Hook Construction Crew Activity

A hands-on collaborative activity where students work in 'Construction Crews' to draft a hook using provided material cards, then rotate to build the bridge and thesis for another group's work. Expanded to include 12 unique topic kits across 4 pages.

Hhaley

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Poetry Pathways

A comprehensive 4-week poetry curriculum designed for students requiring high structure and visual supports. It covers diverse poetry types (Haiku, Color, Acrostic, Couplets, Concrete, Free Verse, and Metaphor/Simile) with scaffolds like word banks, sentence frames, and graphic organizers.

V Lundgren

Appreciation Station

A complete end-of-the-year thank-you card crafting lesson. Students brainstorm specific memories and acts of kindness, draft their messages, and assemble beautifully styled, fold-in-half appreciation cards for their teachers.

Melissa Premo

Sweetest Teacher Card

A sweet-themed fold-in-half printable thank-you card. The front cover features sweet candy illustrations and a 'Thanks for making this year so sweet!' design, the back includes a custom recipe-style stamp, and the inside features cute 'Recipe for an Awesome Teacher' ingredients, sweet memory prompts, and a classic recipe-card style lined writing space.

Melissa Premo

Poetry Pathways

V Lundgren

Quest Homecoming Feast

The celebratory final meeting of the book clubs, designed as a festive victory banquet. Students commemorate their protagonist's return through a grand ceremonial toast, active crossover badge trading with other groups, and a high-interest 5-minute teaser of the Hero's Journey mapping project.

Tasha Wigmore

Superpower Spark Card

A comic-themed fold-in-half printable thank-you card. The front cover features an action-packed superhero 'Not all heroes wear capes... Some Teach!' design, the back has a top-secret creator stamp, and the inside features teacher superpower stat ratings, funny mission prompts, and a large lined letter bubble.

Melissa Premo

Step by Step Writing Quest

A comprehensive 15-lesson writing curriculum tailored for middle and high school students with intellectual disabilities. The sequence alternates weekly between personal narratives, evidence-based informational writing, and imagined stories, using heavy visual scaffolding, structured sentence frames, and clear graphic organizers.

Gena Robinson (sub)

Alternian Archive

A high-intensity, visually striking trivia showdown centered on the deep-cut lore of the Homestuck Beta Trolls. Designed specifically for dedicated fans, this lesson challenges students with complex questions on relationships, quirks, and Alternian history.

Lenny

Growing Gratitude Card

A botanical-themed fold-in-half printable thank-you card. The front cover features a 'Thanks for helping me grow!' botanical design, the back includes a customizable creator stamp, and the inside provides guided plant-themed prompts and structured message lines.

Melissa Premo

Paragraph Architects

An intensive intervention lesson designed to help struggling readers master main idea identification using hands-on, color-coded highlighting strategies. Students learn to dismantle paragraph structures like blueprint architects, physically separating the 'roof' (main idea) from the 'supporting pillars' (details).

Daniela Rodrigues

Word Architecture

A middle school vocabulary lesson exploring 3-to-4 syllable academic words ending in the suffix -ture. Students examine pronunciation, morphological structure, definitions, and applications through a technical drafting/blueprint theme.

Lenny

Gratitude Blueprint Worksheet

A student-facing brainstorming worksheet designed to help students plan, structure, and draft their end-of-the-year thank-you notes for teachers. It includes structured prompts for acts of kindness, favorite memories, and descriptive words.

Hook Construction Crew Activity