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"When I Grow Up" story and workbook emphasize values that are important to the child while thinking about careers. It is a low-pressure unit that doesn't require kids to decide what job they will want (it is way too soon!). It re-programs thinking about what activities are exciting now (creative, active, helping) and matches careers in that casual, fun way. Workbook Highlight: One task is listing your shared values for decision-making. This is a stronger classroom management tool than a list

Pollinators are important and they need our help! That is the central message of "It's Great to Pollinate," rhyming story and workbook. The information-reading is positive and gentle, yet still provides this essential knowledge to children. Workbook Highlight: Cooperative, clear (and safe) pollination experiment that allows students to determine why bees are pollinators and ants aren't. It is set up using a simple lab format to start forming little scientists! p. 1-28 Rhyming, Inclusive Story

We want our students to be confident outside around insects rather than fearful and think knowledge holds the key to this life skill. "I love Insects" starts with a rhyming informational story for learning. It is fun because it makes jokes and rhymes. It features bright images of cool insects. We cover: The characteristics of insects, How they helpers, And pests. Highlights: After learning what the characteristics of an insect are, students are asked to explain, "are snails insects?" in order

We created the "Happy Hands" rhyming inclusive story and workbook because hand hygiene precaution is always worth repeating. Students' observations and data around hand hygiene are then used to calculate their class' percentage of success with hand-washing, and then they visualize this percentage in a 100-square grid. All the numeracy and science skills complement the ongoing ELA skills, like finding evidence inside a story, handwriting, and more. Science, numeracy, and ELA go so well together!

"My Favorite Season" eases the transition for students going back to school because it normalizes change. We emphasize the positive in each season while building important academic knowledge and transferable skills. This unit provides a simple yet accurate scientific explanation for why seasons happen using bright, rich diagrams they must label. This unit contains a diagram of the Earth's tilt, bar graphing challenges, all seamlessly alongside ELA skills like finding evidence inside a story, ha

Learning to care for plants, or "What Plants Need", is deeply beneficial for our student's physical and mental health now and in the future. This unit provides the foundations they need for understanding life and energy and to be scientists in the future. We use rhyme, repetition, and colorful, clear diagrams to teach photosynthesis. Unit Highlight The Plant Care Experiment feels like real science. It follows important steps and headings that students will later use including hypothesis, pur

"I Can Be Sad" information story and ELA/ Self-regulation workbook provides tools for self-regulation and accepting challenging feelings. Some emotions are not useful for learning. So, often our students need tools to get back, mindfully and with a gentle touch, into a learning and playing frame of mind. This unit offers many social-emotional tools alongside essential ELA skills: p. 4-29 Rhyming story ----------------------------------------------- p. 31 Workbook Starts p. 32 Pause and Talk p.

We believe that self-regulation needs more time than usual in our classrooms this year. So we created "My Happy Place" as a unique self-regulation tool hidden inside of a rhyming children's story and classroom activity. This unit will set or reinforce a positive tone in your classroom. We also included: summarizing, handwriting, writing short answers, memory, and conversation skills in order to keep the ELA curriculum in tandem with self-regulation needs. It contains: p. 4-29 Rhyming story ---

Our students are excited (and nervous) about the return to school. The rhyming information story and the workbooks support back-to-school nerves by providing concrete steps for children. A good start at home means a better school day. We designed the workbook and story to appeal to a variety of learning styles. There are over eight unique activities, strong visuals, and rhymes, to reinforce good routines while also moving forward with reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills. It contai

New routines like The End of the School Day are really beneficial for our students. You've probably explained the routine a million times already! This rhyming story, supported by bright images and four ELA tasks, will stick in their minds more. Particularly if you read it near the end of the school day every day for a calming structure and the behaviors you desire. Materials in The Story Store allow teachers to cover the practical parts of their day while still moving forward on new skills and