Dive into the Fenian Cycle with the story of Fionn Mac Cumhaill and the Salmon of Knowledge.
A high-energy, carnival-themed literacy package designed to boost oral reading fluency with a focus on phrasing and punctuation. Features print-and-cut phrasing task cards, partner-based carnival games, and a dramatic Reader's Theater script set under the Big Top.
A comprehensive 60-minute ELA lesson focused on the animated short film 'The Present'. Students explore core reading skills—inferential thinking, prediction, citing evidence, and concrete symbolism—by analyzing the boy, the box, the dog, and the final reveal.
An immersive, print-ready educational board game teaching the major events, key figures, and critical concepts leading up to the American Revolutionary War from 1754 to 1775.
Focuses on using Metaphors and Similes to create powerful figurative imagery. Includes a final "My Poetry Masterpieces" portfolio cover and peer celebration review pages.
Focuses on shape, movement, and visual arrangement with Concrete (Shape) Poems and Free Verse. Provides scaffolded outline guides, word maps, and sensory feeling prompts.
Focuses on structure, rhythm, and sound through Acrostic Poems and Rhyming Couplets. Offers step-by-step graphic templates, letter grids, rhyming dictionaries, and syllable beat counters.
Focuses on Sensory and Color Poetry (Haiku and Color Poems). Students explore imagery using their five senses, utilizing highly visual sensory organizers, word banks, and syllable counters.
A comprehensive writing lesson centered around the CKLA Grade 5 persuasive prompt: 'Should Theseus hire the Workmen of Athens Theatrical Club?' Students gather text evidence about the mechanicals' theatrical abilities, weigh their strengths and weaknesses, and draft a structured persuasive paragraph.
A comprehensive lesson designed for 5th-grade students to identify and distinguish between key literary genres, including fiction and nonfiction basics, and a modern mix of fantasy, science fiction, mystery, and adventure.
A 20-minute introductory lesson exploring community, cooperation, and human connection inspired by Bill McKibben's 'We Are Better Together'. Students examine how our unique differences and teamwork allow us to build a better, stronger community, culminating in a creative sketch and reflection activity.
An interactive, gamified lesson where students become 'Genre Detectives' to identify fiction subgenres and mixed literature genres. Includes an interactive classroom presentation, a printable student recording sheet, and a comprehensive teacher guide with full answer keys.
A planning and writing lesson centered around Joseph Bruchac's novel Two Roads, guiding students to write a structured narrative letter from Cal to Possum with differentiated scaffolding.
