This lesson supports English Language Learners through and interdisciplinary integration of Civics (Culture and Folklore, English Language Arts, and STEAM Education guided by the WIDA, CCSS, and NGSS, and the Kallaloo Framework.

Jenny Whitehead is a poet and illustrator from the United States who uses creativity to find ideas for stories and poems in the world around her. In this poem, a speaker tries to pick the right pumpkin.
As you read, take notes on the speaker’s point of view about the pumpkins in the patch.

an dulce means "sweet bread" in Spanish and comes from Mexico. There are many different kinds of pan dulce. In this poem by René Saldaña Jr., the speaker tells about the different kinds of pan dulce cooked by their grandmother.

This module focuses on a deep study of the classic tale Peter Pan. Students will consider the guiding question: How do writers capture a reader’s imagination?

In this eight-week module, students explore the questions: “Who is the wolf in fiction?” and “Who is the wolf in fact?” They begin by analyzing how the wolf is characterized in traditional stories, folktales, and fables. Then they research real wolves by reading informational text. Finally, for their performance task, students combine their knowledge of narratives with their research on wolves to write a realistic narrative about wolves.

Sandra Cisneros is an American writer and a key figure in Chicana literature. Her writing frequently draws on her experiences as an only daughter in a family of six brothers, as well as her family's migration between Mexico and the United States. Cisneros is the author of the bestselling novel The House on Mango Street. In this short text from that novel, a narrator describes (talks about) her family's hair.

Pamela Love is a children's magazine and book author. Royal families, made up of kings, queens, and other members of their family, often hired, or gave jobs to, people to work for them. These people may be servants, whose job is to clean another person's house, cook their food, or help them in other ways in their home, or even as jesters, who were hired to tell jokes to royals. In this story, a girl named Mabel meets a giant.

This worksheet was created to give students practice exploring new vocabulary terms using Journeys vocabulary cards. It can be used by any grade with students working independently or in groups. Students working in groups can present their work to work to the class. They may also compete as to which group can complete the most words within a set period of time. 

Jenny Whitehead is a poet and an illustrator of children's books and poems. In this poem, a speaker asks questions about Santa Claus.
As you read, take notes on the speaker’s thoughts about Santa.

Miranda and Baptiste Paul are a husband and wife team who work together to create picture books for children. In this poem, a speaker shares a lesson they learned.