Introduces the concept of prefixes and base words using building blocks as a metaphor. Students learn that a prefix is a 'head' that changes a word's meaning.
A collection of short stories designed for verbal story retell, featuring story grammar elements and inferencing questions. Includes stories with kids, animals, and fantasy creatures at two different complexity levels.
A comprehensive lesson focused on teaching the silent e (VCE) rule through the 'Magic E Academy' theme, including visual instruction and hands-on practice.
A series of three ELA homework assignments based on the story 'Oakley’s Azure Acorn,' focusing on phonics, vocabulary, comprehension, and grammar.
A 20-minute mini-lesson introducing students to the basic structure of a simple sentence, focusing on identifying the subject (who or what) and the predicate (what is happening).
A fun, fast-paced card game lesson for 1st graders to practice reading and identifying Vowel-Consonant-E (VCE) words. Students match colors or vowel sounds to reinforce long vowel patterns.
A quiz assessing phonogram patterns (oke/ake), double consonant endings, and simple/compound sentence construction for a diverse range of primary reading levels.
A Pre-K lesson focused on responding to who, what, and where questions using the book 'Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?' as a context. Students will practice searching for visual information and identifying animals, colors, and locations.
A comprehensive guide to the 1-1-1 doubling rule, helping students identify when to double the final consonant before adding -ing. Includes instructional slides, a practice worksheet, an exit ticket, and an answer key.
Students refine their opinion writing by adding descriptive details and multiple reasons to their 'because' statements to become 'Opinion Experts'.
Students learn to bridge their opinions with reasons using the conjunction 'because', transitioning from simple statements to supported claims.
Students are introduced to the concept of an opinion and practice expressing their personal preferences using the sentence starter 'I like...'.
A comic-themed lesson teaching students how to identify and construct the beginning, middle, and end of a story using the visual and narrative structure of comic strips.
The initial diagnostic session where the tutor assesses the student's phonics knowledge, oral reading fluency, and reading comprehension.
Focuses on the first book in the Roscoe Riley Rules series, covering reading comprehension, vocabulary, and creative response activities.
A 15-minute high-energy mini-lesson designed to build writing stamina using the Gradual Release of Responsibility framework, featuring penguin-themed motivation.
A lesson focused on descriptive language and sensory observations of the jungle, guiding students through a brainstorming process for creative writing or science observation.
A comprehensive overview of Fundations Level 1, Unit 10, Week 3, focusing on vowel-consonant-e (v-e) syllables, blending, and dictation.
A literacy and language lesson based on 'Olympig!' by Victoria Jamieson, focusing on sequencing with transition words and writing about personal resilience with TELPAS scaffolds.