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    5 Tips to Help You Get Started with Geodes

    This month, we dive into Geodes®. These readable books help students practice foundational skills and build knowledge. Because the product design allows for flexible...

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    Unpacking Geodes®: Engaging Early Readers and Building Lasting Knowledge

    When I was an elementary school teacher, I absolutely delighted in building a reading haven for my students. To me, the classroom library was not just a home for bound...

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    Across Oceans, Geodes Make the Grade

    Geodes® books are across the pond. Really far across the pond—8,436 miles from creator Great Minds® headquarters in Washington, D.C., to Chiang Mai, Thailand.

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    Switching to Geodes, Wit & Wisdom, and Fundations Already Paying Off

    September 1, 2022
    Switching from the CKLA’s Grades K–2 curriculum in 2021–2022 to the combination of Wit & Wisdom® (English language arts), Geodes® (content-rich books...
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    Across Oceans, Geodes Make the Grade

    June 10, 2021
    Geodes® books are across the pond. Really far across the pond—8,436 miles from creator Great Minds® headquarters in Washington, D.C., to Chiang Mai,...
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    Geodes® Help Students Cross the Bridge to Learning

    April 23, 2020
    In Geodes®, Ann King has finally found what she’s been after for the last 15 years for her students with dyslexia: a set of texts they can read that...
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    Early Adopter Finds Geodes Align Perfectly with Research

    April 8, 2020
    The first thing teachers notice and love about Geodes® is the quality of the materials. “The texture of the books. The illustrations. These feel good...
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    "Reading to Learn" in Grade 1, Thanks to Geodes®

    March 18, 2020
    The conventional wisdom says that students learn to read, and then they read to learn.
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    Using Geodes® to Promote Educational Equity

    March 4, 2020
    For Katie Ellis, the Geodes® library is more than an early literacy program. It’s a way to promote equity for students who have historically been...

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