A lesson focusing on the vowel teams 'ai' and 'ay' for the long /a/ sound, following the SPIRE Level 3 progression. Students will practice identifying, reading, and spelling words with these patterns through guided instruction and independent practice.

A vibrant retelling of the classic Jamaican folktale explaining why Anansi the spider has a thin waist, designed for 2nd-grade performance and comprehension.

A final capstone lesson where students choose their own object or picture to describe and write about.

A Bluey-themed writing lesson using character-driven prompts to build descriptive sentences.

An art-themed writing lesson focusing on describing colors and creative actions.

A swimming-themed writing lesson focusing on describing textures and colors while practicing sentence structure.

Students produce their final multi-paragraph draft, focusing on indentation and neat handwriting.

Students learn to wrap up their writing with a concluding paragraph that summarizes their main ideas.

Students develop the middle section of their composition by adding facts, details, and explanations about their chosen topic.

Students learn how to write an introductory paragraph with a clear topic sentence and a supporting detail.

Students choose their writing topic and practice writing high-quality sentences with a focus on handwriting mechanics.

A LEGO-themed writing lesson focusing on verbal description and 7-word sentence ordering with adult support.

A targeted small group lesson focusing on decoding and fluency with all five short vowel sounds through continuous blending and structured text practice.

A comprehensive phonics lesson focused on the vowel teams 'ai' and 'ay', featuring a sorting activity themed around a rainy day.

A comprehensive phonics and comprehension lesson following the S.P.I.R.E. Level 3 framework, focusing on the 'ay' sound and analyzing character development in a decodable narrative.

A fairytale adventure where Jack climbs a giant bean stork to find magic gems and outwit a huge giant. Focuses on Soft C, Soft G, and -dge phonics patterns.

A SPIRE Level 3 Reader's Theater quest set in a magical fairytale kingdom. Focuses on Soft C, Soft G, and -dge phonics patterns while building fluency and character analysis skills.

A lesson focusing on the trigraph -dge. Students learn the spelling rule that -dge is used to spell the /j/ sound immediately following a short vowel at the end of a word or syllable.

An in-depth look at the 'shun' sound spelled -tion and -sion. Students learn to distinguish between these suffixes based on base words and phonetic cues.

A comprehensive set of practice activities focusing on the prefixes and suffixes introduced in SPIRE Level 3, designed to build vocabulary and morphological awareness.

A large-cast Reader's Theater lesson featuring 8+ characters, focused on S.P.I.R.E. Level 5 patterns in a museum heist mystery.

A second Reader's Theater lesson focused on S.P.I.R.E. Level 5 patterns, featuring a longer script about a mysterious package and a village pageant.

A Reader's Theater lesson focused on S.P.I.R.E. Level 5 phonics patterns, emphasizing fluency, expression, and character analysis through a mystery-themed script.

A reading comprehension lesson focused on identifying main ideas and supporting details using SPIRE Level 3 phonics patterns (soft c/g, vowel teams ee, ea, ai, ay, oa, ow).

A detective-themed lesson where students learn to distinguish between topics, main ideas, and supporting details while using grammar clues to decode texts.

A series of hands-on phonics station activities focused on mastering syllable types, including open, closed, silent e, and vowel teams through sorting and matching.

A comprehensive writing station for second graders featuring creative prompts, grammar practice, and vocabulary support. Designed for 15-20 minute independent rotations.

A set of three 15-minute reading station activities with a "Detective Agency" theme, covering comprehension, writing, and phonics for 2nd-grade students.