Language Ascent

An immersive, culturally contextualized two-part Spanish workshop series designed for third-grade English-speaking students. The sequence bridges the gap between high linguistic curriculum demands and beginner readiness through interactive oral practice, hands-on tasks, and reflection on traditional festivals and markets.

A rapid-fire, high-energy 15-minute ESL lesson for 1st graders focusing on animal movement verbs (slither, glide, paddle, swim, fly, crawl, leap, survive) and comparing baby animals to their mothers using scaffolded sentence frames.

A single-page visual exit ticket for 1st-grade ESL students to match baby animals to their mothers and complete scaffolded movement sentences.

A comprehensive set of reading comprehension check-in quizzes for five popular middle-grade novels. Each novel features two specialized quizzes—one focusing on initial character introductions and the other on major plot resolutions.

An immersive roleplay workshop centered on a traditional Latin American market. Third-grade students learn food vocabulary, practice buying and selling using level-appropriate currency, and build conversational confidence.

A comprehensive, minute-by-minute teacher guide for the 15-minute ESL lesson, including script, physical movement cues, and targeted language scaffolding.

A comprehensive diagnostic assessment sequence designed for the second week of first grade. Spanning two days, it evaluates Kindergarten readiness and first-grade baseline performance across English, Phonics, Writing, Math, and Science in structured 45-minute sessions.

An interactive workshop focused on Día de los Muertos. Third-grade students learn regional vocabulary, engage in active oral sharing about memories, and explore cultural elements through storytelling and music.

A set of 4 printable, cut-out peer interaction task cards for the market roleplay. Includes seller and buyer role frames, price-checking math challenges, and conversational courtesy prompts.

A 4-week social-emotional learning sequence designed for a transition-age student with significant cognitive and social-emotional disabilities. Focuses on body awareness, concrete physical calming, non-verbal functional communication, and highly simplified problem-solving.

An Intermediate (B1) English grammar lesson for adult learners that targets the expression of ability and possibility. This lesson guides students from basic present-tense modals up through the critical past-tense distinction between general ability and specific achievements, culminating in complex future and advanced structures.

A 2-page print-ready student workbook for El Mercado Colorido market roleplay. Features a shopping basket list, a vocabulary matching journal, a recipe graphic organizer, and a conversational self-assessment checklist.