Earth Shakers

A multi-day deduction-themed reading comprehension sequence where students master identifying main ideas and debunking distractors through space-crew mystery missions.

Small crew squads analyze suspect testimony dossiers and cross-reference passage clues during an emergency ship showdown to unmask the final impostor.

Comprehensive teacher facilitation guide and master answer key providing solutions, distractor analyses, and discussion prompts for all three sequence lessons.

A multi-day 5th grade instructional sequence on polysemous (multiple-meaning) words. Students progress from concrete, familiar dual-meaning words to challenging academic homonyms, using visual cues and sentence frames to construct original paired sentences.

Students inspect intercepted ship station logs, evaluating evidence to detect misleading summaries and sabotage-level distractor statements.

A collaborative team challenge dossier where small groups examine suspect testimony passages, evaluate summary claims, and unmask the hidden ship impostor.

A comprehensive 3-day mini-unit for 7th grade English guiding students through the complete literary analysis essay writing process analyzing Ray Bradbury's 'A Sound of Thunder,' from close reading and claim formulation to evidence synthesis and structured drafting.

Students learn the core mechanics of identifying main ideas versus supporting details and trap choices while completing cosmic spaceship calibration tasks.

A two-page student investigation logsheet to classify station statements as true main ideas, narrow details, or impostor sabotage, and write text evidence debunking false claims.

A developmental digital literacy curriculum introducing elementary learners to Google Sheets, advancing from early mouse skills and pixel color play in kindergarten through structured tables and formulas in upper elementary.

An intervention-focused fluency station rotation designed to build decoding accuracy and rapid word recognition. Students rotate through targeted phonics-chunking, automaticity speedways, and partner games with full visual projection support.

Printable station activity packet featuring four ship sector reading passages with suspect summary statements for students to investigate during station rotations.