A collection of visual anchor charts and notebook inserts to help students master common spelling rules including the FLOSS rule and the C/K/CK spelling choice.
The final lesson challenges students to compare and contrast 'The Meadow's Secret' and 'The Forest's Song'. Students will identify similarities in theme and differences in mood and setting.
Students analyze 'The Forest's Song', focusing on rhythm, personification, and sensory details. They will complete a reading comprehension assessment specific to this poem.
Students are introduced to the elements of poetry through a close reading of 'The Meadow's Secret'. The lesson focuses on imagery, stanzas, and identifying the speaker's perspective.
A collection of resources to support students in tracking and improving classroom behaviors, focusing on self-regulation and engagement.
A 5th-grade MCAS-aligned ELA review focusing on environmental protection. Students read two informational passages about ocean plastic solutions, answer multiple-choice questions, and write a comparative open response.
A weekly routine for students to track and reflect on self-created executive functioning goals, promoting metacognition and self-regulation.
A 5th-grade ELA lesson focused on comparing and contrasting character experiences through two realistic fiction passages about overcoming challenges. Students will practice MCAS-style multiple-choice and open-response questions.
A 3rd-grade reading comprehension lesson focused on making inferences and using textual evidence, featuring a desert-themed mystery story. Students will act as 'Desert Detectives' to solve a mystery while mastering TEKS-aligned reading skills.
A focused lesson on decoding 3rd-grade MCAS ELA terminology through interactive matching and visual review. Students will master high-frequency test words like 'summarize', 'text features', and 'main idea' to boost confidence on state assessments.
A social skills lesson focused on personal boundaries and frustration tolerance for students with severe intellectual disabilities, using the concrete concept of a 'Personal Bubble'.
A comprehensive Grade 5 ELA review focused on analyzing character growth and transformation. Students will read three unique short stories and practice writing evidence-based responses using a structured claim-evidence-conclusion format aligned with MCAS expectations.
A foundational lesson for non-verbal students with autism to learn and practice three greeting methods: waving, high-fives, and using an AAC device. Includes a social narrative, choice boards, and individual communication cards.
A cumulative review of all four emotions through a matching game. Focuses on generalization across different faces and contexts.
Explores 'Angry' and 'Scared' using clear visual indicators like furrowed brows and wide eyes. Provides slides, teacher support, and a sorting activity mat.
Focuses on identifying 'Happy' and 'Sad' through facial expressions and situational cues. Includes visual slides, a facilitator guide for non-verbal communication, and printable matching cards.
A lesson introducing various suffixes through the lens of women's lacrosse, featuring word analysis and a six-paragraph reading passage.
Focuses on blending individual phonemes into words and segmenting words into phonemes using visual mats and movement-based activities.
Focuses on isolating and identifying initial and final sounds in words through scripted detective-themed activities and picture sorts.
A comprehensive review of Orton-Gillingham phonics patterns including digraphs, vowel teams, the floss rule, and glued sounds through engaging, hands-on activities.
A lesson focused on comparing and contrasting two non-fiction texts about animal migration, designed with accessible reading levels for 5th-grade students.
A lesson exploring how authors use everyday objects to represent deeper abstract ideas, helping students decode layers of meaning in literature.
A set of visual communication tools designed for students who struggle with verbalizing emotions and needs, using a cartoon-inspired theme to make communication engaging and accessible.
A daily habit-building system for students to monitor their readiness, preparation, and work effort across all subjects. Includes student trackers and teacher implementation guides to foster accountability and self-regulation.
A full-length practice experience featuring an informational passage, tiered evidence-based questions, and a narrative writing task.
A strategy-focused guide to help students master EBSR questions and vocabulary in context through the lens of a detective's investigative blueprint.
Five days of quick ELA warm-ups to build stamina and recall for key test-taking strategies and vocabulary skills.
Review all letters, complex line cutting, CVC word sorting, subtraction within 20, and a celebration of 'quiet voice' mastery.
Focus on the letter 'h', shape cutting, 'ap/op' family building, addition within 20, and self-monitoring the 'quiet voice'.
Focus on the letter 'r', curved line cutting, 'an' family CVC words, mixed math within 10, and maintaining a 'quiet voice'.
Focus on the letter 'a', zigzag line cutting, 'at' family building, subtraction within 10, and practicing the 'quiet voice'.