Students identify and describe their own unique 'magic' talents, focusing on self-expression and personal narrative.
A reading comprehension lesson centered on Mo Willems' classic 'Knuffle Bunny', focusing on identifying story elements like characters, setting, and emotions through visual cues.
Students explore their future career goals, connecting their dreams to the magical possibilities shown in 'The Magician's Hat'.
A collection of hands-on activities focusing on the '-at' word family, including word building, sentence completion, and picture matching.
A 30-minute writing lesson where students sequence and describe the steps required to earn their next belt in Tae Kwon Do. Includes a graphic organizer and specialized word bank.
Sequence the steps of getting ready for bed and provide a concise description of the routine.
Explore the steps of planting a seed and practice identifying key details of the gardening process.
Learn to sequence the steps of making a pizza and describe the scene using Who, What, and Where.
A collection of detective-themed reading and writing activities focusing on the 'ey' vowel team, covering both long /e/ and long /a/ sounds.
A comprehensive grade 1 literacy lesson focused on academic vocabulary through the lens of bird conservation and care. Students will learn to use Tier 2 words like 'provide', 'protect', and 'observe' while reading about how to support local bird populations.
A foundational vocabulary lesson focusing on common CVC and short-vowel words related to home life and family. Includes flashcards for visual learning and multiple practice sheets for handwriting and comprehension.
An introductory lesson on poetry for first graders using video analysis and haiku creation. Students compare two perspectives on poetry before writing their own 5-7-5 nature haiku.
A set of reading comprehension materials about Sianna's magical mermaid adventures under the full moon, offered at different grade levels.
A lesson for emergent bilingual first graders to practice opinion writing centered on the historical Lewis and Clark expedition, providing heavy bilingual scaffolding.
Students explore the first four sounds (S, A, T, P) using a 'Sound Explorer' theme. The lesson includes direct instruction, letter tracing, sound matching, and a physical letter hunt activity.
A comprehensive review of all vowel teams covered (ee, ea, ey, igh, ie, oa, ow, oe) through a treasure hunt themed set of activities.
Focuses on long I (igh, ie) and long O (oa, ow, oe) vowel teams using lighthouse and night-themed interactive slides and reading activities.
Focuses on the long E vowel teams: ee, ea, and ey through nautical-themed interactive slides and reading-focused independent practice.
A set of materials for kindergarten students to learn and practice common digraphs (wh, ng, ck, ch, sh, th) through interactive slides and hands-on worksheets.
A focused lesson on identifying the subject (who) and object (what) in simple sentences through repetition and pattern recognition.
Students identify the subject (who) and the object (what) in simple sentences through a fun, animal-themed worksheet.
A simplified adaptation of Jackson's story for first-grade readers, focusing on his love for animal facts and dislike of make-believe. The lesson includes a simplified reading passage and a visual glossary.
A Stranger Things themed lesson focusing on complex sentence construction using subject, predicate, and various predicate expanders (where, when, why).
A hands-on literacy station focused on decoding and constructing CVC (short e, i) and CCVC (L-blends) words through interactive tasks.
An introductory lesson for K-2 students about the Indiana Young Hoosier Book Award, focusing on the voting process and the Picture Book category.
Students practice sentence structure by unscrambling simple sentences composed of CVC words and common sight words.
