Sunken City Detectives

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.

An engaging lesson focused on decoding and understanding multisyllabic Vowel-Consonant-e (VCe) words when adding the suffix -ive. Students learn how base words drop the silent 'e' and how the suffix alters word meanings through an interactive Jeopardy-style game deck.

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

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.

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.

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

A comprehensive study of Judith Ortiz Cofer's short story 'American History,' analyzing the intersections of personal grief, prejudice, and the shattered promise of the American Dream on the day of President Kennedy's assassination.

A five-lesson literary analysis and SAT prep sequence based on Rob Buyea's 'Because of Mr. Terupt'. Students practice textual evidence analysis and vocabulary-in-context skills through character-driven writing prompts.

An 8-week reading comprehension curriculum designed for entering fifth graders, featuring high-interest adventure themes like wilderness survival, deep-sea exploration, cyber defense, and volcanology. It focuses on critical reading comprehension skills like inferences, cause and effect, summarizing, and context clues with high-contrast, large print student packets.