A lesson focused on breaking down complex vocabulary into morphological building blocks. Students explore word origins and connections using a blueprint and construction theme.

A collection of bite-sized opinion writing exercises and a structured practice sheet designed for 4th graders to master stating claims and providing supporting reasons.

A phonics lesson for Grade 2 students focusing on the broad vowel 'o' sound (/aw/). Students learn to distinguish this sound from short and long 'o' and practice correct mouth articulation.

A 15-minute intensive reteach focused on identifying journalism with delayed ledes, building on the text 'Planes on the Brain'. Students learn to distinguish between narrative hooks and the informational core of news articles.

A collection of wizard-themed games and activities focusing on Fundations Level 1 Trick Words from Units 5 through 9. Includes a board game, partner card game, and a comprehensive teacher guide for center implementation.

A collection of Grade 1 decodable passages focusing on bird adaptations, specifically beaks and feathers, featuring common North American and exotic birds.

A detective-themed lesson where students hunt for prepositional phrases, use them to expand sentences, and write their own 'mission reports' using specific phrases.

A mystery set in a natural history museum where a rare fossil map goes missing, with tiered assignments for different grade levels.

A beginner's look at how humans changed over millions of years, focusing on bipedalism and brain growth through visual storytelling.

A review of Fundations Level 2 Unit 7 concepts, including trick words 'every' and 'something', the sounds of final 'y', and identifying 'y' as a suffix.

A comprehensive lesson for 4th graders on media literacy, focusing on distinguishing between facts and opinions to identify reliable news stories. Students take on the role of 'Truth Detectives' to investigate news sources and build critical thinking skills.

A Grade 1 phonics lesson focusing on Vowel-Consonant-e (V-C-e) syllables and specific heart words, themed around birds and the purposes of their beaks and feathers.

A detective-themed lesson for Grade 5 ELL students to differentiate between fact and opinion using signal words and evidence-based reasoning.

A comprehensive lesson focused on the 1871 Great Chicago Fire, targeting reading comprehension through asking and answering questions and building vocabulary through context clues.

A collection of Grade 1 decodable passages focusing on bird adaptations, specifically beaks and feathers, featuring common North American and exotic birds.

An environmental science and ELA lesson focused on the three R's (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) with scaffolded language supports for Grade 5 ELL students.