This lesson focuses on the story 'The Name Jar,' exploring themes of identity, culture, and belonging. Students will analyze character development and cultural traditions through DOK level 3 and 4 questioning and collaborative discussion.
Fantasy-themed math practice for 2nd graders, focusing on addition, subtraction, and word problems in a magical setting.
A collection of magical fantasy reading prompts designed for 2nd grade students to practice reading comprehension, main idea identification, and character trait analysis.
A deep dive into the many sounds of the '-ough' spelling pattern through a detective-themed investigation. Students will learn to identify and categorize the different pronunciations in context.
A fun, space-themed creative writing lesson where students practice identifying and using nouns, verbs, and adjectives to complete a hilarious 3-page galactic adventure.
A 30-minute writing lesson where students sequence and describe the steps required to earn their next belt in Tae Kwon Do. Includes a graphic organizer and specialized word bank.
Sequence the steps of getting ready for bed and provide a concise description of the routine.
Explore the steps of planting a seed and practice identifying key details of the gardening process.
Learn to sequence the steps of making a pizza and describe the scene using Who, What, and Where.
A collection of detective-themed reading and writing activities focusing on the 'ey' vowel team, covering both long /e/ and long /a/ sounds.
A phonics lesson for 2nd graders to distinguish between the voiced (vibrating) and unvoiced (whisper) 'th' sounds at the beginning and end of words. Students will engage with the 'Thunder and Thistle' theme to categorize words and practice pronunciation.
A set of reading comprehension materials about Sianna's magical mermaid adventures under the full moon, offered at different grade levels.
A fun, language-arts focused lesson where students explore parts of speech (nouns, verbs, adjectives) through a humorous cafeteria-themed story activity. Includes a presentation for instruction and a creative worksheet for practice.
A focused lesson on identifying the subject (who) and object (what) in simple sentences through repetition and pattern recognition.
Students identify the subject (who) and the object (what) in simple sentences through a fun, animal-themed worksheet.
A Stranger Things themed lesson focusing on complex sentence construction using subject, predicate, and various predicate expanders (where, when, why).
A lesson exploring the step-by-step process of making ice cream, focusing on chronological text structure and reading comprehension for elementary students.
A hands-on literacy station focused on decoding and constructing CVC (short e, i) and CCVC (L-blends) words through interactive tasks.
An introductory lesson for K-2 students about the Indiana Young Hoosier Book Award, focusing on the voting process and the Picture Book category.
A comprehensive set of interactive games designed for K-3 students to master various reading genres through multiple play formats.
A step-by-step lesson teaching students how to restate a question in their written answers using the "Question Flippers" method: Trash, Toss, and Tweak.
A fun, interactive bingo game designed to help 26 students master 45 high-frequency sight words through play and repetition.