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Inquiry Resources

Resources that Support the Canadian

Elementary Curriculum

Inquiry Kits

Include: 1 Anchor Text and 10-12 Supporting

Resources

Cross-Curricular

Each Inquiry unit uses a thematic link to teach across the

curriculum.

Inquiry from A-Z!

Perma-Bound Canada

2014-2015

Inquiry Alphabet!

A is for Apple B is for Box

C is for Colour D is for Danger

E is for Eye F is for Five G is for Go

H is for Home I is for Imagination

J is for Job K is for Keep L is for Learn

M is for Mouse N is for Night O is for Odd P is for Pirate Q is for Quilt

R is for Riddle S is for Seven

T is for Together U is for Up

V is for Voice W is for Wolf

X is for X Y is for You Z is for Zero

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Anchor Text:

The Apple Orchard Riddle

When students in Mr. Tiffin’s class are invited to solve a riddle during their trip to an apple orchard, it is Tara’s daydreams that may lead to the answer.

Catalogue #: 71459 Price: $21.22

Lines of Inquiry:

1. What shape do you find in the middle of an apple? 2. How many types of apples are there? 3. Why are farms an important part of a community? 4. How does an apple seed grow?

Supporting Resources:

Curriculum Links: • Fractions and

Counting (Math)

• Growth and Changes in Plants (Science)

• Differences (Equity and Diversity)

• Shapes (Art)

• Local Communities (Social Studies)

Apple Inquiry Kit Catalogue #: 1060264 $190.23

A is for Apple

Apple Inquiry Kit:

Anchor: The Apple Orchard Riddle

Supporting Texts: Apple Fractions

Alligator Arrived with Apples Apples

Watch Apple Trees Grow Apples, Apples, Apples

Curious George Apple Harvest Apple Picking Time

Ten Apples Up on Top! The Giving Tree One Green Apple

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Anchor Text:

Not a Box

To an imaginative bunny, a box is not always just a box.


Lines of Inquiry:

1. What types of things might you find in a box? 2. What can you make out of a box? 3. How much can a box hold? 4. What would you put in a memory box?


Curriculum Links: • Area and Volume

(Math)

• Visualizing (Reading)

• Materials (Science)

• Relative Location (Math)

• Honesty/Empathy (Character Education)

Box Inquiry Kit Catalogue #: 1060265 $209.63

B is for Box

Box Inquiry Kit:

Anchor: Not a Box

Supporting Texts: Inside, Outside, Upside Down

The Big Fib A Box can be Many Things

Boxes for Katje Celebrating Mother’s Day

Do Not Open! Freedom Song

Outside the Box Pack It Up

Thank you Bear Todd’s Box

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Curriculum Links: • Colours (Art)

• Inclusiveness (Anti-Bullying)

• Feelings (Social Studies)

• Teamwork (Character Education)

• Daily and Seasonal Changes (Science)

Lines of Inquiry:

1. What sorts of colours are there? 2. Why do we use colours to describe feelings? 3. How are colours used in the natural world? 4. How do you make different colours?

Anchor Text:

My Blue is Happy

This ode to colours explores the different ways people interpret the varied hues around them.


Colour Inquiry Kit:

Anchor: My Blue is Happy

Supporting Texts: The Crayon Counting Book The Day the Crayons Quit

Wax to Crayons A Day with No Crayons

Harold and the Purple Crayon My Crayons Talk

Sky Colour The Crayon Box that Talked

Why do Leaves Change Color? Colors of Me Living Color

Colour Inquiry Kit Catalogue #: 1060267 $218.73


C is for Colour

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Danger Inquiry Kit Catalogue #: 1060268 $176.29

Danger Inquiry Kit:

Anchor: Alaska’s Dog Heroes

Supporting Texts: Lawn to Lawn

The Day Dirk Yeller Came to Town

Dangerously Ever After The Dangerous Alphabet Danger on the Mountain

Watch Out! Emergency! Be Prepared

Food Allergies Deadly!

Never Smile at a Monkey

Curriculum Links: • Recount (Writing)

• Needs & Characteristics of Living Things (Science)

• Developing a Sense of Safety (Social Studies)

• Perseverance (Character Education)

• Environment (Science)

Lines of Inquiry:

1. What sorts of things and places are dangerous? 2. What makes a hero? 3. How do we keep safe in dangerous situations? 4. Can food be dangerous?

Anchor Text: Alaska’s Dog Heroes:

True Stories of Remarkable Canines

Describes the remarkable acts of intelligence, stamina, and loyalty by such famous Alaskan rescue dogs as Balto, Togo, Tekla and Stickeen, who

delivered life-saving medicines, rescued lost people, and fought off dangerous predators.



D is for Danger

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Curriculum Links: • Human Organ Systems

(Science)

• Characteristics of Living Things (Science)

• Non-Fiction (Reading)

• Reports (Writing)

• Estimation (Math)

Eye Inquiry Kit:

Anchor: Eye to Eye

Supporting Texts: Amazing Optical Illusions

Sight Why the Frog has Big Eyes The Pirate of Kindergarten

The Eye Book Eye: How it Works

Bright Eyes, Brown Skin Great Estimations

I Spy A Dinosaur Eye The Black Book of Colours

Princess Peepers Fish Eyes: A Book you can

Count On

Anchor Text:

Eye to Eye: How Animals See the World

Takes a look at animals with unusual, uniquely evolved eyes, and explains how the animals use their eyes to gain essential information about their world.


Lines of Inquiry:

1. How do we see? 2. Why do animals have different kinds of eyes? 3. What do you see when you look around? 4. What happens when you can’t see properly?

Eye Inquiry Kit Catalogue #: 1060269 $210.51


E is for Eye

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Lines of Inquiry:

1. How high can you count by fives? 2. What are the five senses? 3. Why is turning five important? 4. What types of things come in fives?

Anchor Text:

Counting by Fives

Uses repetition, simple sentences and supporting images to familiarize the beginning reader with the number five.


Five Inquiry Kit:

Anchor: Counting by Fives

Supporting Texts: Mom, It’s my First Day of

Kindergarten Five Silly Fisherman

The Five Senses Explore Earth’s Five Oceans

It’s Hard to be Five Five Cents Worth

Five Little Monkeys Five Creatures

The Five Chinese Brothers Five Little Monsters

When I was Five

Curriculum Links: • Number Sense (Math)

• Personal and Social Development (Kindergarten)

• Water (Science)

• Human Organ Systems (Science)

• Families (Social Studies)

F is for Five

Five Inquiry Kit Catalogue #: 1060270 $192.46


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Go Inquiry Kit Catalogue #: 1060271 $230.10

Go Inquiry Kit:

Anchor: Going Places

Supporting Texts: Gabby & Grandma Go Green Go Out and Play! (Favourite

Outdoor Games) Go, Dog, Go

Go: A Guide to Graphic Design How do Dinosaurs Go to School?

Isabella Girl on the Go Let’s Go for A Drive!

Stranger Safety On the Go

Robot, Go Bot! We Go to School

This is the Way We Go to School

Lines of Inquiry:

1. Where are some of the places you like to go? 2. What sort of transportation do you take to get there? 3. What do you do when you go out and play? 4. How do people get around in other countries?

Anchor Text:

Going Places

Rafael has looked forward to the Going Places contest and builds his go-kart in record time, but his neighbour, Maya, has a much more interesting and creative

idea for her entry and Rafael decides to help.


Curriculum Links: • Connecting (Reading)

• Narrative (Writing)

• Sustainability (Science)

• Optimism (Character Education)

• Forces and Movement (Science)

• Graphic Design (Art)


G is for Go

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Curriculum Links: • Communities and

Families (Social Studies)

• Habitats (Science)

• Homes around the World (Equity and Diversity)

• Shapes (Math)

• Narrative (Reading)

Anchor Text:

A Perfect Home for a Family

A family of raccoons searches for the perfect home, only to find that what they had been looking for is right under their noses.


Home Inquiry Kit:

Anchor: A Perfect Home for a Family

Supporting Texts: Around Home: Shapes

The Beginner’s Guide to Running Away from Home

Even an Octopus Needs a Home Habitat Spy

Home for Christmas Library Mouse

Homes Around the World Homophones at Home

Life at Home Purple Little Bird

A Strange Place to Call Home If I Built a House

H is for Home

Home Inquiry Kit Catalogue #: 1061980 $251.46

Lines of Inquiry:

1. Where do you live? 2. What do homes around the world look like? 3. Why do animals live where they do? 4. If you built your own house what would it have?


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Imagination Inquiry Kit:

Anchor: The Invisible Boy

Supporting Texts: Can You Make a Scary Face?

Henry’s Amazing Imagination! It’s an Orange Aardvark!

I’m a Frog! I’m Bored

Imagine a Day I wish that I had Duck Feet

Pretend Not a Stick

Oliver Slightly Invisible

The Squiggle

Curriculum Links: • Exclusion

(Anti-Bullying)

• Inferring (Reading)

• Sharing our Lives (Social Justice)

• Empathy (Character Education)

• Developing a Sense of Self (Social Studies)

Anchor Text:

The Invisible Boy

Brian has always felt invisible at school, but when a new student, Justin, arrives, everything changes.


Imagination Inquiry Kit Catalogue #: 1061990 $258.44

Lines of Inquiry:

1. Have you ever felt invisible? 2. Where do you like to go in your imagination? 3. If you could be anything what would you be? 4. Why is creativity important?


I is for Imagination

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Anchor Text:

We Work at School

Learn about the jobs and responsibility at school.


Curriculum Links: • Our Changing Roles

and Responsibilities (Social Studies)

• Non-Fiction (Reading)

• Procedural (Writing)

• Responsibility (Character Education)

• Local Communities (Social Studies)

J is for Job

Job Inquiry Kit:

Anchor: We Work at School

Supporting Texts: Mama’s New Job

Beth’s Job Career Day

When I Grow Up How Santa Got His Job

How to get a Job: By Me, The Boss

I Can Work! Job Site

I Can Be Anything! Jobs Around Town

The Underwear Salesman Curious George Takes a Job

Job Inquiry Kit Catalogue #: 1060276 $213.76

Lines of Inquiry:

1. What do you want to be when you grow up? 2. Who works in your community? 3. What jobs do you have at home? 4. What are you responsible for at school?


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Keep Inquiry Kit:

Anchor: Stuff

Supporting Texts: Betty Bunny Wants a Goal

I Will Try Finders Keepers

Keeping Fit with Sports I would like to Actually Keep It

More Perfectly Percy Boris Keeps Fit

Keep Your Passwords Secret Tally Cat Keeps Track

Curriculum Links: • Perseverance

(Character Education)

• Hoarding (Mental Health)

• Data Management (Math)

• Sports and Health (Physical Education)

• Developing a Sense of Self (Social Studies)

Anchor Text:

Stuff

Edward, a young hoarder, has to learn what is worth keeping and what is just “stuff” – and to put his friends before his things.


Keep Inquiry Kit Catalogue #: 1060277 $210.46

Lines of Inquiry:

1. What things are important to keep? 2. How do you keep fit? 3. Keep at it! What is perseverance? 4. When isn’t it ok to keep something?


K is for Keep

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Anchor Text:

How to Train a Train

A whimsical guide to training a “pet train” instructs young enthusiasts about important issues including where trains live, what they like to eat, and how to get them to perform the

best train tricks.


Curriculum Links: • Synthesizing (Reading)

• Procedural (Writing)

• Sports (Physical Education)

• Subtraction (Math)

• Active Participation (Social Studies)

L is for Learn

Learn Inquiry Kit:

Anchor: How to Train a Train

Supporting Texts: Chopsticks

How to Babysit a Grandma Find Your Sport

Maisy Learns to Swim How Rocket Learned to Read Help Me Learn Subtraction Write an Explanatory Text

Everyone Can Learn to Ride a Bicycle

Way Back When Tyler Makes a Birthday Cake Cool Creations in 35 Pieces

Learn Inquiry Kit Catalogue #: 1060278 $239.71

Lines of Inquiry:

1. What do you like to learn about? 2. Do you take any lessons? 3. Why is learning at school important? 4. When might you need to use instructions?


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Anchor Text:

Good News Bad News

On a picnic, Bunny and Mouse see everything that happens to them from opposite points of view – good for Bunny, bad for Mouse.


Mouse Inquiry Kit:

Anchor: Good News Bad News

Supporting Texts: Around the House, the Fox

Chased the Mouse A Birthday For Bear

The Clock Struck One A Perfect Halloween

The Lion & The Mouse Mouse Shapes

Town Mouse Country Mouse Mouse Love School

One Gray Mouse The Story of Jumping Mouse: A Native American Legend

Mouse’s First Christmas

Curriculum Links: • Tales and Fables

(Reading)

• Counting (Math)

• Shapes (Art)

• Holidays/Celebrations (Social Studies)

• Kindness/Optimism (Character Education)

Lines of Inquiry:

1. How do you turn something bad into something good? 2. How many nursery rhymes and tales have a mouse? 3. When is being small useful? 4. Where might you find a mouse?

Mouse Inquiry Kit Catalogue #: 1060280 $205.72


M is for Mouse

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Lines of Inquiry:

1. Which animals come out at night? 2. What do you see in a night sky? 3. How many planets are in our solar system? 4. How does the moon change?

Anchor Text:

Bright Lights and Starry Nights!

On a slightly scary camping trip to study stars in the night sky, Owly and Wormy make new friends.


Curriculum Links: • Daily and Seasonal

Changes (Science)

• Life Cycles (Science)

• Circles and Cycles (Social Justice)

• Subtraction (Math)

• Developing a sense of Time (Social Studies)

N is for Night

Night Inquiry Kit:

Anchor: Bright Lights and Starry

Nights!

Supporting Texts: Animals Day and Night

Day and Night Long Night Moon Little Owl’s Night

What Makes Day and Night A Full Moon is Rising: Poems

Starry Sky Scaredy Squirrel at Night

Frankie Works the Night Shift There’s No Place Like Space!

Starry, Starry Night Sleep Like a Tiger

Night Inquiry Kit Catalogue #: 1060281 $254.60


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Anchor Text:

Oddrey

Oddrey likes to be different, and she is sometimes lonely as a result. However, when she seizes the opportunity to shine, she is happily surprised by the results.


Odd Inquiry Kit:

Anchor: Oddrey

Supporting Texts: Pigs at Odds

Gray Rabbit’s Odd One Out Ocean Counting: Odd Numbers There was an Odd Princess Who

Swallowed a Pea Odd Velvet

At the Sea Floor Cafe Even Steven and Odd Todd

The Odd Egg One Odd Day

Splitting the Herd: A Corral of Odds and Evens

Curriculum Links: • Narrative (Reading)

• Number Sense (Math)

• Shapes (Art)

• Animals (Science)

• Respect/Integrity (Character Education)

• Friendship (Anti-Bullying)

Lines of Inquiry:

1. What sorts of odd things can you find in nature? 2. What is the difference between odd and even? 3. How does it feel to be the odd one out? 4. What are the different meanings of the word odd?

Odd Inquiry Kit Catalogue #: 1060282 $200.47


O is for Odd

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Curriculum Links: • Poetry (Language)

• Mapping (Geography)

• Manners (Character Education)

• Identity (Social Studies)


Anchor Text:

Shiver me Timbers! Pirate Poems & Paintings

Collection of nineteen poems presents scoundrels, scalawags, and scurvy dogs that partake in battles, treasure hunts, and some pirate-style grub.


P is for Pirate

Pirate Inquiry Kit:

Anchor: Shiver Me Timbers!

Supporting Texts: I Wonder Why Pirates Wore

Earrings X Marks the Spot!

Treasure Ship No Pirates Allowed! Said

Library Lou The Pirate Next Door

Shiver Me Letters Pirates of the Sea!

Pirate Pete Pirate’s Guide to First Grade

Pirates Go to School Pirate Pickle and the White

Balloon Treasure Map

Pirate Inquiry Kit Catalogue #: 1061981 $233.71

Lines of Inquiry:

1. What unique words and sayings do pirates use? 2. Why do pirates hide their treasure? 3. What kinds of maps might pirates use? 4. Do pirates have good manners?


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Anchor Text:

The Quilting Bee

An introduction to the process of quilt making, including a history of the craft, sample quilt patterns, and directions for creating a quilt.


Curriculum Links: • Pioneers/Early Settlers

(Social Studies)

• Patterning (Math)

• Shapes/Texture (Art)

• Untie the Knots of Prejudice/Peace (Social Justice)

• Courage/Kindness (Character Education)

Quilt Inquiry Kit:

Anchor: The Quilting Bee

Supporting Texts: The Quilt Story

The Keeping Quilt Peaceful Pieces

Mooshka: A Quilt Story Grandpa’s Quilt

Patterning Perfect Square

The Kindness Quilt The Quilt Maker’s Gift

Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt

The Patchwork Path: A Quilt Map to Freedom

Lines of Inquiry:

1. Why do people make quilts? 2. What shapes are used when making quilt blocks? 3. What sorts of materials can be used to make quilts? 4. How are quilts used to tell stories?

Quilt Inquiry Kit Catalogue #: 1061982 $221.67


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Anchor Text:

Guess Again!

A short, rhyming poem on each page leads readers to guess at the subject of each poem, but the obvious answer is not always the correct one.


Curriculum Links: • Visualizing (Reading)

• Connecting (Reading)

• Problem Solving (Math)

• Picture Puzzles (Art)

• Poetry (Language)

R is for Riddle

Riddle Inquiry Kit:

Anchor: Guess Again!

Supporting Texts: April Fool! Watch Out at School

Arithme-Tickle Detective LaRue Letters from

the Investigation Edgar Allan Poe’s Pie The Grapes of Math

I Spy: A Game to Read and Play Ocean Hide and Seek

Once Upon a Time Map Book Silly Milly

Spot the Plot Warlord’s Puzzle

Who Pushed Humpty Dumpty? And Other Notorious Nursery

Tale Mysteries

Riddle Inquiry Kit Catalogue #: 1060285 $238.84

Lines of Inquiry:

1. Do you like puzzles and games? 2. What strategies can you use to decode riddles? 3. What types of jobs might need you to solve riddles? 4. How can you use words to confuse or clarify?


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Seven Inquiry Kit:

Anchor: The Scary Places Map Book

Supporting Texts: Seven Spools of Thread

My First Kwanzaa It’s Monday, Mrs. Jolly Bones!

Monday is One Day Rapunzel and the Seven Dwarfs

Mapping Our World The Seven Continents Explore Earth’s Seven

Continents The Seven Chinese Brothers

Seven Blind Mice The Seven Chinese Sisters

Curriculum Links: • Mapping skills

(Social Studies)

• Continents (Geography)

• Days of the Week (Social Studies)



Anchor Text:

The Scary Places Map Book

A tour of seven spooky locations introduces map-reading skills and highlights points of interest, from Dracula’s Castle to Dr. Frankenstein’s laboratory, on maps of places including the Wicked Woods and the Western Terror-tories.


Lines of Inquiry:

1. How do you read a map? 2. What do you do each day of the week? 3. What are the seven core principles of Kwanzaa? 4. Can you name the seven continents?

Seven Inquiry Kit Catalogue #: 1060286 $213.69


S is for Seven

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Anchor Text:

Horsefly and Honeybee

Honeybee and Horsefly have a fight that result in each of them losing a wing and being forced to walk, but when they are both captured by hungry Bullfrog their only

hope of escape is to work together.


Curriculum Links: • Narrative (Writing)

• Types of Families (Social Studies)

• Exclusion (Anti-Bullying)

• Teamwork (Character Education)

• Patterns (Math)

T is for Together

Together Inquiry Kit:

Anchor: Horsefly and Honeybee

Supporting Texts: Family Photo

Frog and Toad Together The Letters are Lost

The Monsters’ Monster My Best, Best Friend What About Bear?

We Belong Together Whoever You Are

Pattern Prove It: Gathering Evidence and Integrating Information

What is a Community? From A-Z

You and Me Together

Together Inquiry Kit Catalogue #: 1060287 $222.18

Lines of Inquiry:

1. What sorts of things belong together? 2. Why is teamwork important to get a job done? 3. Why do we live together in communities? 4. What happens when someone feels left out?


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Anchor Text:

Miss Fox’s Class Shapes Up

When Miss Fox realizes that her students do no have healthy habits, she teaches them that healthful living is fun and rewarding, which they find to be true on Field Day.


Up Inquiry Kit:

Anchor: Miss Fox’s Class Shapes Up

Supporting Texts: Animals Up and Down

When I Grow Up Don’t Let the Pigeon Stay Up

Late! Up, Down and Around

Dreaming Up Gobble It Up! A Song About

Eating Why I Sneeze, Shiver, Hiccup

and Yawn Speak Up!

What We Wear Shape Up!

Curriculum Links: • Active Living (Health)

• Structures (Science)

• Shapes (Art/Math)

• Clothing (Equity and Diversity)

• Food (Science)

• Explanation (Writing)

Lines of Inquiry:

1. Do you like to dress up? 2. Get Up, Stand Up, Speak Up, Grow Up…Hiccup? 3. What do you see when you look up? 4. What activities and food help you shape up?

Up Inquiry Kit Catalogue #: 1061983 $216.36


U is for Up

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Anchor Text:

Ribbit!

When a pig visits a frog pond, sits on a rock, and says only “Ribbit!,” news spreads fast – but only the wise old beetle has an explanation.


V is for Voice

Voice Inquiry Kit:

Anchor: Ribbit!

Supporting Texts: Following Papa’s Song

Nightsong Oink-A-Doodle-Moo

If You’re Hoppy The Neighborhood Sing-

Along Christmas Cricket

Rrralph Just say Boo!

Voices in the Park Nelly May Has Her Say

Smelly Locker: Silly Dilly School Songs

Curriculum Links: • Animals (Science)

• Songs (Music)


• Questioning (Reading)

• Echolocation (Science)

Voice Inquiry Kit Catalogue #: 1060289 $248.06

Lines of Inquiry:

1. How do animals speak? 2. How do you use your voice? 3. What songs can you sing? 4. What is echolocation and how does it work?


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Anchor Text:

The Three Ninja Pigs

In this “Three Little Pigs” story, the first two pigs neglect their ninja training and are outmatched by the wolf, but Pig Three’s dedication to martial arts practice saves the day.


Curriculum Links: • Animals (Science)

• Fairy Tales (Reading)

• Honesty/Integrity (Character Education)

• Months/Time (Social Studies)

• Building Supportive Communities (Social Justice)

Lines of Inquiry:

1. Which fairy tales and nursery rhymes have wolves? 2. Is the wolf ever the hero of the story? 3. Why do wolves live in packs? 4. Why should you always tell the truth?

W is for Wolf

Wolf Inquiry Kit:

Anchor: The Three Ninja Pigs

Supporting Texts: Big Bad Wolves at School

Wolf Won’t Bite! One Wolf Howls

Wolf Packs Peter and the Wolf

The Wolf who Cried Boy The Three Little Pigs

I Am So Strong Suddenly!

What’s the Time, Mr. Wolf? Red Riding Hood The Wolf’s Story

Wolf Inquiry Kit Catalogue #: 1060290 $257.97


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Anchor Text:

Sophie’s Fish

Jake starts to worry about everything that could go wrong when he agrees to take care of his friend Sophie’s fish for the weekend.


Curriculum Links: • Visualizing (Reading)

• Worry (Mental Health)

• Integrity/Honesty (Character Education)

• Materials and Structures (Science)

• Reports (Writing)

X is for X

X Inquiry Kit:

Anchor: Sophie’s Fish

Supporting Texts: Boy, Were We Wrong about

the Solar System Caterina and the Perfect Party Boy, Were We Wrong about

Dinosaurs! Duck to the Rescue

A Circle is not a Valentine The Girl who Never Made

Mistakes Just for You

Miss Fox’s Class Gets it Wrong

Mistakes that Worked Wacky Wednesday

X Inquiry Kit Catalogue #: 1060291 $202.93

Lines of Inquiry:

1. What do you do when something goes wrong? 2. How does learning change as new evidence is found? 3. When is a mistake not a mistake? 4. Do you worry about making mistakes?


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Anchor Text:

You’re Wearing That to School?!

A cautious mouse named Tiny gives advice to his best friend, an exuberant hippopotamus named Penelope, on such things as what to wear and what to take for

show-and-tell on the first day of school.


Lines of Inquiry:

1. What do you like about you? 2. What makes you different from everyone else? 3. Are you a good friend? 4. How do you fit into the world around you?

You Inquiry Kit:

Anchor: You’re Wearing that to

School?!

Supporting Texts: Do you know Which Ones will

Grow? No One But You

What if You had Animal Teeth You Can Count on Monsters My Name is Not Alexander

Healthy Habits, Healthy You You Can Do It!

Ten Things I Love about You What Can You See? You’re Finally Here!

You Are What You Eat

Curriculum Links: • Developing a Sense of

Self (Social Studies)

• Self-Confidence (Character Education)

• Role/Character (Drama)

• True Worth and Beauty (Social Justice)

• Growth (Science)

Y is for You

You Inquiry Kit Catalogue #: 1060292 $239.01


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Anchor Text:

Zero the Hero

Zero believes he is a hero, but the counting numbers don’t think so until they get into trouble with some Roman numerals, and only Zero can help.


Curriculum Links: • Number Sense (Math)

• Optimism (Character Education)

• Caring Hands (Social Justice)

• Temperature (Science)

• Connecting (Reading)

Z is for Zero

Zero Inquiry Kit:

Anchor: Zero the Hero

Supporting Texts: Zero

Less Than Zero Zero is the Leaves on the Tree

What is Temperature? 50 Below Zero

Nothing Ever Happens at the South Pole

The Empty Pot Curious George The Donut

Delivery A Place for Zero

Let’s Do Nothing! Nothing Like a Puffin

Zero Inquiry Kit Catalogue #: 1061984 $211.61

Lines of Inquiry:

1. How can you describe Zero? 2. Can you ever make something from nothing? 3. What happens when the temperature is below Zero? 4. How can adding Zeros make a number grow?


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