A home-school communication system for K-3 students featuring a homework bag log and an introductory letter for parents, detailing a Monday-Tuesday-Thursday homework schedule.
A foundational lesson introducing the five short vowel sounds (a, e, i, o, u) through visual associations and CVC word practice. Students will identify, trace, and write simple words to build phonemic awareness.
A lesson focused on identifying characters, setting, problem, and solution in fiction, and main idea and details in nonfiction using decodable text.
A focused lesson on termites using simplified text and visual supports for Grade 1 students, based on the CKLA reader 'The Green Fern Zoo'.
A comprehensive toolkit for teachers to track, document, and support student English language proficiency growth using TELPAS criteria across all four domains.
Reviewing all skills and creating a sustainable long-term maintenance plan for continued success.
Developing a step-by-step framework for solving school-based problems and managing frustration.
Learning strategies to improve sustained attention and ignore distractions in the classroom environment.
Mastering the use of planners and logs to ensure homework completion and efficient time management.
Focusing on physical organization strategies for desks, backpacks, and personal spaces using the 'Clear Hangar' method.
Introduction to executive functioning as the 'brain's pilot' and setting personal mission goals for the 6-week program.
A lesson focused on decoding closed syllables featuring the 'sh' digraph in CVC words. Students will practice word recognition, reading fluency, and comprehension through a themed decodable passage.
A foundational lesson on Wilson Step 1.2 focusing on CVC word segmenting, blending, and sentence construction using sound tapping techniques.
A follow-up lesson focusing on complex sentence structures, including comma placement in compound sentences and starting sentences with subordinating conjunctions. Introduces advanced conjunctions like 'although', 'while', and 'unless'.
A lesson on using coordinating and subordinating conjunctions to build complex sentences. Students learn to use conjunctions as 'bridges' to connect their ideas together clearly.