Synthesis Lab

An introductory lesson for 6th graders to master the Daily Grammar Practice (DGP) routine. Includes a step-by-step interactive slide deck, a scaffolded 5-day student workbook with reference sheets, and a comprehensive teacher answer key.

A comprehensive ELA binder and notebook setup for 6th grade, featuring Daily Grammar Practice (DGP) routines, reference sheets, and novel-specific unit dividers with cascading cut-out index tabs.

A summer reading program designed for 4th graders, structured as an adventure field guide to track books, analyze chapters, and practice active reading strategies.

A 6th-grade literary analysis lesson exploring the dual perspectives of Robin Hood. Students analyze contrasting portrayals of the famous outlaw as a heroic savior and a lawless criminal, culminating in an argumentative writing piece and classroom debate.

Poetry analysis lesson centered on Louise Erdrich's The Birchbark House. Includes a 4-page student booklet with four thematic poems and eleven questions, and a 2-page teacher answer key with poetry guides, analysis notes, and exemplary student responses.

Poetry analysis lesson centered on The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963. Includes a 4-page student booklet with four thematic poems and eleven questions, and a 2-page teacher answer key with poetry guides, analysis notes, and exemplary student responses.

Poetry analysis lesson centered on The Giver. Includes a 4-page student booklet with four thematic poems and eleven questions, and a 2-page teacher answer key with poetry guides, analysis notes, and exemplary student responses.

Poetry analysis lesson centered on Max the Mighty. Includes a 4-page student booklet with four thematic poems and eleven questions, and a 2-page teacher answer key with poetry guides, analysis notes, and exemplary student responses.

Poetry analysis lesson centered on Freak the Mighty. Includes a 4-page student booklet with four thematic poems and eleven questions, and a 2-page teacher answer key with poetry guides, analysis notes, and exemplary student responses.

A premium, student-facing draft and rule booklet for English Listening and Speaking (L&S) across 8 core units of pronunciation and speech skills.

A comprehensive 3rd-grade grammar unit covering essential noun, adjective, verb, and adverb suffixes. Through engaging matching, fill-in-the-blank, and sentence writing exercises, students learn to identify, decode, and use these word parts in worksheets and a workbook.

A comprehensive 3rd-grade grammar unit covering essential Greek and Latin roots: dict, duct, fect, fract, junct, struct, min, and spec. Through engaging matching, fill-in-the-blank, and sentence writing exercises, students learn to identify, decode, and use these word parts in worksheets and a workbook.

A comprehensive 3rd-grade grammar unit covering essential prefixes: un-, im-/in-/ir-, dis-, non-, re-, mis-, and pre-. Through an engaging 'Prefix Patrol' detective theme, students learn to identify, decode, and use these word parts in worksheets and cumulative review keys.

An immersive World Oceans Day lesson exploring marine biology and conservation through the lens of Greek and Latin roots. Students decode scientific terms to understand ocean ecosystems and human impacts.

A writing-focused lesson exploring the life, career, and cultural impact of pop star Justin Bieber. Students analyze a structured fact sheet, plan their ideas using a two-column guided graphic organizer, and write a cohesive two-paragraph essay with integrated scaffolding.

An active, safari-themed Write-the-Room scavenger hunt designed specifically for struggling first-grade readers to identify and understand key nonfiction text features through movement and visual cues.

A comprehensive foundational reading review lesson that focuses on phonics concepts from HD Word Foundations. Includes a multi-page student activity packet and a corresponding teacher answer key for diagnostic and remedial instruction.

A differentiated decoding lesson designed for 3rd-6th grade struggling readers to practice reading and spelling multisyllabic words with vowel teams, vowel-consonant-e, r-controlled, and consonant-le patterns through interactive puzzle activities.

An application-focused reading intervention lesson reinforcing ie/igh vowel teams in connected reading and spelling. Designed for high school struggling readers, this lesson integrates a cumulative long-vowel team review (ai/ay, ee/ea/ey, oa/ow/oe) and dictation tasks.

An explicit, highly scaffolded reading intervention lesson introducing long i vowel teams (ie, igh) while reviewing silent-e (i_e) through structured word sorting, guided spelling comparison, and phrase reading.

An application-focused reading intervention lesson reinforcing oa/ow/oe vowel teams in connected reading and spelling. Designed for high school struggling readers, this lesson integrates a cumulative long-vowel team review (ai/ay, ee/ea/ey) and dictation tasks.

Students read an adapted news article about Jen Rubino, a teenager who founded Cards for Hospitalized Kids to bring hope and joy to patients across the country. They practice identifying main ideas and details.