Welcome to Amplify CKLA 3rd Edition, Utah Reviewers!

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We’re excited to share everything you need to review Amplify CKLA 3rd Edition, our K–5 core literacy program. On this site, you’ll find a comprehensive collection of resources and overviews to get you started, as well as a range of materials to explore the program, including Teacher Guides, Activity Books, Student Readers, and more, organized by grade and unit.

Please note that the files on this site are static representations of the high-quality materials you’ll review on the digital platform.

 

Reviewer resources

Access key materials designed to support your review of Amplify CKLA 3rd Edition.

Digital platform access

Amplify CKLA’s all-in-one platform offers essential tools that streamline instruction for teachers and engage students with meaningful content.

In order to access your digital materials, you’ll need to log into our platform using your unique login credentials found on the Start Here flyer inside of your Reviewer Binder. Once you have located the flyer:

  • Click the orange button below to access the platform.
  • Click “Log in with Amplify.”
  • Enter the username and password provided on your Start Here flyer.
Digital Access

The video below will provide you with instructions on how to access and navigate the digital platform.

Teachers can plan and deliver lessons efficiently, while students can access assignments, assessments, and fun practice games within the CKLA digital platform. The digital experience includes:

Presentation Screens
Deliver interactive lessons with ready-made, customizable slides for every lesson.

Auto-scored digital assessments
Assess vocabulary, comprehension, and knowledge development at the end of each K–2 Knowledge and 3–5 Integrated Unit.

Standards-based reports
Identify strengths and growth areas for individuals, small groups, or your entire class. Interactive dashboards offer detailed results from assessments and activities.

Skill-building practice games
Engage students with interactive games that reinforce concepts and make learning fun. Powered by Boost Reading™, these games align with lessons and provide real-time feedback.

eReader
Students access texts, take notes, and use audio-enabled eReaders to enhance their reading experience.

Sound Library
Students watch articulation videos and listen to songs for each sound to support phonological awareness.

Vocab App
Helps students in Grades 3–5 practice Amplify CKLA Tier 2 vocabulary words with fun, interactive games.

Intervention Toolkit
Offers user-friendly resources designed to aid educators in identifying and addressing deficiencies in students’ foundation skills.

 

Kindergarten

Explore all available resources for Kindergarten, organized by strand and unit.

Knowledge Strand

Unit 1: Star Light, Star Bright: Nursery Rhymes and Fables Unit 2: See, Hear, Smell, Taste, Touch: The Five Senses Unit 3: Underdogs and Heroes: Stories
Unit 4: See How They Grow: Plants Unit 5: Moo, Cluck, Oink: Farms Unit 6: Deep Roots: Introduction to Native American Cultures
Unit 7: All Around the World: Geography Unit 8 (Choice): Royal Tales: Monarchs Unit 8 (Choice): National Icons: Presidents and American Symbols
Unit 9 (Choice): Our Planet: Taking Care of the Earth Unit 9 (Choice): Rain and Rainbows: Seasons and Weather Unit 10: Shaped by Nature: Art and the World Around Us

Skills Strand

Unit 1 Unit 2 Unit 3
Unit 4 Unit 5 Unit 6
Unit 7 Unit 8 Unit 9
Unit 10 Ancillary Components

Grade 1

Explore all available resources for Grade 1, organized by strand and unit.

Knowledge Strand

Unit 1: The Moral of the Story: Fables and Tales Unit 2: From Nose to Toes: How Your Body Works Unit 3: Common Threads: Different Lands, Similar Stories
Unit 4: Reach for the Stars: Astronomy Unit 5: Charting the World: Geography Unit 6: A World of Homes: Animals and Habitats
Unit 7: A New Nation: American Independence Unit 8 (Choice): Once Upon a Time: Fairy Tales Unit 8 (Choice): Our Planet: The History of the Earth
Unit 9 (Choice): From Babylon to the Nile: Early World Civilizations Unit 9 (Choice): Early Americas: Maya, Aztec, and Inca Unit 10: Adventure Stories: Tales from the Edge

Skills Strand

Unit 1 Unit 2 Unit 3
Unit 4 Unit 5 Unit 6
Unit 7 Ancillary Components

Grade 2

Explore all available resources for Grade 2, organized by strand and unit.

Knowledge Strand

Unit 1: Fortunes and Feats: Fairy Tales and Tall Tales Unit 2: The Birthplace of Democracy: Ancient Greece Unit 3: Legends and Heroes: Greek Myths
Unit 4: Our Planet: Cycles in Nature Unit 5: Butterflies, Bees, and Beetles: Insects Unit 6: A House Divided: The American Civil War
Unit 7: Sounds and Stanzas: Poetry Unit 8 (Choice): Journeys to America: Immigration Unit 8 (Choice): Making a Difference: Creating Change

 

Unit 9 (Choice): Building Blocks: All About Nutrition Unit 9 (Choice): Early Asian Civilizations: India and China Unit 10: Taking Flight: The Age of Aviation

Skills Strand

Unit 1 Unit 2 Unit 3
Unit 4 Unit 5 Unit 6
Ancillary Components

Grade 3

Explore all available resources for Grade 3, organized by unit.

Core Units

Unit 1: Timeless Tales: Classic Stories Unit 2: Fur, Fins, and Feathers: Animal Classification Unit 3: Rhythm and Rhyme: Poetry
Unit 4: Rise and Fall: Ancient Rome Unit 5: Our Solar System and Beyond: Astronomy Unit 6: Regions and Cultures: Native Americans
Unit 7 (Choice): Novel Study: Charlotte’s Web Unit 7 (Choice): Novel Study: Stella Díaz Has Something to Say Unit 8 (Choice): Systems and Senses: The Human Body
Unit 8 (Choice): From Glow to Echo: Light and Sound Unit 9: From Blues to Bebop: All That Jazz

Supplemental Skills

Grade 3 Skills resources are included in core classroom kits, although the instruction isn’t required for Grade 3 standards coverage.

Unit 1 Unit 2 Unit 3
Unit 4  

 

Grade 4

Explore all available resources for Grade 4, organized by unit.

Unit 1: My Story, My Voice: Personal Narratives Unit 2: Knights and Castles: Europe’s Middle Ages Unit 3: Meaning and Metaphor: Poetry
Unit 4: Eureka! Student Inventor Unit 5: Our Planet: Geology Unit 6: Road to Independence: The American Revolution
Unit 7 (Choice): Novel Study: From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler Unit 7 (Choice): Novel Study: The Season of Styx Malone Unit 8 (Choice): Crafting Stories: A World of Tales
Unit 8 (Choice): Adventure on the High Seas: Treasure Island Unit 9: Inspiration and Ingenuity: American Innovation  

 

Grade 5

Explore all available resources for Grade 5, organized by unit.

Unit 1: In My Own Words: Personal Narratives Unit 2: Early Americas: Maya, Aztec, and Inca Unit 3: Visions in Verse: Poetry
Unit 4: A Knight’s Tale: Don Quixote Unit 5: The Deep Blue World: Oceans Unit 6: Cultures and Histories: Native Americans
Unit 7 (Choice): Novel Study: The Phantom Tollbooth Unit 7 (Choice): Novel Study: The Science of Breakable Things Unit 8 (Choice): Arts and Culture: The Renaissance
Unit 8 (Choice): Through the Forest: A Midsummer Night’s Dream Unit 9: Building Up the World: Global Architecture  

 

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