LITERACY, ART & LIFE SKILLS
A K–6 supplemental curriculum that brings writing, art, and essential life skills into everyday instruction. Students develop their voice, express ideas, and strengthen self-awareness, collaboration, and engagement through meaningful projects.
THE PURPOSE
ELAvate connects literacy instruction with students’ own experiences, ideas, and aspirations. Writing, art, reflection, and project-based learning create opportunities to develop academic skills alongside self-awareness, relationships, and engagement. It gives elementary teams a way to bring these priorities together during instruction.
A CLOSER LOOK
A look at student and teacher materials from the kindergarten collection. Materials vary by grade level.
Art and writing are central to the journals, giving students ways to express ideas, reflect, and develop their voice. Shown: kindergarten student edition.
A corresponding teacher edition supports classroom instruction and implementation. Shown: kindergarten teacher edition.
The online resource gives teachers access to curriculum materials and instructional content.
Kindness and feeling-word posters make essential skills visible in the classroom. Shown: kindergarten resources.
WHAT’S INCLUDED
Each module includes a focused writing assignment. Students organize and communicate ideas while connecting academic work to their lives. The curriculum is designed as a writing supplement rather than a replacement for an entire literacy program.
Art is central to ELAvate’s student journals. Students use visual expression alongside writing to explore ideas, reflect on experiences, and develop their voice. Journal activities address many art standards while connecting creative work with literacy and essential life skills.
Students reflect on their experiences, emotions, and choices. Activities connect that reflection to habits that support participation, persistence, and learning.
Social awareness, relationship skills, and decision-making are woven into academic content. Discussion and collaborative activities give students opportunities to consider perspectives and connect with classmates.
A dedicated Future Self module invites students to imagine possibilities, consider goals, and connect present choices with the person they want to become.
The K–6 sequence uses project-based activities to connect writing and essential skills. The curriculum’s emphasis on students’ own experiences gives learners an accessible starting point for participation.
IN YOUR SCHOOL
Use ELAvate as supplemental writing instruction or within routines such as morning meeting.
New teachers receive curriculum training and access to the ELAvate teacher community.
Combine writing assignments, reflection, discussion, art, and project-based activities.
Quarterly check-ins provide a continuing opportunity to support classroom implementation.
RESEARCH & APPROACH
Developed through the Montgomery County Educational Service Center, ELAvate was created in partnership with singer, songwriter, and mental health advocate Jewel. It is identified by the provider as a CASEL Promising Program, combining literacy with essential life skills.
ELAvate reports a University of Dayton evaluation using DESSA measures, with greater positive change in participating classrooms than in comparison classrooms. Teachers also reported stronger classroom connection. These findings describe the studied implementation; they are not a guarantee of an individual school’s outcomes.
ELAvate meets all Common Core writing standards for grades K–6, addresses many art standards, and aligns with the five CASEL competencies. K12 Wellness can help your team review the grade-level materials and their fit with your own curriculum priorities.
Ask about the research and implementationCOMMON QUESTIONS
It is a supplemental K–6 curriculum. Its writing assignments and projects can complement your existing literacy instruction.
Art is central to the student journals, where creative expression and writing work together. Activities address many art standards while modules develop self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationships, responsible decision-making, and a future-oriented sense of self.
ELAvate can be used as a writing supplement in the ELA classroom or adapted to other routines, including morning meeting. The right placement depends on your instructional schedule.
The provider includes training for new teachers, quarterly check-ins, and access to a teacher community. Our team can help you review what implementation would involve for your staff.
LET’S START WITH YOUR PRIORITIES
Share your priorities and questions about ELAvate. Our team will help you review the program and the next step.
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