These K–12 open educational resources are available to download and come with suggested discussion questions to spur deep thinking.

Shared InquiryTM Learning Supports

The Five Guidelines for Shared Inquiry Discussion
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Release of Responsibility Chart
Grades 3–5
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Release of Responsibility JGB 6–8

Release of Responsibility Chart
Grades 6–8
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Sharing Your Ideas and Learning from Others

Sentence Stems – Basic Moves
(for younger learners)
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Sentence Stems – Advanced Moves
(for younger learners)
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Sentence Stems – Basic Moves
(for older learners)
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Sentence Stems – Advanced Moves
(for older learners)
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Questions to Ask Others

Question Stems – Basic Moves
(for younger learners)
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Question Stems – Advanced Moves
(for younger learners)
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Question Stems – Basic Moves
(for older learners)
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Question Stems – Advanced Moves
(for older learners)
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Grades K–1

The Fox and the Stork

The Fox and the Stork
Aesop
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Picture-Books in Winter

Picture-Books in Winter
Robert Louise Stevenson
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Grades 2–3

How the Camel Got His Hump

How the Camel Got His Hump
Rudyard Kipling
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Lion and Mouse

Lion and Mouse
Aesop
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The Master Cat

The Master Cat
Charles Perrault
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Jack and the Beanstalk

Jack and the Beanstalk
English folktale as told by Joseph Jacobs
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Nail Soup

Nail Soup
Serbian folktale as told by Nada Ćurčija Prodanović
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The Rich Man and the Shoemaker

The Rich Man and the Shoemaker
Jean de La Fontaine
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Grades 4–5

The Elephant's Child

The Elephant’s Child
Rudyard Kipling
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How the Peasants Bought Wisdom

How the Peasants Bought Wisdom
Serbian folktale as told by Nada Ćurčija Prodanović
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Thunder, Elephant, and Dorobo

Thunder, Elephant, and Dorobo
African folktale as told by Humphrey Harman
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Two Pairs of Eyes

Two Pairs of Eyes
Crockett Johnson
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The Water-Horse of Barra

The Water-Horse of Barra
Scottish folktale as told by Winifred Finlay
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Grades 6–8

Rattlesnakes

Rattlesnakes
John Muir
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The Road Not Taken

The Road Not Taken
Robert Frost
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State of Affairs

State of Affairs
Daniel Defoe
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Grades 9–12

The Glass of Milk

The Glass of Milk
Manuel Rojas
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I Shall Not Beg for My Rights

I Shall Not Beg for My Rights
Henry MacNeal Turner
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On the Origin of Species

On the Origin of Species
Charles Darwin
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War Is Kind

War Is Kind
Stephen Crane
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