A cumulative review of all R-controlled vowels (ar, or, ore, er, ir, ur) through games and mixed decoding practice.

The final common /er/ spelling, 'ur' as in 'surf' and 'burn'. Practice with all /er/ variations.

Learning the /er/ sound spelled with 'ir' as in 'bird' and 'dirt'. Comparing with 'er' words.

Focusing on the /er/ sound as in 'fern' and 'her'. Introduction to the first of the three common /er/ spellings.

Learning the /or/ sound at the end of words with the 'ore' grapheme, like 'shore' and 'more'.

Exploring the /or/ sound as in 'fork' and 'storm'. Students learn to identify and decode words with 'or'.

Introduction to the /ar/ sound as in 'star' and 'park'. Students practice blending and reading words with the 'ar' grapheme.

A lesson focused on identifying themes in classic fairy tales through text evidence and guided analysis for elementary students.

A lively, kinesthetic lesson where K-3 students personify punctuation marks through movement and creative writing to understand how they shape the voice of a sentence.

A foundational literacy lesson focusing on decoding CVC and CVCE words through a short story about a boy and his pet. Students will practice reading fluency and inferring character feelings based on story events.

A comprehensive set of foundational literacy materials focused on 27 key sight words and nouns, covering word recognition, handwriting, sentence structure, and phonics.

A magical introduction to using 'will' for future tense, where students become 'Future Forecasters' to predict what happens next.

A lesson focused on identifying central ideas and supporting details in nonfiction animal texts, culminating in a student-created wildlife research bulletin board.

A comprehensive phonics lesson on Vowel-Consonant-e (VCe) patterns for single and multi-syllabic words, using a detective-themed approach to investigate the "Silent E" rule.

A high-energy, science-themed lesson where students become 'Word Chemists' to fuse words together using the power of the apostrophe. Focuses on contractions formed with 'not', 'have', and 'is'.

A guided poetry workshop where students use grammar concepts and figurative language to celebrate the arrival of spring.

An Orton-Gillingham based introduction to Level 2 vowel teams (EE, EA, AI, AY) using a secret agent theme to engage students in decoding and encoding.

Capstone simulation. Students apply all 11 strategies to solve a complex text-based 'Maze' and earn their Thought Tracker Mastery.

Metacognitive choice. Students practice deciding which 'Mind Tool' (Inference, Visualization, Questioning) is best for specific text challenges.