ExploraMundos™ Curriculum Links to Next Generation Science Standards and C3 Social Studies Outcomes

Program Overview

ExploraMundos™ is a high-interest informational literacy program that encourages inquiry and questioning while extending knowledge in science, social studies, and a range of STEM topics. A stand-alone addition to Despegando hacia la lectura ® using the same best-practice instruction, ExploraMundos™ creates a powerful and effective learning culture.

ExploraMundos

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ExploraMundosTM features:

• Relatable content to engage readers

• Diversity of the world students live in

• Graphic devices and striking photographs to support the content

• Research opportunities with Inténtalo, Piénsalo, and ¿Lo sabías?

Students will develop strategies and skills to read informational texts across a range of text types while simultaneously learning to become informational text writers.

ExploraMundos™ is highly versatile, teaching reading strategies at the same time as teaching science and social studies concepts. Lesson plan cards for each book establish a reading focus for the text with explicit links to the NGSS and C3 Standards. With any ExploraMundos™ text, students are learning standards-linked content as they learn to read.

Why will your students love ExploraMundosTM?

• Engaging photography and meaningful graphics

• Varying topics for every interest

• Current events that relate to children’s experiences while broadening their perspectives

• Field tested by kids just like them!