Focusing on narrative writing, students experiment with phrases like 'je ne sais quoi' or 'zeitgeist' to establish mood and character voice through literary analysis.
A comprehensive 15-lesson writing curriculum tailored for middle and high school students with intellectual disabilities. The sequence alternates weekly between personal narratives, evidence-based informational writing, and imagined stories, using heavy visual scaffolding, structured sentence frames, and clear graphic organizers.
A year-end writing celebration and awards ceremony designed to recognize growth, effort, and accomplishments in writing.
A completely redesigned, bespoke slide deck with a 'Digging for Diamonds' theme in a highly engaging Retro-Playful Flat-Pop style. Features thick black outlines, solid flat shadows, authentic lined paper journal pages, vibrant custom vector stickers, and the Chelsea Market title font. Built to look artisanal, warm, and classroom-native rather than AI-generated.
A comprehensive, space-themed 4-week Extended School Year (ESY) ELA curriculum designed for middle school students with disabilities (grades 5-8). It features daily scaffolded learning structures, differentiated materials spanning early emergent to early fluent readers, and visual sensory supports that make ELA skill acquisition accessible, engaging, and structured.
A celebratory end-of-year lesson designed to honor student writing growth, showcase final projects, award special honors, and guide students through meaningful reflections on their journey as writers.
A printable year-end activity sheet featuring four large, beautiful cutout diamonds with ample writing space for students to share wisdom and advice with next year's incoming writers.
The celebratory final meeting of the book clubs, designed as a festive victory banquet. Students commemorate their protagonist's return through a grand ceremonial toast, active crossover badge trading with other groups, and a high-interest 5-minute teaser of the Hero's Journey mapping project.
A highly visual, vibrant presentation for the year-end writing celebration, designed to excite students, present awards, and guide reflections with geometric diamond motifs.
A high-intensity, visually striking trivia showdown centered on the deep-cut lore of the Homestuck Beta Trolls. Designed specifically for dedicated fans, this lesson challenges students with complex questions on relationships, quirks, and Alternian history.
An interactive slide presentation for middle school students on the suffix '-ture'. It features academic tier-2 and tier-3 vocabulary like architecture, miniature, and caricature, and covers origin, pronunciation rules, syllable stress, guided classroom activities, and an exit ticket. All text sizes are strictly 24px (text-2xl) or larger.
A middle school vocabulary lesson exploring 3-to-4 syllable academic words ending in the suffix -ture. Students examine pronunciation, morphological structure, definitions, and applications through a technical drafting/blueprint theme.
A completed 2-page teacher example of the Homecoming Banquet Placemat for the novel "Where the Mountain Meets the Moon" by Grace Lin. Features specific, high-quality sample student responses mapping Minli's journey while leaving classmate names and signatures blank for pedagogical modeling.
