Second day of the Grammar Lab focusing on regular and irregular past tense verbs through sorting and sentence building.
A foundational lesson for 1st grade students to distinguish between past and present tense using time markers and verb endings. Students will learn to identify 'now' versus 'before' through interactive slides, visual aids, and hands-on practice.
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 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 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 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 reading comprehension lesson centered on the book Michael Recycle by Ellie Bethel, focusing on identifying key story elements using WH-questions.
A comprehensive phonics lesson introducing the 'ai' and 'ay' spellings for the long /ae/ sound, including tricky word practice and decodable reading.
A comprehensive week of instruction covering the introduction of ai and ay, multisensory practice, heart words, and connected text reading.
A guided reading lesson focused on how characters' actions and dialogue impact others' feelings, using the story of The Three Little Pigs.
Students will sequence three major events in a story using the signal words 'first', 'next', and 'last'.
Students will identify characters (who) and settings (where) in simple narratives using visual cues and foundational descriptive language.
A comprehensive weekly plan and set of activities to master essential phonics patterns and high-frequency sight words.
A focused activity on identifying and distinguishing between vowels and consonants using the visual style of plastic reading rods.
Recognition and awards for students as they master each detective-themed phonics level.
Investigating vowel teams and their distinct sounds in multi-syllabic and complex words.
Cracking the code of the silent e and its effect on long vowel sounds.
Exploring complex trigraphs (tch, dge) and three-letter blends (str, spl) as high-level evidence.
Mastering consonant blends through investigative word work and center activities.