Our classroom bundles include everything you need to successfully use Junior Great Books® Inspire and Junior Great Books Nonfiction Inquiry through Junior Great Books Digital Classroom. You will have access to materials for one teacher and 30 students, as well as online training to prepare you to begin using the Great Books Foundation's Shared Inquiry™ method of learning.
The Junior Great Books Inspire Series 2 Teacher Materials include the Teacher's Edition, Student Book and Reader’s Journal. Streamlined Teacher’s Editions put the most important information for each unit at your fingertips. A variety of resources make implementing each unit easier than ever before.
The Junior Great Books Inspire Series 2 Student Materials include one Student Book and one Reader’s Journal. Featuring all new selections, this series develops students’ reading comprehension, fluency, critical thinking, speaking and listening, and writing skills using the Shared Inquiry method of learning. All learners are welcomed into inquiry-based exploration of outstanding texts by diverse authors from around the world.
The Student Book features 14 all-new selections in one anthology, including:
- Nine fiction selections
- Three narrative nonfiction texts
- Two poems
Junior Great Books Nonfiction Inquiry 2 features nine thought-provoking nonfiction texts that yield rich questions. Each nonfiction unit is aligned with national benchmarks in science, social studies, and English language arts. Plus, each text is aligned with a specific Junior Great Books story.
Each digital classroom bundle includes access to:
- License for all Inspire Series 2 and Nonfiction Inquiry 2 Teacher Materials for one teacher
- License for all Inspire Series 2 and Nonfiction Inquiry 2 Student Materials for 30 students
- One Shared Inquiry Essentials online or on-demand training course
Notes:
- Digital materials cannot be printed.
- The digital products in this bundle come with a one-year subscription.
- Purchasers will be emailed a coupon code to register for a Shared Inquiry Essentials on-demand or online training course in our store, valid within a year of purchase.
In Junior Great Books Digital Classroom, teachers can:
- Respond to student work within the platform, by viewing and grading work, responding to student notes, and giving individual feedback
- Take advantage of handy classroom management tools
- Track student progress by viewing course reports and time spent on assignments
Students using the platform can:
- Complete all assignments online
- Listen to professionally recorded audio versions of the texts
- Mark texts with various annotation tools
- Prepare for discussion by writing ideas and citing evidence
- Record their thinking over the course of a unit
- Access content through any device connected to the internet
Junior Great Books Inspire
FICTION
- Fox and Stork
- Library Lion
- Going Down Home with Daddy
- The Magic Kerchief
- Chopsticks
- Wounded Falcons
- The Raft
- Itzel and the Ocelot
- How Ti-Jean Became a Fiddler
NARRATIVE NONFICTION
- Stand as Tall as the Trees
- Building a Dream: How the Boys of Koh Panyee Became Champions
- One Plastic Bag: Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of the Gambia
POETRY
- Last Night, I Saw the City Breathing
- The Knowing
Nonfiction Inquiry 2
UNITS
- Life Science: Bees and Pollination
- Physical Science: Properties of Stones
- Economics: Economic Decision-Making
- Life Science: Animals and Habitats
- Social Studies: Individual Development and Community
- Physical Science: Extreme Weather
- Social Studies: Folktales and Culture
- Social Studies: Social Responsibility
- Physical Science: Weather and Climate