Preparing students for the NYS Grade 6 ELA extended response by breaking down the comparison of two texts into manageable drafting stages.

A structural analysis lesson focused on Carol Ann Duffy's poem 'Text', exploring how line breaks and stanza structure mirror the anxiety and brevity of digital communication.

A reading comprehension lesson centered on a story about Beth and her diverse group of pets, focusing on identifying key details through "Wh-" questions.

A focused look at Chapter 7 of Their Eyes Were Watching God, exploring Janie's internal duality and the climactic verbal confrontation that shatters her marriage to Jody.

This lesson introduces students to the features of informational texts, such as headings, captions, maps, and glossaries, using the mentor text 'A Mountain Gorilla Grows Up' to model how these features provide additional facts and details. Students will practice identifying and using these features to locate information.

A focused lesson on identifying chronological sequence in informational texts, specifically targeting RI.3.8 standards for 3rd-grade students.

A collection of reading accuracy trackers for Kindergarten and 1st Grade students to monitor their phonics progress.

Students practice and perform five unique fractured fairy tale scripts, each featuring exactly five characters to support collaborative group work.

A phonics series focusing on vowel spelling patterns (long 'i', long 'o') through the lens of Shakespeare's Macbeth.

A hands-on phonics lesson focused on identifying and reading CVC (Consonant-Vowel-Consonant) words through a collaborative classroom game. Students practice fluency and word recognition while covering the entire alphabet.

A lesson designed for emerging Multilingual Learners to practice vocabulary in context and sequencing through an engaging story about Earth Day and a park cleanup. Students will learn facts about the environment while building narrative comprehension skills.

A comprehensive lesson on identifying and analyzing nine types of figurative language through tiered study guides and a visual reference sheet.

Second day of the Grammar Lab focusing on regular and irregular past tense verbs through sorting and sentence building.

A comprehensive suite of data tracking tools for students to monitor their reading progress, including benchmark assessments and IMSE Orton-Gillingham concept checks from Kindergarten through 5th grade.

Teaches students to use context clues for homophones and explore reference tools like dictionaries and glossaries, aligning with TEKS 1.3B and 1.3D.

Covers real-life word examples, shades of meaning (connotations), and understanding idioms and nonliteral phrases through context, aligning with TEKS 1.3B.

Focuses on identifying synonyms and antonyms and using context clues to find words that best fit a sentence, aligning with TEKS 1.3B.

A modern take on cursive handwriting for middle school students, focusing on academic vocabulary, signature development, and the efficiency of script for note-taking. This lesson moves beyond elementary tracing to focus on fluid connections and professional presentation.

A fun, interactive memory game designed to help students master high-frequency sight words through color-coded matching cards.

Day 1 focuses on identifying the specific purpose of lists and signs/posters in everyday contexts.

A 15-20 minute small group session for students at a higher 3rd-grade level, focusing on complex author's purpose and specific text features.

A 15-20 minute small group session for students approaching grade level, focusing on identifying the purpose of a persuasive text (to persuade).

A 15-20 minute small group session for students approaching grade level, focusing on identifying the purpose of a non-fiction text (to inform).

A 15-20 minute small group session for students approaching grade level, focusing on identifying the purpose of a fiction text (to entertain).

A creative storytelling lesson where students use paper puppets to explore how a story changes when told through the eyes of a secondary character.

A phonics lesson focusing on identifying and using three-letter blends (scr, str, shr, spl, spr, squ, thr) through hands-on matching and reading comprehension.

A lesson focused on identifying main ideas and supporting details to create concise summaries of informational texts.

A reading comprehension lesson centered on the book Michael Recycle by Ellie Bethel, focusing on identifying key story elements using WH-questions.

A reading comprehension lesson focused on historical informational texts, specifically targeting context clues and vocabulary acquisition skills.

A critical literacy unit that bridges the fantasy world of Lauren Roberts' Powerless with real-world historical segregation, culminating in a student-led social action proposal to school leadership.