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1 ReadyGEN Grade K Shipment Checklist The first versions you receive of your ReadyGEN teacher and student materials are pre publication preview copies. This will give New York City teachers the opportunity to provide feedback on the instructional support, which will be collected from September through December As materials are finalized throughout the school year, you will receive Final publication copies that will replace your prepublication copies. This Shipment Checklist will help you understand the materials you've just received, what to do with them, and what's coming next. Delivery 1: Before Start of School Start of the Year, Unit 1 (1 per student) Pre Publication Copy o Includes Unit 1 Reader s and Writer s Journal ReadyGEN Text Collection Big Book Unit 1 Final ReadyGEN Teacher s Guide Unit 1 Pre Publication Copy Unit 1 Assessments Unit 1 Scaffolded Strategies Handbook Unit 1 Reader s and Writer s Journal Teacher s Guide All material for Unit 2 and Unit 3 planning Also look for these trade books from other providers to use with Unit 1: Make Way for Ducklings Life in a Pond Delivery 2: End of September Reader s and Writer s Journal, Unit 2 and 3 (1 per student) Pre Publication Copy ReadyGEN Text Collection Big Book Units 2 and 3 Final ReadyGEN Teacher s Guide Units 2 and 3 Pre Publication Copy ReadyGEN Reader s and Writer s Journal Teacher s Guide Units 2 and 3 Pre Publication Copy ReadyGEN Scaffolded Strategies Handbook, Untis 1 3 Pre Publication Copy Unit 2 and Unit 3 Assessments All material for Units 4, 5, and 6 planning Also look for these trade books from other providers to use with Units 2 and 3: Century Farm: One Hundred Years on a Family Life at Home What Will the Weather Be? Weather Words and What They Mean

2 Stop using the following materials from Delivery 1 Start of the Year, Unit 1 is replaced by Reader s and Writer s Journal from Delivery 2, however it does contain the record of student work in Unit 1 Delivery 3: End of December Reader s and Writer s Journal, Units 1 6 (1 per student) Final ReadyGEN Text Collection Big Book Units 4, 5, and 6 Final ReadyGEN Teacher s Guide Units 4, 5, and 6 Pre Publication Copy ReadyGEN Reader s and Writer s Journal Teacher s Guide, Units 1 6 Final ReadyGEN Scaffolded Strategies Handbook, Units 1 6 Pre Publication Copy Also look for these trade books from other providers: I Love Saturdays y domingoes One Land, Many Cultures Tiny Seed Plant Patterns Neighborhood Walk: City Messenger, Messenger Stop using the following materials from Delivery 2 Reader s and Writer s Journal Unit 2 and 3 will be replaced by the final version, however ever it does contain the record of student work in Units 2 and 3 ReadyGEN Reader s and Writer s Journal Teacher s Guide Unit 2 and 3 will no longer be used as you now have the final version of the all units All student materials are final Final Delivery: June of 2014 ReadyGEN Teacher s Guide Units 1 6 Final ReadyGEN Scaffolded Strategies Handbook Final Discard the following materials from Delivery 1 ReadyGEN Teacher s Guide Units 1 6 Pre Publication Copy ReadyGEN Scaffolded Strategies Handbook Pre Publication Copy

3 The recommendations and information outlined below will help support your instructional planning and professional development: Professional Development Register for General Session 2 ReadyGEN training by September 20. General Session 2 trainings will be offered from October 7 25 (excluding October 14) at our new training center at 1603 Brooklyn Avenue. Be sure to attend a Session 2 ReadyGEN Webinar for Teachers and/or Curriculum Leaders before General Session 2. Webinar dates and registration details are available at There are six ReadyGEN Tutorial Videos available for viewing online at Share Feedback Do you have suggestions for enhancing the ReadyGEN curriculum? Share your ideas at and help make future versions of ReadyGEN even better for teachers and students! Have you discovered errors in the pre publication copies of the ReadyGEN materials? Use the Report a Problem feature at to let us know. Be sure to share your professional development success stories and classroom best practices with your peers at Questions? Implementation and curriculum specific questions should be directed to the NYCDOE ReadyGEN Support Team via at [email protected] or pearsonschool.com/nycreadygen. All technical support questions, including how to access and download materials from the ReadyGEN professional learning community, should be directed to [email protected]. If you have any questions about orders or deliveries, please contact the DOE Financial Services Office at (718) or [email protected].

4 ReadyGEN Grade 1 Shipment Checklist The first versions you receive of your ReadyGEN teacher and student materials are pre publication preview copies. This will give New York City teachers the opportunity to provide feedback on the instructional support, which will be collected from September through December As materials are finalized throughout the school year, you will receive Final publication copies that will replace your prepublication copies. This Shipment Checklist will help you understand the materials you've just received, what to do with them, and what's coming next. Delivery 1: Before Start of School Start of the Year, Unit 1 (1 per student) Pre Publication Copy o Includes Unit 1 Sleuth, and Reader s and Writer s Journal ReadyGEN Text Collection Big Book Unit 1 Final ReadyGEN Text Collection Unit 1 Little Book (6 copies) Final ReadyGEN Teacher s Guide Unit 1 Pre Publication Copy Unit 1 Assessments Unit 1 Scaffolded Strategies Handbook Unit 1 Reader s and Writer s Journal Teacher s Guide All material for Unit 2 and Unit 3 planning Also look for these trade books from other providers to use with Unit 1: Stellaluna Elephants and Their Calves Delivery 2: End of September ReadyGEN Text Collection Unit 2 (1 per student) Final ReadyGEN Text Collection Unit 3 (1 per student) Final ReadyGEN Sleuth Collection, Units 1 6 (1 per student) Final Reader s and Writer s Journal, Unit 2 and 3 (1 per student) Pre Publication Copy ReadyGEN Teacher s Guide Units 2 and 3 Pre Publication Copy ReadyGEN Reader s and Writer s Journal Teacher s Guide Units 2 and 3 Pre Publication Copy ReadyGEN Scaffolded Strategies Handbook, Units 1 3 Pre Publication Copy Unit 2 and Unit 3 Assessments All material for Units 4, 5, and 6 planning Also look for these trade books from other providers to use with Units 2 and 3: Coming to America Emma s Poem

5 Many Moons The Sun Stop using the following materials from Delivery 1 Start of the Year, Unit 1 is replaced by the student materials that are part of Delivery 2, however it does contain the record of student work in Unit 1 Delivery 3: End of December ReadyGEN Text Collection Unit 4 (1 per student) Final ReadyGEN Text Collection Unit 5 (1 per student) Final ReadyGEN Text Collection Unit 6 (1 per student) Final Reader s and Writer s Journal, Units 1 6 (1 per student) Final ReadyGEN Teacher s Guide Units 4, 5, and 6 Pre Publication Copy ReadyGEN Reader s and Writer s Journal Teacher s Guide, Units 1 6 Final ReadyGEN Scaffolded Strategies Handbook, Units 4 6 Pre Publication Copy Also look for these trade books from other providers to use with Units 4 6: My Rows and Piles of Coins Lemonade in Winter Miss Rumphius How a Seed Grows It s Back to School We Go Going to School Discard the following materials from Delivery 2 Reader s and Writer s Journal Unit 2 and 3 will be replaced by the final version, however it does contain the record of student work in Units 2 and 3 ReadyGEN Reader s and Writer s Journal Teacher s Guide Unit 2 and 3 will no longer be used as you now have the final version of the all units All student materials are final Final Delivery: June of 2014 ReadyGEN Teacher s Guide Units 1 6 Final ReadyGEN Scaffolded Strategies Handbook Final Discard the following materials from Delivery 1 ReadyGEN Teacher s Guide Units 1 6 Pre Publication Copy ReadyGEN Scaffolded Strategies Handbook Pre Publication Copy

6 The recommendations and information outlined below will help support your instructional planning and professional development: Professional Development Register for General Session 2 ReadyGEN training by September 20. General Session 2 trainings will be offered from October 7 25 (excluding October 14) at our new training center at 1603 Brooklyn Avenue. Be sure to attend a Session 2 ReadyGEN Webinar for Teachers and/or Curriculum Leaders before General Session 2. Webinar dates and registration details are available at There are six ReadyGEN Tutorial Videos available for viewing online at Share Feedback Do you have suggestions for enhancing the ReadyGEN curriculum? Share your ideas at and help make future versions of ReadyGEN even better for teachers and students! Have you discovered errors in the pre publication copies of the ReadyGEN materials? Use the Report a Problem feature at to let us know. Be sure to share your professional development success stories and classroom best practices with your peers at Questions? Implementation and curriculum specific questions should be directed to the NYCDOE ReadyGEN Support Team via at [email protected] or pearsonschool.com/nycreadygen. All technical support questions, including how to access and download materials from the ReadyGEN professional learning community, should be directed to [email protected]. If you have any questions about orders or deliveries, please contact the DOE Financial Services Office at (718) or [email protected].

7 ReadyGEN Grade 2 Shipment Checklist The first versions you receive of your ReadyGEN teacher and student materials are pre publication preview copies. This will give New York City teachers the opportunity to provide feedback on the instructional support, which will be collected from September through December As materials are finalized throughout the school year, you will receive Final publication copies that will replace your prepublication copies. This Shipment Checklist will help you understand the materials you've just received, what to do with them, and what's coming next. Delivery 1: Before Start of School Start of the Year, Unit 1 (1 per student) Pre Publication Copy o Includes Unit 1 Supporting Text Collection, Sleuth, and Reader s and Writer s Journal ReadyGEN Teacher s Guide Unit 1 Pre Publication Copy Unit 1 Assessments Unit 1 Scaffolded Strategies Handbook Unit 1 Reader s and Writer s Journal Teacher s Guide All material for Unit 2 and Unit 3 planning Also look for these trade books from other providers to use with Unit 1: Charlotte s Web On the Farm Delivery 2: End of September ReadyGEN Text Collection Volume 1 (Units 1 3) (1 per student) Final ReadyGEN Sleuth Collection, Units 1 6 (1 per student) Final Reader s and Writer s Journal, Unit 2 and 3 (1 per student) Pre Publication Copy ReadyGEN Teacher s Guide Units 2 and 3 Pre Publication Copy ReadyGEN Reader s and Writer s Journal Teacher s Guide Units 2 and 3 Pre Publication Copy ReadyGEN Scaffolded Strategies Handbook, Units 1 3 Pre Publication Copy Unit 2 and Unit 3 Assessments November 1: All material for Units 4, 5, and 6 planning Also look for these trade books from other providers to use with Units 2 and 3: Pioneers to the West Seed by Seed The Earth Dragon Awakes

8 Planet Earth Stop using the following materials from Delivery 1 Start of the Year, Unit 1 is replaced by the three student materials that are part of Delivery 2, however it does contain the record of student work in Unit 1 Delivery 3: End of December ReadyGEN Text Collection Volume 2 (Units 4 6) (1 per student) Final Reader s and Writer s Journal, Units 1 6 (1 per student) Final ReadyGEN Teacher s Guide Units 4, 5, and 6 Pre Publication Copy ReadyGEN Reader s and Writer s Journal Teacher s Guide, Units 1 6 Final ReadyGEN Scaffolded Strategies Handbook, Units 4 6 Pre Publication Copy Also look for these trade books from other providers to use with Units 4 6: The Man Who Made the Parks Teddy Roosevelt, the Adventurous President Seeds of Change On Meadowview Street Alexander Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday Do I Need It or Do I Want It? Making Budget Choices Stop using the following materials from Delivery 2 Reader s and Writer s Journal will be replaced by the final version, however it does contain the record of student work in Units 2 and 3 ReadyGEN Reader s and Writer s Journal Teacher s Guide Unit 2 and 3 will no longer be used as you now have the final version of the all units All student materials are final Final Delivery: June of 2014 ReadyGEN Teacher s Guide Units 1 6 Final ReadyGEN Scaffolded Strategies Handbook Final Discard the following materials from Delivery 1 ReadyGEN Teacher s Guide Units 1 6 Pre Publication Copy ReadyGEN Scaffolded Strategies Handbook Pre Publication Copy

9 The recommendations and information outlined below will help support your instructional planning and professional development: Professional Development Register for General Session 2 ReadyGEN training by September 20. General Session 2 trainings will be offered from October 7 25 (excluding October 14) at our new training center at 1603 Brooklyn Avenue. Be sure to attend a Session 2 ReadyGEN Webinar for Teachers and/or Curriculum Leaders before General Session 2. Webinar dates and registration details are available at There are six ReadyGEN Tutorial Videos available for viewing online at Share Feedback Do you have suggestions for enhancing the ReadyGEN curriculum? Share your ideas at and help make future versions of ReadyGEN even better for teachers and students! Have you discovered errors in the pre publication copies of the ReadyGEN materials? Use the Report a Problem feature at to let us know. Be sure to share your professional development success stories and classroom best practices with your peers at Questions? Implementation and curriculum specific questions should be directed to the NYCDOE ReadyGEN Support Team via at [email protected] or pearsonschool.com/nycreadygen. All technical support questions, including how to access and download materials from the ReadyGEN professional learning community, should be directed to [email protected]. If you have any questions about orders or deliveries, please contact the DOE Financial Services Office at (718) or [email protected].

10 ReadyGEN Grades 3 5 Shipment Checklist The first versions you receive of your ReadyGEN teacher and student materials are pre publication preview copies. This will give New York City teachers the opportunity to provide feedback on the instructional support, which will be collected from September through December As materials are finalized throughout the school year, you will receive Final publication copies that will replace your prepublication copies. This Shipment Checklist will help you understand the materials you've just received, what to do with them, and what's coming next. Delivery 1: Before Start of School Start of the Year, Unit 1 (1 per student) Pre Publication Copy o Includes Unit 1 Supporting Text Collection, Sleuth, and Reader s and Writer s Journal ReadyGEN Teacher s Guide Unit 1 Pre Publication Copy Unit 1 Assessments Unit 1 Scaffolded Strategies Handbook Unit 1 Reader s and Writer s Journal Teacher s Guide All material for Unit 2 and Unit 3 planning Also look for these trade books from other providers: Grade 3, Unit 1 The Case of the Gasping Garbage Let s Classify Organisms At the Root of It Grade 4, Unit 1 The Tarantula Scientist The Boy Who Drew Birds Skeletons, Inside and Out Delivery 2: End of September Grade 5, Unit 1 Night of the Spadefoot Toads Rachel Carson Pioneer of Ecology Rain Forest Food Chains ReadyGEN Text Collection Volume 1 (Units 1 2) (1 per student) Final ReadyGEN Sleuth Collection, Units 1 4 (1 per student) Final Reader s and Writer s Journal, Unit 2 (1 per student) Pre Publication Copy ReadyGEN Teacher s Guide Unit 2 Pre Publication Copy ReadyGEN Reader s and Writer s Journal Teacher s Guide Unit 2 Pre Publication Copy ReadyGEN Scaffolded Strategies Handbook, Units 1 2 Pre Publication Copy Unit 2 Assessments November 1: All material for Units 3 and 4 planning Also look for these trade books from other providers:

11 Grade 3, Unit 2 The Year of Miss Agnes What Is a Community from A to Z Around Our Way on Neighbors Day Grade 4, Unit 2 The Birchbark House Hiawatha It s Cool to Learn About the United States: The Midwest Grade 5, Unit 2 The World Made New Explorers of North America Hudson Stop using the following materials from Delivery 1 Start of the Year is replaced by the three student materials that are part of Delivery 2, however it does contain the record of student work in Unit 1 Delivery 3: End of December ReadyGEN Text Collection Volume 2 (Units 3 4) (1 per student) Final Reader s and Writer s Journal, Units 1 6 (1 per student) Final ReadyGEN Teacher s Guide Units 3 and 4 Pre Publication Copy ReadyGEN Reader s and Writer s Journal Teacher s Guide, Units 1 4 Final ReadyGEN Scaffolded Strategies Handbook, Units 3 4 Pre Publication Copy Also look for these trade books from other providers: Grade 3, Units 3 and 4 Weather Living Through a Natural Disaster Storm in the Night Behind Rebel Lines What Is Government? The Ride: The Legend of Betsy Dowdy Grade 4, Units 3 and 4 Anatomy of a Volcanic Eruption Earthquakes Erosion: How Land Forms, How It Changes Lunch Money Using Money The Stock Market Grade 5, Units 3 and 4 George s Secret Key to the Universe Our Solar System Our Mysterious Universe Heart and Soul Escape to Freedom The Great Migration Stop using the following materials from Delivery 2 Reader s and Writer s Journal will be replaced by the final version, however it does contain the record of student work in Unit 2 ReadyGEN Reader s and Writer s Journal Teacher s Guide Unit 2 will no longer be used as you now have the final version of the all units All student materials are final Final Delivery: June of 2014 ReadyGEN Teacher s Guide Units 1 4 Final ReadyGEN Scaffolded Strategies Handbook Final

12 Discard the following materials from Delivery 1 ReadyGEN Teacher s Guide Units 1 4 Pre Publication Copy ReadyGEN Scaffolded Strategies Handbook Pre Publication Copy The recommendations and information outlined below will help support your instructional planning and professional development: Professional Development Register for General Session 2 ReadyGEN training by September 20. General Session 2 trainings will be offered from October 7 25 (excluding October 14) at our new training center at 1603 Brooklyn Avenue. Be sure to attend a Session 2 ReadyGEN Webinar for Teachers and/or Curriculum Leaders before General Session 2. Webinar dates and registration details are available at There are six ReadyGEN Tutorial Videos available for viewing online at Share Feedback Do you have suggestions for enhancing the ReadyGEN curriculum? Share your ideas at and help make future versions of ReadyGEN even better for teachers and students! Have you discovered errors in the pre publication copies of the ReadyGEN materials? Use the Report a Problem feature at to let us know. Be sure to share your professional development success stories and classroom best practices with your peers at Questions? Implementation and curriculum specific questions should be directed to the NYCDOE ReadyGEN Support Team via at [email protected] or pearsonschool.com/nycreadygen. All technical support questions, including how to access and download materials from the ReadyGEN professional learning community, should be directed to [email protected]. If you have any questions about orders or deliveries, please contact the DOE Financial Services Office at (718) or [email protected].

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