Students investigate the difference between items that can be counted individually and substances that are measured or weighed, establishing the foundational logic for article usage.
A structured reading intervention sequence at Douglas School combining targeted phonic lessons with the multisensory Nessy online literacy system.
A high-impact phonics crash course for Fundations Level 2 Unit 12, focusing on vowel teams 'oi' and 'oy' in single and multisyllabic words, plus heart words 'favorite', 'early', and 'ocean'. Includes comprehensive slides and structured worksheets.
A set of three creative thank-you note templates including a traditional letter, an acrostic poem, and printable postcards for Teacher Appreciation Week.
A 3-lesson phonics sequence focused on teaching Vowel-Consonant-e (V-e) syllables to late first and second graders. Using a whimsical 'Word Wizards' theme, it covers foundations, vowel expansion, and blends/digraphs, complete with guides, slides, practice pages, and assessments.
A 2nd grade reading comprehension lesson focused on identifying story elements and recognizing mixed vowel teams (ai, ee, oa, ea) in context. Includes a student reading worksheet and a teacher guide with an answer key and phonics support.
Focused student practice activities for orthographic mapping, tracing, and writing the Unit 12 trick/heart words: favorite, early, and ocean.
A comprehensive 5-day phonics breakout sequence where students complete daily independent spelling missions to crack codes. Covering CVC, Silent E, Digraphs/Blends, R-controlled vowels, and Vowel Teams, each day represents a new adventure challenge.
Summer literacy communication and family engagement resources to help rising kindergarteners maintain and build reading skills over the summer break through play-based activities.
A student fill-in-the-blank worksheet designed to reinforce vocabulary context and spelling of oi/oy phonics words and heart words (favorite, early, ocean).
An accelerated, high-impact review of Fundations Level 2 phonics concepts, consolidating Units 11-17 into an intensive curriculum. This sequence focuses on double vowel syllables (vowel teams), multi-syllabic words, and essential high-frequency heart words to build rapid decoding and spelling mastery.
Materials and communication documents for launching and onboarding families to the Nessy Literacy Program at Douglas School.
A syllable division matching and assembly worksheet where students combine prefix/root syllables to build, write, and segment multisyllabic oi and oy words.
