The final training phase where sleuths break down complex multi-syllabic words and analyze suffixes to solve big linguistic cases.

Detectives study vowel teams to understand how pairs of vowels collaborate to make specific long sounds.

A surveillance mission into the silent but powerful 'e' and how it changes short vowels into long ones.

Detectives investigate how two letters work together to create new sounds (digraphs) or blend their sounds together (blends).

Students learn to decode CVC words by identifying beginning, middle, and ending sounds, treating each word as a piece of phonetic evidence to be examined.

A creative fiction writing lesson centered around spring break themes, featuring imaginative prompts and planning tools to help students craft original stories.

A hands-on enrichment lesson for K-3 students to explore life on the International Space Station through a creative building project and interactive discussion. Students learn about how astronauts live and work in orbit while constructing their own space station models.

Students step into the shoes of meteorologists, using scripts and props to report on a wide variety of weather phenomena across a fictional map.

Comprehensive reading support for Lord of the Flies focusing on character development and symbolic meaning for English Language Learners.

Covers final y as a vowel, plural endings with -ies, common prefixes (re-, un-, dis-, mis-), and a comprehensive review of patterns from Sorts 13-50.

An introductory journey into cursive handwriting for early learners, focusing on the rhythmic flow and basic shapes of connected letters. Students develop fine motor skills through guided tracing of the alphabet and simple sight words.

Focuses on complex consonant clusters including triple blends (scr, str, spr, thr, shr, squ), silent consonants (kn, wr, gn), and variations of hard/soft c and g. Students will practice these intricate spelling patterns through context.

This lesson explores diphthongs and ambiguous vowel patterns including oi, oy, oo, aw, au, wa, al, and ou/ow. Students will practice identifying these sounds through context and word searches.

A hands-on lesson for 3rd graders to master 'Show, Don't Tell' in narrative writing, focusing on sensory details and actions for common emotions.

A comprehensive spelling assessment tool designed to identify specific orthographic strengths and weaknesses across five key phonics and spelling patterns.

Investigation into r-controlled vowel patterns including ar, are, air, er, ear, eer, ir, ire, ier, or, ore, oar, and ur patterns.

A vocabulary and word study lesson focused on suffixes and base words, themed around the Great Migration in the Serengeti. Students explore word structures while learning about one of nature's most incredible journeys.

A lesson for 2nd graders to understand the impacts of global warming on New Zealand's environment, focusing on glaciers, sea levels, and moisture.

A comprehensive progress monitoring collection featuring 5 distinct word sets (75 words total) for tracking mastery of vowel teams and diphthongs. Each set includes a student reading list and a multi-trial teacher tracking sheet.

A progress monitoring tool designed to assess a student's ability to decode words with initial and final s-blends, r-blends, and l-blends. This lesson includes a student reading list and a teacher scoring checklist.

Review of CVVC patterns and introduction to open syllables with long a, o, u, and i patterns across Sorts 18-24.

Foundational practice for Sorts 13-17, focusing on short and long vowel patterns including CVCe and CVVC for a, o, u, and e.

A comprehensive spelling packet focused on R-controlled vowels (ar, er, ir, or, ur) with a Forest Ranger theme. Includes practice, games, and assessments.

A hands-on chemistry session where students experiment with non-Newtonian fluids and acid-base reactions to create fizzing eruptions and gooey textures.

Students become engineers by designing a marble maze that incorporates simple machines like inclined planes and levers using cardboard and recyclables.

An introduction to aerodynamics and space travel where students design, build, and test various flight models using simple household items.

Students explore nature by building mini-ecosystems and learning about water purification using natural and recycled materials.