Texts & Media, ‘Artist, Explorer, Scientist’: 

Core Texts:

These are texts directly referenced and included in the lessons. 

A collection of Books about locations/habitats, such as:

-Web of Life series by Madeline Dunphy

• Here Is the Southwestern Desert (Web of Life)
• Here is Antarctica
• Here is the Coral Reef
• Here is the African Savanna
• Here is the Wetland 
• Here is the Tropical Rainforest

The above texts are optional, as you can alternatively allow students to research on their own computers/tablets.

Text Set:

Text Sets support all learners, especially those with background knowledge or vocabulary deficits, by building up these domains through a volume of reading on Science, Social Studies, and other high interest topics. You can learn more about building and using text sets here.

The texts listed below have been pulled from readworks.org, newsela.org, El Education modules, and resources referenced in text sets from achievethecore.org based on their connection to the topics addressed in this lesson.  In addition, we have partnered with Lee & Low, the largest multicultural children’s book publisher in the United States, to add to the text set and ensure that there are fiction and non-fiction selections that represent a diverse set of experiences.

Texts listed are at a variety of reading levels and could be read aloud or printed/provided for students to read, depending on the needs of the readers in your classroom. These texts are not integrated into the lessons; they are an optional extension, and listed here as a reference for educators interested in building their student’s background knowledge around the project’s core topic.

 1st Grade, Birds:

 2nd Grade, Pollination: