A 5-day morning work series featuring mixed math and ELA practice to start the school day with focus and energy.
An introductory lesson on personification using nature and weather imagery to help students understand how human traits are attributed to non-human things.
A mystery-themed lesson where students act as "Noun Detectives" to track down common and proper nouns across various case files.
A tech-adventure themed lesson focused on identifying and correctly capitalizing common and proper nouns through the lens of digital explorers.
A high-energy lesson on proper nouns through the lens of celebrities, movies, and media brands, helping students distinguish between general categories and specific stars.
A functional math lesson focused on adding two menu items using a calculator within the context of a digital fast food ordering app. Students practice selecting items from a McDonald's-themed menu and totaling their purchases.
Students explore the intersection of geometry and botany by creating 'fractal gardens' using paper and repeating patterns. They learn how simple mathematical rules of iteration generate the complex structures found in ferns, trees, and flowers.
A lesson focused on identifying and using similes in literature through a descriptive reading passage and creative practice.
A 30-minute interactive lesson where 3rd graders design a Wilderness Park, applying their knowledge of area and perimeter to create specific park zones on a 1x1 foot grid scale.
A math-focused project where students design a nature park using area, perimeter, and scale concepts aligned with 3rd-grade Oregon standards.
A 30-minute hands-on math lesson where students design a nature park to practice area and perimeter, specifically focusing on comparing the sizes of different park zones.
A set of early literacy screening tools for assessing sight word recognition and decoding skills using nonsense words.
A collection of visual math story problems for early learners, focusing on basic addition and subtraction within 5. Each item uses a five-frame layout to help students visualize quantities and match them to mathematical expressions.
A lesson focused on identifying and representing 2-digit numbers using base-ten blocks (tens and ones).
A lesson focused on identifying and representing 3-digit numbers using base-ten blocks (hundreds, tens, and ones).
A 30-minute inquiry-based math lesson for 3rd grade focusing on flexible multiplication strategies through a nature-themed Number Talk. Students explore multiple ways to solve problems involving equal groups and arrays, emphasizing discussion and conceptual understanding.
A guided practice lesson on theoretical probability focusing on standard dice and custom spinners for 6th-grade math students.
Students embark on a cartographic journey to master the coordinate plane, covering all four quadrants, reflections, and distance calculations through a navigational lens.
A series of engaging, nautical-themed tracing worksheets designed to help kindergarten students master short vowel sounds through letter formation, CVC word practice, and sound recognition activities.