A mystery-themed reading comprehension lesson featuring a 2-page original fiction story and a comprehensive assessment focused on Tier 2 vocabulary and analytical skills.
A comprehensive ELA assessment featuring informational and literary texts about Southwest Native American tribes, aligned to 5th-6th grade standards. Students will analyze text structure, theme, and main ideas while exploring the cultures of the Pueblo and Diné people.
A deep dive into Sheila Burnford's classic adventure, focusing on the trio's survival through the Canadian wilderness. Students explore character motivations, analyze the atmospheric setting, and practice collaborative discussion techniques.
A lesson focused on reading comprehension and identifying key details from a news article about a manatee rescue.
A comprehensive introduction to Reed-Kellogg sentence diagramming, covering subjects, verbs, direct objects, and prepositional phrases through a structural engineering lens.
Students learn to identify the theme or main message of a story by analyzing character choices and outcomes, framed through a "Cinema" or "Movie Theatre" lens to help ELL students distinguish between topic and theme.
A series of tiered morning work activities designed to review present tense action verbs, compound sentences, and complex sentences for 5th-grade ELL students.
A comprehensive set of resources for middle school parents to support literacy development at home, covering reading comprehension, critical thinking, and discussion strategies aligned with 6-8 standards.