A 2nd-grade phonics lesson focusing on complex vowel teams (ie, igh, ue, eu) and the 'rule-breaking' role of consonants in vowel sounds, featuring the Vowel Team Train motif.
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.
A word study lesson focused on the vowel patterns 'ue', 'ew', and 'tu' representing /u/ and /ju/ sounds, including syllable division and definitions.
A comprehensive assessment focused on second-grade phonics standards, including long/short vowels, closed syllables, sight words 'car', 'carry', and 'every', and sentence structure.
Focuses on the first book in the Roscoe Riley Rules series, covering reading comprehension, vocabulary, and creative response activities.
A structured reflection framework for second-grade students to respond to their free reading choices, offering multiple pathways for critical thinking and creative expression.