Students will explore the complex debate surrounding wolf reintroduction in national parks, analyzing two conflicting perspectives to understand how authors shape information and support their claims with evidence.
A comprehensive ELA lesson focused on identifying main ideas in space-themed informational texts, explaining scientific procedures, and summarizing fictional narratives about friendship.
Students apply their detective skills to historical texts, focusing on chronological details and key events. Includes history passages, a summative quiz, and a teacher's answer key.
Students learn the 'QAR' (Question Answer Relationship) strategy to find explicit evidence in science-themed expository texts. Includes instructional slides, a set of science passages, and a main idea graphic organizer.
A lesson focused on enhancing inference skills using a high-interest context of game design and virtual worlds. Students will analyze character motivations and technical challenges within a Roblox-inspired narrative.
A visual, tactile approach to sentence structure using color-coded "blocks" to represent parts of speech. Students learn to sculpt sentences from basic patterns to complex masterpieces, reducing cognitive load through visual patterns.
A hands-on grading lab where students evaluate five student-written argumentative essays on W.D. Wetherell's 'The Bass, the River, and Sheila Mant,' using a standardized rubric to develop their own writing and analysis skills.
A lesson focused on developing inference skills through a high-interest text about beauty and self-expression. Students will use textual clues to draw conclusions about settings, actions, and feelings.
A Language Dive lesson for 3rd Grade focusing on a complex sentence from Peter Pan to analyze character traits and comparisons using "as...as". This guide is designed for new teachers to facilitate a 15-20 minute deep dive into language structure and meaning.
Students will learn about code-switching, identifying how we adjust our language (formal vs. informal) based on the audience and situation.
A high-energy, game-based lesson designed to reinforce RI.9 standards. Students engage in a multi-modal 'Double Take' challenge involving a board game, bingo, and a scavenger hunt to analyze how different authors present the same non-fiction topics.
A comprehensive guide and tracking system for implementing a UFLI-aligned kindergarten encoding goal throughout the academic year.
A 30-minute phonics focused lesson helping 1st graders distinguish between the /ch/ and /sh/ digraphs through sorting and reading.
A set of 20 short articles (two for each of the 10 debate topics) to provide students with evidence for their classroom arguments.