Suffix Showdown

A spelling bridge program for rising fifth graders, reviewing essential third and fourth-grade spelling patterns. Focuses on inflected endings, syllable junctures, silent letters, and complex vowels through structured worksheets and hands-on sorting cards.

A high-interest, ADHD-friendly 60-minute tutoring session for incoming 5th graders focused on the sunken ruins of Heracleion. Features structured movement breaks, a multi-sensory word ladder, targeted fiction and nonfiction summarizing, and a creative writing prompt.

A detailed 2-page tutor lesson plan and guide for facilitating the 60-minute Sunken City Detectives session. Features pacing tips, ADHD-specific redirection scripts, interactive game rules, and full answer keys.

A reading and morphology sequence that helps students master suffix structures through highly engaging controlled stories, multi-read fluency tracking, and word hunting exercises.

A warm, engaging special event lesson plan centered around Bring Your Favorite Stuffy Day. Students practice descriptive writing, public speaking, and active listening by sharing facts about their favorite stuffed animals.

An ADHD-friendly, high-interest student workbook featuring a visual progress tracker, underwater-themed word ladder, nonfiction/fiction summarizing graphic organizers, active movement breaks, and a creative writing prompt about Thonis-Heracleion.

A systematic short vowel intervention program that uses the Vowel Locksmith metaphor to halt word-guessing, progressing from simple CVC to complex consonant blends.

A week-long reading comprehension packet for 5th-grade students focusing on a personal narrative of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing. Includes 3rd-4th grade level passages, multiple-choice questions, and a Hamburger Paragraph writing organizer.

A teacher facilitation guide containing instructions for playing the Suffix Showdown Jeopardy game, morphological explanation keys, pacing suggestions, and answers to common misconceptions.

A comprehensive 12-part series designed to master 240 high-frequency words through sentence construction, mechanics practice, and proofreading.

An advanced phonics and morphology lesson focusing on the 'sound-shifter' spelling patterns (ti, ci, tu, ture). Students analyze multi-syllable word breakdowns, master morphograph suffixes, and apply decoding strategies to complex text.

A student companion handout for recording Jeopardy guesses, writing morphological word breakdowns, and practicing decoding VCe base words with the -ive suffix.