An introductory lesson for 2nd graders to distinguish between open and closed syllables using the 'Syllable House' metaphor. Students will learn how the position of a consonant affects vowel sounds.

A comprehensive lesson on identifying and sorting long 'a' vowel patterns, focusing on open syllables, VCe, and the 'ai' vowel team in 1-2 syllable words.

A comprehensive lesson covering Chapter 1 of 'Jane Goodall and the Chimpanzees of Gombe,' focusing on reading comprehension across three distinct ability levels and specialized vocabulary development using picture-matching activities.

A quick-fire warm-up activity where students visit the 'Sentence Repair Shop' to identify and fix broken sentence fragments. Students use task cards and a job log to demonstrate their mastery of complete sentences.

A high-energy, collaborative lesson focusing on parts of speech through funny Valentine's Day themed Mad Libs. All romantic content has been replaced with themes of friendship and celebration.

A vocabulary journey through the bustling atmosphere of New York City's Penn Station, teaching 10 key words through urban exploration.

A comprehensive literacy lesson for second graders focusing on long vowel sounds (A, I, O, U) through a whimsical story, readers' theater script, and interactive sorting activities.

A lesson focused on presenting original Choose Your Own Adventure books to an audience, incorporating adult feedback and student reflection.

A lesson for 2nd graders to practice the past tense of specific verbs using a fun 'Verb Rodeo' theme. Students will learn to distinguish between regular and irregular past tense forms through matching and sentence completion.

A lesson where students learn to 'diagnose' and 'treat' common writing issues in their personal essays using the ARMS and CUPS strategies. Students practice on a sample 'sick' essay before operating on their own preassessment drafts.

A decodable reader and guided reading lesson focused on S-blends (sk, sl, st, sc, sw, sm) through the story of Skip the skunk's clumsy accident.

A fun, beach-themed lesson focusing on reading and writing high-frequency words that end with the 'ch' digraph. Students will engage with 10 key words through tracing, sentence completion, and visual identification.

Targeted small group intervention materials and fluency practice for students needing extra support with morphological decoding.

Synthesizes prefix and suffix knowledge to decode complex, multisyllabic words through structural analysis.

Explores common suffixes (-ful, -less, -er, -ly) and how they modify the function and meaning of base words.

Introduces the concept of prefixes as word 'attachments' that change meaning, specifically focusing on re-, un-, dis-, and pre-.

A leveled reading comprehension lesson based on Chapter 1 of 'Jane Goodall and the Chimpanzees of Gombe'. Students practice making predictions and identifying key details about Jane's arrival in the jungle across three different learning levels.