After reading a story where a character experiences a strong emotion, students discuss 'Why' the character felt that way, connecting the word to reasons and explanations.
A structured reading intervention sequence at Douglas School combining targeted phonic lessons with the multisensory Nessy online literacy system.
A hockey-themed one-on-one phonemic awareness intervention lesson focusing on blending, segmenting, and phoneme manipulation. Includes interactive sound-mapping mats, structured task cards, and an educator guide for seamless delivery.
A 2-page print-ready set of 8 interactive task cards (4 cards per page). Page 1 features Blending and Segmenting cards with individual sound boxes, and Page 2 features 'Sound Shootout' Phoneme Manipulation cards with step-by-step visual swap prompts.
A complete suite of orthographic mapping references and student folder aids for Really Great Reading curricula, featuring both Countdown and Blast levels.
Summer literacy communication and family engagement resources to help rising kindergarteners maintain and build reading skills over the summer break through play-based activities.
A 2-page print-ready student phoneme mapping mat. Page 1 features a 3-sound 'Ice Arena' mapping track, and Page 2 features a 4-sound 'Championship Rink' mapping track. Optimized for physical counters (pucks) and writing graphemes.
A systematic 15-day visual discernment sequence designed for early learners to master symbol identification. Over 15 days, students progress from simple letter-versus-object contrasts to complex character comparisons, similarity checks, and functional print identification.
Materials and communication documents for launching and onboarding families to the Nessy Literacy Program at Douglas School.
A 2-page teacher-facing instructional guide and scripted playbook for delivering the Puck Play Phonemes intervention. Contains step-by-step scripts, curated hockey-themed word chains, and a diagnostic student progress-tracking chart.
A 4-week ELA workbook and instructional sequence themed around outer space exploration. Focuses on letter recognition, sounds, foundational handwriting, and early phonics using SATPIN, the full A-Z, vowels and consonants, and tricky letter pairs.
A lesson focusing on the silent-e syllable type (CVCe and two-syllable words) using a playful Reader's Theater sequel. Students build phonics fluency, decode key silent-e words, and collaborate on reading aloud.
A set of three creative thank-you note templates including a traditional letter, an acrostic poem, and printable postcards for Teacher Appreciation Week.
