Know Your Materials

Before School Starts

Arts & Letters organizes instruction around three core components that you’ll reach for every day. Each one plays a distinct role, and understanding how they connect makes daily planning more intuitive.

Teach Book
Your planning backbone. Each Teach book has a Module Overview with learning goals, an Essential Question, materials and prep, and an at-a-glance view of each lesson. Modules run 37–40 lessons, with each lesson following a predictable Launch–Learn–Land structure. Plan to spend most of your instructional time in the Learn section, where the deepest engagement with texts happens.

Learn Book
Your students’ learning companion. Each one contains graphic organizers, lesson handouts, and more. Students complete tasks in print or digitally on the platform. Decide early how students will access and submit their Learn book work—this small logistical decision prevents daily friction.

Module Texts
The heart of every module. These are the texts students will read, reread, discuss, and write about across an entire module. Think about how you’ll store and distribute them. Skim them now and then plan to read them closely before you start teaching each text—your own engagement with the text directly strengthens your ability to facilitate student discussion.