Geodes Library with Fundations Intro Video (K)

SPECIFICATIONS: 384 books (9" x 7") and access to “Introduction to Geodes^® Implementation in a Fundations^® Classroom,” a professional learning video

Great Minds^® and Wilson Language Training^® collaborated to create a collection of accessible, knowledge-building books for emerging and developing readers. Geodes Level K Classroom Library aligns with both the Fundations Level K Scope & Sequence and the module topics in Great Minds’ Grade K English language arts curriculum, Wit & Wisdom®. With Geodes Level K Classroom Library, children build on an early understanding of story structure to graduate from Wordless Picture Books and Sound Search Books to Duet Books, where students practice decoding words, phrases, and simple sentences. The Level K library is organized into four topical modules: The Five Senses; Once Upon a Farm; America, Then and Now; and The Continents. It includes: 48 unique titles divided into four modules that contain both informational and literary texts. Multiple copies of each title provided a total of 384 books. Additional components include: My Geodes®, a grayscale book that is a compilation of all the titles that comprise a set (there are 20 copies of each My Geodes,® for a total of 320, to allow each child to have one for extra practice in school or at home); Inside Geodes®, a teacher resource that includes a comprehensive introduction to the module design and components and provides suggestions for implementation; “Introduction to Geodes Implementation in a Fundations Classroom,” a professional learning video that offers implementation guidelines for pairing Geodes with the Fundations lesson; and a geode rock with stand to highlight that this library is called Geodes because the books belie the rich and complex knowledge they contain.

Module Configuration:

Modules 1 and 2—Each module contains eight unique titles (two Wordless Picture Books and six Sound Search Books) divided into two sets; 12 full-color copies of each title (x eight titles = 96 books per module); My Geodes® book for each set of titles (20 copies of each of the four compilations = 80 books per module).

Modules 3 and 4—Each module contains 16 unique titles (all Duet Books) divided into four sets; six full-color copies of each title (x 16 titles = 96 books per module); My Geodes® book for each set of titles (20 copies of each of the four compilations = 80 books per module).