Sentence structure fundamentals, subject-verb agreement, and precise usage of parts of speech including pronouns, conjunctions, and adjectives. Targets technical accuracy through mastery of capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and verb mood.
The final clue leads the boys to a surprising discovery that rewards their hard work and detective skills.
Max and Leo follow the map to the park, where they must solve a riddle about shadows and loose stones.
The silver key opens an old chest in the attic, revealing a secret scrap of paper that looks like a hidden map.
While searching for the marble, Max and his friend Leo find a mysterious silver key hidden in the garden grass.
A reading intervention lesson focused on story comprehension using a maze assessment format, where students select the correct word to complete a narrative.
The case begins as Max searches for his favorite blue marble and discovers that some mysteries are harder to solve than they look.
A high-level overview of the Wild Writing Adventure curriculum, including teacher guides, scope and sequence, and implementation strategies.
Explore the rocky shore to discover sight words while meeting starfish, crabs, and sea anemones in colorful tide pools.
Venture into the mysterious world of caves to master essential sight words while meeting bats, spiders, and salamanders.
Explore the leafy woodland forest to master essential sight words while meeting graceful deer, wise owls, and busy woodpeckers.
Squelch through the marshy wetlands to master descriptive sight words while spotting alligators, frogs, and dragonflies.
Climb to the highest peaks to master directional sight words while meeting mountain goats, eagles, and black bears.
Hop through the sun-drenched Australian Outback to master new sight words while meeting kangaroos, koalas, and wombats.
Dive into the deep blue ocean to master positional sight words while discovering sea turtles, sharks, and octopuses.
Investigate the life cycle of plants and the essentials for growth while mastering sight words and scientific observation.
Launch into orbit to explore planets and stars while mastering high-frequency sight words and scientific terminology.
Dive into the invisible world of cells and microscopes to master essential sight words while discovering how scientists see tiny things.
A foundational lesson for MLL students to master basic Subject-Verb-Object sentence structure using visual supports, scaffolding, and hands-on sequencing.
Cette formation pour les professeurs de TPS-PS vise à professionnaliser la conception des "traces" d'activités (cahiers de vie, affichages). En s'appuyant sur les photos de classe et les guides 2025, les enseignants apprennent à rendre les apprentissages explicites pour les élèves et les familles.
Cette formation vise à outiller les conseillers pédagogiques pour l'analyse et l'exploitation de ressources diverses (vidéos, manuels, guides) dans le cadre de la formation continue des professeurs des écoles en français, conformément aux orientations stratégiques nationales.
Students draft a formal letter to a real or fictional person of authority (e.g., the school Principal or a local Mayor). They must correctly use the recipient's title in the inside address and salutation.
This lesson focuses on the rule that titles are usually only abbreviated when they appear before a name (e.g., 'Dr. Smith' vs. 'The doctor is here'). Students practice sorting sentences into correct and incorrect usage.
Students explore titles used in civics and history, such as Pres., Gov., Sen., Gen., and Capt. They read short biographical blurbs and identify these abbreviations, discussing why titles are often shortened in news and history books.
The lesson introduces professional titles such as Dr. (Doctor), Prof. (Professor), and Rev. (Reverend). Students match professionals to their titles and practice writing sentences introducing these figures.
Students learn the standard social titles (Mr., Mrs., Ms., Jr., Sr.) and the rules for their use. Discussion focuses on the importance of the period and the capital letter to show respect.
Students write sentences describing their weekly routine using abbreviations for days and months. Peer reviews focus on checking for the period at the end of the abbreviation.
Students apply their skills by filling in a blank monthly calendar with school events, holidays, and birthdays. They must use the correct abbreviation for the day and month in the header and date boxes.
A focused grammar lesson on the specific punctuation rules for temporal abbreviations. Students act as 'editors' to correct a messy schedule that lacks periods or capital letters.
Students categorize months into those that have common abbreviations (Jan., Feb.) and those that typically do not (May, June, July). They create a timeline of their year using these short forms.
The cumulative assessment where students edit a 'Letter from the Commissioner' to correct abbreviation and punctuation errors.
Students apply their skills to draft formal invitations using correct title abbreviations in salutations.
A high-energy review game where students practice rapid recall and correct spelling of common abbreviations with their necessary punctuation.
A simulation where students use their knowledge of abbreviations to introduce themselves in character as community professionals.
Focuses on the complex rule of sentence-ending abbreviations, teaching students that one period can serve both as an abbreviation marker and a sentence stopper.
Exploring generational abbreviations Sr. and Jr. to understand lineage and name suffixes.
Students investigate common abbreviations (misc., vol., chap.) by creating wanted posters that link aliases (abbreviations) to their full names.
A deep dive into the abbreviation 'Dr.' and how it replaces other honorifics, featuring famous examples like Dr. Seuss and Dr. King.
Students learn to distinguish between periods used as 'Stop Signs' (end of sentences) and 'Shorten Signs' (abbreviations) through a detective-themed investigation.
Students list the days of the week and learn the standard three-letter abbreviations. They practice matching full names to abbreviations through a memory game.
Students brainstorm community helpers and learn the specific titles associated with them, matching full titles to their abbreviations.
The final week provides comprehensive review and simulated NWEA-style practice items to build test-taking confidence and stamina.
Week 4 integrates all previously learned skills through mixed practice and real-world application, such as note-taking from short passages and using dictionary entries.
The third week dives deeper into complex word parts and research tools like indexes and glossaries, while introducing basic quotation marks and sentence combining.
Week 2 shifts focus toward sentence structure and identifying reliable information sources, covering compound words, pronouns, and fact versus opinion.
The first week of the Spiral Skills Sprint focuses on establishing foundational vocabulary and research habits, including synonyms, proper nouns, and navigating a Table of Contents.
Cette leçon vise à introduire un projet d'écriture authentique en Grande Section : rédiger un message aux parents pour annoncer une sortie scolaire. Elle s'appuie sur l'observation de messages existants pour définir des critères de réussite et initier la planification selon les programmes 2025.
Students learn to identify and form past tense verbs by comparing 'now' actions with 'earlier' actions, using the -ed suffix and a 'Robot Speak' warm-up.
Students learn to identify and construct sentences in the present tense by becoming classroom reporters. They use the 'right now' test and explore different present tense verb forms through a Khan Academy video and live reporting activity.
Students will investigate the 'ongoing' world of present progressive verbs. Through a 'Simon Says' warm-up, a video breakdown, and a 'put a ring on it' activity, students will master the use of 'am/is/are' plus '-ing' verbs to describe actions happening right now.
The cumulative project where students combine all learned moods to write and illustrate a story about an impossible day where the world works differently.
Specifically targets the 'If I were' subjunctive pattern. Students learn why we use 'were' instead of 'was' for imaginary identities and practice this through role-play and creative sentence building.
Introduces students to expressing desires using 'I wish' frames. Students explore the genie's lamp metaphor to practice correct verb usage when describing things they want to happen.
Focuses on the logical structure of conditional sentences. Students use 'if' to state a condition and 'then' to show the result, practicing cause-and-effect relationships in their writing.
Students distinguish between reality and imagination, learning that verbs change when we talk about things that aren't currently true. This foundational lesson uses a 'magic box' hook to spark inquiry into 'what if' scenarios.
In a culminating project, students write and perform a restaurant-themed skit that requires the use of all three moods: statements, questions, and commands.
Students connect end punctuation to grammatical moods, acting as 'Punctuation Police' to correct sentences with missing or incorrect marks.
Students analyze how verb choice and mood affect the tone of a message by comparing polite requests with firm orders.
Students explore the imperative mood by writing commands for a 'Robot Teacher,' learning to drop the subject 'you' and start with a verb.
Covers final y as a vowel, plural endings with -ies, common prefixes (re-, un-, dis-, mis-), and a comprehensive review of patterns from Sorts 13-50.
Focuses on complex consonant clusters including triple blends (scr, str, spr, thr, shr, squ), silent consonants (kn, wr, gn), and variations of hard/soft c and g. Students will practice these intricate spelling patterns through context.
This lesson explores diphthongs and ambiguous vowel patterns including oi, oy, oo, aw, au, wa, al, and ou/ow. Students will practice identifying these sounds through context and word searches.
Investigation into r-controlled vowel patterns including ar, are, air, er, ear, eer, ir, ire, ier, or, ore, oar, and ur patterns.
Review of CVVC patterns and introduction to open syllables with long a, o, u, and i patterns across Sorts 18-24.
Foundational practice for Sorts 13-17, focusing on short and long vowel patterns including CVCe and CVVC for a, o, u, and e.
A lesson focused on distinguishing between common homophones and contractions: there/their/they're and its/it's for third-grade students. Includes visual aids and hands-on practice.
A lesson focused on distinguishing between the homophones 'they're' and 'their' using visual cues and contextual practice.
A lesson focused on common word usage errors, homophones, and frequently confused words for 4th-grade writers. Students practice identifying and using the correct words in context through detective-themed scenarios.
A 2nd-grade ELA lesson where students act as "word surgeons" to help a letter-eating monster create contractions. Includes a video hook, hands-on cutting activity, and guided discussion.
A fun, monster-themed lesson for 2nd graders to master contractions through a 'monster apostrophe' concept, featuring a video and a memory match game.
A whimsical 2nd-grade lesson where students learn about contractions by creating their own 'Apostrophe Monsters' that eat letters to make new words. Includes a video-guided discussion and a creative art activity.
A 1st/2nd grade intervention lesson focused on mastering 5 high-frequency sight words through rhythmic spelling, interactive video viewing, and bingo. Students practice recognizing, spelling, and writing 'would', 'their', 'does', 'write', and 'because'.
A rhythmic 2nd-grade lesson focused on spelling and reading sight words through music, body percussion, and movement. Students will master high-frequency words like 'because', 'always', 'does', and 'goes' using a high-energy video and collaborative performance.
A medical-themed lesson where 2nd-grade students become 'surgeons' to perform 'Contraction Surgery,' removing letters and 'bandaging' words back together with apostrophes. includes a video guide, hands-on activity, and student recording sheets.
A 2nd-grade grammar lesson where students become 'Word Smashers,' learning how to use apostrophes to combine words into contractions through video analysis and interactive whiteboard practice.
A small-group intervention lesson focused on reading and identifying contractions fluently using visual aids, video analysis, and a Bingo game.
Students explore the linguistic 'Principle of Least Effort' to understand why we use contractions, specifically distinguishing between pronoun-verb and verb-not combinations. The lesson includes a video-guided discussion, a collaborative memory game, and a reflective journaling session.
A hands-on lesson for 2nd graders to learn contractions through 'word surgery,' involving cutting word pairs and replacing missing letters with apostrophe band-aids.
A medical-themed ELA lesson where 2nd grade students perform 'surgery' on word pairs to create contractions, using a heavy-weight metaphor from a video to understand how apostrophes replace missing letters.
A lesson focused on using dictionary entries and context clues to identify the meaning of multiple-meaning words (homonyms).
A focused lesson on identifying nouns, verbs, and adverbs using classroom-themed sentences. Students practice identifying parts of speech through circling and underlining activities.
A narrative writing lesson where students write about a real-life interaction with an insect, focusing on sequencing events and using past tense verbs. Aligned with Grade 2 WIDA Language Arts standards.
A creative writing and social-emotional learning lesson where students design a unique bug and describe its feelings and personality using simple English sentence structures. Designed for WIDA Level 2 Emerging learners.
A lesson focused on identifying and differentiating between nouns and verbs using spring-themed vocabulary and contexts.
A hands-on lesson focusing on identifying parts of speech through color-coding within the context of animal families and their behaviors.
A comprehensive parts of speech sorting activity where students categorize 200 relatable words into adjectives, common nouns, proper nouns, and verbs.
A creative narrative writing lesson for 2nd graders where they imagine the secret adventures of their school supplies. Students will learn about beginning, middle, and end structure through a fun storytelling prompt.
A comprehensive quiz covering the four foundational parts of speech: nouns, verbs, adjectives, and pronouns. Includes matching, multiple choice, identification, and creative fill-in-the-blank questions.
Students become 'Sentence Architects' by using color-coded building blocks to construct complex sentences. This hands-on lesson focuses on the structural relationship between subjects, verbs, and descriptive phrases for K-3 learners.
A lesson focused on mastering SV, SSV, and SVV sentence patterns through structured practice and construction-themed activities.
A lesson focused on identifying and using common affixes (un-, re-, -es, -s, -ing, -ed) within a spring-themed reading passage and companion activities.
A second-grade literacy lesson where students learn to craft compelling opinion pieces by debating the best classroom pet, focusing on stances, reasons, and linking words.
A lesson focused on constructing and understanding complex sentences using temporal conjunctions (when, before/after) and conditional markers (if/then) to describe sequences and conditions.
A hands-on, workshop-themed lesson where students master dividing sentences into subjects and predicates. They use physical cards to identify simple and compound components in a 'shop' environment.
A creative workshop focused on character development for children's books, using The Rainbow Fish as a mentor text to explore relatability, behavior, and character arcs.
A grammar lesson focusing on identifying complete sentences and repairing run-on sentences using a 'Fix-It Shop' theme. Includes high-support visuals and oral practice frames for ESL students.
Resources for mastering comparative writing, including rubrics and organizers for subject analysis.
A collection of tools to help students and teachers evaluate narrative writing through clear criteria and student-friendly goals.
A comprehensive lesson focused on the revision and editing stages of opinion writing, providing students with structured tools to improve their arguments and polish their mechanics.
Teaches students to write instructional paragraphs using sequence words.
Applies the burger paragraph structure to informational writing using specific facts.
Introduces the difference between facts and opinions to prepare students for informational writing.
A focused practice session on irregular past tense verbs featuring a time-travel story and visual flashcards with supported choices.
A 20-minute targeted session to help students master four fundamental question forms: 'Can I...?', 'What is...?', 'Where is...?', and 'What does...?' through a mystery detective theme.
A foundational literacy lesson for 2nd graders to practice building complete sentences using four key components: Who, Action, Where, and When. Includes colorful prompt cards and a teacher guide with activity ideas.
A detective-themed lesson where students learn to distinguish between topics, main ideas, and supporting details while using grammar clues to decode texts.
A Kindergarten to 2nd Grade lesson exploring movement verbs through the study of birds, insects, and mammals with wings. Students will act out specific flight patterns and complete descriptive sentences.
A fun, interactive ELA lesson for grades 2-4 where students become 'Bossy Verb' experts. Using a playdough-making video as a model, students identify imperative verbs and apply them to write their own step-by-step sandwich recipes.
Students explore how things move through observation and descriptive writing. They will identify motion verbs and use them to construct simple sentences about animals and objects in action.
A comprehensive 30-45 minute lesson on the present progressive tense, focusing on forming 'am/is/are + verb-ing' to describe actions happening in the immediate moment.
A beginner-friendly lesson on using the present perfect tense to talk about past experiences without a specific time. Includes direct instruction on the has/have + past participle formula and interactive matching activities.
A comprehensive phonics lesson introducing the 'ai' and 'ay' spellings for the long /ae/ sound, including tricky word practice and decodable reading.
A lesson focused on identifying and spelling words with the final stable syllable 'consonant + le' for 2nd-grade students.
A collection of resources focused on long vowel silent e (a_e and i_e) patterns, designed for intervention groups to practice reading and spelling.
Focuses on silent letter combinations including -igh, -ough, and the 'h' in ghost. Thematic elements include night-time forest patrolling and lantern light.
Day 3 provides mixed practice for both 'ee' and 'ea' vowel teams, challenging students to differentiate between the two spellings in context while building complex sentences.
Day 2 introduces the 'ea' vowel team with a focus on nature and meals, featuring words like leaf, tea, and sea. Students engage in word mapping and decodable reading.
Day 1 focuses on the 'ee' vowel team using garden-themed vocabulary like seeds, trees, and bees. Students practice phonemic awareness, word blending, and sentence construction.
Day 2 focuses on irregular nouns ending in -f or -fe that change to -ves, as well as unique endings like child to children.
Day 1 focuses on irregular nouns that change their internal vowels (like man to men) and nouns that do not change at all (like sheep to sheep).
A lesson focusing on the 'Broad U' sound (/uː/), including identification of the sound and distinguishing it from short and long U variations.
A spelling lesson focused on the long 'i' sound spelled with i, igh, and y patterns. Students will practice identifying and using these patterns through categorization, sentence building, and a final assessment.
The final training phase where sleuths break down complex multi-syllabic words and analyze suffixes to solve big linguistic cases.
A surveillance mission into the silent but powerful 'e' and how it changes short vowels into long ones.
Detectives investigate how two letters work together to create new sounds (digraphs) or blend their sounds together (blends).
Students learn to decode CVC words by identifying beginning, middle, and ending sounds, treating each word as a piece of phonetic evidence to be examined.
A cumulative review and assessment of all safari phonics skills, culminating in the 'Safari Summit' celebration.
Investigating r-controlled vowels (ar, er, ir, or, ur) at 'Bossy R Ridge' and how the letter R changes vowel sounds.
Discovering how the 'Magic e' transforms short vowels into long vowels at the 'Magic e Oasis'. Focuses on the VCe pattern.
Exploring digraphs (sh, ch, th, wh) and common blends in the 'Digraph Den'. Students practice identifying these multi-letter sounds in words.
A superhero-themed lesson introducing subject pronouns (he, she, they). Students learn how these pronouns 'power up' sentences by replacing repetitive nouns.
A lesson focused on using visual prompts to spark descriptive and narrative writing. Students use a set of visual cards to generate ideas, describe settings, and build characters for their stories.
A quick probe into subject, object, and possessive pronouns for second graders, featuring a visual warm-up and a focused assessment worksheet.
Students will sequence three major events in a story using the signal words 'first', 'next', and 'last'.
Students will identify characters (who) and settings (where) in simple narratives using visual cues and foundational descriptive language.
A high-energy, tech-themed lesson for 4th and 5th graders to identify test anxiety as a 'system glitch' and apply 'software patches' like positive self-talk and physical relaxation.
A review of Fundations Level 2 Unit 7 concepts, including trick words 'every' and 'something', the sounds of final 'y', and identifying 'y' as a suffix.
In this lesson, students become 'Suffix Supers' as they master the power-ups -ly, -ful, and -less. They learn how these suffixes transform base words into descriptive powerhouses through superhero-themed activities and word building.
In this lesson, students explore the life cycle of a chicken and the mystery of the chicken or the egg. They use a topic and details map to organize their informative writing while mastering key vocabulary like embryo, yolk, and fertilize.
A comprehensive lesson designed to help students master sentence construction using target phonics patterns including -all, -an, -am, digraphs, short vowels, and bonus letters through dictation, scrambles, and cloze activities.
Mastering complex clusters where two sounds slide together, focusing on s-blends, l-blends, and r-blends.
Investigations into special two-letter combinations that create unique single sounds, featuring sh, ch, th, and wh.
Detecting patterns in word endings, students explore common word families to build rhyme and reading fluency.
The first stage of the Sound Detective journey, focusing on the discovery of initial consonant sounds through interactive sentence puzzles.
A kindergarten phonics lesson focusing on decoding automaticity with short 'i' and short 'u' CVC words.
A phonics lesson for 2nd grade focusing on the suffixes -y, -ly, and -ty in open syllable contexts, including a review of Unit 7 trick words.
A phonics lesson for 2nd grade focusing on open syllables in multisyllabic words and the use of 'y' as a vowel, following Fundations Unit 7 Week 2 curriculum.
A focused assessment evaluating 3rd-grade reading comprehension and writing mechanics using fiction and nonfiction texts about frogs.
A collection of high-interest nonfiction reading passages focused on animals and sports, specifically designed to help 4th-grade students practice 'Turning the Question Around' (TTQA) in their written responses.
A collection of reading passages designed to challenge students' comprehension and linguistic awareness by analyzing word counts, sentence structures, and syllable patterns.
A Monday morning writing routine where students reflect on their weekend activities through descriptive journaling. Students use open-ended prompts to develop their narrative writing skills and share personal experiences with their peers.
A handwriting practice lesson focused on spring-themed sentences, designed to help 1st and 2nd grade students improve their letter formation and sentence structure while celebrating the season.
A comprehensive lesson on identifying and marking broad vowel sounds for A, O, and U. Students learn the phonetic differences between short and broad sounds and master the marking conventions for single-letter vowels and multi-letter phonograms.
High-interest nonfiction reading passages about axolotls, honeyguide birds, and skateboarding, leveled for 2nd-grade reading and TTQA practice. Texts are simplified for early readers.
High-interest nonfiction reading passages about axolotls, honeyguide birds, and skateboarding, leveled for 3rd-grade reading and TTQA practice.
A quick diagnostic assessment to identify student mastery of irregular plural noun forms including vowel shifts, -f to -ves endings, and nouns with no change.
A grammar lesson focused on the capitalization of proper nouns, including names, places, months, and days of the week, presented as a detective investigation.
A comprehensive spelling packet focused on R-controlled vowels (ar, er, ir, or, ur) with a Forest Ranger theme. Includes practice, games, and assessments.
A collection of foundational homework worksheets covering reading comprehension, arithmetic, grammar, and basic fractions with a nature-inspired 'Meadow Scouts' theme.
A workshop focused on enhancing sentence detail using adverbs and prepositional phrases to specify how, when, and where actions take place.
A workshop focused on building complex sentences using subordinating conjunctions to show cause and effect or time relationships.
A hands-on workshop where students use word cards to construct compound sentences and descriptive phrases, focusing on conjunctions and adjectives.
A quick-fire writing lesson focused on 'zooming in' from broad topics to specific personal narrative moments using the watermelon vs. seed analogy. Students will use visual organizers and word banks to develop a single 'snapshot' memory.
A mystery-themed lesson for 2nd graders to master the difference between 'there' and 'their' through interactive investigation and practice.
In this lesson, students explore the building blocks of words (re-, un-, pre-, -ful, -less, -er) and learn how adverbs of manner and time add detail to sentences, all while using context clues to solve linguistic mysteries.
