A hands-on lesson comparing and contrasting the extreme environments of space and the deep sea through the lens of astronaut and submariner experiences. Students will use direct evidence from paired texts to categorize facts and answer analytical questions.

This lesson covers the middle section of Esperanza's journey, focusing on her transition from Mexico to the labor camps in California. Students explore themes of social class, humility, and the physical reality of the Great Depression through the chapters Guayabas and Melones.

A hands-on science and ELA lesson where students explore mystery scents and use descriptive olfactory details to document their observations.

A deep-dive character analysis lesson comparing Katniss Everdeen with other literary protagonists to explore universal hero archetypes and character development.

A lesson exploring Chapter 8 of 'Two Roads', focusing on the socio-economic and racial dynamics of hobo jungles during the Great Depression.

A focused exploration of Chapter 8 of Joseph Bruchac's 'Two Roads,' examining the historical reality of Indian Boarding Schools and the impact of forced assimilation on Cal's identity. Students will analyze the symbolic 'stripping' of identity and the historical context of the 1930s.

A collection of high-interest reading passages about video games, designed to improve comprehension and vocabulary for early fourth graders.

A deep dive into the opening chapters of The Little Prince, focusing on the narrator's childhood perspective and his fateful meeting with the prince in the Sahara. Students will analyze academic vocabulary and practice high-level inferential thinking.

A comprehensive lesson for 3rd and 4th graders on the USE strategy (Understand, Slash, Evidence) to improve multiple-choice accuracy using fiction and science texts.

A high-energy Gallery Walk activity where students act as literary detectives to analyze short excerpts and solve complex questions aligned with 6th-grade Reading standards.

A decodable reading lesson centered on a story about getting lost at an amusement park, focusing on reading comprehension and safety rules.

A comprehensive reading comprehension lesson focusing on RI.1, RI.2, RI.3, and RI.4 standards through the lenses of Animal Adaptations and the Three Branches of Government.

A lesson focused on morphology where students deconstruct words into prefixes, bases, and suffixes to determine their meanings using a word bank formula.

The first lesson in a series about Simone Biles, focusing on her early life, discovery of gymnastics, and the impact of her training. Students practice decoding multisyllabic words before engaging in a 20-minute silent reading session.