A phonics-focused lesson reviewing the vowel teams ea, ew, aw, ou, al, and au through an engaging safari-themed adventure. Students will practice identifying, sorting, and using these sounds in context.

A culminating experience where students review the four text types and create their own 'Meaning Maker Masterpiece' by writing a short piece using specific structural and figurative tools.

Focused on opinion texts, this lesson teaches students to identify an author's point of view and the reasons provided to support it, while exploring persuasive word choices.