Focusing on CCSS W.4.3.e, students write a satisfying conclusion and reflect on their narrative writing journey through an exit ticket.

Focusing on CCSS W.4.3.b and W.4.3.d, students use dialogue and sensory details to describe the climax and potential solutions to the story's problem.

Focusing on CCSS W.4.3.c, students organize event sequences using transitional words. Groups will plan the 'rising action' for the chosen story start and vote for the best path forward.

Students focus on CCSS W.4.3.a by establishing a situation and introducing characters. They will draft a story 'hook' and vote on the best start for the class's collaborative story.

A lesson focused on determining the main idea and supporting details using a text about beavers as nature's engineers. Includes a reading passage and multiple-choice comprehension questions.

A set of four reading comprehension worksheets designed for partner work, covering key 3rd-grade CCSS standards for informational and literary texts. Students practice identifying main ideas, comparing and contrasting texts, and determining central messages.

A 15-minute focused reteach lesson for 3rd grade students to compare and contrast themes, settings, and plots in stories by the same author featuring the same character.

A 15-minute intervention session focused on recounting a West African folktale and determining its central message or moral using multiple-choice analysis.

A small group session focused on comparing and contrasting key details from two texts about different pollinators to find shared and unique information.

A 15-minute small group reteach focused on identifying the main idea and supporting details using an engaging passage about honeybees.

A Readers' Theatre lesson designed for 3rd-grade intervention students, focusing on VCe patterns and orthographic mapping of heart words through a fun racing-themed script.

A 45-minute lesson focused on RI.4.8, where students learn to identify specific points an author makes and the reasons and evidence provided to support those points using a detective-themed investigation.

A 4th-grade ELA lesson focused on identifying and distinguishing between first-person and third-person points of view using detective-themed 'clue' identification.

A phonics lesson focused on segmenting two-syllable words with the V/CV pattern (Open-Closed). Students practice identifying syllable boundaries and recognizing long and short vowel sounds within these patterns.

A phonics-focused lesson where students identify and sort 2-syllable words based on whether their first syllable is open or closed. Includes a hands-on cut-and-paste activity with a space exploration theme.

An introduction to Shakespeare's whimsical comedy for young readers, focusing on plot, characters, and the magical setting of the enchanted forest.