A series of 1st-grade reading resources adapted from the novel Crenshaw, focusing on character introduction and Jackson's love for facts through simplified text and visual aids.

Students practice identifying and categorizing word families including CVC words, blends, and digraphs using an interactive spin-and-graph format. This lesson focuses on decoding skills and phonetic awareness through a gamified approach.

Answer keys and reference guides for the Heritage Horizons unit.

Students use their knowledge of legends and heroes to write their own creative narrative inspired by AAPI cultural storytelling.

Learn about Duke Kahanamoku, the father of modern surfing, and practice finding key details in a non-fiction biography.

Read the classic folktale 'The Magic Paintbrush' to understand theme and character motivation through reading comprehension.

Discover the life of Patsy Mink, the first woman of color elected to Congress, while building vocabulary and using context clues.

Explore the legend of the Moon Goddess, Chang'e, to identify main ideas and supporting details in traditional folktales.

In this lesson, students practice reading sentences containing a variety of long vowel teams (ai, ay, ee, ea, igh, ie, oa, oe, ow, ew, ui, ue, ey) using the scooping method to improve phrasing and reading flow.

A phonics and vocabulary focused lesson based around a list of 13 nature and everyday words, featuring image-word association and sentence-level practice.

A foundational phonics lesson focusing on identifying and reading CVC words through visual associations and simple story context. Students will explore short vowel sounds using a "Park Adventure" theme.

A teacher-led phonics lesson focused on the /aʊ/ sound spelled with 'ow', featuring orthographic mapping and word chain activities.

An undercover detective-themed lesson for second graders focusing on a fresh set of irregular verbs: find/found, tell/told, write/wrote, sit/sat, and sing/sang.

An advanced detective-themed lesson for second graders focusing on a new set of irregular past tense verbs: ran, came, gave, took, and made, set within the 'Verb Manor' mystery.

An introductory exploration of Franz Kafka's 'The Metamorphosis', simplified for young readers. Students will read about Gregor's strange morning and reflect on how it feels to change.

A simplified reading of the first scene of The Metamorphosis, focusing on Gregor's discovery and his feelings.

A foundational lesson on making inferences using textual evidence and prior knowledge, themed around a detective agency.

An advanced scavenger hunt designed for kindergarteners reading at a higher level, focusing on multi-syllabic and complex vocabulary through a "Word Detective" theme.

A foundational phonics lesson for kindergarteners to practice writing and reading simple CVC words through visual cues and drawing.

A lesson focused on the 'Hamburger' paragraph structure, emphasizing self-editing and quality control at each step of the writing process.

A set of phonics station activities focusing on welded sounds (-an, -am, -all, -ank, -ink, -onk, -unk) through sorting, matching, and coloring tasks.