Writing

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 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 constructing and understanding complex sentences using temporal conjunctions (when, before/after) and conditional markers (if/then) to describe sequences and conditions.

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 lesson focused on identifying and analyzing cause-and-effect relationships in non-fiction texts through a detective-themed investigation. Students will explore environmental and natural phenomena to understand how specific actions or events lead to significant outcomes.

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.

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.

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 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 the structural parts of a book and applying that knowledge through a critical book review and vocabulary practice.

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 lesson focused on identifying and analyzing cause-and-effect relationships in non-fiction texts through a detective-themed investigation. Students will explore environmental and natural phenomena to understand how specific actions or events lead to significant outcomes.

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 series of 10 detective-themed practice sheets focused on finding and using text evidence to support short constructed responses. Students act as 'Evidence Detectives' to solve literary cases.

A focused assessment evaluating 3rd-grade reading comprehension and writing mechanics using fiction and nonfiction texts about frogs.

An introductory lesson focusing on the 'Turn The Question Around' (TTQA) strategy. Students learn the 'Restate + Answer' formula through direct instruction and guided practice.

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 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 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.

A lesson focused on identifying the structural parts of a book and applying that knowledge through a critical book review and vocabulary practice.

A lesson on analyzing and constructing words using Latin roots and affixes. Students investigate morphemes like bene, fact, script, manu, port, and common affixes to decode complex vocabulary and understand word origins.

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.

A series of 10 detective-themed practice sheets focused on finding and using text evidence to support short constructed responses. Students act as 'Evidence Detectives' to solve literary cases.

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.

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.

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.

A comprehensive set of writing resources for 2nd grade EL Education Module 3, focusing on the fascinating world of pollinators and their role in nature. Includes teacher guides, student writing templates, and instructional slides.

A project-based lesson where students research a weather phenomenon and compile their findings into a professional-style non-fiction field journal. Includes a comprehensive template, instructional slides, and teacher guidance for the writing process.

A comprehensive independent research project for 2nd graders to explore the Winter Olympics through reading passages, comprehension activities, and a final report template. Students will learn about diverse sports and legendary athletes while practicing informational text skills.

Students become junior researchers as they learn to investigate topics using non-fiction texts. They will define 'research' using a Khan Academy video and practice finding and recording facts about animals.

Students showcase their research in a gallery walk format and practice giving and receiving constructive feedback on their peers' informational projects.

Students learn to group their researched facts into logical categories like habitat, diet, and behavior to create clear informational presentations.

Students learn the critical skill of paraphrasing, practicing how to translate complex information into their own words while maintaining the original meaning.

Students practice scanning texts and using indices and glossaries to efficiently locate answers to their research questions without reading every word.

A comprehension lesson focused on the first book in the EJ12 Girl Hero series, where Emma Jacks must balance her school life and secret agent duties to save the polar ice caps.

A playful introduction to spoonerisms and creative rhyming inspired by Shel Silverstein's Runny Babbit. Students will learn to swap initial sounds to create whimsical new words and poems.

A magical Reader's Theater adventure where students discover a wish-granting stone at a shimmering lake. This lesson focuses on oral fluency, expression, and creative writing.

A collaborative storytelling lesson where students use visual prompts to navigate through the elements of a story, focusing on sequencing and descriptive language.

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 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 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 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 lesson focused on analyzing the development of the theme of individuality and non-conformity in Munro Leaf's 'The Story of Ferdinand'. Students will track how Ferdinand stays true to himself despite external pressures.

A culminating week where students compile their work into a portfolio and perform a 'Final Verse' for their peers.

Teaching students that poems can tell stories. Students will read and write short narrative verses about everyday events.

Exploring the emotional side of poetry. Students will identify how a poem makes them feel and what 'vibes' the author is sending.

Helping students find the 'big idea' or lesson in a poem. Students will identify simple themes like bravery, friendship, and change.

Exploring how poems can make objects act like people (personification) and how words can sound like their meanings (onomatopoeia).

Introducing similes and metaphors as "secret comparisons." Students will use simple 'like' and 'as' structures to describe themselves and their world.

Focuses on building mental pictures using the five senses. Students will explore how simple words can describe smells, sights, and sounds in an urban or relatable environment.

An introduction to the rhythm and 'beat' of poetry. Students will learn to identify the steady pulse in verse and practice simple rhyme schemes using accessible vocabulary.

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 mini-lesson focused on replacing 'telling' adjectives with 'showing' character actions to create more vivid and engaging narrative writing. Students will learn to use physical behaviors as evidence of internal emotions and traits.

A lesson focused on RI.3.2 (Main Idea and Key Details) using the inspiring biography of Bessie Coleman, featuring tiered reading passages for differentiated instruction.

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.

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.

A final assessment for the Community Heroes Unit to evaluate student mastery of identifying main ideas and supporting details across various informational texts.

A social studies and reading lesson for 2nd graders to explore the role of police officers as community heroes, focusing on identifying main ideas and supporting details in informational texts.

A social studies and reading lesson for 2nd graders to explore the role of doctors and nurses as community heroes, focusing on identifying main ideas and supporting details in healthcare-themed texts.

A social studies and literacy lesson for 2nd graders to identify the main idea and supporting details through the context of community helpers.

A week-long exploration of fishing techniques, river ecosystems, and aquatic life. Designed for struggling readers, blending high-interest outdoor skills with 2nd-grade level literacy instruction.

A week-long exploration of all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), trail safety, and off-road mechanics. Designed for struggling readers with high-interest topics and 2nd-grade literacy supports.

A week-long exploration of construction principles, comparing Minecraft building to real-world engineering and architecture. Includes daily reading, spelling, and writing activities at a 2nd-grade level.

A week-long exploration of motocross culture, bike mechanics, and safety protocols. Integrates 2nd-grade reading levels with high-octane 5th-grade interest topics.

A week-long exploration of farming technology and practices, comparing video game simulations to real-life farm management. Includes daily reading, spelling, and writing activities.

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 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 identifying the structural parts of a book and applying that knowledge through a critical book review and vocabulary practice.

A collection of comprehension resources for the book 'Mallory vs. Max', focusing on character development and plot events for second-grade readers.

A beginner's guide to argumentative writing, focusing on using evidence to support claims and addressing opposing views with confidence. Designed for early elementary students with high visual support.

A simplified independent work packet about the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, designed for middle school students at a second-grade reading level. The lesson explores the power of music, love, and the consequences of looking back through accessible texts and structured comprehension tasks.

A lesson focusing on reading comprehension through a sports recap of a Celtics vs. Timberwolves game, featuring vocabulary building with suffixes and syllable division, and an extension piece on NBA standings and MVP races.

A week-long exploration of construction principles, comparing Minecraft building to real-world engineering and architecture. Includes daily reading, spelling, and writing activities at a 2nd-grade level.

A week-long exploration of motocross culture, bike mechanics, and safety protocols. Integrates 2nd-grade reading levels with high-octane 5th-grade interest topics.

A week-long exploration of farming technology and practices, comparing video game simulations to real-life farm management. Includes daily reading, spelling, and writing activities.

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.

Synthesizes previous skills into independent journal writing with a focus on responding to prompts and self-checking work.

Teaches students how to state an opinion and provide supporting reasons using the OREO method with sentence starters.

Introduces the concept of a paragraph using the 'Burger' analogy, focusing on the topic sentence, details, and closing sentence.

Focuses on chronological sequencing in narrative writing using 'First, Next, Then, and Last' with visual aids and word banks.

A set of 20 short articles (two for each of the 10 debate topics) to provide students with evidence for their classroom arguments.

A multi-day writing project where 2nd and 3rd-grade students identify a personal hero, brainstorm their qualities, plan their narrative, and produce a final written tribute. The lesson is broken down into 15-20 minute daily segments covering brainstorming, planning, drafting, and publishing.

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.

A playful introduction to spoonerisms and creative rhyming inspired by Shel Silverstein's Runny Babbit. Students will learn to swap initial sounds to create whimsical new words and poems.

A magical Reader's Theater adventure where students discover a wish-granting stone at a shimmering lake. This lesson focuses on oral fluency, expression, and creative writing.

A playful lesson centered on the book 'Underwear Wolf', focusing on character design through a creative craft and story retelling through comic-style illustration. Students explore fashion for a wolf and reimagine his forest adventures.

A collaborative storytelling lesson where students use visual prompts to navigate through the elements of a story, focusing on sequencing and descriptive language.

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 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 culminating week where students compile their work into a portfolio and perform a 'Final Verse' for their peers.

Teaching students that poems can tell stories. Students will read and write short narrative verses about everyday events.

Exploring the emotional side of poetry. Students will identify how a poem makes them feel and what 'vibes' the author is sending.

Helping students find the 'big idea' or lesson in a poem. Students will identify simple themes like bravery, friendship, and change.

Exploring how poems can make objects act like people (personification) and how words can sound like their meanings (onomatopoeia).

Introducing similes and metaphors as "secret comparisons." Students will use simple 'like' and 'as' structures to describe themselves and their world.