A collection of pet-themed literacy resources for a family literacy night, focusing on reading engagement, vocabulary building, and creative storytelling about animal companions.

Focuses on building vocabulary through context clues, understanding the structure of a solid paragraph (topic sentence, supporting details, concluding sentence), and continuing practice with main idea and evidence.

This lesson introduces students to the basics of digital publishing using Book Creator, focusing on essential tools for layout and design.

A 40-minute lesson on identifying and citing textual evidence using the 'ACE' (Answer, Cite, Explain) method, themed around a detective's case file.

A reflective lesson helping students capture and detail their experiences from February break through structured graphic organizers and self-assessment.

A cumulative review of all long and short vowel patterns (A, E, I, O, U) within a complex "System Sync" text reaching higher Lexile levels.

Covers short /u/ and /e/ versus their long VCe counterparts, incorporating advanced phoneme-grapheme mapping.

Explores short /o/ and long /o/ (VCe) patterns with a focus on multisyllabic word decoding and fluency.

Focuses on short /i/ and long /i/ (VCe) patterns, featuring encoding drills and a mission-based reading passage.

Focuses on discriminating between short /a/ (CVC) and long /a/ (VCe) patterns through phoneme-grapheme mapping and targeted decoding of an encrypted message text.

The final mission focuses on mastering punctuation 'portals' and launching the Narrative Rocket creative writing project.

Students master the mechanics of subjects and predicates to build stable 'sentence ships' and navigate through syntax space.

Explorers identify and categorize nouns, verbs, and adjectives to gather 'fuel' for their galactic journey.

A detective-themed review of nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs. Students act as grammar sleuths to sort evidence and solve sentence-based case files.

Focuses on constructing complete narrative paragraphs with a topic sentence, details, and a conclusion, followed by a rigorous 'inspection' for mechanics.

Focuses on punctuation (commas, quotation marks), identifying the main idea, and finding evidence to support an author's claim.

A lesson focused on identifying, comparing, and contrasting first- and third-person points of view in literature. Students will analyze how the narrator's perspective influences the reader's experience.

A focused practice session on irregular past tense verbs featuring a time-travel story and visual flashcards with supported choices.

A detective-themed lesson where students practice sequencing four key story events and using clues to make logical inferences.

A scientific approach to character and theme analysis for 5th and 6th graders, where students act as lead researchers in a high-tech literary lab.

A 20-minute targeted session to help students master four fundamental question forms: 'Can I...?', 'What is...?', 'Where is...?', and 'What does...?' through a mystery detective theme.

A focused practice session on identifying relevant textual evidence and correctly formatting direct quotes using lead-ins and punctuation within an opinion essay context.

A lesson focused on mastering the art of the introductory paragraph in opinion writing, specifically focusing on hooks, topic introduction, and thesis statements.

A focused reading comprehension lesson on Chapter 7 of 'The Last Kids on Earth and the Nightmare King', covering the team's mission to Big Al's Junk Palace and June's character development.

A deep dive into Chapters 5 and 6 of The Last Kids on Earth and the Nightmare King, focusing on Jack's mysterious dreams, the arrival of the King Wretch, and the shifting atmosphere in Wakefield.

A reading comprehension set for Chapters 5 and 6 of 'The Last Kids on Earth and the Nightmare King' (Book 3), featuring short answer and multiple choice questions.

A reading comprehension lesson focused on Chapter 5 of "The Last Kids on Earth and the Nightmare King", using simplified language and visual aids to support diverse learners.

A cumulative review and high-stakes practice session using multi-part questions to demonstrate mastery of RL.2.

A deep dive into character motivation, exploring how small actions and decisions lead to significant lessons within a narrative.

Students practice identifying morals through the lens of common proverbs and sayings, analyzing how universal truths are woven into fables.

This lesson focuses on the Part A/Part B question format, teaching students to pair a determined moral with the specific text evidence that supports it.

Students learn to identify the central conflict and character reactions in a fable, establishing the foundation for determining the story's lesson.

This lesson introduces nine essential Greek myths through detailed summaries and visual storytelling, helping students identify key themes and narrative structures in classical mythology.

Teacher-facing resources to support the implementation of the Paragraph Power sequence.

Independent writing day where students select a topic and write a full paragraph with a topic sentence and three supporting details.

Using a graphic organizer to bridge the gap between individual sentences and a cohesive paragraph structure.