KNOWLEDGE STORIES

Please use this page to catch your child up on any Knowledge Stories they may have missed due to an illness, appointment, or vacation.


UNIT 1: FABLES AND FOLKTALES

The Boy Who Cried Wolf

The Maid and The Milk Pail

The Goose and the Golden Egg

The Dog in the Manger

The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing

The Fox and the Grapes

The Little Half Chick

The Crowded, Noisy House

The Tale of Peter Rabbit

All Stories Are Anansi's


UNIT 2: THE HUMAN BODY

Everybody Has a Body

The Body's Framework

Marvelous Moving Muscles

Chew, Swallow, Squeeze, and Churn 

The Body's Superhighway

Control Center: The Brain

Dr. Welbody's Heroes

Five Keys to Health

The Pyramid Pantry

What a Complicated Network!


UNIT 3: DIFFERENT LANDS SIMILAR STORIES

Cinderella

The Girl with the Red Slippers

Billy Beg

Tom Thumb

Thumbelina

Issun Boshi: One-Inch Boy

Little Red Riding Hood

Hu Gu Po

Tselane


UNIT 4: EARLY WORLD CIVILIZATION

A Father and His Son in Mesopotamia

Writing in Mesopotamia

The Religion of Babylon

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon

People of the Nile

Writing in Ancient Egypt

Amon-Ra and the Gods of Ancient Egypt

Approaching the Great Pyramid 

The Sphinx

The Story of Hatshepsut

Tutankhamun, The Golden Pharaoh Part 1

Tutankhamun, The Golden Pharaoh Part 2


UNIT 5: EARLY AMERICAN CIVILIZATION

The Maya: A Harvest and a Hurricane

The Maya: Journey to Baakal

The Maya: King Pakal's Tomb

The Maya: The Festival of the First Star

The Aztec: The Legend of the Eagle and the Serpent

The Aztec: The Floating Gardens of Xochimilco

The Aztec: In the Palace of the Emperor

The Aztec: Cortes's Letter

The Inca: Who Were the Inca?

The Inca: The Runner

The Inca: Machu Picchu- A Lucky Discovery


UNIT 6: ASTRONOMY

The Introduction to the Sun and Space

The Earth and the Sun

Stars

Stargazing and Constellations

The Moon

History of Space Exploration and Astronauts

Exploration of the Moon

The Solar System Part 1

The Solar System Part 2


UNIT 7: THE HISTORY OF THE EARTH

Our Home, Earth

The Earth Inside-Out Part 1

The Earth Inside-Out Part 2

The Earth Inside-Out Part 3

Minerals

The Three Types of Rocks

Fossils

Dinosaurs


UNIT 8: ANIMALS AND HABITATS

What is a Habitat?

Animals of the Arctic Habitat

Animals of the Sonoran Desert Habitat

Animals of the East African Savanna Habitat

Animals of the Temperate Deciduous Forest Habitat

Animals of the Tropical Rainforest Habitat

Animals of the Freshwater Habitat

Animals of the Saltwater Habitat

Habitat Destruction and Endangered Species


UNIT 9: FAIRY TALES

Sleeping Beauty

Rumpelstiltskin

Rapunzel

The Frog Prince Part 1

The Frog Prince Part 2

Hansel and Gretel Part 1

Hansel and Gretel Part 2

Jack and the Beanstalk Part 1

Jack and the Beanstalk part 2


UNIT 10: A NEW NATION

The New World

A Taxing Time: The Boston Tea Party

The Shot Heard Round the World

Declaring Independence

The Legend of Betsy Ross

George Washington, Commander in Chief

Will This War Never End?

A Young Nation Is Born

Never Leave Until Tomorrow What You Can Do Today

Building a Nation with Words and Ideas

Liberty and Justice for ALL

What do a Flag, a Bell, and an Eagle Have in Common?


UNIT 11: FRONTIER EXPLORERS

Daniel Boone and the Opening of the West

Crossing the Appalachian Mountains

Jefferson and Monroe

The Louisiana Purchase

Lewis and Clark

Lewis and Clark: The Journey Begins

Discovery and Danger on the Prairie

Sacagawea

Red Cedars and Grizzly Bears

Rivers and Mountains

To the Pacific and Back