Unit overview and teacher facilitation guide for 'The Magic E Files'.

Read a decodable passage featuring i_e words and heart words, followed by a writing application.

Practice complex word chains and orthographic mapping of i_e words to build automaticity.

Learn and map heart words 'by' and 'my' while integrating them into i_e word sentences.

Focus on i_e words with initial and final blends like smile and slide, including word chaining activities.

Introduce the magic 'e' concept for the long i sound in CVCe words and practice mapping basic words like ride and bike.

A comprehensive lesson focused on the 'o_e' (silent e) phonics pattern and the heart words 'by' and 'my' through mapping, chains, and reading.

A lesson exploring energy flow within cave ecosystems, focusing on food webs, energy pyramids, and data interpretation based on animal populations.

A 30-minute engineering challenge where students build and test structures using six different material stations to understand earthquake stability.

Final review and assessment of the 'ch' digraph and Heart Words. Students demonstrate mastery through dictation and independent application.

Intensive UFLI-aligned practice including vowel intensive desk tents and a deep-dive tactile study of the Heart Words 'talk' and 'walk'.

Advanced practice with 'ch' through word chaining and cumulative review. Continued reinforcement of Heart Words.

Review of 'ch' spelling and introduction to reading 'talk' and 'walk' within a decodable passage. Emphasis on fluency and comprehension.

Introduction to the 'ch' digraph with phonemic awareness blending/segmenting and the three-part drill. Focus on initial and final 'ch' in words like 'chop', 'rich', and 'chat'.

A comprehensive exploration of animal and plant cell organelles, focusing on their structures, functions, and key differences. Students will identify organelles through diagrams and match them to their biological roles.

A comprehensive phonics review lesson focusing on short vowels, the FLSZ rule, welded sounds, digraphs, and specific heart words through detective-themed activities.

A 5-day instructional sequence for teaching the -all, -oll, and -ull sounds, including heart words, blending, segmenting, and reading application.

Review of the week's blend concepts and a formal assessment of decoding and encoding skills for CCVC and CVCC patterns.

Focus on CVCC words ending with S-blends (-st, -sk, -sp) and L-blends (-lt, -lp, -lk). Integration of initial and final blends.

Focus on CVCC words ending with nasal blends (-mp, -nd, -nt, -nk). Students identify the 'stuck' sound before the final consonant.

Focus on CCVC words starting with S-blends (st, sp, sl) and T-blends (tr, tw). Students practice maintaining the sequence of sounds in the cluster.

Introduction to CCVC words starting with liquid blends (L-blends like bl, cl, fl and R-blends like br, cr, dr). Students practice segmenting each sound in the blend.

Review of the week's concepts and a formal assessment of decoding and encoding skills.

Integrating consonant blends with digraphs (e.g., brush, cloth). Focused on multi-sound blending and segmenting.

Practice with mixed CCVC and CVCC patterns. Students discriminate between sounds at the beginning and end of words.

Focus on CVCC words ending with digraphs (sh, ch, th, ck). Students explore how the digraph sound completes the word.

Introduction to CCVC words starting with digraphs (sh, ch, th, wh). Students practice identifying the initial digraph and blending it with the rest of the word.

A hands-on science and ELA lesson where students explore mystery scents and use descriptive olfactory details to document their observations.

A foundational exploration of Earth's place in space, covering the Sun, gravity, atmosphere, and Earth's rotation through engaging true/false, matching, and multiple-choice questions.

A bilingual (English/Spanish) lesson exploring chemical reactions through a narrative about a girl named Zelda, covering reaction signs, types, and identification.

A creative science project where students research a butterfly species of their choice and design an informative poster. The lesson includes a simplified reading guide, cut-and-paste components, and a presentation to guide the project.

A foundational lesson exploring how scientists group living things using the Linnaean classification system, focusing on kingdoms and the distinction between vertebrates and invertebrates.

Advanced word study focusing on syllable division rules, decoding strategies for 2-syllable words, and reading multisyllabic fluency.

A week of targeted CVC practice covering blending, initial and final consonant changes, and automaticity.

Students synthesize their knowledge of ecosystems to create narrative art pieces that tell the story of interdependence in the natural world.

An exploration into the chemistry of natural pigments, where students follow procedures to extract colors and document their experimental process.

Students learn the art of botanical illustration by observing plant structures and recording their findings with scientific precision and artistic flair.

Explore the classification of life through the 5 Kingdoms: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Bacteria, and Viruses. Students will learn the key characteristics that define each group and discuss the unique biological status of viruses.

A lesson exploring the differences between generalist and specialist species, focusing on how their niches affect their survival and impact on ecosystems.

An introductory biology lesson where students act as detectives to investigate the causes and effects of extinction through an interactive gallery walk.