A 1st-grade ELA lesson where students become 'detectives' to identify and describe character traits using clues from a story. This lesson combines interactive slides, a short mystery-style reading, and hands-on investigation activities.
An advanced application lesson where students manipulate VSE words and practice distinguishing the /s/ and /z/ sounds in varied contexts.
A structured literacy lesson focused on the letter C /k/ and glued sounds -an and -am, using the decodable text 'The Cat Can'. This lesson follows a backwards planning approach to ensure students can decode and encode CVC words and nasalized vowels.
A cumulative review of all long and short vowel patterns (A, E, I, O, U) within a complex "System Sync" text reaching higher Lexile levels.
Covers short /u/ and /e/ versus their long VCe counterparts, incorporating advanced phoneme-grapheme mapping.
Explores short /o/ and long /o/ (VCe) patterns with a focus on multisyllabic word decoding and fluency.
Focuses on short /i/ and long /i/ (VCe) patterns, featuring encoding drills and a mission-based reading passage.
Focuses on discriminating between short /a/ (CVC) and long /a/ (VCe) patterns through phoneme-grapheme mapping and targeted decoding of an encrypted message text.
In this lesson, students will practice synthesizing information from an informational text and a poem. They will learn to identify shared themes and contrasting perspectives to develop a comprehensive understanding of the aging process.
An advanced rhetorical analysis lesson for AP Language students focusing on the SOAPSTone method to deconstruct non-fiction texts and identify the speaker's line of reasoning.
A comprehensive set of handwriting practice materials focusing on uppercase letters, lowercase letters, numbers, and simple sentences with a fun hero-themed design.
A phonics-based lesson focusing on CVC and consonant digraph decoding through a decodable story about a pet dog, introducing the heart words: woman, friend, and because.
Focuses on the 1-1-1 doubling rule for adding suffixes -ed and -ing. Students will read about Edwin's busy day, practicing words like 'dropped', 'jogging', 'tripped', and 'sitting' while building vocabulary for words like 'exhausted'.
A comprehensive phonemic awareness lesson focusing on identifying beginning sounds, blending, segmenting, and manipulating phonemes through a detective-themed 'Sound Squad' approach.
Focus on the short 'u' vowel sound and sight words 'see', 'my', 'up' through the context of basic banking and ATM use. Students will decode CVC words like 'bus', 'cup', and 'sum' while practicing how to read simple financial instructions.
Focus on the short 'e' vowel sound and sight words 'for', 'you', 'me' through the context of a health clinic and pharmacy. Students will decode CVC words like 'bed', 'pen', and 'leg' while learning to read simple health-related instructions.
Focus on the short 'o' vowel sound and sight words 'can', 'it', 'on' within the context of basic workplace responsibilities. Students will practice reading words like 'job', 'mop', and 'box' while learning to follow simple work-related instructions.
Focus on the short 'a' vowel sound and sight words 'the', 'is', 'in' through the context of grocery shopping and market lists. Students will practice decoding simple CVC words like 'bag', 'ham', and 'tag' within real-world shopping tasks.
Focus on the short 'i' vowel sound and sight words 'to', 'go', 'at' through the context of public transportation and city navigation. Students will decode CVC words like 'sit', 'big', and 'bin' while practicing how to read simple transit directions.
A comprehensive introduction to decoding strategies and phonics patterns, themed as a secret agent mission to 'crack the code' of reading. Students will learn to use strategies like Stretchy Snake and Chunky Monkey while practicing digraphs, blends, and silent e.
Focuses on the long 'a' vowel teams 'ai' and 'ay'. Students read about Gail's trip to her brother's farm on a Sunday, practicing words like 'trail', 'snail', 'spray', and 'clay' while learning syllable division rules for vowel teams.
A comprehensive set of resources to introduce, practice, and master the Dolch Kindergarten (Primer) sight words.
Focuses on compound words and a review of the silent 'e' (VCe) pattern. Students read about Sage and her stepmom packing a lunch for a trip to the pond, practicing words like 'backpack', 'laptop', 'milkshakes', and 'cupcakes'.