PLANNING

Pacing Guide

2020-2021 Pacing Guide

Whether you are using Storyworks as a core product or as an ELA supplement, we've created a guide to help you flexibly plan your year. Click here to view

Editorial Calendar

2020-2021 Editorial Calendar

Take a sneak peek at the stories and cross-curriculum topics we plan to cover this year. Click here to view

STANDARDS

Meet Today's Rigorous Standards and Prepare for Testing

Storyworks is designed to support today's challenging ELA standards with authentic texts that help students in reading, writing, speaking and listening, and language domains. 

Common Core and Similar Standards (CCSS)

See an in-depth breakdown of how Storyworks articles, stories, poems, activity sheets, quizzes, and other features support specific Common Core ELA standards.

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) Standards

See an in-depth breakdown of how Storyworks articles, stories, poems, activity sheets, quizzes, and other features support specific TEKS ELA standards.

HOW-TO VIDEOS

SUPPORT FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Storyworks provides a rich array of tools to support the ELL students in your classroom. These include:

 
  • Articles available in lower-Lexile versions
  • Audio versions of articles to support comprehension
  • Vocabulary slideshows with visual support and audio pronunciation
  • Questions crafted especially for ELLs, available online
  • Differentiation ideas for ELLs in our Teacher's Guide
  • Behind-the-Scenes videos to build background knowledge

FAMILY ENGAGEMENT

To help you build important school-to-home connections using Storyworks, we’ve developed letters to be shared with families for each issue. These letters offer conversation starters and simple ideas for engaging with Storyworks at home. They’re available in English and Spanish. For a sample, click here.

TEACHING IDEAS

Don't miss Ideabook, our blog filled with creative and easy ideas for using Storyworks. You'll find genius ideas from your fellow teachers, curated learning extensions, and important news from the Storyworks team. It's a must-read for every teacher!