Daisy's Journey Begins

An introductory lesson for 4th-grade students on 'Daisy Dawson is on Her Way', focusing on active listening and comprehension through a video reading of the first two chapters.

Daisy's Journey Begins

An introductory lesson for 4th-grade students on 'Daisy Dawson is on Her Way', focusing on active listening and comprehension through a video reading of the first two chapters.

Sound Shifters Phonics

A comprehensive, detective-themed 2-day phonics unit for 4th graders to master the hard and soft sounds of 'c' and 'g' using structured inquiry, visual anchor charts, and scaffolded practice worksheets.

Lenny

Shark Secrets

A complete lesson exploring identity, expectations, and self-acceptance through the character of Lenny from Shark Tale. Students analyze Lenny's traits and conflict, engage in guided discussion, and compose a creative story about staying true to oneself.

Lenny

Shark Secrets Writing Template

A creative story writing template that guides students to write their own story inspired by Lenny's journey, focusing on a character hiding a secret trait or passion that goes against family expectations.

Lenny

Adventure Log Series

A comprehensive summer ELA bridge program for rising fourth graders, focusing on essential reading comprehension, vocabulary, and word study skills through engaging high-interest topics.

Jennifer Campbell

Case of the Soft G

Students investigate the letter 'g', discovering when it makes its hard /g/ sound versus its soft /j/ sound, followed by interactive detective decoding and contextual word-sorting practice.

Lenny

Shark Secrets Analysis Worksheet

A student character analysis worksheet exploring Lenny's traits, his relationship with his father, and the contrast between his shark nature and dolphin disguise. Includes quote analysis and reflective prompts.

Lenny

Comprehension Quests

A series of immersive reading comprehension units for fourth graders. Students master key informational text skills, including main idea, supporting details, and context clues, across highly engaging scientific frontiers.

Lisa Kmetz

Case of the Soft C

Students investigate the letter 'c', discovering the rule for when it makes its hard /k/ sound versus its soft /s/ sound, followed by interactive detective practice and word-sorting activities.

Lenny

Shark Secrets Slides

A 5-slide visual presentation deck introducing Lenny from Shark Tale, exploring his traits, conflict, and the dolphin disguise, and launching the writing activity.

Lenny

Summer Scribbles Series

A comprehensive series of summer-themed creative writing prompts and lessons for 4th-grade students. Supports narrative, opinion, and descriptive writing with sensory guides and word banks.

carlsond

Baton Blues

A comprehensive 4th-grade ELA lesson centering on a realistic fiction story about sports, teamwork, and overcoming anxiety, aligned with Ohio Learning Standards for English Language Arts.

caitlynn.meadows

Morphology Masters

A masterclass sequence on word study, morphology, and vocabulary acquisition. This unit teaches students to deconstruct complex English words using structural analysis of roots and affixes.

Daisy's Journey Begins