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The Books They Love with the Literacy Skills They Need

The Crossover Literacy Teacher Resource Pack Collection 3, Grade 5 includes the resources a teacher will need to use Kwame Alexander’s The Crossover Literacy. This supplemental literacy resource provides explicit lessons and practical implementation support, with scaffolds to support students in growing their literacy skills. 

The 10 lessons that accompany each chapter book follow a research-based scope and sequence for:

• Phonics
• Fluency
• Vocabulary and word analysis
• Comprehension

About the Series

Kwame Alexander’s The Crossover Literacy provides a fresh way of looking at the partnership between classroom teachers and children’s book authors. It harnesses the power of both to offer students deeply engaging, relevant, relatable whole books alongside the explicit instruction they need to advance as readers. 

Learn More at CrossoverLiteracy.com.

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Purchasing Recommendation

This Teacher’s Resource Pack includes 1 classroom copy of each of the 12 books within Book Collection 1, Grade 3. In addition to purchasing this Teacher’s Resource Pack, to fully implement Kwame Alexander’s The Crossover Literacy, you will need to purchase the following student-facing materials, in quantities that align with your intended use.

• Crossover Literacy Book Collection 3, Grade 5
• Crossover Literacy Student Journal Collection 3, Grade 5

Small-Group or Whole-Class Use: If you’d like to use this resource in a small-group setting, purchase the number of sets that corresponds with the number of students you’d like to include in your small group(s). If you’d like to use this in a whole-class setting, you will need to purchase the number of book collections and student journals to match your total number of students. 

 

Components

The Crossover Literacy Teacher Resource Pack Collection 3, Grade 5 includes:

• Teacher’s Guide with 120 lessons (10 lessons per each of the 12 chapter books in Collection 1, Grade 3)
• Teacher access to Digital Resources that support the lessons, including “Warm Up with Coach Kwame” videos, Fandom Short videos, and additional digital resources 
• A slipcase with 1 of each of the Chapter Books in Collection 3, Grade 5 (12 total)

Companion Resources

Explore the other resources for this grade within The Crossover Literacy: 

• Crossover Literacy Book Collection 3, Grade 5
• Crossover Literacy Student Journal Collection 3, Grade 5

Supporting Materials

View the other grades’ Teacher Resource Packs:

• Crossover Literacy Teacher Resource Pack Collection 1, Grade 3
• Crossover Literacy Teacher Resource Pack Collection 2, Grade 4