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Welcome, educators! Below, you’ll find everything you need to try a sample lesson of Dragonfly™.
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Use the resources below to explore sample lessons from your Dragonfly Lift Off Box.
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Classroom Resources
Explore your grade level and find:
- PDF versions of the Teacher Guide and Student Companion pages
- Dynamic media and resources needed for the lesson
- Standalone samples of interactive student lessons that will appear on the Dragonfly digital platform
These resources are samples, not the full Dragonfly platform.
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Kindergarten Lesson
Teacher Guide
Your teacher guide provides explicit instruction, differentiation tips, supports for multilingual learners, and more.
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Student Companion Booklet
Students explore the lessons with their very own companions! They’ll draw, circle, write, and interact with the content as they learn.
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Tune Tales: Little Ball
With this engaging Tunes Tales song, students sing along as they activate prior knowledge.
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Tune Tales: My Favorite Toys
Students make connections to text while considering their favorite toy using this Tune Tales song.
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Digital Lesson
Use these digital lessons, pulled from Dragonfly’s complete digital course and matched to your Lift Off Box, to guide and inspire students as they explore text and build knowledge.
DownloadGrade 1 Lesson
Teacher Guide
Your teacher guide provides explicit instruction, differentiation tips, supports for multilingual learners, and more.
Student Companion Booklet
Students explore the lessons with their very own companions! They’ll draw, circle, write, and interact with the content as they learn.
Class Clues: Back-to-Back and Face-to-Face
This Class Clues video shares the “Back-to-Back and Face-to-Face” protocol.
Hands On! Illustrations in Stories
In this Hands On! video, students discover how illustrations bring stories to life.
Digital Lesson
Use these digital lessons, pulled from Dragonfly’s complete digital course and matched to your Lift Off Box, to guide and inspire students as they explore text and build knowledge.
DownloadGrade 2 Lesson
Teacher Guide
Your teacher guide provides explicit instruction, differentiation tips, supports for multilingual learners, and more.
Student Companion Booklet
Students explore the lessons with their very own companions! They’ll draw, circle, write, and interact with the content as they learn.
Tune Tales: What Is School?
Help students reflect on their learning with this Tunes Tales song all about school.
Hands On! Main Idea
This Hands On! video introduces students to the main idea and discusses text details they can use to locate it.
Digital Lesson
Use these digital lessons, pulled from Dragonfly’s complete digital course and matched to your Lift Off Box, to guide and inspire students as they explore text and build knowledge.
DownloadGrade 3 Lesson
Teacher Guide
Your teacher guide provides explicit instruction, differentiation tips, supports for multilingual learners, and more.
Student Companion Booklet
Students explore the lessons with their very own companions! They’ll draw, circle, write, and interact with the content as they learn.
Class Clues: Back-to-Back and Face-to-Face
This Class Clues video shares the “Back-to-Back and Face-to-Face” protocol.
Hands On! Main Idea
This Hands On! video introduces students to the main idea and discusses text details they can use to locate it.
Digital Lesson
Use these digital lessons, pulled from Dragonfly’s complete digital course and matched to your Lift Off Box, to guide and inspire students as they explore text and build knowledge.
DownloadGrade 4 Lesson
Teacher Guide
Your teacher guide provides explicit instruction, differentiation tips, supports for multilingual learners, and more.
Student Companion Booklet
Students explore the lessons with their very own companions! They’ll draw, circle, write, and interact with the content as they learn.
Digital Lesson
Use these digital lessons, pulled from Dragonfly’s complete digital course and matched to your Lift Off Box, to guide and inspire students as they explore text and build knowledge.
DownloadGrade 5 Lesson
Teacher Guide
Your teacher guide provides explicit instruction, differentiation tips, supports for multilingual learners, and more.
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Student Companion Booklet
Students explore the lessons with their very own companions! They’ll draw, circle, write, and interact with the content as they learn.
View
Hands On! Story Structure
In this Hands On! video, students learn more about story structure, from exposition to resolution.
Watch
Digital Lesson
Share digital lessons that guide and inspire students as they explore authentic text and learn essential skills.
DownloadExplore More Dragonfly
Grounded in the science of reading, knowledge-rich content, and immersive storytelling, Dragonfly turns K–5 classrooms into launchpads for imagination and exploration.
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