A first-grade lesson focusing on pages 106-168 of The One and Only Ivan, where Ivan makes a big promise to Stella to protect baby Ruby. Students will explore themes of friendship, keeping promises, and caring for others through simplified text, discussion slides, and a creative response sheet.

In this lesson, early readers explore Chapter 9 of Crenshaw. Jackson tries to use science and facts to prove that the giant cat is not real, while Crenshaw helps him realize that some things can be felt even if they cannot be proven.

A comprehensive Fountas & Pinnell reading level tracking system for grade-level teams and individual teachers, featuring a master grade-level tracker, individual student profiles, and an F&P levels reference matrix.

A targeted phonics-based mini-lesson that utilizes orthographic mapping to help students decode, map, and master the high-frequency word "from". Students move from sound-spelling mapping to interactive slide activities and hands-on sentence-building task cards.

A collection of visual resources to help students locate text evidence and answer key comprehension questions using the 5Ws and How framework.

A complete phonics and handwriting lesson focused on teaching letters R, b, and d. It features powerful b/d reversal strategies (the 'bed' hand gesture and left-to-right line-first vs. circle-first clues), an interactive circle map activity, and hands-on tactile and sensory building centers.

A foundational writing lesson for early learners exploring how pictures can tell stories. Students practice speaking in complete sentences before drawing themselves doing an activity at school.

Focuses on VC & CVC practice across all learned sounds, featuring the decodable story 'I See'. Students practice reading, tracking with dots, and identifying characters.

Focuses on the short vowel sound /ĕ/ with the decodable story 'Ten on the Bed'. Students practice reading words with short e and tracking with dots.

Focuses on the consonant sound /b/ with the decodable story 'A Bug on the Bus'. Students practice tracking, blending, and CVC reading.

Focuses on the consonant sound /g/ with the decodable story 'Gus the Dog'. Students practice tracking, blending, and CVC reading.