An introductory slide deck for the Pure Michigan informational essay project, covering the definition of informational writing, brainstorming topics, and organizing main ideas.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A hands-on, collaborative game-based lesson where students master core 6th-grade reading comprehension skills—finding key details, main ideas, sequencing, and vocabulary in context—by solving text-based mysteries using sorting mats and clue cards.
An end-of-year reflection lesson designed specifically for English Language Learners, featuring tiered worksheets for Beginning/Entering and Developing/Expanding levels, supported by a detailed facilitator guide.
