A short lesson focusing on practicing short constructed responses (SCR) using informational texts about the Ancestral Puebloans and the Haudenosaunee. Students read short passages, identify key details, and write evidenced-based responses.

A fast-paced 25-minute small group lesson focusing on identifying main ideas and supporting details using a detective-themed 'Case Files' approach. Includes guided modeling, collaborative practice, and independent application.

A lesson focused on mastering standard 3.W.4 by teaching students how to organize their writing for clarity and coherence through the metaphor of architectural drafting.

A lesson designed to help 3rd-grade students master the art of summarizing by identifying a topic sentence, three key details, and a closing sentence. Using a fun 'Summary Squad' detective theme, students learn to treat summarizing as an investigation to find the most important parts of a text.

A lesson focused on identifying literal and nonliteral language within a narrative nonfiction text about Arizona monsoons, aligned with AZ ELA standard 3.RL.4.

A lesson where students become 'Story Detectives' to practice making inferences, analyzing character relationships, and mapping out plot elements using two engaging mystery stories.

A comprehensive lesson designed to help 3rd-5th grade students master the art of paragraph construction through a fun, retro video game theme. Students will learn about sentence variety, topic sentences, and supporting details through interactive slides, a card-based game, and scaffolded practice.

A comprehensive assessment focusing on decoding 2-3 syllable words across various syllable patterns including closed, VCe, r-controlled, open, and vowel teams.

This lesson provides an informal assessment for students to demonstrate their ability to read 2-3 syllable words containing common prefixes and suffixes. It includes a student-facing word list and a corresponding teacher recording sheet.

Una misión de simulación de alta intensidad donde los estudiantes deben resolver acertijos de comprensión lectora (inferencia y síntesis) para 'desbloquear' un taller de energía después de un fallo crítico del sistema.

Targeted small group intervention materials and fluency practice for students needing extra support with morphological decoding.

Synthesizes prefix and suffix knowledge to decode complex, multisyllabic words through structural analysis.

Explores common suffixes (-ful, -less, -er, -ly) and how they modify the function and meaning of base words.

Introduces the concept of prefixes as word 'attachments' that change meaning, specifically focusing on re-, un-, dis-, and pre-.

A lightning-fast 5-minute mini-lesson focusing on identifying and analyzing shifts in a character's point of view through a short narrative model.