A lesson focused on RL.2 (Arizona) where students read an original story about a squirrel, identify the central message, and sequence the key events through a hands-on cut-and-paste activity.

An introductory lesson for 2nd graders to distinguish between open and closed syllables using the 'Syllable House' metaphor. Students will learn how the position of a consonant affects vowel sounds.

A comprehensive lesson on identifying and sorting long 'a' vowel patterns, focusing on open syllables, VCe, and the 'ai' vowel team in 1-2 syllable words.

A comprehensive lesson covering Chapter 1 of 'Jane Goodall and the Chimpanzees of Gombe,' focusing on reading comprehension across three distinct ability levels and specialized vocabulary development using picture-matching activities.

A quick-fire warm-up activity where students visit the 'Sentence Repair Shop' to identify and fix broken sentence fragments. Students use task cards and a job log to demonstrate their mastery of complete sentences.

A high-energy, collaborative lesson focusing on parts of speech through funny Valentine's Day themed Mad Libs. All romantic content has been replaced with themes of friendship and celebration.

A vocabulary journey through the bustling atmosphere of New York City's Penn Station, teaching 10 key words through urban exploration.

A comprehensive literacy lesson for second graders focusing on long vowel sounds (A, I, O, U) through a whimsical story, readers' theater script, and interactive sorting activities.

A lesson focused on presenting original Choose Your Own Adventure books to an audience, incorporating adult feedback and student reflection.

A lesson where students learn to 'diagnose' and 'treat' common writing issues in their personal essays using the ARMS and CUPS strategies. Students practice on a sample 'sick' essay before operating on their own preassessment drafts.

A decodable reader and guided reading lesson focused on S-blends (sk, sl, st, sc, sw, sm) through the story of Skip the skunk's clumsy accident.

A fun, beach-themed lesson focusing on reading and writing high-frequency words that end with the 'ch' digraph. Students will engage with 10 key words through tracing, sentence completion, and visual identification.

Targeted small group intervention materials and fluency practice for students needing extra support with morphological decoding.

Synthesizes prefix and suffix knowledge to decode complex, multisyllabic words through structural analysis.

Explores common suffixes (-ful, -less, -er, -ly) and how they modify the function and meaning of base words.

Introduces the concept of prefixes as word 'attachments' that change meaning, specifically focusing on re-, un-, dis-, and pre-.

A leveled reading comprehension lesson based on Chapter 1 of 'Jane Goodall and the Chimpanzees of Gombe'. Students practice making predictions and identifying key details about Jane's arrival in the jungle across three different learning levels.

Students will learn to blend and segment CVC words, identifying initial, medial, and final sounds through 'construction' themed activities.

A collection of short stories designed for verbal story retell, featuring story grammar elements and inferencing questions. Includes stories with kids, animals, and fantasy creatures at two different complexity levels.

A comprehensive lesson focused on teaching the silent e (VCE) rule through the 'Magic E Academy' theme, including visual instruction and hands-on practice.

A series of three ELA homework assignments based on the story 'Oakley’s Azure Acorn,' focusing on phonics, vocabulary, comprehension, and grammar.

A 20-minute mini-lesson introducing students to the basic structure of a simple sentence, focusing on identifying the subject (who or what) and the predicate (what is happening).

A lesson focused on decoding and dividing multisyllabic words with closed syllables through a hands-on cut-and-paste activity.

A comprehensive lesson for 2nd-3rd graders on decoding unfamiliar words using context clues, prefixes, suffixes, and root words, all framed within an engaging detective theme.

A final project where students choose their own topic to write a complete 'Maker Manual'.

Students learn to add 'Pro Tips' and warnings to make their instructions more helpful for the reader.

Focuses on the importance of listing all necessary materials and tools before starting a procedure.

Students practice breaking down familiar tasks into clear steps with matching illustrations.

Students learn to identify procedural writing and use transition words (first, next, then, finally) to order steps.

A comprehensive lesson for second graders to identify the main idea and key details in texts about pollinators. Students will explore how bees, butterflies, and other creatures help plants grow.

A quiz assessing phonogram patterns (oke/ake), double consonant endings, and simple/compound sentence construction for a diverse range of primary reading levels.

A lesson focused on identifying the 'gist' of short informational texts using a detective-themed approach to help students synthesize key information into a single sentence.

A lesson focused on identifying and reading open syllables in 2nd grade, featuring a robot-themed reading passage and comprehension activities.

This lesson teaches students how to craft a strong paragraph by combining a clear focus statement with specific supporting details, using the fascinating world of frogs as a model.

A comprehensive guide to the 1-1-1 doubling rule, helping students identify when to double the final consonant before adding -ing. Includes instructional slides, a practice worksheet, an exit ticket, and an answer key.

A comic-themed lesson teaching students how to identify and construct the beginning, middle, and end of a story using the visual and narrative structure of comic strips.

The initial diagnostic session where the tutor assesses the student's phonics knowledge, oral reading fluency, and reading comprehension.

A 2nd-grade grammar lesson focused on identifying past-tense verbs (-ed) and possessive nouns ('s) using a winter-themed narrative passage. Students practice grammar skills through a story-based worksheet and visual presentation.