Welcome, California teachers of Amplify CKLA!
Amplify CKLA and ReadWorks have partnered to provide high-quality texts aligned to the Amplify CKLA California Knowledge Sequence. These texts include vocabulary supports and formative assessment opportunities. You can also track students’ progress through ReadWorks’ reporting features.
Each article has been carefully selected to align with specific domains or units in your Amplify CKLA curriculum. We recommend using each article during its corresponding domain or unit, as they are specifically curated to support and extend students' learning within each knowledge domain.
For your convenience, the aligned articles are organized by domain or unit below. These articles can be used flexibly—for independent reading, small group work, or whole class instruction—and you can easily assign them to students through the ReadWorks platform. The ReadWorks library offers thousands of knowledge-rich articles for students seeking additional reading challenges across various content areas.
Each article has been carefully selected to align with specific domains or units in your Amplify CKLA curriculum. We recommend using each article during its corresponding domain or unit, as they are specifically curated to support and extend students' learning within each knowledge domain.
For your convenience, the aligned articles are organized by domain or unit below. These articles can be used flexibly—for independent reading, small group work, or whole class instruction—and you can easily assign them to students through the ReadWorks platform. The ReadWorks library offers thousands of knowledge-rich articles for students seeking additional reading challenges across various content areas.
Kindergarten
DOMAIN 1: Star Light, Star Bright: Nursery Rhymes and Fables
DOMAIN 2: See, Hear, Smell, Taste, Touch: The Five Senses
DOMAIN 3: Underdogs and Heroes: Stories
DOMAIN 4: See How They Grow: Plants
DOMAIN 5: Moo, Cluck, Oink: Farms
DOMAIN 6: Deep Roots: Introduction to Native American Cultures
DOMAIN 7: ALL Around the World: Geography
DOMAIN 8: Royal Tales: Monarchs
domain 9: Rain and Rainbows: Seasons and Weather
Domain 10: Shaped by Nature: Art and the World Around Us
1st Grade
domain 1: the moral of the story: fables and tales
domain 2: from nose to toes: how your body works
domain 3: common threads: different lands, similar stories
DOMAIN 4: Reach for the Stars: Astronomy
DOMAIN 5: Charting the World: Geography
DOMAIN 6: A WORLD OF HOMES: ANIMALS AND HABITATS
DOMAIN 7: A New Nation: American Independence
DOMAIN 8: Once Upon a Time: Fairy Tales
DOMAIN 9: From Babylon to the Nile: Early World Civilizations
DOmain 10: Adventure Stories: Tales from the Edge
2nd Grade
DOMAIN 1: Fortunes and Feats: Fairy Tales and Tall Tales
DOMAIN 2: The Birthplace of Democracy: ancient Greece
DOMAIN 3: Legends and Heroes: Greek Myths
DOMAIN 4: Our Planet: Cycles in Nature
DOMAIN 5: Butterflies, Bees, and Beetles: Insects
DOMAIN 6: A House Divided: The American Civil War
DOMAIN 7: Sounds and Stanzas: Poetry
DOMAIN 8: Making a Difference: Creating Change
domain 9: Building Blocks: All About Nutrition
DOMAIN 10: Taking Flight: The Age of Aviation
3rd Grade
UNIT 1: Timeless Tales: Classic Stories
UNIT 2: Fur, Fins, and Feathers: animal Classification
UNIT 3: Rhythm and Rhyme: Poetry
UNIT 4: Rise and Fall: ancient Rome
UNIT 5: Our Solar System and Beyond: Astronomy
UNIT 6: Regions and Cultures: Native Americans
UNIT 7: Novel Study: Charlotte’s Web
UNIT 8: From Glow to Echo: Light and Sound
UNIT 9: From Blues to Bebop: all That Jazz
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4th Grade
UNIT 1: My Story, My Voice: Personal Narratives
UNIT 2: Knights and Castles: Europe’s Middle Ages
UNIT 3: Meaning and Metaphor: Poetry
UNIT 4: Eureka! Student Inventor
UNIT 5: Our Planet: Geology
UNIT 6: Road to Independence: the American Revolution
UNIT 7: Novel Study: The Season of Styx MalonE
UNIT 8: Crafting Stories: A World of Tales
UNIT 9: Inspiration and Ingenuity: American Innovation
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5th Grade
UNIT 1: In My Own Words: Personal Narratives
UNIT 2: Early Americas: Maya, Aztec, and Inca
UNIT 3: Visions in Verse: Poetry
UNIT 4: A Knight’s Tale: Don Quixote
UNIT 5: The Deep Blue World: Oceans
UNIT 6: Cultures and Histories: Native Americans
UNIT 7: Novel Study: The Science of Breakable Things
UNIT 8: Through the Forest: A Midsummer Night's Dream
UNIT 9: Building Up the World: Global Architecture
