Foundational Skills

Kindergarten-grade 2 students participate in Skills Block. Skills Block is daily instruction in K-2 reading foundation and language standards associated with spelling and letter formation. Skills Block is meant to ensure that by the end of grade 2 students acquire the depth of skills they need in the reading foundations standards to navigate grade-level text independently. Students build foundations in phonics, phonemic awareness, vocabulary, fluency and comprehension. During Skills Block we honor the characteristics of primary learners of learning through play and predictable routines. Imagine Learning's EL Education K-2 Skills Block promotes a joyful, active learning environment by incorporating music, movement, stories, and use of multiple modalities.

Core Literacy Learning

The Imagine Learning EL Education curriculum engages learners through captivating, real-world content. The curriculum not only focuses on academic knowledge and skills but also emphasizes the development of habits of character and the capacity to create high-quality work. As students progress, the curriculum recognizes their growing abilities in reading complex texts, writing extensively and with depth, and exploring significant global issues. Rigor and joy are infused into the approach, reflecting a commitment to equity and closing the learning opportunity gaps.

A Year of Instruction

Module Lessons are at the heart of the curriculum at all grade levels. Each grade level includes four modules, which span a full school year. The four modules allow students to build important content knowledge based on a compelling topic related to science, social studies, or literature. Each module uses rich, authentic text throughout.

Each module provides eight to nine weeks of instruction, broken into three shorter units. The curriculum was built using the principles of backward design; it identifies what students need to know and be able to do at the end of each module. Units are intentionally designed to help students meet these targets.