Past Tense Power

A two-part ELD instructional sequence for middle school students focused on elevating explanatory syntax from sentence-combining foundations to cohesive paragraph renovation using conjunctions and transitions.

A comprehensive toolkit of scaffolded nonfiction reading anchor charts and reference sheets specifically adapted for English Learners. Includes structured visual guides for determining main idea, decoding informational question types, and identifying text structures with sentence frames and graphic organizers.

A two-page graphic organizer aligned with WIDA Focus: INFORM for structuring point-by-point compare and contrast essays, featuring balanced subject analysis boxes, comparative transition banks, and a revision checklist.

A two-part ESL instructional unit for third and fourth grade English learners focusing on descriptive sentence structures and ending blend phonics literacy. Each lesson includes a standards-aligned daily planner matrix, instructional presentation slides, and scaffolded student worksheets.

A comprehensive suite of structured essay graphic organizers aligned to WIDA Key Language Uses: Explain, Argue, Narrate, and Inform (Compare & Contrast). Each organizer provides targeted scaffolding, academic transition banks, and revision checklists for multilingual learners.

A 2-page bilingual resource replicating the 4th Grade Informational Graphic Organizer anchor chart. Page 1 features the complete 5-step mentor strategy guide with Spanish translations and forest fire exemplar. Page 2 provides a scaffolded graphic organizer guided practice with a deep-sea reading passage.

A comprehensive two-lesson ESL unit for 2nd and 3rd grade multilingual learners, bridging descriptive sentence syntax using pronouns and adjectives with targeted phonics blending for 'sk' and 'ft' sounds.

A bilingual communication unit designed to support multilingual learners with practical language tools for school success. Features structured reference phrase lists for academic interactions, classroom routines, and school-appropriate peer socialization.

A 2-page teacher guide and answer key for the Text Detective Toolkit. Contains complete model student answers and citations for all four guided practice worksheets, alongside EL scaffolding strategies, language level differentiation notes, and Spanish cognate connections.

A 12-lesson English Language Development II sequence targeting the WIDA Inform key language use for Level 3 multilingual learners. Covers foundational language structures, grammar mechanics, sentence expansion, and a comprehensive 4-stage writing process with graphic organizers and scaffolds.

Part 2 of the Sentence Architects sequence (35 minutes). Students apply sequence transitions and multi-sentence cohesion to renovate a choppy scientific draft into a polished explanatory paragraph with self-auditing.

A comprehensive bilingual instructional facilitation guide for Grade 3 teachers delivering the Unit 4 Lesson 3 'The Treehouse Club' Do Now. It features cross-linguistic contrastive analysis between Spanish and English, step-by-step teacher think-aloud scripts, distractor breakdowns, structured turn-and-talk sentence frames, and targeted scaffolding for emerging bilingual learners.