Review Materials & Resources

Welcome to Knowledge Building Books That Help Students Practice Phonics and Decoding.
Geodes® are beautifully illustrated, information-rich books for emerging and developing readers that provide a bridge between traditional decodables that often lack knowledge-building opportunities and unstructured, complex texts. Learn more about Geodes books, Inside Geodes®, My Geodes® print books, and other materials and access samples below.
Review Geodes
Great Minds is excited to offer samples of Geodes books and materials for your review.
After viewing the video below, experience the captivating, knowledge-building approach to early literacy in Levels K–3 of Geodes by accessing reviewer, teacher, and student resources.
Teacher Materials
Sample Geodes materials include sample texts, Inside Geodes, and more for Levels K–3.
Aligned to the Science of Reading, Geodes books systematically provide students with opportunities to put what they learn in their foundational skills or phonics program and high-quality English language arts curriculum into practice as they build enduring knowledge on a variety of topics.
Level K Modules 1 & 3
Pelé
Fabric of the Andes
The First Car to Get That Far
Ella Sang Back
Level 1 Module 1
Anansi and the Pot of Beans
Library Cat
Jerry Draws
How to Make Paper
Level 2 Module 3
And the Winner Is...
Bring a Chair
The Paralympics
Expanding the Right to Vote
Level 3 Module 1
The Inside Geodes teacher resource provides comprehensive information about each Geodes module and guidance on how educators can flexibly incorporate Geodes books into their literacy block.
Level K Modules 1 & 3 Book Notes
Pelé
Fabric of the Andes
The First Car to Get That Far
Ella Sang Back
Level 1 Module 1 Book Notes
Anansi and the Pot of Beans
Library Cat
Jerry Draws
How to Make Paper
Level 2 Module 3 Book Notes
And the Winner Is...
Bring a Chair
The Paralympics
Expanding the Right to Vote
Level 3 Module 1 Book Notes
Student Materials
Sample Geodes materials include sample texts, Inside Geodes, and more for Levels K–3.
Level 2 Module 3
The black and white My Geodes print books provide students with the opportunity to practice their reading at home. Each book includes a More section in English and Spanish for additional opportunities to build content knowledge and vocabulary.
Teacher Edition
PhD Projected Slides
Knowledge Deck Posters
Science Logbooks
Knowledge Deck Cards
Level 3
Level 4
Level 5
Digital Assets
The digital experience for teachers includes digital versions of Geodes titles and teacher resources, including:
- Teacher Guidance: The Inside Geodes teacher resource provides comprehensive information about each module and guidance on how to flexibly incorporate Geodes into literacy instruction.
- Family Tip Sheets: These module-level tip sheets support the home-school connection. Family tip sheets are available in English and Spanish.
Introducing PhD Science in Sync®—a continuous learning program for flexible K–5 science learning.
PhD Science and PhD Science in Sync are complementary educational programs that seamlessly integrate to provide instruction in person, online, or in a hybrid, online-offline model.
Whether a student or teacher must miss a class, or if a teacher would like to assign supplementary or independent work, PhD Science in Sync offers all the tools needed to build powerful knowledge.
Learn more about PhD Science in Sync and access the platform's digital curriculum materials and resources.
Access PhD Science in Sync
FOR TEACHERS
Learn Anywhere Plan
A plan providing teachers with a pacing guide for daily lessons for students learning in class or at home.
PhD Science in Sync User Guide
A guide to help teachers transition from the classroom curriculum to PhD Science in Sync.
Getting Started with PhD Science in Sync
A video walkthrough of the resources included with PhD Science in Sync.
Virtual Coaching Session
Facilitator-led session to help teachers learn how to implement PhD Science in Sync with confidence and support students in a continuous learning model.
Science Journal Support
Sample student responses to Science Journal tasks help teachers gauge student understanding.
PhD Projected
Slides with lesson-specific content for online and in-class instruction and discussion with students.
Digital Teacher Edition
The complete Teacher Edition in digital form allows teachers to explore the full PhD Science lesson and resources to understand the context of the lesson, lesson set, and module.
FOR STUDENTS
Daily Videos
PhD Science lessons and investigations adapted to a virtual environment in video form, including read alouds of the carefully curated core texts selected for each module (full videos available in English and Spanish).
Science Journal
Fillable PDFs focused on the essential learning of the lesson that include activities and questions for students to complete during or after watching each video (available in English and Spanish). Teachers can print the PDFs for students without internet access.
Level Welcome Videos
Welcome video introducing students to the virtual PhD Science teachers.
Family Tip Sheets
Overview on PhD Science in Sync and how students will engage with science across different learning environment, with parent tips and resources to provide at home support.
Professional Learning
As your trusted colleague, Great Minds is here to support schools in ensuring a successful Geodes implementation and is the exclusive provider of Geodes professional learning offerings.
Learn more about our Professional Learning approach. Explore the offerings to see how we support teachers and leaders at every stage of implementation.
Additional Resources
As your trusted colleague, Great Minds is here to support schools in ensuring a successful Geodes implementation and is the exclusive provider of Geodes professional learning offerings.
