A comprehensive set of foundational literacy materials focused on 27 key sight words and nouns, covering word recognition, handwriting, sentence structure, and phonics.

A cumulative review of all R-controlled vowels (ar, or, ore, er, ir, ur) through games and mixed decoding practice.

The final common /er/ spelling, 'ur' as in 'surf' and 'burn'. Practice with all /er/ variations.

Learning the /er/ sound spelled with 'ir' as in 'bird' and 'dirt'. Comparing with 'er' words.

Focusing on the /er/ sound as in 'fern' and 'her'. Introduction to the first of the three common /er/ spellings.

Learning the /or/ sound at the end of words with the 'ore' grapheme, like 'shore' and 'more'.

Exploring the /or/ sound as in 'fork' and 'storm'. Students learn to identify and decode words with 'or'.

Introduction to the /ar/ sound as in 'star' and 'park'. Students practice blending and reading words with the 'ar' grapheme.

A lesson focused on identifying themes in classic fairy tales through text evidence and guided analysis for elementary students.

A lively, kinesthetic lesson where K-3 students personify punctuation marks through movement and creative writing to understand how they shape the voice of a sentence.

A foundational literacy lesson focusing on decoding CVC and CVCE words through a short story about a boy and his pet. Students will practice reading fluency and inferring character feelings based on story events.

A magical introduction to using 'will' for future tense, where students become 'Future Forecasters' to predict what happens next.

A lesson focused on identifying central ideas and supporting details in nonfiction animal texts, culminating in a student-created wildlife research bulletin board.

A comprehensive phonics lesson on Vowel-Consonant-e (VCe) patterns for single and multi-syllabic words, using a detective-themed approach to investigate the "Silent E" rule.

A high-energy, science-themed lesson where students become 'Word Chemists' to fuse words together using the power of the apostrophe. Focuses on contractions formed with 'not', 'have', and 'is'.

A guided poetry workshop where students use grammar concepts and figurative language to celebrate the arrival of spring.

An Orton-Gillingham based introduction to Level 2 vowel teams (EE, EA, AI, AY) using a secret agent theme to engage students in decoding and encoding.

Capstone simulation. Students apply all 11 strategies to solve a complex text-based 'Maze' and earn their Thought Tracker Mastery.

Metacognitive choice. Students practice deciding which 'Mind Tool' (Inference, Visualization, Questioning) is best for specific text challenges.

Masters the 'Click or Clunk' monitoring technique. Students learn to identify when meaning breaks down and which tool to use for a 'fix-up'.