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Core Knowledge Language Arts Preschool
The Core Knowledge Foundation is currently developing Core Knowledge Language Arts for Preschool. For a complete overview of the CKLA Preschool program, please watch this webinar. Each domain in this program will include: Teacher Guides with original read-alouds, accompanying Flip Book illustrations and images, small group literacy skills activities with activity pages for school and home, and recommended learning center activities (see our Preschool Visual Component Guide). The following domains of knowledge will be addressed in the program:
All About Me
Original Read-Alouds | Trade Book Lessons |
I Am Special | Shades of People, by Shelly Rotner and Sheila M. Kelly |
Family
Original Read-Alouds | Trade Book Lessons |
| All Kinds of Families Families Work and Play Together Family Celebrations and Traditions | Families, by Ann Morris |
Animals
Original Read-Alouds | Trade Book Lessons |
| Humans Are Animals Animals Have Three Basic Needs Animals Protect Themselves Groups of Animals: Birds, Fish and Insects Groups of Animals: Mammals | What Do You Do with a Tail Like This?, by Steve Jenkins & Robin Page |
Plants
Original Read-Alouds | Trade Book Lessons |
| Plants Are All Around Us Plants Have Different Parts Plants Grow Plants Have Basic Needs | Sunflower House, by Eve Bunting |
Habitats
Original Read-Alouds | Trade Book Lessons |
Habitats are Homes for Plants and Animals | Forest Bright/Forest Night, by Jennifer Ward Life in a Pond, by Carol Lindeen Here Is the Southwestern Desert, by Madeleine Dunphy |
Classic Tales
(Read-alouds interspersed between other domains/units throughout the year.)
Original Read-Alouds | Trade Book Lessons |
| The Lion and the Mouse The City Mouse and The Country Mouse Goldilocks and the Three Bears The Gingerbread Man The Shoemaker and the Elves The Little Red Hen Thumbelina How Turtles Got Their Shells (Native American folktale) Why Flies Buzz (African folktale) The Three Little Pigs | The Three Horrid Little Pigs, by Liz Pichon |
Important People in American History
(Read-alouds interspersed throughout the year, aligned with related holidays.)
Original Read-Alouds | Trade Book Lessons |
The Native Americans | Happy Birthday, Martin Luther King, by Jean Marzollo |

