A set of resources focused on unique musical instruments, providing informational articles and prompts for students to practice using text evidence in their writing.

A collection of bite-sized opinion writing exercises and a structured practice sheet designed for 4th graders to master stating claims and providing supporting reasons.

A 15-minute intensive reteach focused on identifying journalism with delayed ledes, building on the text 'Planes on the Brain'. Students learn to distinguish between narrative hooks and the informational core of news articles.

An introduction to 'Flowers for Algernon' and the essential question of human intelligence, covering the entire short story through journal-based summarization and conflict analysis.

A comprehensive lesson for 7th graders on crafting clear, engaging introductions for both writing and speaking, focusing on hooks, context, and thesis statements using an architectural theme.

A detective-themed lesson where students hunt for prepositional phrases, use them to expand sentences, and write their own 'mission reports' using specific phrases.

A mystery set in a natural history museum where a rare fossil map goes missing, with tiered assignments for different grade levels.

A comprehensive lesson for 4th graders on media literacy, focusing on distinguishing between facts and opinions to identify reliable news stories. Students take on the role of 'Truth Detectives' to investigate news sources and build critical thinking skills.

A detective-themed lesson for Grade 5 ELL students to differentiate between fact and opinion using signal words and evidence-based reasoning.

A comprehensive lesson focused on the 1871 Great Chicago Fire, targeting reading comprehension through asking and answering questions and building vocabulary through context clues.

This lesson compares two student presentations on the god Hermes to help students understand grading criteria and how to improve their own mythological research projects.

An environmental science and ELA lesson focused on the three R's (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) with scaffolded language supports for Grade 5 ELL students.

A bakery-themed mystery where a baker's important key goes missing, with tiered assignments for different grade levels.