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 3 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 3 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:
- Eight fiction selections
- Three narrative nonfiction texts
- Two poems
- One drama
Junior Great Books Nonfiction Inquiry 3 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 3 and Nonfiction Inquiry 3 Teacher Materials for one teacher
- License for all Inspire Series 3 and Nonfiction Inquiry 3 Student Materials for 30 students
- One Shared Inquiry Essentials online or on-demand training course
Note: 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
- The House That Ate Mosquito Pie
- Fiona's Luck
- Ojiichan's Gift
- King of the Sky
- Home
- The Boy Who Drew Cats
- Shin-chi's Canoe
- Blancaflor
NONFICTION
- Exquisite: The Poetry and Life of Gwendolyn Brooks
- Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis Braille
- Testing the Ice
POETRY & DRAMA
- Identity
- How to Paint a Donkey
- Mooncakes Tonight
Nonfiction Inquiry 3
UNITS
- STEM: Engineering to Solve a Problem
- Social Studies: Social Responsibility
- Social Studies: Personal Growth and Identity
- Life Science: Animal Growth and Development
- Physical Science: Weather and Climate
- Social Studies: The Oral Tradition
- American History: Westward Expansion
- Social Studies: Justice and Fairness
- Economics: Economic Decision-Making