Language Arts Literacy Curriculum Texts and Units K-5 (pdf)

Kindergarten
Unit 1: Discovering You and Me
A Porcupine Named Fluffy by Helen Lester (Tools of the Mind)
Different Just Like Me by Lori Mitchell (Tools of the Mind)
Unit 2: Friendship
A Splendid Friend Indeed by Suzanne Bloom (LitLife)
Stellaluna by Janell Canno (LitLife)
Unit 3: Teamwork
Mama Panya's Pancakes by Mary Chamberlin (LitLife)
Stone Soup by Ann McGovern (Tools of the Mind)
Swimmy by Leo Lionni (Tools of the Mind)
Unit 4: The World Around Me
Casey and Bella Go to NYC by Jane Lovascio
Madlenka by Peter Sis (LitLife)

Grade 1
Unit 1: Family
Abuela by Arthur Dorros (LifLife)
Koala Lou by Mem Fox (LitLife)
Peter’s Chair by Ezra Jack Keats (LitLife)
The Relatives Came by Cynthia Rylant (Tools of the Mind)
Unit 2: Community
A House Is a House for Me by Mary Ann Hoberman (Houghton Mifflin)
Nothing Ever Happens on 90th Street by Roni Schotter (LitLife)
Unit 3: The Worlds I Go To
The Napping House by Audrey Wood (LitLife)
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak (LitLife)
Unit 4: Caring
Enemy Pie by Alexis O’Neill
Yoko by Rosemary Wells (Houghton Mifflin)

Grade 2
Unit 1: Celebrating Similarities and Differences
Bein’ With You This Way by W. Nikola Lisa
My Name is Yoon by Helen Recorits (LitLife)
Unit 2: Neighborhoods and Communities
Chinatown by William Low (Houghton Mifflin)
The Jolly Postman by Janet & Allan Ahlberg (LitLife)
A Trip to the Firehouse by Wendy C. Lewison (Houghton Mifflin)
Unit 3: Changes
Verdi by Janell Cannon
We Are Best Friends by Aliki
Unit 4: Responsibility
Big Bushy Mustache by Gary Soto (Houghton Mifflin)
Trash Trouble by Larry D. Brimmer

Grade 3
Unit 1: Celebrating Traditions
The Keeping Quilt by Patricia Polacco ( lit life)
Dancing Rainbows by Evelyn Mott (Houghton Mifflin)
Unit 2: Self-Awareness
I Want To Be by Thylias Moss
What You Know First by Patricia MacLachlan (Houghton Mifflin)
Unit 3: Independence
Across the Wide Dark Sea by Jean Van Leewen (Houghton Mifflin)
Trapped By the Ice by Michael McCurdy (Houghton Mifflin)
Unit 4: Relationships
Yummi and Halmoni’s Trip by Sook Choi (Houghton Mifflin)
The Other Side by Jacqueline Woodson

Grade 4
Unit 1: Communication
Boss of the Plains by Laurie Carlson (Houghton Mifflin)
Grandfather’s Journey by Allen Say (Houghton Mifflin)
Unit 2: Acceptance
Happy Birthday, Dr. King! by Kathryn Jones (Houghton Mifflin)
My Name Is Maria Isabel by Alma Flora Ada (Houghton Mifflin)
Unit 3: Responsibility to the World
Skylark by Patricia MacLachlan
Salmon Summer by Bruce McMillan
Unit 4: Step by Step
The Storykeeper’s Beads by Jane Kurtz (Houghton Mifflin)
Wildfires by Seymour Simon

Grade 5
Unit 1: Citizenship
My Fellow Americans: A Family Album by Alice Provensen
We Live Here Too: Kids Talk About Good Citizenship – Nancy Loewen
Liberty’s Journey- Kelly DiPucchio
And Then What Happened Paul Revere- Houghton Mifflin
Cookies Bite-Size Life Lessons- Amy Crouse Rosenthal
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers- Mordicai Gerstein
Unit 2: Taking a Stand
Katie’s Trunk- Houghton Mifflin
Rosa- Nikki Giovanni
Henry's Freedom Box- Ellen Levine
Martin’s Big Words- The Life of MLK Jr. Bryan Collier
Fighting for Freedom James Forten- Houghton Mifflin

Grade 5 (continued)
Unit 3: Challenges
Who Was Helen Keller- Gare Thompson
Always Remember Me: How One Family Survived WWII -Marisabina Russo
Mom's Best Friend- Houghton Mifflin
My Side of the Mountain- Houghton Mifflin
Unit 4: Connections
City Hawk: The Story of Pale Male- Meghan McCarthy
Immigrants in Hoboken: One-Way Ticket 1845-1985 - Christina Ziegler McPherson
Connections to Hoboken- Hoboken Historical Museum
100 Hoboken Firsts by Jim Hans
Mighty Jackie The Strike Out Queen- Marissa Moss