Students analyze two versions of the Snow White story to understand parallel plots, identifying how events in the Queen's journey occur simultaneously with Snow White's.

A literacy unit where students analyze traditional fairytales and collaborate to rewrite them through script-writing and dramatic play. Students explore character perspectives and alternative endings to strengthen comprehension and creative expression.

Focuses on evaluating how text and graphic features enhance informational texts and investigating how rhetorical techniques serve an author's specific intent.

Focuses on distinguishing between the author's and narrator's point of view and analyzing how specific word choices in persuasive and narrative texts advance the author's purpose.

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.

A lesson focused on school recycling, vocabulary development, and drawing conclusions for Earth Day. Students will engage with a reading passage and sequence cards to understand environmental impact.

Students learn to analyze characters, make evidence-based inferences, and synthesize story elements into summaries and themes using a detective-themed approach.

Focuses on TEKS 3.3.C and 3.3.D, targeting word nuances, synonyms, and the effective use of reference materials to determine precise meanings.

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 deep dive into using word relationships and context clues to uncover the meaning of unfamiliar words. Students act as word detectives, searching for evidence in sentences to solve vocabulary mysteries through guided practice and independent evidence-gathering.

A 25-minute small group lesson exploring organizational structures and how specific paragraphs or sections contribute to the overall meaning and plot of a text.

A 25-minute small group lesson analyzing author's attitude and perspective in informational and persuasive texts, focusing on how specific sentences and subsections convey tone.

A 25-minute small group lesson focusing on identifying the narrator, first-person point of view, and how specific details reveal the narrator's attitude in literary texts and poetry.

This lesson introduces students to identifying and distinguishing between cause-and-effect and problem-solution text structures using a high-interest passage about urban heat islands. Students will analyze the relationship between events and the methods used to solve environmental challenges.

A lesson focused on identifying the main idea and supporting details within narrative fiction through engaging short stories and structured analysis.

A comprehensive study of 'The Cruel Tribute', focusing on character trait analysis, textual evidence, and the motivations of heroes and villains in Greek mythology.

A lesson focused on identifying the features of autobiographical writing, including chronological text structure and first-person perspective.

A reteach lesson focused on RL.6.3, analyzing how dialogue, incidents, and decisions drive a story's plot and reveal character traits using a 'story mechanics' theme.

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).