcorn.

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Keep On! The Story of Matthew Henson, Co-Discoverer of the North Pole

Book cover titled "The Top of the World: Climbing Mount Everest" by Steve Jenkins, featuring an illustration of a climber on a snowy peak with mountains in the background.

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The Top of the World: Climbing Mount Everest

Cover of a book titled "Amplify CKLA Skills Units 2-4 Activity Book" with images of a moon, coins, a frog, and a knight on a yellow background.

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Unit 2, 3 and 4 Skills Activity Book Sample

Illustration of a smiling person wearing glasses hugging two children under a tree, with a house and text "Gran" in the background.

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Skills Unit 2 Reader

Illustrated book cover titled "Fables" features a fox reading to forest animals in a woodland setting.

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Skills Unit 3 Reader

Book cover titled "The Green Fern Zoo" featuring illustrations of various animals against a leafy background.

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Skills Unit 4 Reader

Cover of an activity book titled "Amplify CKLA." It features an open book with a person, a space shuttle, and nature in the background. A list of knowledge themes is included.

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Knowledge 2, 3, 5 and 10 Activity Book Sample

Green book cover titled "Skills 2" with a large number 2, featuring images of a crow, acorn, gloves, and a pencil.

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Skills Unit 2 Teacher Guide

Green workbook cover titled "Skills 3" with images of a crow, acorn, pencil, and gloves. Grade 2.

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Skills Unit 3 Teacher Guide

Book cover for "Skills 4 Teacher Guide" from Amplify CKLA, Grade 2, featuring a large number 4, a crow, acorn, pencil, mitten, and various symbols on a green background.

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Skills Unit 4 Teacher Guide

A chart displays various vowel sounds with phonetic symbols and example letter combinations on a green and white background labeled "Vowels.

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Code Posters

Green educational card cover with a crow, acorn, pencil, mittens, and phonetic symbols. Title: "Amplify CKLA Skills Spelling Cards, Grade 2.

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Spelling Card Set

Book cover titled "Fortunes and Feats: Fairy Tales and Tall Tales" featuring a knight, a dragon, a train, and a castle in a whimsical landscape.

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Knowledge 1 Teacher Guide

Cover of "Butterflies, Bees, and Beetles: Insects" teacher guide, featuring a colorful illustration of various insects and flowers against a sky background.

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Knowledge 5 Teacher Guide

Cover of a book titled "Sounds and Stanzas: Poetry" with whimsical illustrations of animals and leaves emerging from an open book. It is labeled as a Teacher Guide, Level 2.

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Knowledge 7 Teacher Guide

Cover of "Taking Flight: The Age of Aviation" teacher guide. It features a propeller, hot air balloons, a blimp, and a sunrise above clouds.

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Knowledge 10 Teacher Guide

Cover of a book titled "Butterflies, Bees, and Beetles: Insects" featuring various insects, flowers, and grass under a blue sky.

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Knowledge 5 Image Cards

Colorful book cover with a person reading, surrounded by illustrated animals and autumn leaves. Text reads, "Amplify CKLA, Knowledge 7, Sounds and Stanzas: Poetry, Image Cards.

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Knowledge 7 Image Cards

Children's book cover of "Up and Away!" by Jason Henry, featuring a whimsical illustration of a flying ship with two characters and colorful birds.

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Up and Away! How Two Brothers Invented the Hot Air Balloon

Illustration of Louis Blériot's historic flight across the English Channel in a vintage aircraft, with people preparing the plane.

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The Glorious Flight: Across the Channel with Louis

Book cover of "The Flying Girl: How Aida de Acosta Learned to Soar" by Margarita Engle, illustrated by Sara Palacios, showing a girl flying an early aircraft with birds nearby.

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The Flying Girl: How Aída de Acosta Learned to Soar

Book cover titled "Wood, Wire, Wings." A woman looks at flying airplanes. Authors: Kirsten W. Larson and illustrator Tracy Subisak. Subheading: "Emma Lilian Todd Invents an Airplane.

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Wood, Wire, Wings: Emma Lilian Todd Invents an Airplane

Cover of "Helicopter Man" shows a helicopter silhouette against a sunset, with a black-and-white photo of a man holding a hat. Title in yellow, author Ellen B. text included.

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Helicopter Man: Igor Sikorsky and His Amazing Invention

Illustrated book cover titled "The Tuskegee Airmen Story" by Lynn M. Homan and Thomas Reilly. It shows a pilot in front of an aircraft named "Boss Lady.

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The Tuskegee Airmen Story

Cover of "Skyward" by Sally Deng, featuring illustrations of female pilots and planes from WWII. Subheading: "The Story of Female Pilots in WWII." Published by Flying Eye Books.

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Skyward: The Story of Female Pilots in WWII

Book cover titled Book cover of "Aim for the Skies" featuring portraits of Jerrie Mock and Joan Merriam Smith with an illustration of Amelia Earhart in the background.

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Aim for the Skies: Jerrie Mock and Joan Merriam Smith’s Race to Complete Amelia Earhart’s Quest

Cover of a book titled "Amplify CKLA, Units 2-3, Activity Book." The green background features a crow, acorn, pencil, gloves, and phonetic symbols.

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Skills Unit 2 and 3 Activity Book Sample

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Skills Unit 4 Activity Book Sample

Illustrated book cover titled "Bedtime Tales" featuring a bearded man with two children sitting on a patterned quilt.

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Skills Unit 2 Reader

Illustrated book cover titled "Kids Excel" shows children playing double Dutch jump rope in a park setting.

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Skills Unit 3 Reader

A woman and a boy walk together on a city sidewalk. The woman is smiling and holding papers; the boy is wearing a red shirt and looks happy. Text reads "The Job Hunt.

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Skills Unit 4 Reader

Green cover of an Amplify CKLA Grade 2 Activity Book featuring a hot air balloon, magnifying glass, and list of knowledge topics.

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Knowledge 1, 5, 7 and 10 Activity Book Sample

A textbook cover titled "Fur, Fins, and Feathers: Animal Classification." It features illustrations of various animals in a lush forest and pond setting.

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Unit 2 Teacher Guide

A book cover titled "Rhythm and Rhyme: Poetry" for Grade 3. It features an illustration of a pond with butterflies, a frog, and water lilies.

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Unit 3 Teacher Guide

Textbook cover titled "Unit 6: Regions and Cultures: Native Americans" with various related images including landscapes, dwellings, and icebergs, and a Teacher Guide note.

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Unit 6 Teacher Guide

Cover of "Novel Study: Charlotte's Web" teacher guide, featuring a barn scene with farm tools, a spider web, ribbons, a jug, and a picnic table.

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Unit 7 Teacher Guide

Illustrated cover showing various Native American scenes, including boats, wildlife, a longhouse, and traditional dwellings. Text reads "Regions and Cultures: Native Americans, Unit 6, Grade 3.

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Unit 6 Image Cards

Illustrated cover of a book titled "Rhythm and Rhyme: Poetry" featuring a pond with butterflies, lily pads, and a barcode at the bottom left. Grade 3 and "Amplify CKLA" are noted in the corner.

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Unit 3 Image Cards

Cover of an activity book titled "Amplify CKLA" with images of a deer, parrot, and elephant, over a blue background.

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Unit 2 and 6 Activity Book Sample

Book cover of "Rhythm and Rhyme: Poetry" featuring a pond with butterflies and lilies. Upper left corner shows "Amplify CKLA Grade 3.

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Poet’s Journal

Cover of "Novel Study: Charlotte's Web" activity book showing a barn scene with farm decorations, a sneaker, and a window view of a pasture.

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Unit 7 Activity Book Sample

Illustrated book cover titled "Rattenborough’s Guide to Animals," featuring a jungle scene with a monkey, parrot, leopard, pelican, and alligator.

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Unit 2 Reader

Book cover titled "Regions and Cultures: Native Americans," featuring images of indigenous landscapes, canoes, teepees, and dwellings. Grade 3, Unit 6.

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Unit 6 Reader

Cover of "Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White, showing a girl holding a pig with a medal award graphic and anniversary edition label.

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Charlotte’s Web

Cover of a teacher guide titled "Meaning and Metaphor: Poetry" featuring bookshelves with colorful, imaginative illustrations.

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Unit 3 Teacher Guide

Textbook cover titled "Our Planet: Geology" featuring a volcano with lava, surrounded by forests, part of a 4th-grade curriculum unit from Amplify CKLA.

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Unit 5 Teacher Guide

Illustrated book cover titled "Road to Independence: The American Revolution." Shows a candle-lit desk with parchment, a quill, and a pendulum clock by a window with stars.

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Unit 6 Teacher Guide

Cover of a teacher guide titled "Novel Study: From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" featuring a bookshelf and various items.

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Unit 7 Teacher Guide

Book cover titled "Meaning and Metaphor: Poetry" for Grade 4. Features colorful illustrations of animals and trees among books on a shelf. Badge says "Poet's Journal.

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Poet’s Journal

Cover of an Amplify CKLA activity book featuring a volcano, kite, and candle illustrations. Text indicates topics: our planet, geology, road to independence, and the American Revolution.

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Unit 5 and 6 Activity Book Sample

Activity book cover for Grade 4 Unit 7, "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler." Features a bookshelf with various items and view of a cityscape through a window.

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Unit 7 Activity Book Sample

Textbook cover titled "The Changing Earth," unit 5, grade 4. It features an erupting volcano with a cross-section view.

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Unit 5 Reader

Book cover titled "Road to Independence" from "Amplify CKLA Grade 4, Unit 6." Features a historical setting with quill, candle, and clock by a window at night.

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Unit 6 Reader

Cover of "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" featuring two children on a red carpeted museum staircase.

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From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

Cover of a teacher's guide titled "Early Americas: Maya, Aztec, and Inca," featuring images of temples, mountains, a bird, and cacti.

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Unit 2 Teacher Guide

Cover of a teacher guide titled "Visions in Verse: Poetry." Features a scenic landscape with birds, trees, and a pond, plus a pink spiral binding on the left.

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Unit 3 Teacher Guide

Cover of "The Deep Blue World: Oceans" teacher guide featuring illustrations of marine life, including a whale shark, turtle, and various fish. The background is a vibrant ocean scene.

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Unit 5 Teacher Guide

Book cover titled "The Phantom Tollbooth," featuring a room with a bookshelf and a window showing a fantastical landscape.

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Unit 7 Teacher Guide

Purple textbook cover titled "Early Americas: Maya, Aztec, and Inca" for Grade 5, Unit 2. Features an illustration of a city, a bird, and a hand.

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Unit 2 Activity Book Sample

Activity book cover titled "The Deep Blue World: Oceans" with illustrations of a diver, sea creatures, and an open book on a purple background.

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Unit 5 Activity Book Sample

Cover of a poetry journal titled "Visions in Verse" for Grade 5, featuring a tree, birds, and a snake in a colorful landscape.

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Poet’s Journal

Cover of the "Novel Study: The Phantom Tollbooth" activity book, featuring a colorful room with bookshelves, toys, and a scenic painting on the wall.

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Unit 7 Activity Book Sample

Textbook cover titled "Early Americas: Civilizations and Empires" for Grade 5, featuring images of ancient ruins, landscapes, and a cactus.

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Unit 2 Reader

Textbook cover titled "Life in the Fathoms" featuring a diver, various sea creatures, and colorful coral reefs.

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Unit 5 Reader

Cover of "The Phantom Tollbooth" by Norton Juster, featuring a boy peering into a large clock held by a dog with a clock face.

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The Phantom Tollbooth

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Welcome to Amplify ELA!

Our programs

At Amplify, we support teachers in delivering inspiring, impactful lessons that celebrate and develop the thinking of all their students. See how we build high-quality programs.

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Core curriculum

Amplify Caminos

Amplify Caminos is a K–5 Spanish language arts program and curriculum designed to accelerate bilingual reading comprehension. Contact us today to learn more!

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Core curriculum

Amplify CKLA

The leading K–5 Science of Reading literacy program that integrates foundational skills, knowledge building, and daily writing.

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Amplify CKLA Skills

Amplify CKLA Skills is an explicit supplemental literacy skills program that helps students develop solid reading foundations.

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Core curriculum

Amplify Desmos Math

Amplify Desmos Math: Bringing you free math resources and core curriculum lessons for K–12 math educators. Contact us to learn more!

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Core curriculum

Amplify ELA

Our Amplify ELA program prepares middle school students for high school and beyond through interactive, immersive curriculum.

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Core curriculum

Amplify Science

Amplify Science is a K–8 science curriculum that blends hands-on investigations, literacy-rich activities, and interactive digital tools for elementary and middle school students.

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Boost Close Reading

Middle school students are learning to immerse themselves in text—and learning to stand up for what they believe in.

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Intervention, Supplemental

Boost Math

Boost Math is a differentiation program that helps students keep up with grade-level math by providing math intervention and personalized learning resources.

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Boost Reading

Boost Reading is a Science of Reading K–5 personalized reading program that’s helping educators meet the needs of every student.

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High-impact literacy and math tutoring

Amplify Tutoring is a K-6 high-impact literacy tutoring program that achieves results. Reimagine intervention supports for your students.

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mCLASS

Amplify’s mCLASS is the gold-standard universal and dyslexia screener grounded in the Science of Reading. Learn more about our K-6 literacy assessment and intervention.

Un maestro y un joven estudiante discuten juntos un libro de texto en la mesa de una clase, con carteles educativos y materiales de intervención mCLASS visibles al fondo.

mCLASS Intervention

mCLASS Intervention is a staff-led reading intervention that does the heavy lifting of data analysis and

A young girl sits at a desk wearing headphones and using a laptop in a brightly lit classroom, focusing on her mCLASS Math assessment to support math progress monitoring.

mCLASS Math

mCLASS Math is a math assessment program that uncovers students’ mathematical reasoning and measures fundamental skills to build student success.

Resources for teachers: Bring the world to students with knowledge!

The Science of Reading shows that literacy develops best on a foundation of knowledge. In other words, the more you know, the easier and faster you learn!

The Amplify CKLA literacy curriculum intentionally builds students’ background and academic knowledge—along with comprehension strategies—that fuel their capacity to understand texts, answer questions, and grapple with ideas.

Explore resources for teachers from educators across the country who are bringing Amplify CKLA Knowledge Domains to life in their classrooms!

Children sit on a classroom rug, guided by the literacy curriculum, as a pirate character stands on a beach. Two cacti in a desert add to the scene, and two children interact at a table with resources for teachers.

Kindergarten

In kindergarten, students develop phonemic awareness with storybook characters like Zack and Ann Chang; draw a chart to identify different smells; learn about the Lenape, Wampanoag, and Lakota Sioux; and pay homage to classic nursery rhymes by jumping a candlestick.

An illustration featuring a green, one-eyed character with a hat in front of a farm scene with fields, a barn, a bird, and a pig. A red book lies open on the ground, suggesting an engaging literacy curriculum that brings stories to life.

A large group of children wearing colorful sports jersey costumes stand on a stage labeled "Nursery Rhyme Olympics," with drawings of nursery rhyme characters in the background.

Domain 1: Nursery Rhymes and Fables

To celebrate the end of the Nursery Rhymes and Fables unit, students participated in a Nursery Rhyme Olympics.

Credit: Kelly O’Connor, Huber Street Elementary School, NJ

BONUS VIDEO: Watch this video to see Nursery Rhyme Olympics in action!

Children are playing at a pretend farmer's market, organizing items under a banner that reads "Farmer's Market." A hedgehog illustration is on the bottom right corner.

Domain 2: The Five Senses

As a special activity for the Five Senses unit, students explored their sense of taste with a pop-up farmers market.

Credit: Debbie Braaten, Abraham Lincoln Elementary School, OH

BONUS VIDEO: Hear how Jamie Vannoy, a teacher in Wirt County, WV, plans a braille activity for this unit!

Classroom bulletin board displays a “Welcome to Our Farm!” sign with student artwork depicting the story of the Three Little Pigs using various craft materials, inspired by Amplify CKLA literacy curriculum resources for teachers.

Domain 3: Stories

Kindergarteners worked in groups to construct houses using straw, sticks, and bricks to commemorate the reading of “The Three Little Pigs.”

Credit: Manal Abuhouran, Clarendon Elementary School, NJ

A group of children holds small plants in a classroom, posing for a photo. Their faces are obscured by heart icons. A watering can graphic is in the top right corner.

Domain 4: Plants

To apply their learning, students at Superior Elementary planted grass seeds at the beginning of the Plants unit, then cared for and observed the grass daily to ensure it flourished.

Credit: Emma Fynbu, Superior Elementary School, NE

People stand near a large green tractor with an auger wagon, addressing a group of children seated on the ground. An illustrated barn icon is in the top left corner.

Domain 5: Farms

To celebrate the Farms unit, students visited a local farm to study the equipment and farm animals!

Credit: Kirsten Tingley, Cumberland Valley School District, PA

A diorama depicting a Native American village with tipis, a stream, figures of people, animals, and items like a basket of tomatoes, set against a background of trees and mountains.

Domain 6: Native Americans

To showcase their knowledge, students created a gallery walk that displays information about the Lakota Sioux, Wampanoag, and Lenape tribes.

Credit: Dalphne Harrison, Aldine ISD, TX

Children wearing red and purple paper crowns and capes sit at a long table decorated with sunflowers, having lunch.

Domain 7: Kings and Queens

To mark the end of the Kings and Queens unit, this class hosted a royal tea party in the cafeteria, featuring cloaks and handmade crowns.

Credit: Chrystal Wise, Malvern School District, AR

A man in a blue shirt holds a phone and stands next to a screen displaying a weather forecast with wind chill values. The screen also shows a question mark text and a diagram of a thermometer.

Domain 8: Seasons and Weather

Teach your students more about seasons and weather: Invite your local meteorologist to visit, like this classroom did!

Credit: Chrystal Wise, Malvern School District, AR

A child's drawing of a ship at sea, with a person standing on it. The word "ship" is written beside the vessel. A sun is drawn in the top right corner.

Domain 9: Columbus and the Pilgrims

Students create illustrations of Columbus’s journey to present their knowledge for this unit!

Credit: Mandy Collins, Fayette County Public Schools, TN

A table with brass instruments and a plush flame decoration. A hand-drawn sign with the text "The Blacksmith" and various drawings is displayed in front.

Domain 10: Colonial Towns and Townspeople

As you wrap up this unit, take inspiration from this school: Make shop signs and tables to create your own colonial town!

Credit: Andrea Gatten, Propel Schools, PA

Bulletin board displaying colorful animal artwork, including birds, giraffes, and a meerkat. Below the board are animal figurines and an informational sign. There is a cartoon robot graphic on the right.

Domain 11: Taking Care of the Earth

We love this culminating activity! Students create awareness for a cause by creating persuasive signs, videos, and a class petition. This multimedia display shows them embracing the values of environmental stewardship.

Credit: Heather Keating, Gulliver Prep, FL

A ballot box is placed on a table with blue fabric. The background displays photos, a calendar, and diverse posters on a classroom wall.

Domain 12: Presidents and American Symbols

To close the Presidents and American Symbols Domain, hold a sample election in your classroom! Create a voting booth, ballot box, ballot cards, election music, campaign posters, stickers, balloons, and confetti! Before announcing the winner, discuss the importance of voting, the voting process, what a campaign looks like, and what to look for in a great leader.

Credit: Andrea Gatten, Propel Schools, PA

Grade 1

In Grade 1, students sing about a fabulous fox, learn to tell the difference between fairy tale heroes and villains, write an opinion statement about the worst part of going to the moon, and learn ancient Egyptian techniques for mummifying an apple.

A person dressed as a pirate examines a large skull near a globe, reminiscent of resources for teachers planning an engaging activity. The background shows mountains and a body of water.

A group of nine people in various creative costumes, including animals and objects, pose together in a hallway decorated with a cartoon spider graphic above them.

Domain 1: Fables and Stories

To celebrate the Fables and Stories domain, students participated in a “wolf in sheep’s clothing” race while teachers dressed as fable characters.

Credit: Brittany Sachs, Monon Trail Elementary School, IN

BONUS VIDEO: Hear how Brittany planned a Fable Olympics for her Grade 1 students!

Classroom with light blue walls and ceiling, tables covered with white cloth, and colorful worksheets. A cartoon hand holding a dumbbell is overlaid on the image.

Domain 2: The Human Body

To showcase their knowledge of the topic, students participated in a “hospital day.” The classroom was transformed to look like different operating rooms. Stations included blending and segmenting CVC words with Band-Aids, a Tricky Words eye exam, sentence writing, an X-ray light table, food sorting according to the food pyramid, and an operation game!

Credit: Erin Chester, Thompson Crossing Elementary School, IN

BONUS VIDEO: Erin explains how she planned the activity, and shows us snippets of the culminating activity in action.

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Domain 3: Different Lands, Similar Stories

Take inspiration from this classroom and have your students create a Thumbelina floral craft to round out the unit’s celebration of folktales.

Credit: Elizabeth Sillies, Three Rivers Local School District, OH

Children dressed in white Egyptian-themed costumes with colorful collars and ankh symbols pose in a classroom decorated with an Egyptian mural and an illustrated pharaoh figure on the wall.

Domain 4: Early World Civilizations

Looking for a culminating activity for this domain? Plan an ancient Egypt day filled with crafts and activities, including pyramid-making, writing in hieroglyphics, trying Egyptian food, and mask-making.

Credit: Camy Stirling, Brevard Academy, NC

BONUS VIDEO: Watch this short video about how to make pyramid-making easy in your classroom!

A group of children in a classroom wear colorful paper headdresses with an image of a temple in the corner.

Domain 5: Early American Civilizations

Students can apply their learning about early American civilizations by creating their very own Moctezuma headdresses.

Credit: Emmett J. Hoops, Moriah Central School, NY

Child at a desk holding an Oreo cookie to their eye, with a pencil and worksheet nearby; illustration of a sun and telescope on the right.

Domain 6: Astronomy

A surefire way to ignite your students’ excitement about astronomy is to create a moon phase Oreo chart!

Credit: Shelby Varchmin, Fred Wild Elementary School, FL

BONUS IDEA: Have your class send postcards to space through the Club for the Future program.

Children in a classroom are engaged in a hands-on activity, creating crafts at desks. Various supplies and water bottles are on the tables.

Domain 7: The History of the Earth

Students channeled their inner geologists during this unit and dug for rocks.

Credit: Ronda Scott, Dixon Public Schools, IL

A colorful rainforest diorama with labeled sections, featuring plants, a jaguar, a hut, and informational signs, serves as an engaging resource for teachers. An illustrated jaguar decorates the bottom-right corner, perfectly complementing literacy curriculum goals like those in Amplify CKLA.

Domain 8: Animals and Habitats

Students can express their creativity by drawing animals, plants, and environments on rocks, then sorting by habitats or comparing by Venn diagram.

BONUS: Check out these students’ creative and colorful dioramas that were showcased at the end of this unit!

Credit: Christine Thomas, The School District of Palm Beach County, FL

Children in a classroom play a game on a large alphabet rug. Some are sitting in a circle, while one stands and two lie on the floor. A teacher sits nearby at a desk.

Domain 9: Fairy Tales

To wrap up the Fairy Tales unit, sharpen your students’ drama skills by having them act out their favorite stories.

Credit: Elizabeth Sillies, Three Rivers Local School District, OH

Child's drawing with two American flags, a "Freedom" sign, a cat, stick-figure people, speech bubbles, and a walrus wearing a hat.

Domain 10: A New Nation: American Independence

Posters beautifully summarize the learning from a unit. Pair students up to create and present to their classmates!

Credit: Tracy Hatch Gagnon, Holy Name Parish School, MA

Smiling person in a straw hat takes a selfie with a classroom of kids wearing paper hats. Orange hearts cover faces. A bison illustration is on the side.

Domain 11: Frontier Explorers

Students can celebrate this unit by hosting a Pioneer Day and making Daniel Boone hats!

Credit: Shelby Varchmin, Fred Wild Elementary School, FL

Grade 2

In Grade 2, students thrill to the crimes of the Cat Bandit, assemble books about ancient Chinese culture, write their own Greek myths, and learn the story of the people who escaped to freedom from slavery by “follow[ing] the Drinking Gourd.”

Cartoon wizard with a white beard and star-patterned hat holding a small dragon, standing in front of a house in a desert setting. A large feather quill, perfect for drafting a literacy curriculum, is in the foreground.

A display board with colorful, geometric art projects. Below, small toy animals are arranged. A cartoon frog is positioned in the corner of the image.

Domain 1: Fairy Tales and Tall Tales

To celebrate the end of the Fairy Tales and Stories Unit, encourage students to showcase their favorite stories by crafting paper collages and clay figures.

Credit: Jessica Berg, Arlington Public Schools, VA

Colorful dragon made of decorated paper plates on a yellow background, with red lanterns hanging above.

Domain 2: Early Asian Civilizations

Second-grade teachers worked together to create an amazing dragon at the end of their Early Asian Civilizations Unit. Each student created a scale for their grade-level dragon!

Credit: Emma Bridgeforth, Windsor Elementary School, WI

BONUS: This class at Windber Elementary, PA, celebrated this unit by hosting a Chinese New Year dragon parade.

A student builds a model with craft sticks and colored paper. Instructions for constructing the Parthenon are displayed in the background.

Domain 3: The Ancient Greek Civilization

This class had a great time becoming world travelers and celebrating all the knowledge gained throughout the Ancient Greek Civilization domain. The students started their day getting their passport stamped. After entering ancient Greece, they engaged in many centers. They built the Parthenon and Athena’s throne, wrote facts about Sparta, created locks for Pandora’s box, built a harp for Apollo, and played vocabulary games. In addition to centers, the students learned that they all qualified for the Olympics, and were led by teachers on a victory walk as the entire school cheered for them!

BONUS: Take inspiration from this Louisiana educator and plan a potato Olympics day with your students!

Credit: Terri Hart, Jefferson Parish Public School District, LA

A group of children and two adults dressed in ancient Greek-style clothing poses in front of a screen displaying a Greek temple image.

Domain 4: Greek Myths

Students wrote and shared their very own Greek myths, made props, and dressed in togas to celebrate this unit!

Credit: Chelsey Steinmetz, Cornell Elementary School, WI

Children hold aluminum foil ships and various flags, with smiling face emojis covering their faces. Adults stand in the background.

Domain 5: The War of 1812

Bring a battle to life by having students create boats out of foil and other common household materials to participate in a boat race!

Credit: Jerica Falevai, Pacific Heritage Academy, UT

Two children holding paper greenhouses with seeds inside. Their faces are covered with orange hearts. A cartoon dinosaur is in the corner. Classroom setting in the background.

Domain 6: Cycles in Nature

To bring the Cycles in Nature unit to life, students learned how to make their own greenhouses and watched lima beans germinate and sprout.

Credit: Amber Taylor, Corbin Primary School, KY

A man in a straw hat and overalls talks to children outdoors, standing beside a barrel.

Domain 7: Westward Expansion

To commemorate the end of this domain, this class had two grandparents come to the classroom to bake bread, make trail mix, and pan for gold.

BONUS: In another classroom, students made people, animals, and their very own pioneer wagons out of paper.

Credit: Jennifer Murphy, John E. Bryan Elementary School, AL

A craft depicting a moth made from egg cartons, with handwritten text describing differences between moths and butterflies.

Domain 8: Insects

These students celebrated all the knowledge they gained by researching and writing about an insect, then using household items to build a model of their chosen insect!

Credit: Tamara Gore, Harrison Hill Elementary School, IN

Three illustrated posters depict historical figures: Abraham Lincoln in a suit, Clara Barton in a red cross outfit, and Harriet Tubman in a blue dress, with handwritten notes around each.

Domain 9: The U.S. Civil War

Have your students showcase their knowledge of the U.S. Civil War by creating posters of important historical figures of the time!

Credit: Heather Griffin, Rochester School District, NH

Four handmade anatomical models made of colored clay on brown paper, each labeled with body parts such as brain, stomach, and intestines, with handwritten notes and illustrations.

Domain 10: The Human Body

We love this culminating activity! Students made digestive-system models out of air-dry clay and traced themselves on large paper to make a life-size model of the body systems!

Credit: Olga Cabrera, Aldine ISD, TX

Classroom wall display titled "Skills Focus Wall" featuring a mural of the Statue of Liberty and New York City skyline, decorated with red, silver, and blue streamers.

Domain 11: Immigration

Students participated in an Ellis Island simulation in their classrooms at the end of the Immigration Unit, and even created their own passports!

Credit: Sandra Garcia, Austin Independent School District, TX

A hand with pink nails points to a collage titled "Fighting for a Cause" featuring various historical figures, text about ordinary people standing up for their beliefs, and illustrations below.

Domain 12: Fighting for a Cause

To wrap up this unit and showcase their knowledge, students created VIP books about important historical figures!

Credit: Meghan Scheffler, Community Unit School District 300, IL

Grade 3

In Grade 3, students write a newspaper story about the invention of the telephone, go on a digital quest with Viking explorers, reflect on the stars with astronomy lab notes, and learn the secret to writing an excellent narrative ending.

Illustration of a person in ancient Roman attire with a large bird flying over a mountainous landscape, perfect for enhancing any literacy curriculum or activity plan. This image serves as an engaging resource for teachers to illustrate historical contexts vividly.

A classroom display with a table set for a tea party, featuring teacups, teapots, and a plant. Wall cabinets hold student artwork and writing. A cartoon character is in the bottom right corner.

Domain 1: Classic Tales: The Wind in the Willows

To immerse themselves in the Classic Tales domain, students hosted a party inspired by classic literary celebrations.

Credit: Laurie Valente, Secaucus Public School District, NJ

Classroom with desks arranged in groups. Pith helmets on tables, plant-themed decor, and a cartoon frog with a pointer on the wall. Large windows with blinds.

Domain 2: Animal Classification

A great way to shift perspective and get students to apply their knowledge? Transform your classroom into a vibrant “rainforest café” that showcases students’ published writing. Each student can create an informational piece about a specific vertebrate, learning how to introduce a topic, group related information, and support it with facts and details. They turn their writing, complete with text features, into restaurant-style menus! Dressed as rainforest and safari guides, students can present their work to other students and staff, answering questions about their animal and its classification.

Credit: Nicole Desmond, Riverside School District 96, IL

BONUS: To celebrate the Light and Sound unit as well as all units about animals in grades K–4, take a cue from Windber Elementary and plan an animal-themed glow show with your students!

Child holding a model of a spinal cord made with beads and pipe cleaners in a classroom. Another child is in the background at a desk.

Domain 3: Human Body

Get crafty in this unit by having students make body parts out of household supplies: a pipe cleaner becomes the spinal cord, noodles represent the vertebrae, and gummy Life Savers turn into cartilage. You can also make X-rays by tracing hands and wrists on construction paper. Students can color around the bones with a dark crayon, then use vegetable oil and a Q-tip to “paint” the bones. When held up to a light, the project resembles an X-ray!

Credit: Crystal Chwatek, Muhlenberg Elementary Center, PA

Three children hold a model of an ancient Greek temple in front of a classroom display about Roman gods with educational posters, using Amplify CKLA resources for teachers. Faces are covered with orange heart shapes.

Domain 4: The Ancient Roman Civilization

Have your students put their knowledge of ancient Roman civilization to the test: Challenge them to use packing peanuts to build iconic Roman landmarks.

Credit: Melissa Vasquez, Eureka City Schools,CA

Hanging crystal prism with beads in rainbow colors alongside a cartoon tuba with sound waves.

Domain 5: Light and Sound

To celebrate the Light and Sound unit, your students can make colorful suncatchers and witness the science of light and color in action.

Credit: Stephanie Schuettpelz, Marion Elementary School, WI

BONUS VIDEO: Watch how another teacher plans a black light party for this unit!

Various decorated sticks feature runes, patterns, and colors, accompanied by an illustration of a person holding a torch in the lower right corner.

Domain 6: The Viking Age

CKLA students love Vikings! In this classroom, students made paper swords before participating in a special ceremony.

Credit: Kerri Lintl, Merrimac Community School, WI

Paper showing Oreo cookies arranged in a circle to represent moon phases, labeled with names like "Full Moon" and "New Moon." A space shuttle sticker is in the top right corner.

Domain 7: Astronomy

As a culminating activity for the Astronomy unit, an Oreo moon phase exercise really motivates students to apply their knowledge.

Credit: Stephanie Schuettpelz, Marion Elementary School, WI

Table display of various architectural models with educational signs on a patterned tablecloth. Wall behind shows information sheets. Signs read: "PLEASE LOOK, BUT DO NOT TOUCH!" Bird silhouette overlay.

Domain 8: Native Americans

Flex your students’ creativity at the end of the Native Americans unit by having them gather natural materials and creating Native American shelters!

Credit: Alisa Byrd Fesmire, Roane County Schools, TN

BONUS VIDEO: Hear how a teacher in Wisconsin plans a basket-weaving activity for her students during this unit!

Crayon-drawn map of the Atlantic Ocean with red route lines, depicting Columbus' voyage, includes labeled continents North America, South America, Europe, Africa, and a ship illustration.

Domain 9: Early Explorations of North America

To help your students visualize North American exploration, they can draw maps of the studied expeditions and use yarn to show the various routes!

Credit: Maria Woytko-Morris, Manitou Springs School District, CO

Three children play at a table with toys and buckets. A horse image is on the bottom right. Faces are covered with smiling emojis. Classroom wall with pictures in the background.

Domain 10: Colonial America

Take inspiration from this classroom and set up a colonial town where students can barter goods and work as apprentices at the general store, blacksmith, tailor shop, and cobbler shop.

Credit: Heidi Graci, Sporting Hill Elementary School, PA

Boy in a red Spider-Man shirt gives a presentation on leopards at school, showing a slide with a leopard image. Another student in a red shirt listens. A globe is on the table.

Domain 11: Ecology

For this unit, these students practiced their speaking and listening skills by presenting about an endangered animal to the rest of the class.

Credit: Stephanie Schuettpelz, Marion Elementary School, WI

Grade 4

In Grade 4, students take part in a dramatic invention competition judged by Thomas Edison, George Washington Carver, and Hedy Lamarr; use writing to investigate the function of a mysterious contraption; become poets; and bring their reading skills to bear on the classic novel Treasure Island.

Illustration of a woman holding architectural blueprints, standing in front of a medieval village landscape with scattered huts, fields, and a river. Two closed books titled "Resources for Teachers" float in the top right corner.

Children sit on the floor, working on a football-related project with paper and markers. A football trophy illustration is on the right.

Domain 1: Personal Narratives

To celebrate the Personal Narratives domain, students created posters using information about their names.

Credit: Daphne Long, Steele Elementary School, AL

BONUS VIDEO: Hear how an educator in New York plans an engaging culminating activity for the Personal Narratives unit!

Decorative metallic shields and handwritten papers are displayed on a green wall. Some shields have colorful designs and symbols.

Domain 2: Empires in the Middle Ages

Flex your students’ creativity: Have them create their very own shields and write a paragraph describing them.

Credit: Elisabeth Freligh, Spring Hill Elementary School, AK

BONUS VIDEO: See how students in Minnesota participated in a stained glass art project to celebrate the Middle Ages.

A collage with students reading and writing, alongside typed poems. A decorative hand with a quill, books, and flowers are also included.

Domain 3: Poetry

Empower students to apply their knowledge of this writing discipline with poetry journals.

Credit: Elizabeth Sillies, Three Rivers Local School District, OH

Classroom with students and a teacher interacting, cardboard projects on desks, and a cartoon character holding a light bulb in the corner.

Domain 4: Eureka! Student Inventor

Encourage students to showcase their innovation at an Invention Showcase! Here, they pitched their ideas using the slides they created and the models they made.

Credit: Daniella Cucunato, Merchantville School District, NJ

Table with safety goggles, magnifying glasses, rocks, and a sign saying "Busting Geodes" on a purple cloth. An inset shows a geode formation diagram.

Domain 5: Geology

Geology offers great opportunities to facilitate hands-on learning! Students can examine rocks and fossils, or bust geodes to supplement their lessons.

Credit: Spring Choate, Overton County Schools, TN

Child interacting with a colorful classroom poster titled "The House on Mango Street," featuring various educational notes and cutouts depicting buildings. A bicycle doodle and orange heart adorn the frame.

Domain 6: Contemporary Fiction

Students can take their favorite stories off the page in this unit! For example, lead students in a craft activity creating their own house inspired by The House on Mango Street.

Credit: Lara Andree, Aldine ISD, TX

Four small homemade rafts made of popsicle sticks and tape float in a clear plastic container filled with water—an engaging hands-on project and a great addition to resources for teachers seeking creative STEM activities.

Domain 7: American Revolution

Work a STEM activity into this Knowledge Domain by inviting students to recreate the Boston Tea Party with sticks and items of various weights.

Credit: Maureen Elliott, West Irondequoit CSD, NY

Hand-drawn pirate map featuring islands, a ship, a treasure chest, a skull and crossbones island, labeled locations like "Palm Island" and "Snake Swamp," with a dashed path and a pirate flag overlay.

Domain 8: Treasure Island

To celebrate the end of the Treasure Island domain collaboratively, students can build their very own map sections and put them together.

Credit: Daphne Long, Steele Elementary, AL

Grade 5

In Grade 5, students learn about villanelles and Mayan codices, read and perform Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” use their writing skills to teach a robot about human emotions, and solve a scientific mystery involving ancient fossils.

A woman in a pink dress stands near an ancient pyramid with a night forest and river in the background, symbolizing the timeless resources for teachers that bridge history and nature.

Five children stand in front of lockers, their faces covered with heart-shaped emojis. Above them are colorful drawings and notes. An illustrated vintage car is in the upper right corner.

Domain 1: Personal Narratives

Have your students refine their personal narratives into graphic stories to celebrate the end of this unit.

Credit: Anna Barba, Arlington Traditional School, VA

BONUS VIDEO: Hear how a teacher plans name posters for her students to wrap up this domain.

A woman and a child, whose face is covered by a heart graphic, hold a plate with clay pieces featuring carved symbols—perfect for resources for teachers. A pyramid illustration appears on the right.

Domain 2: Early American Civilizations

To celebrate this unit, have your students create codices and Mayan mythical character sculptures using clay!

Credit: Anita Trolese, TASIS Portugal

A man in a suit plays a digital piano in a room with wall art and decorations. A small telescope illustration is overlaid on the right side.

Domain 3: Poetry

Transform your classroom into a poetry café where students share their work with the rest of the class.

Credit: K.D. Meucci, Bethel Park School District, PA

Child wearing a knight costume with helmet, chest plate, and toy sword standing indoors; an orange heart covers the child's face for privacy—a fun way to highlight core knowledge language arts in action.

Domain 4: Adventures of Don Quixote

These students are an inspiration! To celebrate they reenacted scenes from Adventures of Don Quixote by choosing a chapter, summarizing its plot, writing scripts, and acting out their chapter for their classmates. They even chose their own backdrops and props to help embody the characters.

Credit: Riley Montgomery, Hamilton Local School District, OH

Four students stand in front of a wall displaying pencil sketches, each holding up their own drawing; their faces are covered with orange heart icons—an inspiring scene for those seeking resources for teachers.

Domain 5: The Renaissance

The arts and the Renaissance go hand in hand, so have your students get creative and create their own Leonardo da Vinci portraits.

Credit: Windber Elementary, PA

Children's artwork featuring colorful block letters spelling "vivian" and a drawing below with hearts and clouds.

Domain 6: The Reformation

Immerse your students in the Reformation era by having them make stamps and write out some text as a great way to mimic the effect of the printing press!

Credit: Jessica Kingery, Jefferson City School District, MO

A group of children stand together in front of a classroom whiteboard, holding various printed images. Their faces are covered with orange heart shapes.

Domain 7: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Turn your classroom into a theater for this unit and have your students read the play using character cards and donkey headbands.

Credit: Daphne Long, Steele Elementary, AL

Drawing of a totem pole with a bat at the top, an owl in the middle, and another creature at the bottom on a yellow background. A separate eagle drawing is in the corner.

Domain 8: Native Americans

A successful extension project for the Native Americans unit is personal totem poles! Have your students determine their own personal totems, write paragraphs to explain totem poles and why they selected their own personal totems, and use a template to create their own totem pole.

Credit: Kristin Rea, Cicero School District 99, IL

Plaster fossil replicas and small animal figures are arranged on a surface. An open notebook with a pencil is placed in the upper right corner.

Domain 9: Chemical Matter

A great way to bring knowledge to life in this unit? Make fossils out of clay molds!

Credit: Teresa Karney, Reese Public Schools, MI

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