Students learn to distinguish between facts (things that are true for everyone) and opinions (how someone feels or thinks about something).
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 kindergarten introduction to opinion writing where students choose between a bird and a bunny, using their five senses to generate descriptive reasons and support their preferences.
A kindergarten lesson on opinion writing focusing on the debate between soccer and football, using the 5 senses to generate reasons and a specific sentence stem for writing.
A quiz assessing phonogram patterns (oke/ake), double consonant endings, and simple/compound sentence construction for a diverse range of primary reading levels.
A fun and engaging introduction to Dolch Pre-Primer sight words through tracing, writing, and word-finding activities designed for Kindergarten students.
A foundational lesson for kindergarten students on using the word 'because' to link an opinion with a supporting reason, using relatable examples like food and play.
A kindergarten lesson focused on expressing opinions about various topics (food, activities, hobbies) using the five senses as supporting reasons. Students will learn how to transition from simple statements to descriptive 'because' statements.
A Pre-K lesson focused on responding to who, what, and where questions using the book 'Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?' as a context. Students will practice searching for visual information and identifying animals, colors, and locations.
A 30-minute lesson for kindergarteners on forming and expressing an opinion through drawing, focused on their favorite animals. Students learn the difference between facts and opinions and practice stating their 'why'.
Students will learn how to express their opinions through a combination of drawing and writing as they take on the role of 'Snack Critics' to share their favorite treats.