A lesson focused on identifying and spelling common words ending in the '-le' consonant-le pattern. Students will engage with matching, sentence completion, and sorting activities.
A comprehensive 3-night homework sequence based on 'Ollie's Nightly Adventures'. Each grade level (K, 2, 4) has three distinct assignments focusing on character/setting, sequencing, and inference/summarization using the same story text for the week.
A foundational sight word unit focusing on the first 20 words of the Fry list through tracing, writing, and identification activities.
A lesson focused on RL.2 (Arizona) where students read an original story about a squirrel, identify the central message, and sequence the key events through a hands-on cut-and-paste activity.
An introductory lesson for 2nd graders to distinguish between open and closed syllables using the 'Syllable House' metaphor. Students will learn how the position of a consonant affects vowel sounds.
A comprehensive lesson covering Chapter 1 of 'Jane Goodall and the Chimpanzees of Gombe,' focusing on reading comprehension across three distinct ability levels and specialized vocabulary development using picture-matching activities.
A quick-fire warm-up activity where students visit the 'Sentence Repair Shop' to identify and fix broken sentence fragments. Students use task cards and a job log to demonstrate their mastery of complete sentences.
A vocabulary journey through the bustling atmosphere of New York City's Penn Station, teaching 10 key words through urban exploration.
A comprehensive literacy lesson for second graders focusing on long vowel sounds (A, I, O, U) through a whimsical story, readers' theater script, and interactive sorting activities.
A lesson focused on presenting original Choose Your Own Adventure books to an audience, incorporating adult feedback and student reflection.
A lesson for 2nd graders to practice the past tense of specific verbs using a fun 'Verb Rodeo' theme. Students will learn to distinguish between regular and irregular past tense forms through matching and sentence completion.
A lesson where students learn to 'diagnose' and 'treat' common writing issues in their personal essays using the ARMS and CUPS strategies. Students practice on a sample 'sick' essay before operating on their own preassessment drafts.
A decodable reader and guided reading lesson focused on S-blends (sk, sl, st, sc, sw, sm) through the story of Skip the skunk's clumsy accident.
A fun, beach-themed lesson focusing on reading and writing high-frequency words that end with the 'ch' digraph. Students will engage with 10 key words through tracing, sentence completion, and visual identification.
Targeted small group intervention materials and fluency practice for students needing extra support with morphological decoding.
Synthesizes prefix and suffix knowledge to decode complex, multisyllabic words through structural analysis.
Explores common suffixes (-ful, -less, -er, -ly) and how they modify the function and meaning of base words.
Introduces the concept of prefixes as word 'attachments' that change meaning, specifically focusing on re-, un-, dis-, and pre-.
A leveled reading comprehension lesson based on Chapter 1 of 'Jane Goodall and the Chimpanzees of Gombe'. Students practice making predictions and identifying key details about Jane's arrival in the jungle across three different learning levels.
Students will learn to blend and segment CVC words, identifying initial, medial, and final sounds through 'construction' themed activities.
A collection of short stories designed for verbal story retell, featuring story grammar elements and inferencing questions. Includes stories with kids, animals, and fantasy creatures at two different complexity levels.
A comprehensive lesson focused on teaching the silent e (VCE) rule through the 'Magic E Academy' theme, including visual instruction and hands-on practice.
A series of three ELA homework assignments based on the story 'Oakley’s Azure Acorn,' focusing on phonics, vocabulary, comprehension, and grammar.
A 20-minute mini-lesson introducing students to the basic structure of a simple sentence, focusing on identifying the subject (who or what) and the predicate (what is happening).
A lesson focused on decoding and dividing multisyllabic words with closed syllables through a hands-on cut-and-paste activity.
A comprehensive lesson for 2nd-3rd graders on decoding unfamiliar words using context clues, prefixes, suffixes, and root words, all framed within an engaging detective theme.
A final project where students choose their own topic to write a complete 'Maker Manual'.
Students learn to add 'Pro Tips' and warnings to make their instructions more helpful for the reader.
Focuses on the importance of listing all necessary materials and tools before starting a procedure.
Students practice breaking down familiar tasks into clear steps with matching illustrations.
Students learn to identify procedural writing and use transition words (first, next, then, finally) to order steps.