Students learn the art of informational reporting by creating a detailed entry for the 'Oddity Almanac,' focusing on research, engaging structure, and visual presentation.

A foundational lesson focused on mastering the 'Brain Boss' mindset, teaching students strategies for planning projects, starting difficult tasks, and managing their time effectively.

A focused extension lesson on paragraph organization and the strategic use of transition words to improve flow and clarity in informational writing. Students will unscramble a chaotic paragraph and use a 'toolkit' of transitions to rebuild it logically.

Students demonstrate their ability to identify and formulate strong claims and select relevant evidence to support those claims in various contexts.

Visual tools and graphic organizers to assist students in breaking down and solving complex algebraic equations and word problems.

Practical guides and scenario-based activities to help students navigate social transitions and manage daily living tasks independently.

Vocabulary-rich resources focusing on essential biological concepts like cell structure and photosynthesis, alongside Earth science topics like plate tectonics and weather.

Exploration of key moments in U.S. History through focused reading comprehension passages covering the American Revolution, Westward Expansion, the Great Depression, and the Cold War.

A collection of tools and activities designed to help students transition from basic ideas to structured academic writing using sentence starters and organizational frames.

Expanding the coordinate plane to all four quadrants, introducing negative numbers and the origin as the starting point.

Introduction to the coordinate plane focusing exclusively on the first quadrant, emphasizing the (x, y) order and 'crawl then climb' analogy.

A series of poetry bellwork activities for 7th graders focusing on rhyme scheme, meter, and thematic quick writes. Includes a student handout, presentation slides for daily prompts, and a teacher's answer key.

A 10-minute high-impact lesson on social communication skills for students with intellectual disabilities, featuring differentiated task cards and visual supports.

A lesson focused on identifying and analyzing why characters make the choices they do in literature. Students explore the concept of motivation through evidence-based reasoning and personal interpretation.

This lesson focuses on helping students who use AAC to visualize and communicate their long-term goals. It provides visual supports and a choice board to facilitate expression about their future aspirations.

A foundational lesson for students with intellectual disabilities to distinguish between living and non-living things using simple observations like growth, movement, and basic needs.

A creative writing focus where students analyze film themes and use structured prompts to develop their own animated story concepts.

Students compare the distinct visual styles of different animation studios and practice informative paragraph writing by analyzing production techniques.