An intensive 8-week morphological training course that guides students through advanced adjective, verb, adverb, and Greek/Latin derivational suffixes using a vintage laboratory theme.
A collection of seasonal weekly progress trackers designed for first-grade students to monitor their Nonsense Word Fluency (NWF) progress across Fall, Winter, and Spring. Each tracker features a space-themed bar graph with targeted goal lines of 10, 17, and 22 words per minute respectively, complete with motivational reflection zones.
A comprehensive assessment package for Pam Muñoz Ryan's Esperanza Rising, designed for 5th-grade students. Includes a 34-point student final test and a detailed teacher answer key with rubrics and exemplars.
A comprehensive 3rd-grade grammar unit covering essential noun, adjective, verb, and adverb suffixes. Through engaging matching, fill-in-the-blank, and sentence writing exercises, students learn to identify, decode, and use these word parts in worksheets and a workbook.
A grammar review lesson designed for 5th-grade ELLs (WIDA Level 4) focusing on regular and irregular past tense verbs, including the y-to-ied spelling pattern, framed around a time-travel detective theme.
A comprehensive 3rd-grade grammar unit covering essential Greek and Latin roots: dict, duct, fect, fract, junct, struct, min, and spec. Through engaging matching, fill-in-the-blank, and sentence writing exercises, students learn to identify, decode, and use these word parts in worksheets and a workbook.
An advanced set of decodable stories and linguistic labs designed for 6th-grade students to analyze complex syllable structures, including final-stressed doubling rules, consonant-le, open syllables, and r-controlled vowels. Features text-dependent higher-order thinking analysis.
A focused spelling lesson on the doubling rule for suffixes and the -ge/-dge ending rule, using a secret agent theme to engage students.
A comprehensive 3rd-grade grammar unit covering essential prefixes: un-, im-/in-/ir-, dis-, non-, re-, mis-, and pre-. Through an engaging 'Prefix Patrol' detective theme, students learn to identify, decode, and use these word parts in worksheets and cumulative review keys.
A complete Chapters 42-46 companion study for the climax and conclusion of Amal Unbound, featuring a 5-page student reading guide, a comprehensive teacher answer key, and a paper-saving student answer sheet.
A complete Chapters 37-41 companion study for the novel Amal Unbound, featuring a 5-page student reading guide, a comprehensive teacher answer key, and a paper-saving student answer sheet.
A comprehensive 13-day summer school curriculum framework for 6th-8th graders aligned with Lexia Aspire literacy principles. Focuses on word study (morphology), syntax, reading fluency (prosody and phrasing), and deep comprehension (text structure and text evidence-based inferences).
A complete 5-day review program featuring a 125-question Jeopardy-style game designed to prepare students for the World Literature Final Exam. It covers five core novels, reading comprehension skills, grammar, vocabulary, transitions, and test-taking strategies.
A colorful, K-2 sentence-building lesson where students use color-coded word cards to construct creative sentences. Students learn to identify and color-code nouns, verbs, adjectives, prepositions, sight words, and punctuation.
A 9th-grade reading comprehension and critical thinking lesson featuring a sports biography of Marshall 'Major' Taylor and a coming-of-age fiction passage. Students engage with side-by-side guided reading questions and complete a comparative analysis.
A comprehensive end-of-unit assessment for Pam Muñoz Ryan's Esperanza Rising, containing a 34-point student exam and a complete teacher answer key and grading guide.
A high-interest reading comprehension lesson exploring bioethics, genetic engineering, and consequences through the sci-fi thriller, 'The Monster of Blackstone City'.
A comprehensive lesson and resource suite focused on professional curriculum planning, pacing, and instructional design for ELA teachers throughout the school year.
A comprehensive English 1 diagnostic and remediation toolkit containing a 30-question diagnostic assessment and an extensive teacher answer key with remediation guides. This lesson targets core deficiencies in Reading Comprehension, Grammar/Mechanics, and Main Idea identification.
A comprehensive set of 6-minute daily warm-ups and corresponding closure questions spanning 11 crucial chapters of John Green's 'Everything is Tuberculosis'.
An engaging 8th-grade ELA lesson where students become grammar detectives, analyzing a complex mystery passage to identify parts of speech and applying their knowledge to write sophisticated, text-supported comprehension responses.
A complete Chapters 31-36 companion study for the novel Knead, featuring a 6-page student reading guide and a comprehensive teacher answer key with discussion prompts and exemplar responses.
An instructional unit designed for 8th-grade students to master complex sentence structures, subordinate conjunctions, and consistent verb tense usage, culminating in writing-heavy reading comprehension activities.
Weeks 10-12 focus on mnemonic devices, context clues, and tricky rule-breakers. Students help Keisha use her magical spellbook to crack homophones, sight words, and complex rules like 'i before e' and doubling final consonants.
Weeks 7-9 focus on tactile, kinesthetic, and auditory spelling strategies. Students assist Zoe, who can draw shields of light in the air to protect her neighborhood, while mastering plural rules, silent letters, and prefixes/suffixes.
Weeks 4-6 focus on visual word recognition and pattern finding. Students join Zariyah, who uses her magic camera to freeze time, helping her chunk letter combinations and solve community mysteries.
Weeks 1-3 focus on phonics and syllable division strategies. Students help Nia use closed, open, and r-controlled syllable rules to bring her magical drawings to life and solve neighborhood problems.