Gridiron Phonics

A comprehensive 3rd-grade ELA curriculum and classroom-based progress monitoring system for Quarter 1, bridging targeted instruction in phonics, fluency, comprehension, vocabulary, and narrative writing with rubrics, trackers, and assessment tools.

A highly engaging vocabulary lesson where students master key ecosystem and habitat terms through interactive pairing games and hands-on sentence completion.

An interactive, screen-optimized slide deck designed for virtual classrooms. Features matching challenges with definitions and context clues for all seven vocabulary words, along with interactive rounds, virtual game mechanics, and a wildcard answer debrief slide.

A spelling bridge program for rising fifth graders, reviewing essential third and fourth-grade spelling patterns. Focuses on inflected endings, syllable junctures, silent letters, and complex vowels through structured worksheets and hands-on sorting cards.

A comprehensive progress monitoring kit for English Language Learners (ELLs) across all four core language domains. Includes step-by-step teacher instructions, a printable class tracking matrix, a student self-monitoring journal, and quick formative assessment rubrics.

A highly scaffolded, visual, bilingual (English/Spanish) student self-monitoring journal page tailored for early language acquisition levels (L1-L2).

A reading and morphology sequence that helps students master suffix structures through highly engaging controlled stories, multi-read fluency tracking, and word hunting exercises.

A creative lesson focused on providing elementary students with scaffolding tools, sentence starters, and structured frameworks for persuasive and expository writing.

Quick formative assessment prompts and rubrics across listening, speaking, reading, and writing domains to facilitate easy, real-time feedback.

A systematic short vowel intervention program that uses the Vowel Locksmith metaphor to halt word-guessing, progressing from simple CVC to complex consonant blends.

A background lesson to help students understand attention-seeking behaviors and personality styles, specifically Histrionic Personality Disorder, to better analyze characters in The Westing Game.

A student-facing language learning self-assessment and goal-setting journal page to build student ownership and confidence.