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Additional Materials 
This is an older versions of materials I've made for this class. I can not guarantee there is not errors.
ELA ActivitiesEach week I've written out optional ELA activities that both review the core material of S2S and reenforce writing and grammar topics. These are 100% optional and additional material I made for my kids

What’s Included?
  • Notetaking Ideas: Learners will learn to identify key words and phrases, organize main ideas, and convert notes into complete sentences to deepen understanding and retention. 
  • Writing Activities: These are inspired by The Writing Revolution, a fantastic resource I highly recommend reading if you plan to go deeper. The writing tasks are designed to build skills step by step, helping learners write with clarity, structure, and purpose, without being overwhelming. 
  • Grammar Practice: The included grammar is my own homemade system: playful but cumulative. It builds over time, slowly introducing concepts through short, accessible activities. It’s meant to feel manageable, even for reluctant writers, and it’s absolutely okay to adapt or skip what doesn’t fit your needs. There are generally multiple levels of hardness for each topic.
  • Copywork/Dictation: There is both a short copywork or dictation passage for each lesson to support handwriting development and attention to written language. These are designed to be meaningful and connected to that week’s science topic.

Most Weeks Include
  • Because, But, So Sentence Expansion
  • Sentence Expansion with 3 Question Words
  • Fix the Fragment
  • Write an Appositive
  • Correct the Sentence
  • Combine Sentences
  • Write 4 Sentences
  • Sentence Scramble
  • SPO: Writing Details
  • SPO: Writing Topic Sentence
  • SPO: Odd One Out
  • Trace and Draw
  • Trace and Write
  • Copy Work (2 Levels)

How to Use the ELA SectionUse it as a full ELA add-on, or just choose the parts that interest your learner. Change up what activities you do each week, or do the same ones each week! Feel free to substitute your own writing or reading plans: this is meant to enrich, not replace.

The ELA sections in Stardust to Storytellers is about exploring voice, building confidence, and seeing language as part of the universe of ideas. There are no tests or grades, just a space for curiosity, creativity, and growth.

I am NOT an English teacher. This material is not meant to be a more traditional, full grammar and writing curriculum. While I find it adequate for my own children, doesn't mean it's enough for all children. This is use at your own risk! 

ELA (Weeks 1-16)
Download PDF for Weeks 1-16 

ANSWER KEY 

ELA (Weeks 17-32)
Download PDF for Weeks 17-32

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Preview ELA Below
S2S ELA Semester 1 by Selene
S2S ELA Semester 2 by Selene

Narration, Notebooking, and Timeline Creation
As we move through Stardust to Storytellers, learners will create a narration page each lesson to capture what they’ve learned. These pages will build into a beautiful, personal record of history that goes from the Big Bang to the rise of humans.

What is a Narration Page?
Each narration page is a chance for learners to retell the story of the week’s lesson in their own words. Their will be prompts they can follow in the main lesson slides, but they can also make it their own. This might include:

  • A few sentences or paragraphs summarizing what they learned
  • A labeled drawing or illustration
  • A creative retelling or mini story
  • Anything that helps them reflect and remember

By the end of the course, learners will have created their own mini timeline, capturing the major events and ideas we explore from science, story, and everything in between.

What is Notebooking?
Each lesson will have a notebooking prompt. This is a great way for older learners or those who want to dig deep to take their science to the next level. Modeling, writing, and labeling are all methods real scientists use.

What are Timeline Pages?
Completing a timeline page for each week allows you to build a book of the history of life on the planet. Alternatively, you could place dates on a timeline you’ve already created.

Digging Deeper: Keep a Timeline Book

Learners who are ready to dig deep are encouraged (but not required) to keep a Timeline Book, similar to the "Book of Centuries" used in some other curricula.

This is a great way to:
  • Track major events in order
  • Make connections between science and human history
  • See the big picture over time
  • Practice independent thinking and organization
You can make your own with a notebook or binder, or use a pre-made one like these from Schoolnest:

History Timeline Book (spiral)
History Timeline Book (bound)

There’s no right or wrong way to keep a timeline: just make it your own!

Tips & Flexibility
  • Narration pages and Notebook Pages can be handwritten, typed, drawn, or even digital. Whatever fits your learner’s style.
  • Caregivers are welcome to scribe or support learners as needed. There also doesn't NEED to be writing on them though.
  • Timeline books are optional but can add structure and visual memory to the journey. They can be used for years and across all subjects to track important events through time. 

Downloads
Narration Booklet.pdf
Narration Coloring Pages.pdf

Below are printable strips you can use for each week in lieu of writing. There is a regular font, a dotted font, and a dotted with lines font. The sentences are at two different levels. 

narrationpages.pdf

Here is a printable cosmic timeline that starts at 13.8 Billion Years ago and stops at 4000 BCE. It includes some timeline figures!

TimelineCosmic.pdf

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