A detective-themed rubric for grading student editing work, focusing on the CUPS strategy and investigative logic.
A comprehensive teacher's guide containing instructions for running cold and hot fluency timings, scoring rubrics, running record forms, and printed passage texts with word counts marked for quick calculation.
A set of twelve printable, carnival-themed task cards designed to practice phrasing, punctuation cues, reading speed, and character-driven expression.
An expanded set of eight differentiated carnival-themed reading passages spanning Kindergarten (Level A) to Third Grade (Level D) readability, featuring student-friendly typography, word counts, and repeated reading trackers.
A comprehensive, two-page (double-sided) student-facing worksheet for compacted Lessons 13 and 14. Page 1 contains a structured dialogue-to-narration pacing audit planner, and Page 2 features a spacious full-page ruled drafting card for writing their "caught in the act" scene.
A highly engaging 2-page student worksheet designed to keep waiting and benched players 100% engaged. Features structured writing lines for Round 1 (Silent E & Vowel Teams), word-mapping boxes for Round 2 (Blends & Digraphs), and syllable-division spaces for Round 3 (Multisyllabic Decodables), doubling as a formative assessment.
A comprehensive 4-page facilitator guide for teachers to deliver the Phonics Knockout Showdown game with maximum classroom engagement. Explains setup, precise game mechanics, active-listening routines, scaffolding prompts, and includes the master word lists for Silent E, Vowel Teams, Blends, Digraphs, and Multisyllabic Decodables.
A high-energy, 28-slide neon arcade interactive presentation for teaching phonics. Features dynamic neon styles, clear visual scaffolding, and special Action Cards like Double Trouble, Team Revive, and Free Pass. Targets Silent E, Vowel Teams, Blends, Digraphs, and Multisyllabic Decodables with text scaled for maximum classroom visibility.
A premium teacher facilitation guide for the Water Watch scripting lesson. Includes a step-by-step 55-minute pacing blueprint, model script discussion questions, scaffolding strategies for struggling writers, and an easy-to-use 3rd-grade performance rubric.
A two-page structured scripting worksheet for 3rd-grade students to convert their water research essays into a structured PSA video script. Page 1 features a model script analysis with a real broadcaster exemplar and a scripting toolkit full of sentence stems. Page 2 provides a side-by-side storyboard graphic organizer for drafting their lines and visual cues.
A comprehensive 1-page teacher instructional guide that outlines the lesson plan, text-dependent sensory questioning prompts, standard alignments, pacing milestones, and differentiation options for students during the And Then Comes Summer lesson.
A print-ready student worksheet designed to accompany the slideshow. It features a beautifully themed 4-box sensory graphic organizer (Sights, Sounds, Feelings, Tastes/Smells) and a guided sensory writing prompt for students to document their own favorite summer moments.
An interactive slideshow presentation containing guided sensory comprehension questions and discussion prompts for Tom Brenner's 'And Then Comes Summer'. Designed with large, accessible text and visual icons for projecting in the classroom.
A highly structured two-page narrative writing graphic organizer and editing checklist for the novel Two Roads. Designed for SPED students with sentence starters, word banks, character traits, and a step-by-step paragraph planner.
A two-page assignment document containing the formal narrative writing prompt, a 6th-grade self-editing checklist, a grading rubric, and structured, vintage-style lined writing stationery for the letter.
A two-page graphic organizer and word bank designed to help students outline their letter. Includes vocabulary words with page references, sentence starters, and structured planning blocks for each paragraph.
A single-page printable reference sheet and anchor chart detailing Cal's character traits, voice cues from Two Roads, and the essential formatting rules for a 1930s friendly letter.
A 2-page visual aid packet. Page 1 is a colorful, high-contrast anchor chart poster defining similes and metaphors. Page 2 includes 6 visual vocabulary cards for easy classroom printing and cut-outs.
An updated 4-page student-facing workbook for Week 4. Page 1 is a final Portfolio Cover Page. Page 2 is a side-by-side Simile and Metaphor builder. Page 3 introduces the Ode, a complex figurative tribute poem celebrating an everyday object. Page 4 is a Gallery Walk peer review sheet.
A 2-page visual aid packet. Page 1 is a colorful, high-contrast anchor chart poster defining concrete and free verse poetry. Page 2 includes 6 visual vocabulary cards for easy classroom printing and cut-outs.
An updated 4-page student workbook for Week 3. Page 1 is a concrete shape canvas. Page 2 is a sensory feeling map. Page 3 is a structured free verse drafting sheet with visual prompt blocks. Page 4 introduces the Diamante, a challenging 7-line diamond poem comparing opposites.
A 2-page visual aid packet. Page 1 is a colorful, high-contrast anchor chart poster defining acrostic and couplet poetry. Page 2 includes 6 visual vocabulary cards for easy classroom printing and cut-outs.
An updated 4-page student workbook for Week 2. Page 1 is an acrostic builder. Page 2 is a couplet rhyming workshop. Page 3 is a visual beat-counting grid. Page 4 is a Limerick Laboratory scaffolding the advanced AABBA bouncing meter.
A 2-page visual aid packet. Page 1 is a colorful, high-contrast anchor chart poster defining sensory poetry, haiku, and color poems. Page 2 includes 6 visual vocabulary cards for easy classroom printing and cut-outs.
An updated 4-page student workbook for Week 1. Page 1 is a sensory collector. Page 2 is a Haiku builder. Page 3 introduces the Cinquain, a structured 5-line format with parts-of-speech rules. Page 4 features a sensory color poem with a metaphor constraint.
A cumulative 1-page assessment covering coordinating conjunctions, subordinating conjunctions, prepositions, and prepositional phrases with explorer-themed exercises.
