Discovery Center: English Language Arts
ENLIGHTENED LITERACY VIDEO SERIES
Click the images below to view each video.
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Rhyming |
Magic e |
Vowels |
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Sound |
Production |
Elkonin |
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Pop Tubes |
Blending |
Alphabet |
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Pop Its |
Spinner Fluency |
Formation |
These brief videos help support the literacy skills of young learners. Use some common toys you may have at home to help support learning in a fun and engaging way.
ACADEMIC VOCABULARY
| 1. describe | 2. compare | 3. sequence |
| 4. character | 5. identify | 6. support |
| 7. edit | 8. source | 9. argue |
| 10. dialogue | 11. purpose | 12. analyze |
| 13. collaborate | 14. inform | 15. opinion |
| 16. justify | 17. determine | 18. create |
| 19. evidence | 20. examine | 21. conclusion |
| 22. elaborate | 23. interpret | 24. passage |
Explorer Reading Resources
KINDERGARTEN RESOURCES
1st - 5th Grade Resources
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2nd |
3rd |
4th |
5th |
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6th Grade Resources
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Perform Assessment U1
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CVC Resources
Sight Words with Jack Hartmann
Amazing Reading Lists!
- Kindergarten - 2nd Grade Book Titles
- Best Children's Books
- Best Graphic Novels (combo of test and graphics/comics)
- Books to get you hooked!
- Newbery Award-winning books
- Best books in a series for kids 6-12
- Best books with beautiful illustrations
- Books you just have to read before you're a grown up!
- Top 100 books to read
Stories Read Aloud - Audio Books
- Chester's Way Written by Kevin Henkes (K - 1st 10 min.)
- Please Please the Bees Written by Gerald Kelley (1st - 3rd 5 min.)
- A Tale of Two Beasts read by Sarah Silverman (7:11)
- The Elves and the Shoemaker read by Chrissy Metz (6:28)
- Turkey Trouble read by Marc Maron (5:56)
- Sylvester and the Magic Pebble read by Reid Scott (12:14)
- I Need My Monster read by Rita Moreno (11:22)
- A Bad Case of Stripes read by Sean Astin (11:51)
- Harry the Dirty Dog read by Betty White (4:54)
- Library Lion read by Mindy Sterling (12:16)
- Arnie the Doughnut read by Chris O'Dowd (15:04)
- Carla's Sandwich read by Allison Janney (10:28)
PARENT TIPS
Summer tips for parents of young learners:
Heggerty Phonemic Awareness
How We Engage Kids in the Discovery Center
- Implement engaging routines
- Make learning hands-on
- Provide visuals
- Get up and move
- Add cheers & chants
- Use manipulatives
- Celebrate milestones
- Encourage topic talks
- Differentiate instruction
- Act things out
- Create opportunities
- Make content relatable
- Provide cooperative learning opportunities
WRITING
TEACHER RESOURCES
ELA CCSS by Grade
K ELA Pacing Guide Matrix
1st ELA Pacing Guide Matrix
2nd ELA Pacing Guide Matrix
3rd ELA Pacing Guide Matrix
4th ELA Pacing Guide Matrix
5th ELA Pacing Guide Matrix
California Resources
TK & Kindergarten
FIRST GRADE
SECOND GRADE
THIRD GRADE
FOURTH GRADE
FIFTH GRADE
GYS 7-8
