A comprehensive 2-hour deep-dive into informational text analysis, featuring interactive stations, text feature scavenger hunts, and evidence-based reporting.

A lesson focused on using context clues and inferencing strategies to determine the meaning of complex 5th-grade vocabulary words. Students act as 'word detectives' to decode meaning from surrounding text evidence.

A targeted small-group lesson designed to prepare 3rd-grade students for informational text standards, focusing on main idea, text features, and evidence-based answers through a detective-themed 'investigation'.

A focused lesson on short 'a' and 'i' CVC words, featuring sound isolation, blending exercises, and a decodable story about two pet shop friends.

An engaging lesson that teaches students to identify and use sequence text structure through instructional slides, hands-on cutting and pasting, task card practice, and graphic organizers.

Focuses on drafting and finalizing the narrative using differentiated scaffolds and final writing paper.

Focuses on brainstorming and planning using a beginning-middle-end graphic organizer and introductory slides.

Covers the tornado, the retrieval of the survival pack, and Brian's eventual rescue. Focuses on the irony of the survival pack and Brian's lasting changes as a person.

Tracks Brian's transformation into the 'New Brian' following the missed rescue plane. Focuses on resilience, the concept of 'tough hope', and mastery of his environment.

Centuries on the discovery of fire and the expansion of Brian's diet. Focuses on the 'spark' of hope and the intellectual process of problem-solving in the wild.

Explores Brian's first attempts at finding food and shelter, his encounter with the bear, and the physical toll of survival. Focuses on sensory details and the transition from shock to action.

Covers the pilot's heart attack, the plane crash, and Brian's initial realization of his isolation. Focuses on the immediate conflict and the burden of 'The Secret'.

A comprehensive set of morphology games and activities focusing on two to three syllable words with open, closed, and VCE patterns combined with specific prefixes and suffixes. Students explore how affixes attach to unchanging base words to shift meaning.

A collection of games designed to reinforce closed, VCe, and open syllable patterns within prefixed and suffixed words for upper elementary students.

A creative workshop focused on character development for children's books, using The Rainbow Fish as a mentor text to explore relatability, behavior, and character arcs.

A comprehensive 5th-grade lesson on persuasive writing where students work in groups to advocate for a new community pool using Ethos, Pathos, and Logos.

A comprehensive review of sentence structures including simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences using a construction-themed approach. Students will analyze blueprints of sentences and build their own using specific grammatical tools.

A Monday morning writing routine where students reflect on their weekend activities through descriptive journaling. Students use open-ended prompts to develop their narrative writing skills and share personal experiences with their peers.

A 60-minute creative writing lesson for Grade 5 focused on exploring themes of rebirth, growth, and awakening through a spring-inspired prompt. Students will define theme and apply it to their own original stories.

A comprehension check for Chapter 12 of The Last Kids on Earth and the Nightmare King, featuring key plot points and character actions.