The Core Knowledge Foundation is proud to announce its new
Middle School CKLA program, beginning with Grade 6
These eight units offer a full year of instruction, building students’ reading comprehension and background knowledge, vocabulary, grammar, and writing skills in alignment with the CCSS-ELA. Students will read a balance of contemporary literature written by diverse authors, as well as new Core Knowledge “Core Classics.”
Click on the links below for more info on each Student Book:
- Unit 1 – Flying Lessons and Other Stories
- Unit 2 – Calling All Minds: How to Think and Create Like an Inventor
- Unit 3 – The Iliad and The Odyssey and Other Greek Stories
- Unit 4 – The Heritage of Ancient Greece and Rome
(a CK publication coming soon) - Unit 5 – The Tragedy of Julius Caesar
- Unit 6 – Ninety Miles to Havana
- Unit 7 – The Blessing of Liberty: Voices for Social Justice and Equal Rights in America
(a CK publication coming soon) - Unit 8 – Realms of Gold
First Drafts of the Unit 1 TG and AB
Have Been Posted for Free Download!
We invite you to review this unit and send your feedback to cklagrade6@coreknowledge.org
The Grade 6 CKLA materials will be available online only during 2021-2022.
Stay tuned for more information on field testing opportunities!