Pencil Pilots

A multi-day 5th grade instructional sequence on polysemous (multiple-meaning) words. Students progress from concrete, familiar dual-meaning words to challenging academic homonyms, using visual cues and sentence frames to construct original paired sentences.

A substitute-ready visual review lesson on character, setting, and 1-2-3 story sequencing designed for Deaf and hard-of-hearing early learners. Covers the six Unit 1 stories: The Boy Who Cried Wolf, The Milkmaid, The Goose and the Golden Egg, The Fox and the Grapes, Peter Rabbit, and The Prodigal Son.

A 1-page visual substitute facilitation guide tailored for Deaf and hard-of-hearing early learners. Provides visual attention routines, non-auditory modeling scripts, and an at-a-glance 6-story reference chart (Boy & Wolf, Milkmaid, Golden Egg, Fox & Grapes, Peter Rabbit, Prodigal Son) detailing characters, settings, and 1-2-3 sequencing.

A comprehensive 3-day mini-unit for 7th grade English guiding students through the complete literary analysis essay writing process analyzing Ray Bradbury's 'A Sound of Thunder,' from close reading and claim formulation to evidence synthesis and structured drafting.

A reading comprehension assessment unit for Jake Drake, Know-It-All by Andrew Clements covering Chapters 1-6, featuring a student quiz and an educator answer key.

A 2-page, picture-first student worksheet tailored for Deaf and hard-of-hearing early learners. Features a 6-story visual selector (Boy & Wolf, Milkmaid, Golden Egg, Fox & Grapes, Peter Rabbit, Prodigal Son), ample drawing boxes, and 3 sequential storyboard panels (First, Next, Last) with zero phonics.

A multi-day Grade 6 reading comprehension sequence focused on citing textual evidence, uncovering themes through literary details, and writing objective summaries.

An interactive early literacy lesson focused on story structure and narrative sequencing. Students explore beginning, middle, and end through an engaging read-aloud, collaborative picture card sequencing, and peer-to-peer oral retelling.

A high-contrast visual slide deck tailored for Deaf and hard-of-hearing early primary learners reviewing the six Unit 1 stories: The Boy Who Cried Wolf, The Milkmaid, The Goose and the Golden Egg, The Fox and the Grapes, Peter Rabbit, and The Prodigal Son. Zero phonics, pure visual storyboards, and Deaf-friendly substitute cues.

A two-part Grade 6 literature sequence analyzing explicit evidence, logical inferences, theme development through story details, and objective summaries.

A 3-part collection of close reading lessons and Hot Text assessments featuring excerpts from Annie Barrows' Ivy and Bean series. Covers two close reading case studies and a formative Check for Understanding (CFU) aligned to Arizona standards 3.RL.1, 3.RL.4, and 3.RL.9.

A two-page teacher answer key and assessment guide aligned to the chapter-by-chapter format for Jake Drake, Know-It-All (Chapters 1–6), including quick-score matrices, textual rationales, chronology key, written response rubrics, and discussion points.