In this lesson, early readers explore Chapter 9 of Crenshaw. Jackson tries to use science and facts to prove that the giant cat is not real, while Crenshaw helps him realize that some things can be felt even if they cannot be proven.

In this lesson, early readers are introduced to Chapter 8 of Crenshaw. Students read an adapted version of the chapter where Jackson finds a giant imaginary cat taking a bubble bath, and then complete a comprehension and writing worksheet.

A comprehensive Fountas & Pinnell reading level tracking system for grade-level teams and individual teachers, featuring a master grade-level tracker, individual student profiles, and an F&P levels reference matrix.

A targeted phonics-based mini-lesson that utilizes orthographic mapping to help students decode, map, and master the high-frequency word "from". Students move from sound-spelling mapping to interactive slide activities and hands-on sentence-building task cards.

A collection of visual resources to help students locate text evidence and answer key comprehension questions using the 5Ws and How framework.

A complete phonics and handwriting lesson focused on teaching letters R, b, and d. It features powerful b/d reversal strategies (the 'bed' hand gesture and left-to-right line-first vs. circle-first clues), an interactive circle map activity, and hands-on tactile and sensory building centers.

A foundational writing lesson for early learners exploring how pictures can tell stories. Students practice speaking in complete sentences before drawing themselves doing an activity at school.

Focuses on VC & CVC practice across all learned sounds, featuring the decodable story 'I See'. Students practice reading, tracking with dots, and identifying characters.

Focuses on the short vowel sound /ĕ/ with the decodable story 'Ten on the Bed'. Students practice reading words with short e and tracking with dots.

Focuses on the consonant sound /b/ with the decodable story 'A Bug on the Bus'. Students practice tracking, blending, and CVC reading.

Focuses on the consonant sound /g/ with the decodable story 'Gus the Dog'. Students practice tracking, blending, and CVC reading.

Focuses on the short vowel sound /ŭ/ with the decodable story 'The Pup'. Students practice reading, tracking with dots, and blending.

Focuses on the consonant sound /k/ represented by letter c, with the decodable story 'The Cat Can'. Students practice reading, tracking with dots, and blending.

Focuses on the consonant sound /d/ with the decodable story 'Sid and Dad'. Students practice tracking, blending, and CVC reading.

Focuses on the short vowel sound /ŏ/ with the decodable story 'Tom and the Fan'. Students practice reading words with short o and tracking with dots.

Focuses on the nasalized sound of a (am, an) with the decodable story 'Sam and Pam'. Students practice tracking, blending, and illustrating.

Focuses on CVC practice with vowels a and i, featuring the decodable story 'The Pit'. Students practice reading, tracking with dots, and illustrating scenes.

Focuses on the consonant sound /n/ with the decodable story 'The Pin in the Map'. Students practice reading words with short i, a, and n.

Focuses on the short vowel sound /ĭ/ with the decodable story 'I Sit, I Tap'. Students practice reading words with short i and tracking with dots.

A collection of visual anchor charts and posters for UFLI foundations heart words, designed to support students in orthographic mapping with clear visuals and phonetic cues.

A foundational phonics lesson focusing on reading words with consonant blends and digraphs. This lesson includes differentiated flashcards designed for emerging readers, ELLs, and fluency practice.

A foundational phonics lesson focusing on constructing straight-line letters L, I, and T through multisensory building, sound-sorting, and fine motor handwriting practice.

A first-grade letter recognition and formation lesson focusing on identifying uppercase and lowercase letter pairs, distinguishing visually similar letters (like b, d, p, q), and practicing correct stroke pathways.

A first-grade addition lesson focusing on visual strategies, concrete models, and counting on to solve addition facts up to 10. Includes student worksheets and formative exit tickets.

A phonics-based high-frequency word lesson focusing on orthographic mapping and heart-word strategies for 'it', 'is', 'in', and 'to'. Students map phonemes to graphemes and learn to identify regular vs. 'by heart' spelling parts.

An hour-long structured reading lesson focusing on B and W letter-sound association and common sight words. Designed with dyslexia-friendly spacing, color-coded highlights, and picture scaffolding to support struggling oral readers.

A foundational literacy lesson designed to introduce uppercase and lowercase letter partners, explicitly correcting the common misconception that the alphabet contains 52 completely independent letters by presenting them as 26 matching pairs.

A foundational reading comprehension lesson for emergent readers to identify and track characters. It includes a teacher guide, two colorful anchor charts, a mini-stories student worksheet, and an answer key.

A foundation-building first-grade lesson focused on asking and answering questions about everyday classroom scenarios to promote active listening, curiosity, and peer connection.

A first-grade lesson that introduces story elements (character, setting, problem, and solution) through a fun detective agency theme. Students use original 3-sentence mini-stories to identify each element and solve literary cases.

An independent reading unit focusing on perspective and point of view during two contrasting historical eras: World War I and the Great Depression. Students analyze character emotions and historical contexts using a 'four corners' layout.