A teacher answer key for the 'Truth Lab' Gatsby worksheet, providing specific text-based answers, reasoning for Nick's shifting trust in Chapter 4, and analysis of character reliability.
A comprehensive, detective-themed 2-day phonics unit for 4th graders to master the hard and soft sounds of 'c' and 'g' using structured inquiry, visual anchor charts, and scaffolded practice worksheets.
A Kindergarten-adapted read-aloud lesson for Chrysanthemum. It incorporates echo reading fluency practice, deep vocabulary instruction, character change mapping, and scaffolded checks for understanding.
A Kindergarten-friendly, multiple-choice exit ticket assessing Chrysanthemum's character change and her feelings about her name. Includes a dedicated multiple-choice question targeting the IEP student's main idea goal.
A comprehensive, year-long academic vocabulary system mapping 32 critical Greek and Latin roots across 16 bi-weekly cycles (covering 160 class sessions), designed specifically to build NYS Regents reading comprehension and decoding autonomy.
Guides and structures for teachers to design and modify reading comprehension lessons with Lenny. Includes both visual flowcharts and classic academic table formats.
A student-facing graphic organizer for Kindergarteners to map Chrysanthemum's character change. It features simple emoji selection choices (happy, humiliated, blooming) and large drawing panels for the story's beginning, middle, and end.
A 3-day introductory sequence for high school Juniors preparing to read The Great Gatsby. Students explore F. Scott Fitzgerald's autobiographical connections, analyze the music, fashion, and consumerism of the Roaring Twenties through primary source stations, and investigate the elusive American Dream, class divides, and Prohibition through a digital WebQuest, reading passage, and formative quiz.
Students investigate the letter 'g', discovering when it makes its hard /g/ sound versus its soft /j/ sound, followed by interactive detective decoding and contextual word-sorting practice.
A highly visual, Kindergarten-adapted slide deck detailing the three core vocabulary words (Humiliated, Dreadful, Jealous) with definitions, emojis, illustrations, and student discussion prompts. Also features a dedicated interactive slide for echo reading fluency practice.
A 3-week foundational reading and vocabulary unit for 7th-grade intervention. Students master dictionary reference tools, high-leverage affixes, and root words while developing evidence-based reading analysis skills.
Students investigate the letter 'c', discovering the rule for when it makes its hard /k/ sound versus its soft /s/ sound, followed by interactive detective practice and word-sorting activities.
An instructional guide for the teacher detailing the Kindergarten-adapted Chrysanthemum read-aloud. It features step-by-step echo reading fluency protocols, interactive reading stopping points with 4 check-for-understanding questions, and implementation steps for the character change organizer.
