Word Squeeze Contractions

A 4th-5th grade weekly ELA homework packet focused on the axolotl and its incredible cellular regeneration abilities. Includes a challenging multi-paragraph informational text, root word/context-clue vocabulary work, a structural vs. behavioral adaptation sorting activity, and complex multiple-choice and short-answer questions with supportive sentence frames.

A 2nd-3rd grade weekly ELA homework packet centering on the mimic octopus, an animal that takes the form of other sea creatures to survive. Contains a multi-paragraph reading passage, context-clue vocabulary exercises, a visual disguise planning activity, and multiple-choice and short-answer comprehension questions with sentence-starter frames.

A K-1 weekly ELA homework packet featuring a short, high-interest reading passage about the chameleon's color-changing ability. Includes heavily supported vocabulary matching, visual drawing and labeling activities, simple comprehension questions with complete sentence starters, and an easy-to-use checklist tracker.

A lesson focused on identifying and using past tense verbs through a detective-themed word search and sentence construction activity.

Week 4 of the ESY literacy program, focusing on functional vocabulary and expressive communication. Students learn safety signs, expressive words, and cooperative communication skills through camp-themed scenarios.

Week 3 of the ESY literacy program, focusing on sentence writing and grammar. Students practice high-frequency handwriting strokes, capitalization, punctuation, and constructing functional simple sentences.

Week 2 of the ESY literacy program, focusing on comprehension and story elements. Students explore story characters, settings, sequencing events, and main ideas using visual reading tools and interactive stories.

Week 1 of the ESY literacy program, focusing on phonics and word recognition. Students explore letter-sound correspondence, blending, and high-frequency sight words through multi-sensory activities.

Explores complex and ambiguous vowel teams and diphthongs, reinforcing spelling choices for phonemes like /oi/, /oy/, /ou/, and /ow/ using orthographic sound-spelling mapping.

Focused on syllable juncture rules, teaching students when to double consonants or drop/change letters when adding inflectional suffixes (-ed, -ing, -er, -est).

A universal toolkit containing orthographic mapping routine cards and printable multi-sensory sound box templates to structure systematic daily spelling instruction.

A foundational language and logic lesson for first graders to master the concept of negation ('not') through playful categorization activities.

A beginner-friendly phonics and handwriting lesson focused on standard lowercase CVC words (job, jog, hop, lot, lug, run, big, bag, but, get, let). Includes vocabulary cards, handwriting worksheets with guidelines, and sentence completion practice.

A structured phonics lesson focused on encoding sentences with digraphs, consonant blends (beginning and ending), and hard vs. soft C. Includes rule-based worksheets with spelling grids and self-monitoring checklists.

A spelling lesson exploring the soft G sound /j/ triggered by letters E, I, and Y. Students will identify, sort, and write words using the soft G patterns GE, GI, and GY.

An engaging lesson on insect collective nouns and terminology, featuring a word search, crossword, and hands-on matching and writing activities exploring how bugs gather in groups.

A comprehensive phonics lesson exploring the spelling rules for the /j/ sound: 'j' at the beginning, 'dge' after short vowels, and 'ge' after long vowels or consonants. Includes multi-sensory materials, explicit guides, visual slides, and leveled activities.

A summer-themed grammar lesson focused on sentence expansion and mobility using why predicate expanders. Students practice building, rearranging, and answering questions in complete sentences with real-world summer vacation scenarios.

A targeted phonics intervention pack designed to strengthen short vowel decoding, word mapping, and reading comprehension. Features three adventure-themed decodable stories, active worksheets, and pocket-sized foldable readers.

A developmental handwriting and sentence building unit focusing on tracing and writing simple daily routine sentences. The resources use phonics-controlled CVC and CCVC words with starting dots, tracing lines, and spacious writing practice grids.

A comprehensive GLAD unit exploring bear biology, behavior, and literature through engaging interactive lessons, vocabulary builders, and narrative study of Corduroy.

A beginner reading comprehension lesson focused on simple CVC words and pre-primer/primer sight words, featuring a story about a girl named Meg and her baking.

An active, safari-themed Write-the-Room scavenger hunt designed specifically for struggling first-grade readers to identify and understand key nonfiction text features through movement and visual cues.

A complete toolkit for students to master the art of being an active, respectful, and constructive audience member during peer presentations. Includes audience expectations and an interactive presentation tracker.

A comprehensive foundational reading review lesson that focuses on phonics concepts from HD Word Foundations. Includes a multi-page student activity packet and a corresponding teacher answer key for diagnostic and remedial instruction.

A comprehensive, multi-sensory phonics lesson targeting short 'a' CVC words. Includes interactive slides, a structured lesson plan, hands-on workstation activities, and baseline tracking tools designed for early readers.

A kindergarten lesson centered around matching closed-syllable word halves with pictures to form 2-syllable words. Includes puzzle-style task cards, a teacher guide, and a student recording sheet.

A first-grade phonics lesson focusing on the vowel teams ai, ay, oa, and igh. It features a woodland-themed decodable passage, comprehension questions, a phonics-hunting tracker, and a printable classroom Bingo game.

A complete phonics lesson focusing on decoding and spelling words with 'au' and 'aw' diphthongs through an engaging 6-board Bingo game, master word checklist, and printable cut-out caller cards.

An interactive, phonics-focused detective adventure for Kindergarten and 1st Grade students. Students step into the role of 'Sound Detectives' to identify letter sounds, blend consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC) words, and solve word mysteries using visual 'sound clues' and interactive slides.

An engaging early literacy lesson focused on eight essential sight words (the, they, then, was, were, went, said, again). Includes direct instruction slides, a sentence-completion worksheet, an exit ticket, and a teacher guide.

A foundational phonics lesson targeting short vowel identification and CVC word construction using engaging visuals and hands-on matching and writing exercises.

A reading comprehension lesson focused on making inferences. Students will learn to combine clues from the text with their own background knowledge to solve mini-mysteries and answer deep comprehension questions.

An encoding assessment focused on welded sounds (-ng and -nk families) through pictures and context clues. Students write independently to demonstrate phonics mastery.

Form 5 of the phonics progress monitoring sequence. Tracks student decoding and encoding of an equivalent parallel set of 15 long o (oa, oe) and long i (ie) words.

Form 4 of the phonics progress monitoring sequence. Tracks student decoding and encoding of an equivalent parallel set of 15 long o (oa, oe) and long i (ie) words.

Form 3 of the phonics progress monitoring sequence. Tracks student decoding and encoding of an equivalent parallel set of 15 long o (oa, oe) and long i (ie) words.

Form 2 of the phonics progress monitoring sequence. Tracks student decoding and encoding of an equivalent parallel set of 15 long o (oa, oe) and long i (ie) words.

A focused phonics progress monitoring lesson for decoding and encoding long o (oa, oe) and long i (ie) vowel teams. Includes student reading sheets, teacher scoring rubrics, and student dictation worksheets.

A 5-day daily writing practice packet with visual prompts, scaffolding, and self-monitoring checklists. Students learn to write 3 complete sentences each day with a subject, predicate, capitalization, proper spacing, and correct ending punctuation.