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The NEW Junior Great Books Inspire Series for grades 2–5 brings you engaging texts across genres that students love to read, with rigor that most basal programs simply do not have. Access the teaching tools you need—energize your students to dig in and explore!
These FREE Sample Lesson Plans include:
- 2 FREE READINGS TO USE IN YOUR CLASSROOM TODAY
- Features and benefits built on the Science of Reading
- Snapshot of our easy-to-use Teacher’s Editions
- Overview of inquiry-based activities that guide deep exploration into each text
- Sneak peek at teacher planning notes that help you prep for each unit
FREE Readings
Junior Great Books text selections are well known for their high quality, engagement, and rigor. All of our texts are full stories, poems, narrative nonfiction selections, or drama written by real authors, many of whom are multiple award winners!
The NEW Junior Great Books Inspire Series has:
- One anthology per grade level with 14 selections across genres, including fiction, narrative nonfiction, poetry, and drama
- All new texts that engage student interest through modern classics, folktales, and the exploration of wide-ranging, powerful experiences
Science of Reading Features and Benefits
Junior Great Books Inspire was built on the Science of Reading. Decades of research confirm that Junior Great Books:
- Improves reading comprehension
- Builds fluency
- Increases vocabulary and background knowledge
Students systematically engage with complex texts through multiple readings, interpretive activities, student and teacher questioning, and collaborative, evidence-based discussion. Learn more by downloading the sample lesson plans now!
Teacher Planning is a Snap
With Junior Great Books Inspire, planning and implementation charts support teachers by providing an at-a-glance overview of all selections within the Student Edition, as well as text connections across grade levels. Planning suggestions help teachers adapt the instructional focus, aligning with student needs and the science of reading. Teacher Planning Notes provide short author biographies, background information, and specific strategies to prepare for each selection.
Key Resource: JGB Reader’s Journals
Junior Great Books Inspire Reader’s Journals are keyed to Teacher’s Editions and provide students a great way to engage with each unit.
- Unique prompts engage and support all students by integrating writing and drawing through the exploration of rich texts
- Complement Teacher’s Editions
- Writing focus with custom brainstorming exercises for each prompt
- Comparative writing activities to make connections between texts
- Three full sets of essay writing materials to guide the writing process through brainstorming, organization, and peer review
Learn More and Enjoy Free Selections!
Empower your students with high-quality literature and engaging discussions that build confidence, stamina, and a love of learning—because meaningful conversations create lifelong learners. Junior Great Books Inspire Series 2–5 will ignite your students’ enthusiasm for reading. They will encounter worlds both familiar and completely new through exciting, varied genres. They will learn new things about well-known historical figures. Together, you and your students will dive into poetry and discover its unique voices and lyrical depths. In Series 3, 4, and 5, we offer drama and the opportunity to bring interpretation to life.
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