A Pre-K phonics lesson introducing the 'sh' digraph through interactive games, a catchy video, and a creative 'SH Wand' craft to associate the letters with the 'quiet' sound.
Students synthesize information from multiple texts to create a comprehensive comparison and write a final evidentiary paragraph.
Students learn about hurricanes and practice organizing information into a structured paragraph with a clear topic sentence, supporting details, and a conclusion.
Students explore the science of tornadoes while focusing on identifying key details and mastering domain-specific vocabulary.
A comprehensive practice session for English 1 EOC revising and editing, featuring a medical-themed approach to 'curing' common writing ailments like poor sentence structure, tense issues, and punctuation errors.
This lesson prepares students for the English 1 EOC exam by analyzing a poem and an informational text about nature and ecosystems. It includes test-style questions, a short constructed response, and a collaborative speaking activity.
A collection of short stories designed for verbal story retell, featuring story grammar elements and inferencing questions. Includes stories with kids, animals, and fantasy creatures at two different complexity levels.
A comprehensive lesson on narrative sentence variation focusing on varied beginnings, sentence combining, length modulation, and descriptive clauses. Students move from identifying monotone rhythms to crafting dynamic, flowing prose.
A series of three ELA homework assignments based on the story 'Oakley’s Azure Acorn,' focusing on phonics, vocabulary, comprehension, and grammar.
Synthesizing the relationship between point of view and plot. Students use their annotations to respond to a short constructed response prompt about how the omniscient perspective impacts the selection's development.
Diving deeper into figurative language including metaphors, personification, and situational irony. Students finish the story and evaluate the symbolic significance of the 'open window' and 'heart trouble'.
Introduction to 3rd person omniscient point of view and sensory imagery. Students begin reading the text and analyze how Chopin uses the setting outside the open window to reflect Louise Mallard's internal shift.
A comprehensive set of materials for a high school Open House, including a presentation and a parent/guardian support handout for the Reading and Learning Center English class.
A lesson focused on decoding and dividing multisyllabic words with closed syllables through a hands-on cut-and-paste activity.
A creative writing lesson for middle school students exploring empathy and perspective-taking through the medium of internal monologues. Using a poignant animated video about cyberbullying, students analyze character motivations and the impact of digital actions.
A comprehensive lesson for 2nd-3rd graders on decoding unfamiliar words using context clues, prefixes, suffixes, and root words, all framed within an engaging detective theme.
A comprehensive lesson where 8th graders learn to construct persuasive essays using an 'architectural' framework, focusing on thesis foundations, structural claims, and evidentiary reinforcement.
A Pre-K lesson focused on responding to who, what, and where questions using the book 'Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?' as a context. Students will practice searching for visual information and identifying animals, colors, and locations.
A preparatory lesson exploring the historical, social, and cultural landscape of the 1920s to provide context for 'The Great Gatsby'. Students rotate through stations covering the Sacco-Vanzetti trial, the Harlem Renaissance, and major social shifts.
An investigation into the rich symbolism present in Chapter 3 during one of Gatsby's lavish parties. Students decode the meaning behind objects like the library books and the yellow car to understand the era's superficiality.
This lesson guides students through the process of crafting topic sentences that directly respond to a writing prompt about Wilma Rudolph's perseverance. It emphasizes the integration of prompt language, previews of text evidence, and the foundation for analytical explanation.
This lesson teaches students how to craft a strong paragraph by combining a clear focus statement with specific supporting details, using the fascinating world of frogs as a model.
Focuses on writing a high-tension introduction for a Choose Your Own Adventure story that culminates in a critical survival decision based on animal defense mechanisms.
A deep dive into the historical context of the 1920s and how the 'echoes' of the Jazz Age, Prohibition, and social stratification resonate throughout the narrative of The Great Gatsby.
A comprehensive baseline reading assessment for 5th grade students, designed specifically for virtual tutoring environments. Includes oral reading fluency, word recognition, and comprehension components.
The initial diagnostic session where the tutor assesses the student's phonics knowledge, oral reading fluency, and reading comprehension.
A comprehensive lesson focusing on Lady Macbeth's characterization in Act I, Scenes 5 and 7. Students use a gradual release model to master annotation and making inferences through a STEAL chart.
Students explore Macbeth's psychological collapse from the murder of Duncan to the haunting banquet. This lesson focuses on independent annotation of key scenes and visual storytelling through a comic strip creation.
A comprehensive assessment focused on second-grade phonics standards, including long/short vowels, closed syllables, sight words 'car', 'carry', and 'every', and sentence structure.
Students analyze Carol Ann Duffy's poem 'Valentine,' focusing on the 'bittersweet' nature of love through the extended metaphor of an onion and identifying how poetic structure reflects emotional complexity.
Students analyze the thesis and structural elements of Eric Jaffe's scientific article 'Why Love Literally Hurts,' identifying how scientific evidence supports the claim that social pain mimics physical pain.
A lesson focusing on identifying and correcting faulty parallelism in sentences, helping students create rhythm and clarity in their writing.
A structured reflection framework for second-grade students to respond to their free reading choices, offering multiple pathways for critical thinking and creative expression.
Conception d'actions de médiation concrètes, de la mise en espace physique du CDI aux outils numériques, pour engager les élèves dans la lecture.
Exploration de l'histoire, des genres et des mutations actuelles de l'édition pour adolescents, incluant l'impact des réseaux sociaux et des nouvelles tendances éditoriales.
A week of 10-minute daily warm-up activities focusing on letter sounds, rhyming, and initial sound identification.
A comprehensive lesson for kindergarteners to master Dolch Pre-Primer and Primer sight words through interactive slides, tracing practice, and word recognition games.