CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS
Click on the icons in the corner of each box below to learn about connections between the NHA ELA Curriculum and the Wit & Wisdom curriculum.
Year-Long Composition
Lesson Format
Unique Features
In Wit & Wisdom, you will teach four thematic, integrated reading and writing modules.
Lessons have four components: 1. Welcome & Launch2. Learn 3. Land & Wrap 4. Deep Dive
Block
Materials
The Wit & Wisdom curriculum has several features that make it unique.
You will have less materials to manage with Wit & Wisdom than with NHA's curriculum.
Wit & Wisdom integrated lessons will take approximately 90 minutes.
Lesson Structure
NHA's curriculum had three separate lesson plans for each Read Aloud, Shared Reading and Writing Lesson. Each lesson followed a Before, During, and After format. Wit & Wisdom lessons have four components: 1. Welcome & Launch 2. Learn3. Land & Wrap 4. Deep Dive
Unique Features
The NHA ELA curriculum was designed to give students repeated practice applying skill(s) to multiple texts and provided heavy scaffolding for teachers and students. Wit & Wisdom curriculum is based around essential questions that students work to answer over the course of a module, students will be practicing skills through multiple reads of the same text, and there is a heavy emphasis on building background knowledge and vocabulary.
Materials
NHA's curriculum utilized over 20 authentic texts per unit and required you to instruct from three different lesson plans (Read Aloud, Shared Reading, and Writing) each day. Wit & Wisdom uses 3-10 authentic texts per module and has one lesson plan per day. They also have supplemental artifacts (videos, art, etc) and slide decks for use.
How to Access
Helpful Resources
Material Management Guide
Year-Long Composition
NHA's curriculum had 5-6 genre-based reading and 5-6 genre-based writing units per grade. Wit & Wisdom has four thematic, integrated reading and writing modules. This means that you'll get to dive deeper into content while engaging students through a mix of fiction and non-fiction within modules!
Block Structure
With NHA's block structure, there was 20 minutes of Read Aloud, 30 minutes of Shared Reading and 25 minutes of Writing and Grammar, for a total of 105 minutes. Wit & Wisdom lessons are designed to take 90 minutes total, but your block will remain at the 105 minutes which means you'll have extra time built into your schedule daily! A teacher's dream!
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CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS
Click on the icons in the corner of each box below to learn about connections between the NHA ELA Curriculum and the Wit & Wisdom curriculum.
Year-Long Composition
Lesson Format
Unique Features
In Wit & Wisdom, you will teach four thematic, integrated reading and writing modules.
Lessons have four components: 1. Welcome & Launch2. Learn 3. Land & Wrap 4. Deep Dive
Block
Materials
The Wit & Wisdom curriculum has several features that make it unique.
You will have less materials to manage with Wit & Wisdom than with NHA's curriculum.
Wit & Wisdom integrated lessons will take approximately 90 minutes.
Lesson Structure
NHA's curriculum had three separate lesson plans for each Read Aloud, Shared Reading and Writing Lesson. Each lesson followed a Before, During, and After format. Wit & Wisdom lessons have four components: 1. Welcome & Launch 2. Learn3. Land & Wrap 4. Deep Dive
Unique Features
The NHA ELA curriculum was designed to give students repeated practice applying skill(s) to multiple texts and provided heavy scaffolding for teachers and students. Wit & Wisdom curriculum is based around essential questions that students work to answer over the course of a module, students will be practicing skills through multiple reads of the same text, and there is a heavy emphasis on building background knowledge and vocabulary.
Materials
NHA's curriculum utilized over 20 authentic texts per unit and required you to instruct from three different lesson plans (Read Aloud, Shared Reading, and Writing) each day. Wit & Wisdom uses 3-10 authentic texts per module and has one lesson plan per day. They also have supplemental artifacts (videos, art, etc) and slide decks for use.
How to Access
Helpful Resources
Material Management Guide
Year-Long Composition
NHA's curriculum had 5-6 genre-based reading and 5-6 genre-based writing units per grade. Wit & Wisdom has four thematic, integrated reading and writing modules. This means that you'll get to dive deeper into content while engaging students through a mix of fiction and non-fiction within modules!
Block Structure
With NHA's block structure, there was 20 minutes of Read Aloud, 30 minutes of Shared Reading and 25 minutes of Writing and Grammar, for a total of 105 minutes. Wit & Wisdom lessons are designed to take 90 minutes total, but your block will remain at the 105 minutes which means you'll have extra time built into your schedule daily! A teacher's dream!