Better Together webinar
Integrated K-2 ELA and social studies
Inkwell teaches core ELA and core social studies in one, 70-minute block. This session shows what that looks like in practice: how one first-grade unit sequences its texts, where writing instruction fits, how the learner supports work, and what a student can say about a text by the end of the unit.
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What's inside
- See how one 70-minute block carries both ELA and social studies standards, with a single unit as the example.
- Follow the writing progression from sentence-level work early in the unit to an independent paragraph at the end.
- Understand how the learner supports work, both for students who need more scaffolding and for students ready to go further.
- Hear what teachers said once they'd taught a few lessons, including what surprised them about picking it up.
About Inkwell
K-2 core ELA and social studies in one, 70-minute instructional block.
Inkwell is an inquiry-based HQIM for both ELA and social studies, designed so each subject strengthens the other. Students develop their literacy by reading, writing, and discussing within sustained social studies investigations.
- Supports mastery of ELA and social studies standards in one block
- Grounded in the Science of Reading
- Embeds explicit writing instruction in daily lessons
- Builds knowledge through content-rich social studies investigations
- Connects and deepens learning through inquiry
Save time
Inkwell’s 70-minute block replaces two separate ELA and social studies blocks. Teachers no longer have to choose between ELA and social studies, and the time they get back goes to foundational skills, math, and intervention.
Deepen comprehension
Inkwell’s integrated design develops the background knowledge and academic vocabulary comprehension depends on. And, each unit students apply that knowledge to a new text, task or idea to deepen comprehension and extend their learning.
Give writing purpose
Inkwell writing starts with explicit daily instruction and asks students to use writing to make meaning of texts. Then, it asks students to go one step further and use the knowledge they’ve built as evidence for a broader disciplinary idea.
