A literature lesson for 3rd grade focused on comparing and contrasting themes, plots, and characters in two traditional Coyote trickster tales, aligned with AZ ELA standard 3.RL.9.

An introductory lesson on tiger-related vocabulary, focusing on conservation, biology, and habitat through kid-friendly definitions and syllable practice.

A single-day, 90-100 minute writing intensive that covers the full R.A.C.E.S. strategy, moving from mentor text analysis to independent ECR practice.

A collection of pet-themed literacy resources for a family literacy night, focusing on reading engagement, vocabulary building, and creative storytelling about animal companions.

A set of interactive matching worksheets designed to help early learners connect uppercase letters, lowercase letters, and beginning-sound pictures.

A comprehensive 60-minute review lesson focused on determining main ideas and supporting details (3.RI.2) through the lens of animal habitats. Includes a model, guided practice, partner work with a long passage, and an exit ticket featuring a desert habitat.

This lesson introduces students to the basics of digital publishing using Book Creator, focusing on essential tools for layout and design.

A 40-minute lesson on identifying and citing textual evidence using the 'ACE' (Answer, Cite, Explain) method, themed around a detective's case file.

A foundational phonics lesson focusing on letter-sound recognition for the entire alphabet, with a special emphasis on the beginning sounds of B, C, and D through hands-on activities and visual practice.

Students learn to identify the beginning, middle, and end of a story to effectively retell a narrative in their own words.

Students practice creating mental images (mind movies) while reading or listening to descriptive text to deepen their understanding of setting and character.

Students learn how to use picture clues and prior knowledge to make logical predictions about what will happen next in a story.

A comprehensive preparation lesson for the IREAD-3 assessment, covering test structure, segments, and effective multiple-choice strategies for 3rd graders.

A reflective lesson helping students capture and detail their experiences from February break through structured graphic organizers and self-assessment.

A foundational lesson focused on identifying, reading, and writing CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant) words across all five short vowel sounds. Students practice letter formation and phonics through guided tracing and visual associations.

An advanced application lesson where students manipulate VSE words and practice distinguishing the /s/ and /z/ sounds in varied contexts.

A 3rd-grade lesson focused on recounting stories and identifying themes using partner-based storytelling and a small group matching game. Students will practice summarizing key events and extracting central lessons from diverse fables and folktales.

A structured literacy lesson focused on the letter C /k/ and glued sounds -an and -am, using the decodable text 'The Cat Can'. This lesson follows a backwards planning approach to ensure students can decode and encode CVC words and nasalized vowels.

A cumulative review of all long and short vowel patterns (A, E, I, O, U) within a complex "System Sync" text reaching higher Lexile levels.

Covers short /u/ and /e/ versus their long VCe counterparts, incorporating advanced phoneme-grapheme mapping.

Explores short /o/ and long /o/ (VCe) patterns with a focus on multisyllabic word decoding and fluency.

Focuses on short /i/ and long /i/ (VCe) patterns, featuring encoding drills and a mission-based reading passage.

Focuses on discriminating between short /a/ (CVC) and long /a/ (VCe) patterns through phoneme-grapheme mapping and targeted decoding of an encrypted message text.

A comprehensive set of resources designed to prepare students for the IREAD assessment by providing reading strategies and anxiety-reduction techniques through a "Mission: IREAD" secret agent theme.

The final mission focuses on mastering punctuation 'portals' and launching the Narrative Rocket creative writing project.

Students master the mechanics of subjects and predicates to build stable 'sentence ships' and navigate through syntax space.

Explorers identify and categorize nouns, verbs, and adjectives to gather 'fuel' for their galactic journey.

A comprehensive winter-themed review of nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs for 3rd-grade students, featuring a hands-on sorting activity and challenge task cards.

A set of engaging activities for Grade 3 students to master nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs through the magical world of Peter Pan. Includes a sorting challenge and pirate-themed task cards.