Builds word mastery through parts of speech, Greek and Latin roots, and morphological analysis of prefixes and suffixes. Develops nuanced comprehension using context clues, shades of meaning, and idiomatic expressions.
A vibrant Kindergarten lesson introducing the five Ws (Who, What, Where, When, Why) using a catchy song, hand motions, and a hands-on picture sorting activity. Students will learn to associate specific question words with visual symbols and storytelling elements.
A rhythmic, movement-based lesson for 1st graders to master high-frequency sight words through drumming and musical games. Students use the 'Sight Word Song' to practice spelling with a beat, enhancing their orthographic mapping and recall.
A lesson for 2nd graders to practice irregular sight words ('Rule Breakers') using a video-based spelling drill and a customized Bingo game for fluency.
A high-energy, detective-themed lesson where students identify and read high-frequency 'rule-breaker' sight words using a rhythmic music video and a hunting activity.
Students become 'Word Detectives' to identify 46 high-frequency sight words from the 'Second Sight Word Song'. The lesson involves a classroom search, air-writing during video viewing, and a text-based highlighting mission.
A high-energy lesson focused on building reading fluency through choral reading and rapid-fire sight word drills using a 'Video Karaoke' approach. Students practice 46 high-frequency words through rhythmic singing, memory challenges, and silly sentence creation.
A high-energy, music-based lesson where 1st graders learn to identify Primer sight words and use them to build complete sentences through interactive movement and a sentence-scramble activity.
A small-group intervention lesson focused on identifying ambiguity and using clarifying questions to resolve confusion, featuring a video analysis and hands-on sentence rewriting.
Students will explore how adverbs act as 'mood makers' in writing, transforming a neutral paragraph into a horror or comedy scene. The lesson uses a video demonstration of adverbs changing story tone and a hands-on 'Mood Swings' writing activity.
A fun, high-energy 1st-grade lesson focusing on the sight word 'does' through music, movement, and silly question creation. Students will learn to spell the word and use it to build interrogative sentences.
Students explore relative adverbs (where, when, why) through the lens of history and a dragon named Peggy, debunking the 'wherefore' myth along the way.
This lesson explores the role of persuasive nonfiction in Latin American independence movements, challenging students to use historical themes and persuasive techniques to create their own revolutionary pamphlets.
A small group intervention lesson for K-2 focusing on the 'wh' digraph through video analysis and word sorting. Students will explore question words and color words using catchy sight word songs.
A lesson for 5th-grade students to explore relative adverbs through a historical lens, comparing modern usage with archaic forms like "wherefore" and "whence."
A 1st-grade lesson focused on building complete sentences using sight words from the Primer Dolch list, featuring a musical video and a creative writing activity.
A high-energy 1st-grade lesson focused on using context clues and sight word recognition to predict and build sentences using a rhythmic video drill.
A high-energy kindergarten lesson focused on identifying and recognizing 52 primer sight words through music, movement, and visual reinforcement.
The cumulative event where students engage in a Socratic seminar. Participation is strictly tied to the annotations they made in previous lessons, emphasizing the value of their marginal thinking.
Provides strategies for students with working memory deficits by teaching 'chunking.' Students learn to summarize sections in the margins using 5-word summaries and 'tweet' the action.
Teaches students to treat themes as 'clues' that leave footprints throughout a text. Students practice tracking a specific motif across a longer passage and explaining its evolution in their notes.
A series of three ELA homework assignments based on the story 'Oakley’s Azure Acorn,' focusing on phonics, vocabulary, comprehension, and grammar.
A visual guide to using the Expanding Expression Tool (EET) to enhance descriptive language and vocabulary, specifically themed around the world of The Hunger Games.
In this lesson, students transition from informative research to narrative planning. They explore the balance between scientific fact and creative imagination by developing a detailed character profile for their expert group animal, supported by their previous research.
A lesson focused on descriptive language and sensory observations of the jungle, guiding students through a brainstorming process for creative writing or science observation.
A preview and warm-up lesson for Ray Bradbury's 'A Sound of Thunder,' designed with scaffolds for 7th-grade students with language-based disabilities.
A foundational set of sight word and CVC flashcards designed for kindergarteners to build early reading fluency. This lesson includes the flashcards themselves and a tracking tool for progress.
This lesson guides 9th/10th grade ESL students through the process of using AI image generation to visualize Winter Olympics scenes, focusing on descriptive vocabulary and sentence structure for TELPAS preparation.
Students explore the world of Bald Eagles through a nature video, focusing on descriptive vocabulary, sensory details, and informational writing about hunting and survival adaptations.
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 descriptive writing lesson where students explore Yosemite National Park through video and sensory observation to write a travel blog entry. Students move from silent observation to active listening before crafting their own nature-inspired prose.
A 3rd-4th grade ELA lesson where students watch a virtual field trip to the African Savannah and write a descriptive 'Field Diary' entry from the perspective of a scientist. The lesson focuses on sensory details, key vocabulary like herbivores and predators, and the 'great circle of life.'
An energetic, movement-based lesson where students learn about dolphin biology and action verbs through music and dance.
Students explore the diverse habitats of the ocean and write a descriptive narrative from the perspective of a migrating Humpback Whale, using sensory details and movement words inspired by nature cinematography.
A narrative writing lesson where students write from the perspective of a meteorite, traveling from space to Earth's surface. Includes a video exploration of how to identify meteorites and the science behind their journey.
A procedural writing lesson for 4th graders where they learn to write clear, scientific instructions for creating a six-sided paper snowflake using specific vocabulary like 'spine' and 'hexagon'.
A Kindergarten lesson connecting body part nouns with action verbs through video viewing, physical movement, and a sorting activity. Students identify which body parts perform specific actions like running, catching, and tasting.
A 1st Grade ELA lesson exploring the descriptive language of New Zealand's fjords. Students watch a video about Patea (Doubtful Sound), brainstorm descriptive adjectives, and write a fictional postcard as an explorer.
Students explore the powerful geological forces of glaciers and icebergs, using descriptive language to write a documentary-style narration script for dramatic video footage. This lesson combines scientific observation with creative writing and oral presentation.
A 1st-grade lesson focused on using sensory vocabulary to describe animal movements and sounds, featuring a warm-up acting game, video observation, and a sentence-writing activity.
A 1st Grade lesson focused on using strong, specific verbs to describe how different animals move, featuring video observation and creative writing.
Covers the climax and resolution, final character evolution, and a cumulative synthesis of the book's message.
Focuses on synthesizing themes of resilience and fragility as the community reacts to Winslow.
Explores Nora's character, Winslow's growth, and practices summarizing key plot events from the middle of the book.
Focuses on the introduction of Winslow and Louie, establishing the setting, and initial character analysis of Louie's motivations.
Students synthesize information from multiple texts to create a comprehensive comparison and write a final evidentiary paragraph.
Students learn about hurricanes and practice organizing information into a structured paragraph with a clear topic sentence, supporting details, and a conclusion.
Students explore the science of tornadoes while focusing on identifying key details and mastering domain-specific vocabulary.
A culminating project where students apply their understanding of Melody's experience to create an Inclusion Campaign for their own school, advocating for accessibility and understanding.
Covers the Whiz Kids competition, the heartbreak of being left behind, and the eventual resolution and growth of Melody and her peers, covering chapters 23 through 33. Activities focus on summarizing complex emotional events and synthesizing the book's final themes.
Explores the pivotal moment of Melody receiving her Medi-Talker, her academic growth, and the shift in how others perceive her brilliance, covering chapters 12 through 22. Activities emphasize synthesizing new information and understanding the impact of technology on communication.
Focuses on the introduction of Melody, her internal voice, her family life, and the initial barriers she faces in school, covering chapters 1 through 11. Activities focus on summarizing her unique perspective and identifying core vocabulary related to her sensory experiences.
A 45-minute TELPAS-aligned lesson for 9th-10th grade ELLs exploring the legend of Dracula through sensory language, classic literature, and creative craft. Students will compare cinematic portrayals, analyze text, and build their own 'shadow bat' while practicing speaking and writing skills.
A comprehensive lesson for second graders to identify the main idea and key details in texts about pollinators. Students will explore how bees, butterflies, and other creatures help plants grow.
A fun and engaging introduction to Dolch Pre-Primer sight words through tracing, writing, and word-finding activities designed for Kindergarten students.
A comprehensive lesson where 8th graders learn to construct persuasive essays using an 'architectural' framework, focusing on thesis foundations, structural claims, and evidentiary reinforcement.
A comprehensive baseline reading assessment for 5th grade students, designed specifically for virtual tutoring environments. Includes oral reading fluency, word recognition, and comprehension components.
A word study lesson focused on the vowel patterns 'ue', 'ew', and 'tu' representing /u/ and /ju/ sounds, including syllable division and definitions.
Students synthesize evidence from the play to develop a strong thesis and outline for their argumentative essay on Macbeth's claim to the throne.
A 45-minute TELPAS-aligned lesson for 9th and 10th graders that explores the Star Wars universe through sensory language, character creation, and a hands-on puppet craft. Students practice all four language domains while navigating the light and dark sides of the Force.
A kindergarten introduction to opinion writing where students choose between a bird and a bunny, using their five senses to generate descriptive reasons and support their preferences.
A fast-paced, high-engagement practice session designed to prepare high school English learners for TELPAS speaking tasks, focusing on academic vocabulary and structured responses.
A kindergarten lesson focused on expressing opinions about various topics (food, activities, hobbies) using the five senses as supporting reasons. Students will learn how to transition from simple statements to descriptive 'because' statements.
A fun, hands-on lesson where kindergarteners practice using adjectives through a movement-based board game. Students use descriptive words to identify objects and move across the board.
A 45-minute TELPAS-aligned lesson for 10th-grade ELLs using 'The Day the Crayons Quit' to practice persuasive writing, sensory language, and oral communication.
Students engage in a comparative discussion with 'The Raven' and draft an argumentative Extended Constructed Response (ECR) evaluating Reverend Hooper's decision as an act of courage or selfishness.
Students synthesize their understanding of the text to identify and analyze universal themes, practicing the construction of a Short Constructed Response (SCR) with text evidence and commentary.
Students complete the reading of Chunks 3 and 4, analyzing the ambiguity of Hooper's motives and the town's reaction, while also mastering the use of appositive phrases to enhance their analytical writing.
Students explore the historical and cultural context of Puritan New England, begin reading Chunks 1 and 2 of the story, and analyze how Hawthorne builds suspense and introduces the central symbol of the black veil.
A comprehensive review lesson using an 8-paragraph, 1200 Lexile passage to practice all previously learned structures and elements.
Explores descriptive text structure and how diagrams clarify complex anatomical and functional information.
Focuses on sequential text structure and the use of maps to convey historical and geographical information.
Students read the final story 'Concrete Gardens' and complete a final performance task that requires summarizing, character analysis, and theme synthesis.
Students read 'The Subway Song' and practice synthesizing information by comparing the themes and settings of the stories read so far.
Students read 'The Midnight Mural' and focus on inferring character traits and providing specific text evidence to support their claims.
Students read 'The Empty Bench' and focus on building vocabulary through context clues and mastering the 'Somebody-Wanted-But-So-Then' summary framework.
A final culmination of the book club unit, where students synthesize the entire novel through creative projects and thematic reflections.
The emotional climax and resolution of the story as the tiger is released and Rob finally opens his suitcase, covering chapters twenty-one through thirty.
Exploring the developing friendship between Rob and Sistine and the growing pressure of the tiger's presence, covering chapters eleven through twenty.
An introduction to the Lister Motel and Rob Horton's 'suitcase', covering the first ten chapters of the novel.
Book club celebration with discussion and a creative 'Carving' activity.
Week 3 emphasizes reading fluency and comprehension through reader's theater performances and story mapping.
Week 2 targets vocabulary acquisition, sight word mastery, and sentence construction using competitive games and tactile building.
Week 1 focuses on phonological awareness, letter recognition, and basic decoding skills through interactive drills and drawing activities.
A 5th-grade lesson focusing on making inferences about time periods using technology and vocabulary clues, featuring the video 'Time and Terrain: Narrative Settings'. Students will analyze futuristic vocabulary and create their own artifacts from the past or future.
A lesson where 5th-grade students explore the evolution of compound words from open to closed forms, focusing on the role of hyphens for clarity and meaning.
A fun, interactive lesson where 2nd and 3rd graders explore how compound words 'glue' two meanings together to create something entirely new, often with hilarious literal results.
A 1st Grade lesson introducing compound words through a 'gluing' metaphor, featuring a video-based discussion and a hands-on 'Word Math' cutting and pasting activity.
A hands-on lesson where 3rd graders distinguish between compound words, contractions, and separate words using a 'Word Workshop' construction theme. Includes a video analysis, a relay-style sorting activity, and creative sentence building.
A high-energy lesson where students learn to identify and create compound words using the 'glue' metaphor, culminating in a movement-based matching activity.
A 2nd-grade lesson on decoding compound words by looking for smaller words inside larger ones, featuring a detective-themed 'Magnifying Glass Hunt' activity.
Students will act as 'Compound Chemists' to investigate how different parts of speech (nouns, verbs, and adjectives) combine to form compound words. The lesson includes a video analysis, a categorization activity, and the creation of custom 'formula cards'.
A fun, interactive lesson where students become 'Word Scientists' using context clues and morphology to decode and define compound words. Includes a hook, video-based instruction, and a high-energy charades game.
A high-energy 1st grade lesson where students become 'Word Glue' experts, using the metaphor of a glue factory to understand how two individual words combine to form a new compound word.
A 2nd-grade lesson exploring compound words through a 'literal vs. actual' drawing activity and a visual metaphor of 'word glue.' Students analyze how individual words combine to create entirely new meanings.
A 2nd-grade grammar lesson focusing on identifying the parts of speech (Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives) that combine to form compound words, using the 'Word Glue' metaphor.
Students explore the semantic shift in compound words by comparing literal meanings of word parts to their actual combined meanings through a creative 'Literal vs. Actual' art activity.
A detective-themed lesson for 2nd graders focused on decoding compound words by finding smaller words inside. Students use paper magnifying glasses to 'investigate' text and identify how small words are glued together to make new meanings.
A 1st-grade lesson focused on identifying the two base words in compound words using a 'Word Glue Factory' theme. Includes a slide deck with embedded video, matching word cards, a drawing activity, and a teacher guide.
A fun, hands-on lesson where 1st graders become 'factory workers' to manufacture compound words using the 'Glue Analogy'. Includes a video-guided discussion and a physical cutting and pasting activity.
Students become workers in the 'Word Glue Factory' where they combine two simple words to create new compound words, exploring how meanings shift when words are joined.
Exploring the symbolism of Sistine's name and her character growth.
Reading Chapter 30, focusing on the resolution and the sun coming out.
Reading Chapters 20-21, analyzing the encounter with the tiger and vocabulary.
Reading Chapters 10-11, focusing on the wood-carving imagery and vocabulary.
Deep dive into summarizing the entire narrative arc using a 'Story Suitcase' organizer.
Final vocabulary review with a comprehensive matching and sentence challenge.
Reading Chapters 2-3, focusing on Rob's character and the introduction of Sistine.
Introduction to the book club, building background knowledge about the setting and the tiger, and reading Chapter 1.
A vocabulary focused lesson on Chapters 4-7 of Lois Lowry's The Giver, exploring key terms through textual context and modern application.
Teaches students to evaluate claims, analyze evidence, and craft strong argumentative responses for the NYS ELA exam.
Develops students' ability to identify central ideas and the specific evidence that supports them in informational texts.
A 45-minute ESOL lesson exploring the Battle of Puebla and Cinco de Mayo. Students analyze informational texts and poetry to answer essential questions about making oneself heard and the value of research, culminating in a sensory writing and speaking activity.
A comprehensive set of materials for a high school Open House, including a presentation and a parent/guardian support handout for the Reading and Learning Center English class.
A final project where students choose their own topic to write a complete 'Maker Manual'.
Students learn to add 'Pro Tips' and warnings to make their instructions more helpful for the reader.
Focuses on the importance of listing all necessary materials and tools before starting a procedure.
Students practice breaking down familiar tasks into clear steps with matching illustrations.
Students learn to identify procedural writing and use transition words (first, next, then, finally) to order steps.
A fun, sky-themed lesson for Grade 3 students to master tricky homophones through visual presentation, a collaborative board game, and targeted practice.
A 3rd-grade ELA and Science lesson exploring the "funny bone" through homophones (Humerus/Humorous) and context clues for multiple-meaning words (Funny). Students investigate the ulnar nerve while practicing vocabulary and sentence construction.
A Kindergarten lesson focused on the sight word 'buy', using music, rhythm, and a hands-on rhyming sort activity to reinforce spelling and phonological awareness.
A high-energy Pre-K lesson focused on the sight word 'buy' using music, movement, and a 'Musical Chairs' word recognition game. Students will associate the spoken word with its written form through a catchy song and interactive play.
A fun, interactive lesson for 1st graders to distinguish between the homophones 'buy' and 'bye' using music, movement, and a hands-on game.
A drama-focused lesson where 5th-grade students use short skits to master the difference between 'complement' and 'compliment'. Includes a video discussion, a warm-up game, and creative scriptwriting.
A creative ELA lesson for 4th graders focused on using visual mnemonics to distinguish between frequently confused word pairs like desert/dessert and compliment/complement.
A 2nd-grade lesson where students become 'Sound-Alike Sleuths' to master tricky homophones like right/write and buy/by/bye using a rhythmic sight word song.
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 3rd-grade lesson using visual mnemonics to distinguish between the homophones 'hear' and 'here' through video analysis and creative drawing.
A grammar lesson focusing on the homophones 'accept' and 'except' through an award-show-themed role-play activity and video analysis.
A medical-themed grammar lesson where students act as 'language surgeons' to diagnose and fix homophone errors using specific mnemonic devices (Ear, Near, Access, Exclude).
A lesson focusing on homophones and sight words using a rhythmic video drill to help students distinguish between similar-sounding words like to, two, too and by, buy.
A high-energy lesson focused on identifying homophones and using sight words in context through a music video drill and a whiteboard relay race. Students will learn to distinguish between common homophones like 'write'/'right' and 'their'/'there'.
A high-energy 2nd-grade literacy lesson where students identify high-frequency words from a music video and use them to compose original short stories.
A 2nd-grade lesson on distinguishing between common homophones (right/write, buy/by) using context clues and a sight word song.
Students will learn to identify and use the 'wr' digraph where the 'w' is silent. The lesson includes a homophone hook, an interactive video, a creative writing activity, and an illustration extension.
A lesson where students watch a SciShow Kids video about making glass from sand and analyze how analogies (ice/water and sugar/candy) help explain complex scientific processes. Students then practice creating their own scientific analogies.
A 6th-grade ELA lesson focused on identifying analogies and explaining the logical connections between compared items using visual metaphors and a matching activity.
In this lesson, 9th-grade students explore the relationship between fables, cultural allusions, and analogical reasoning. They will analyze how authors use these tools to communicate complex themes efficiently and discuss the importance of cultural literacy in modern communication.
A 7th-grade ELA lesson exploring analogical reasoning through O. Henry's 'The Gift of the Magi,' focusing on how readers use metaphors to predict character actions.
A 3rd-grade vocabulary lesson focused on the words 'solar' and 'immense' using a sci-fi space station theme and a video from Khan Academy.
A 3rd-grade narrative writing lesson that uses a sci-fi cliffhanger to teach the vocabulary words 'Orbit,' 'Solar,' and 'Immense.' Students watch a video from Khan Academy and then write their own continuation of the story, focusing on descriptive language and vocabulary application.
A space-themed vocabulary lesson where 4th graders use analogies to master concepts like 'orbit', 'solar', and 'immense' through video analysis and creative art projects.
In this project-based finale, students act as science communicators to translate a complex technical section of their text into a simplified brochure or infographic for a younger audience.
Students develop strategies for mastering Tier 3 (domain-specific) vocabulary through context clues and collaborative glossary building. The lesson uses a competitive game format to build mastery.
Students analyze how authors use analogies and metaphors to explain complex technical concepts. They deconstruct these comparisons to see how they bridge the gap between expert knowledge and public understanding.
Focusing on data literacy, students practice translating visual data from charts and graphs into written summaries. They also learn to identify misleading visual representations of data.
Students identify and analyze the function of nonfiction text features such as headings, captions, and sidebars using a game-based approach. The lesson begins with a hook involving a visual-free IKEA manual to demonstrate the necessity of features.
The capstone project where students build their own analogy-based logic puzzles for peers to solve.
Focuses on building automaticity and identifying common logical traps and distractors in rapid-fire analogy solving.
Students explore creative and lateral associations between concepts, moving beyond simple synonyms and antonyms.
Students use the bridge of an analogy to decode unknown vocabulary and nonsense words in a simulated translation task.
Students treat words as data points to crack logic codes, starting with visual patterns and moving to verbal equations.
In this culminating lesson, students apply all learned relationship types to solve high-level, standardized test-style analogy problems. They also reverse-engineer questions, creating their own complex analogies to challenge peers.
The focus shifts to dynamic relationships where one term acts upon another or serves a specific function. Students analyze tool/worker, action/result, and phenomenon/consequence analogies commonly found in science and history contexts.
A comprehensive lesson for 2nd-3rd graders on decoding unfamiliar words using context clues, prefixes, suffixes, and root words, all framed within an engaging detective theme.
A hands-on literacy center where students use building blocks to construct 'Word Towers' using prefixes, suffixes, and root words found in 'The Most Beautiful Roof in the World'. Students act as canopy architects, assembling complex scientific terms and documenting their meanings in a field log.
A high-energy lesson where students master conjunctions, interjections, and prepositions to enhance their sentence-writing superpowers.
A comprehensive lesson where students investigate the meanings and usage of the suffixes -able and -ible through context clues and hands-on word building.
A lesson analyzing Jake Tyler's TEDx talk to explore how extended metaphors communicate complex, abstract emotional states in personal narratives.
Conception d'actions de médiation concrètes, de la mise en espace physique du CDI aux outils numériques, pour engager les élèves dans la lecture.
Exploration de l'histoire, des genres et des mutations actuelles de l'édition pour adolescents, incluant l'impact des réseaux sociaux et des nouvelles tendances éditoriales.
A comprehensive study of Macbeth focusing on key scenes through a triple-analysis approach: watching, shared reading, and independent analysis. Students track character motivation, soliloquies, and themes across seven pivotal scenes.
A comprehensive ELA lesson for 4th grade students to identify, understand, and analyze various types of figurative language, including similes, metaphors, personification, idioms, proverbs, hyperbole, and alliteration, through a 'Language Lab' scientific theme.
Students draft and refine an argumentative synthesis correspondence (Extended Constructed Response) that argues a stance on the relationship between love and pain, utilizing evidence from both texts.
Students synthesize findings from the scientific article and the poem, comparing how different genres approach the theme of 'literal' pain in love using a genre-bridge organizer.
Students analyze Carol Ann Duffy's poem 'Valentine,' focusing on the 'bittersweet' nature of love through the extended metaphor of an onion and identifying how poetic structure reflects emotional complexity.
A 6th-grade ELA workshop focused on proofreading frequently confused words: desert/dessert and complement/compliment. Includes a video-based lesson, an editing activity titled 'A Trip to Arizona', and a creative writing extension.
A 7th-grade English Language Arts lesson focused on distinguishing between frequently confused word pairs (complement/compliment and desert/dessert) through context clues and etymology. Students use video evidence and linguistic 'detective work' to justify their word choices.
A visual vocabulary lesson for 3rd graders to master the difference between 'desert' and 'dessert' through drawing, mnemonics, and a whiteboard-style video.
Students will explore how context clues in digital conversations (text messages) help reveal the meaning of ambiguous words. This lesson uses a video case study and a 'Text Detectives' activity to practice identifying surrounding clues and resolving miscommunications.
A digital literacy lesson for middle schoolers focusing on the role of context in social media and online communication. Students analyze viral misunderstandings and create their own 'context collisions' to understand how surroundings change meaning.
A lesson where students explore polysemous words and the importance of context in digital and face-to-face communication, featuring video analysis and role-play activities.
A targeted vocabulary lesson for 5th graders focusing on the heteronym 'conflict', using a Khan Academy video to explore how stress changes meaning and pronunciation.
A 1st-grade literacy lesson focusing on identifying sight words and distinguishing between phonetically regular words and 'tricky' words with silent letters or unusual spelling patterns. Students will use hand signals during a musical video and complete a Word Detective sorting activity.
A high-energy reading intervention lesson for 2nd graders focused on building sight word automaticity through rhythm and a 'Karaoke Read-Aloud' activity. Students use a hip-hop video to practice rapid word recognition and explore common homophones.
A laboratory-themed lesson where 4th grade students experiment with prefixes, suffixes, and Greek/Latin roots to decode complex words like language chemists.
A 3rd-grade lesson exploring the etymology of 'Bald' in Bald Eagle and other animal myths, focusing on research, writing, and proper noun capitalization.
Students will explore the Greek etymology of 'Amphibian', analyze the biological process of metamorphosis, and use sensory language to write a first-person narrative about an animal's 'double life'.
Students explore the Greek roots 'bio' (life) and 'geo' (earth) through a science-integrated ELA lesson featuring a Crash Course Kids video. They will apply their knowledge to decode complex words like 'geocentric' and 'biodegradable' and create a collaborative 'Root Garden'.
Students explore the building blocks of language by using Greek and Latin roots, prefixes, and suffixes to construct and define humorous nonsense words.
A high-energy vocabulary lesson where 4th graders use drama and physical metaphors to master the nuances of 'admire' and 'inspire'. Students analyze word roots, watch a Khan Academy video, and perform silent skits to demonstrate their understanding.
A linguistic exploration into the Latin roots and prefixes of 'admire' and 'inspire' for 4th-grade students, featuring morphological analysis and creative word-math.
A vocabulary and design lesson where 5th-grade students explore the etymology of 'admire' and 'inspire' and apply their understanding by designing a custom invention.
Students learn the terminology and punctuation rules for beginning and ending formal correspondence. This lesson focuses on 'Salutation' and 'Valediction' through a video-guided approach, etymology, and a creative writing task directed to the school principal.
Students will dive into the history of letter-writing terminology, exploring Latin roots like 'Salut' and 'Vale' while mastering the use of commas in email greetings and closings for both formal and informal contexts.
A high school literature lesson exploring the dual nature of the apostrophe as both a punctuation mark and a rhetorical device, featuring etymological roots and literary analysis.
A lesson for grades 6-8 exploring the Greek and Latin origins of grammar terms, specifically focusing on the history of the apostrophe and other punctuation marks. Students act as etymology detectives to connect ancient roots to modern definitions.
Students will learn the structure of etiological myths by watching a comparison of Shoshone and Greek legends, then write their own 'how-it-came-to-be' story following a specific three-step narrative pattern.
A literacy and language lesson based on 'Olympig!' by Victoria Jamieson, focusing on sequencing with transition words and writing about personal resilience with TELPAS scaffolds.
This lesson covers Act 2 of Macbeth, focusing on the murder of King Duncan, Macbeth's growing guilt, and the supernatural disturbances that follow. It provides visual instruction, guided notes, and analytical support for emergent bilingual students.
This lesson introduces students to the world of Macbeth through Act 1, focusing on the witches' prophecies and the initial characterization of the "brave" Macbeth. It includes slides for instruction, a graphic organizer for active listening, scene-by-scene summaries for reading support, and high-DOK guided questions.
A lesson focused on the essential vocabulary and thematic terms needed to understand Shakespeare's Macbeth, designed for 10th grade students including English Language Learners.
A scaffolded lesson for 10th-grade TELPAS students (low proficiency) to explore the plot of Romeo and Juliet, sequence major events, and plan a creative poem and avatar recording.
A high school ELA/Humanities lesson exploring the vital connection between language and cultural identity through the story of the Wampanoag language reclamation. Students analyze the impact of language loss and the perseverance required to recover ancestral voices.
A professional development workshop for educators to design a cross-curricular unit connecting Language Arts and History through the evolution of the English language.
This lesson explores the historical roots of English spelling, focusing on irregular plurals like 'children' and 'oxen'. Students investigate word origins (etymology) to understand why English rules aren't always predictable and how history shaped the modern language.
A middle school grammar lesson that deconstructs the myth of the terminal preposition, exploring its Latin origins and the difference between formal style and natural English flow.
A middle school grammar and science lesson where students learn to pluralize scientific loanwords from Latin and Greek. Students identify rules for ending changes and sort species names into categories.
A lesson for 8th-grade students focusing on recognizing and converting Greek and Latin irregular plural nouns (loanwords) through a cosmic detective theme.
Students explore the fascinating world of foreign loanwords and their irregular plurals from Latin and Greek. Through a Khan Academy video and independent research, students create a comprehensive 'Plural Cheat Sheet' to master these sophisticated spelling patterns.
Students analyze the evolution of the possessive apostrophe in English and compare it to its Germanic 'cousins' (German, Dutch, and Danish) to understand how history and linguistic drift shape grammar.
Students synthesize their research skills to present the 'life story' of a specific word, detailing its origin, evolution, and modern usage.
An exploration of loanwords and how English adopts vocabulary through cultural exchange, trade, and conflict.
Students investigate semantic shifts, tracking how definitions have changed over centuries using historical dictionary resources.
Learners use reference tools to identify Greek and Latin morphemes, practicing morphological analysis to decode academic vocabulary.
A small-group focused lesson where students act as 'Wild Word Wranglers' to track down and improve character dialogue in animal stories. Students will learn punctuation rules, varied speech tags, and how to use dialogue to reveal animal personalities and traits.
In this lesson, students analyze Chapter 2 of Frederick Douglass's Narrative, focusing on his use of irony regarding slave songs, sleeping conditions, and the hierarchy of the Great House Farm. They will produce a written response citing two specific examples of irony.
A lesson analyzing Frederick Douglass's use of irony in Chapter 2 of his narrative to reveal the true horrors of slavery to a northern audience. Students explore specific examples like slave songs and sleeping conditions to debunk common misconceptions.
A STAAR-aligned poetry lesson featuring William Ernest Henley's 'Invictus,' focusing on vocabulary in context, structural analysis, and evidence-based writing.
