A high-interest, explorer-themed lesson where 3rd-5th grade students design personalized summer reading trail maps, set challenge goals, and pitch books to classmates to embark on a lifelong reading adventure.
A phonics and literacy lesson focused on the 'rabbit rule' (VC/CV double consonant) syllabication pattern, using a field-journal-themed decodable story, interactive word-mapping activities, and a comprehensive teacher guide.
A reading comprehension and vocabulary lesson based on the true story of a D.C. bus driver who went out of his way to return a student's lost trumpet before an important concert. Students develop close reading skills, identify Tier 2 vocabulary in context, and explore themes of community and empathy.
A complete comprehension assessment lesson for J.M. Barrie's Classic Starts: Peter Pan, featuring a student quiz with visual supports and a detailed teacher answer key with page references.
A complete literacy lesson aligned with Wilson Reading System Step 6.2, focusing on multi-syllabic words with suffixes. Students learn to read, scoop, and define complex words while engaging with an inspiring reading passage about NFL wide receiver AJ Brown.
A comprehensive reading comprehension packet containing six engaging 2nd-grade passages (three fiction, three informational) with literal and inferential questions.
A suite of 5 phonics-based progress monitoring reading passages designed for second-grade students. Each passage targets a specific phonetic spelling pattern (closed syllables, silent e, two-syllable words, r-controlled vowels, and vowel teams) and includes a student-facing reading and comprehension page and a matching teacher-facing word-count tracking page.
An end-of-year staff meeting bundle designed to analyze student writing data from the Empowering Writers curriculum and plan for next school year's instruction.
A high-interest, detective-themed mixed context clues lesson for 5th graders. Students analyze challenging sentences to uncover word meanings using definition, synonym, antonym, example, and inference clues.
A 5th-grade reading comprehension lesson focused on making inferences. Students read 'Everyday Mysteries'—puzzle-like short passages on printable task cards—and use clues and schema to determine what happened, tracking their thinking on a detective's notebook recording sheet.
An engaging vocabulary review lesson where students use a roll-and-read dice board to practice reading fluency and define key multi-syllable academic words with partners.
A detective-themed, collaborative lesson on relating ideas in a text (cause & effect, chronological connections) for 5th-grade summer school. Includes simplified interactive matching games, movement resets, and peer-to-peer discussion.
An 8th-grade ELA test readiness lesson containing a complete, high-quality standards-aligned practice test with fiction, poetry, and informational articles, plus a teacher's diagnostic answer key.
An arcade-themed, high-energy lesson on comparing and contrasting characters for 5th graders. Features interactive games, structured movement breaks, collaborative SEL tasks, and a short story analysis.
A high-energy, movement-based reading lesson for 5th-grade summer school students to master Compare/Contrast and Cause/Effect text structures through a 'Wild Survival' theme. Includes visual slides, physical movement activities, and companion student graphic organizers.
A lesson focused on teaching students how to make logical inferences using everyday functional texts, such as text messages, receipts, schedules, and maps. Students act as 'Everyday Detectives' to piece together clues from real-world documents.
A rigorous, standard-aligned preparation lesson for the Grade 6 Reading EOG, featuring a complete 42-question practice exam and a dedicated standalone answer key with detailed question rationales and standards alignment.
A full-length diagnostic reading assessment for Grade 8, designed to mirror the exact structure, passage distribution, and cognitive rigor of the North Carolina End-of-Grade (EOG) released exam.
A scaffolded narrative writing assessment unit designed to support fifth-grade students, particularly those with IEP accommodations, in planning, drafting, and checking their own creative stories.
A highly scaffolded character analysis lesson designed for English Language Learners (ELL) Level 2. Students analyze either a loathsome or pitiful character using a visual graphic organizer and sentence starters.
A progress monitoring phonics assessment system for first grade, featuring five passages targeting closed, silent e, and r-controlled syllable patterns alongside high-frequency words. Includes student reading sheets, running record scoring guides, and comprehension worksheets with primary handwriting lines.