The Explorers' Guild
Follow spoken directions, compare routes, and explain how to get somewhere.
Apprentice Samira Haddad, Captain Lila Okonkwo, and mapmaker Teo Alvarez reopen the way to the Salt Lantern Coast.
World Language Architecture
- Language Focus
- Sequencing, directions, comparison, and explanation
- Signature Bench Tool
- Spatial Route Navigator
- Grade Bands
- Grades 3–5 & Grades 6–8
- Playable Status
- 1 of 8 cases playable in this build
Interactive Episodes
Adventures in The Explorers' Guild
- Case 01 · Playable NowKey Use: ExplainELD-SI · Social & Instructional~18 min · Grades 3–5 & 6–8
The Beacon on Gull Ridge
Fog is rolling into Salt Lantern Coast. Follow the trail sequence and explain the route before the tide turns.
Apprentice Samira Haddad and Captain Lila Okonkwo must reach the unlit beacon on Gull Ridge before dusk. Mapmaker Teo Alvarez hands them a chart with two possible paths around a rockslide, and Samira must listen to the trail report, read the landmark notes, and explain the exact sequence.
Communicative Objective
Students follow multi-step spatial directions and explain an ordered route using sequence and place connectors.
Interactive Mechanics & Vocabulary
Bench Tool: Spatial Route Navigator (2 story forks). Words: route, landmark, sequence, ridge, detour, compass.
Complete 8-Case Scope & Sequence
The Explorers' Guild · Episode Arc
- 01Play
The Beacon on Gull Ridge
Active branching adventure
- 02
Crossing the Low-Tide Causeway
Planned world syllabus case
- 03
Two Maps of Compass Cove
Planned world syllabus case
- 04
The Fog-Bell Sequence
Planned world syllabus case
- 05
Supply Cache at Red Bluff
Planned world syllabus case
- 06
When the Timber Bridge Shifted
Planned world syllabus case
- 07
Charting the Salt Lantern Channel
Planned world syllabus case
- 08
The Guild Captain's Route Review
Planned world syllabus case