Students learn to identify and apply rhetorical devices (ethos, pathos, logos) through the lens of environmental advocacy, culminating in a local civic action project.

A comprehensive training for new elementary teachers focusing on the Big 6 components of literacy, High Impact Practices, and expert teacher observations based on NYSED standards.

A comprehensive suite of materials for observing and analyzing Rick's Reading Workshop, including transcripts, pedagogical charts, and presentation slides for teacher training.

A comprehension-focused lesson on the prologue and Act 1 of Romeo and Juliet, using Wh- questions to ensure students grasp the foundational plot points and character motivations.

A 30-minute exploration of author's purpose using Julia Alvarez's 'In the Time of the Butterflies', focusing on how historical fiction serves to honor, inform, and inspire.

A lesson focused on RL.4.1, teaching students to use explicit details and draw inferences from both traditional literature and realistic fiction through an investigative lens.

Students will explore the differences between chronological and sequential text structures by analyzing short passages about history and everyday processes.

A lesson focused on RI.3.2 (Main Idea and Key Details) using the inspiring biography of Bessie Coleman, featuring tiered reading passages for differentiated instruction.

A focused reading lesson on hydrothermal vents, designed to help students master quoting accurately from a text to support explicit points and inferences.

A lesson exploring the evolution of the Olympic Games while mastering the skills of identifying central ideas and crafting objective summaries.

A focused lesson on identifying the main idea within complex non-fiction texts about North Carolina history, specifically the mystery of the Lost Colony of Roanoke.

A decodable literacy lesson for first graders focusing on the /ou/ phonics pattern (UFLI Lesson 83) set in a freshwater marsh habitat, featuring mice and frogs.