The purchase of the IDEA Foundations K-5 Curriculum grants schools access to our online portal. Here, educators will have an abundance of resources at their fingertips, including:
 
8 Units for K-5 students, 25 lesson per grade
144 Lessons complete with Learning Slides, Teacher Scripts, and Reflect and Respond worksheets to track student progress (everything can be projected from a computer, or can be downloaded and printed)
48 Physical Copies of Children’s Books that serve as mentor texts (8 books per grade)
48 Sets of Discussion Questions to guide interactive read alouds
40 Optional Extension Activities (5 activities per unit)
8 Literacy Guides with a total of 64 suggested texts, directly linked to unit themes and learning objectives
8 Unit Overviews with instructional guidance for teachers Guidance for implementing an end of year IDEA Showcase, complete with a Letter to Families, Student Reflection, and Student Certificates
Full Scope-and-Sequence with clear learning objectives to track student learning Clear Standard Alignment overview, including Social Justice Standards: Teaching for Tolerance Anti-Bias Framework and PSHE
 
The IDEA Foundations K-5 Curriculum program includes eight units for each grade from Kindergarten through Grade 5: Similarities and Differences, Pieces of Me: Exploring Identity, Circles of Community, What is Inclusion and Why Does it Matter?, Empathy and Understanding, Equality, Equity, and Fairness, Standing Up for What is Right, A is for Action. 
 
Each unit contains two lessons designed to take approximately 15–20 minutes for Kindergarten-Grade 2, and 25–30 minutes for Grades 3–5. Every unit has a lesson where a mentor text guides critical thinking and collaborative conversation. A third lesson in each unit is a performance task in which students demonstrate evidence of their learning, designed to take approximately 20-30 minutes for Kindergarten and Grade 1, and 35-45 minutes for Grades 3–5. There are 25 lessons per grade each year.
 
Following the completion of all eight units, schools are guided on facilitating an IDEA Showcase. This learning celebration is a powerful way to gather community and reflect on growth that has transpired over the academic year. 
 
The IDEA Foundations K-5 Curriculum is purchased as a single K–5 school-wide license, allowing schools to align the program with all grades they serve. With any license purchase, the cost is the same whether you use one of the grades or all of them. The program is subscription-based with a one-year license. ​
 
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