A reading comprehension lesson centered on 'The Alimasag Rescue', a story about cultural identity and language. Students practice literal and inferential comprehension, identifying main ideas, and synthesizing information into a summary.
A hands-on lesson for mastering sentence structure using visual blueprint cards to label parts of speech and build complex sentences.
A practice lesson focusing on expanding sentences using 'where', 'why', 'when', and 'how' predicate expanders to add detail and variety.
A lesson focused on mastering subjective pronouns within sentences enhanced by predicate expanders (where, when, how, and why). Students will identify pronouns and construct complex thoughts by adding detail to their actions.
A Wilson Reading System (WRS) aligned lesson for Level 6.5, focusing on the Silent E Spelling Rule (dropping/keeping the e with suffixes) using the career of Rob Gronkowski as the thematic anchor.
A 5th-grade lesson teaching students how to distinguish between strong and weak text evidence using historical texts about the American Civil War and Reconstruction. Students will analyze claims regarding the causes of the conflict and evaluate the quality of supporting details.
A collection of resources to help teachers announce and manage their class's visit to the Scholastic Book Fair.
A spelling assessment for Unit 10 Lesson 10 featuring 21 words focusing on the /oi/ sound spelled 'oi' and 'oy'. Includes words like 'loyalty', 'turquoise', and 'Savannah', covering homophones and proper nouns.
A detective-themed lesson focusing on the correct usage of the homophones 'to', 'two', and 'too' through investigation and practice.
A comprehensive lesson on active reading strategies, focusing on a three-phase annotation system (Pre-Reading, During Reading, and Post Reading) to improve comprehension and critical thinking for students in grades 3-5.
A hands-on outdoor poetry workshop for fourth graders to master imagery and figurative language by observing the Indiana spring environment. Students transition from sensory observation to creative poetic drafting.
A 4th-grade ELA lesson where students venture outdoors to observe the Indiana spring environment, using their five senses to gather imagery for descriptive poetry using figurative language.
A collection of high-interest reading passages and fluency packets about legendary athletes. Each resource includes word-work exercises, timed reading sections, and discussion prompts.
A guide for students to transform their research into a persuasive travel advertisement paragraph, focusing on structure, hooks, and descriptive language.
A comprehensive practice packet focusing on core spelling rules: doubling consonants, dropping final 'e', and the dge/ge distinction, integrated with vowel team mastery.
A reading comprehension lesson focused on identifying the main idea through a fictional narrative about discovering a magical forest.
A 4th-grade non-fiction reading lesson focused on the biology, social structure, and conservation of African elephants. Students will read a detailed passage and demonstrate comprehension through multiple-choice questions.