A focused introduction to opinion writing for 5th graders, centering on the single debate topic of whether wild animals should be kept in zoos. Students learn to form a strong claim and support it using the OREO method.
A comprehensive literary research unit designed to guide students through a structural and character analysis of classic and regional fairy tales. Students assume the role of folklore investigators, tracking standard tropes, character motivations, helper archetypes, and plot designs, culminating in an analytical presentation.
A welcoming, high-energy introductory lesson for English Term 2. Students reflect on their holiday experiences, practice active listening and speaking in a collaborative environment, and set personalized, actionable SMART goals for the new term.
A beautifully formatted, print-ready, 2-page student goal-setting worksheet. Contains look-back reflections, selectable superpower target skill, a structured SMART goal drafting space, a 'Find Someone Who' speaking grid, and a tear-off exit ticket.
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 lesson focusing on identifying the central theme of a text about first-day jitters and using the RACE writing strategy to formulate structured, text-evidence-supported responses.
A minimalist yet highly colorful, high-contrast slide presentation for English Term 2 Welcome Back lesson. Designed with solid flat color blocks, generous breathing room, giant typography, and no text smaller than 24px for maximum readability.
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.
A comprehensive progress monitoring kit for English Language Learners (ELLs) across all four core language domains. Includes step-by-step teacher instructions, a printable class tracking matrix, a student self-monitoring journal, and quick formative assessment rubrics.
A comprehensive one-page teacher guide and answer key for 'The Hallway Hurdle' worksheet, featuring model RACE responses, a grading rubric, and common student misconceptions.
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.
A creative lesson focused on providing elementary students with scaffolding tools, sentence starters, and structured frameworks for persuasive and expository writing.
A comprehensive three-page student worksheet featuring 'The Hallway Hurdle' short story, a colorful mini-anchor chart based on the RACE writing strategy, step-by-step lined writing boxes on page 2, and a customizable final draft page on page 3 with an extra-large RACE sidebar guide, a custom question box, and a situation snapshot.
