This one-year subscription gives you access to all teacher materials for Junior Great Books® Series 4 and Junior Great Books Nonfiction Inquiry 4 through Junior Great Books Digital Classroom.
Junior Great Books Series 4 consists of two books organized by theme, each one featuring nine stories by award-winning authors. The program, focused on high-quality literature and student-centered discussion, provides a superb framework for teaching reading comprehension, critical thinking, vocabulary, and writing.
Junior Great Books Nonfiction Inquiry 4 includes nine engaging texts that students can explore through Shared Inquiry and interpretive activities.
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Fiction Book One
TRUST
- Thank You, M'am
- Crow Call
- Fresh
RESOURCEFULNESS
- Shrewd Todie and Lyzer the Miser
- On Sand Island
- The Green Man
COMMUNICATION
- Song of Hope
- Jean Labadie's Big Black Dog
- Thunder, Elephant, and Dorobo
Fiction Book Two
STRENGTH
- Tuesday of the Other June
- Doesn’t Fall Off His Horse
- The Cello of Mr. O
INTEGRITY
- The No-Guitar Blues
- The Fire on the Mountain
- Ooka and the Honest Thief
PERSPECTIVE
- The Old Woman and the Wave
- Letting Swift River Go
- The Apple and the Envelope
Nonfiction Inquiry 4
UNITS
- Economics: Wants vs. Needs
- Life Science: Animal Intelligence
- STEM: Engineering to Solve a Problem
- Social Studies: The Oral Tradition
- American History: Westward Expansion
- Social Studies: Social Responsibility
- Social Studies: Justice and Fairness
- Physical Science: Weather and Climate
- Social Studies: Personal Growth and Identity