This 3rd-grade Core Curriculum sample uses a "two-strand" approach grounded in the Science of Reading to bridge the gap between foundational literacy and complex content analysis. The program focuses on intentional knowledge building through diverse domains ranging from biological sciences to the arts. This set includes Teacher Guides and Activity Books for the Skills strand (focusing on decoding and encoding) and multiple Knowledge units, including Animal Classification, Poetry, and Jazz. The curriculum provides integrated Multilingual Learner support and scaffolded resources for Intervention, ensuring all students build the sophisticated vocabulary and background knowledge required for grade-level success. Sample Kit Components: - Guides: Welcome Guide, Program Guide, and Ancillary Components Overview. - Knowledge & Skills Units: Teacher Guides and Activity Books for Unit 1 (Skills), Unit 2 (Animal Classification), Unit 3 (Poetry), and Unit 9 (Jazz history). - Student Resources: Includes the Unit 2 Student Reader (Rattenborough's Guide to Animals), a specialized Poet's Journal, and the anchor trade book Duke Ellington.

This set includes: - Welcome Guide - Program Guide - Ancillary Components Overview - Teacher Guide - Unit 2 Fur, Fins, and Feathers: Animal Classification - Reader - Unit 2 Rattenborough's Guide to Animals - Activity Book - Unit 2 Fur, Fins, and Feathers: Animal Classification - Teacher Guide and Activity Book Sample: Skills 1 - Teacher Guide - Unit 9 From Blues to Bebop: All That Jazz - Activity Book - Unit 9 From Blues to Bebop: All That Jazz - Teacher Guide - Unit 3 Rhythm and Rhyme: Poetry - Poet's Journal - Unit 3 Rhythm and Rhyme: Poetry - Duke Ellington.