A full-length practice experience featuring an informational passage, tiered evidence-based questions, and a narrative writing task.

A strategy-focused guide to help students master EBSR questions and vocabulary in context through the lens of a detective's investigative blueprint.

Five days of quick ELA warm-ups to build stamina and recall for key test-taking strategies and vocabulary skills.

This lesson focuses on beginning three-letter s-blends (str, spr, scr) through a nature-themed reading passage and associated activities to build fluency, decoding skills, and spelling accuracy.

A lesson exploring the emotion of awe and descriptive language through the book 'Awe' by Chana Stiefel, designed for 3rd and 4th-grade students.

A simplified independent work packet about the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, designed for middle school students at a second-grade reading level. The lesson explores the power of music, love, and the consequences of looking back through accessible texts and structured comprehension tasks.

In this lesson, students become 'Plot Investigators' to distinguish between a story's topic and its main idea. Using mystery-themed tools like a 3-2-1 countdown and the RACES writing strategy, students will learn to extract key evidence from fables and short stories to construct well-supported thematic statements.

A focused look at Chapter 19 of The Westing Game, exploring Crow's internal struggle, the evolving partnership between Denton and Chris, and Turtle's stock market strategy.

A lesson focused on teaching students how to write compelling book reviews by using specific transition phrases to connect their opinions with text-based evidence.

A Readers Theater lesson focusing on Wilson Step 5.2 concepts, including open syllable prefixes with closed and V-E base words. Students practice fluency and decoding through a robotic-themed script and word study activities.

A foundational grammar lesson focusing on sentence structure through visual scaffolds and color-coding. Students learn to identify fragments, complete sentences, and run-ons using a 'Construction' metaphor.

A lesson focused on identifying the main idea or theme of a story by analyzing character growth and turning it into a universal life lesson supported by evidence.

Students learn to identify main ideas and supporting details by 'packing' only essential information into a summary suitcase, distinguishing between key points and interesting trivia.

A festive 3rd-grade reading lesson focusing on identifying cause and effect relationships through fictional Cinco de Mayo stories. Includes a mini-lesson presentation, a partner matching activity, and a teacher facilitation guide.

A high-energy station rotation review focusing on identifying theme and main idea in various text types, designed for 5th-grade MCAS preparation with a spy-themed mission.

The resolution of Jackson's journey and the culminating creative project. Reading chapters 40-52.

Tensions rise and truths are revealed in chapters 31-40.

Jackson struggles with his family's financial situation and the "car years" as he reads chapters 14-26.

Jackson encounters Crenshaw's return and recalls the first "car year" memory. Reading chapters 1–13.

A comprehensive 50-question assessment designed to evaluate student readiness for 6th grade across Reading, Math, Science, and Writing. includes multiple question formats and a detailed answer key.

A comprehensive lesson on distinguishing between facts and opinions using relatable topics like daily routines, sports, and animals. Includes interactive slides, differentiated practice, and formative assessments.

A focused phonics lesson exploring the two sounds of the 'oo' digraph through guided practice and hands-on sorting. Students will distinguish between the short 'oo' (as in book) and the long 'oo' (as in moon).

An introductory lesson on creative writing that explores the differences between prose and poetry, defines plot and theme, and introduces literary devices like metaphors.

A summative review focusing on personification and mixed practice of all previously learned figurative language and sound devices to prepare for STAAR-style assessments.

A focused reteach lesson on sensory imagery and sound devices like alliteration and assonance in poetry, featuring teacher-led modeling and collaborative practice.

Explores the use of comparisons in poetry, specifically focusing on similes and metaphors to help students understand how authors create meaning.

A tiered reading lesson exploring the signs and science of spring across three grade levels (K, 2, and 4), focusing on main ideas and sequencing.

A reading comprehension lesson focused on the diverse roles women played during the American Revolution, targeting inference skills and vocabulary development for 4th-grade students.

A lesson focusing on consonant-le syllables (Wilson 6.4), including mixed review and the silent-t -stle pattern. Students will practice syllable division and reading fluency.

In this activity, students will evaluate the different ways to handle money—spending, saving, and investing—by matching persuasive arguments with supporting evidence. Students will practice identifying claims and the reasoning that backs them up within a financial literacy context.

A collection of resources to help 3rd graders craft personal narratives, including a structured graphic organizer, visual writing prompts, and instructional support for teachers.

A Grade 6 ELA practice session featuring a multi-page realistic fiction passage and MCAS-style multiple-choice assessment items to build test-taking stamina and comprehension skills.

A collection of 10 engaging reading passages for 3rd-grade students, featuring a mix of fiction and nonfiction topics with comprehension and inferencing questions.

A detective-themed lesson focusing on three tricky homophone pairs: witch/which, led/lead, and break/brake. Students will identify meanings through context and practice using them correctly in sentences.

A lesson exploring the biography of NFL player Dion Lewis, focusing on character traits, resilience, and identifying words with suffixes.

Students step into the role of entrepreneurs, inventing a product and crafting a persuasive pitch using ethos, pathos, and logos to win over a panel of investors.

A lesson focused on helping third graders identify the meaning of unknown words using context clues in fictional short stories. Students act as 'Word Detectives' to highlight evidence and define mystery words.