Introductory slides for Lesson 4, exploring intensity of verbs and "shades of meaning" using the thermometer analogy.
A dual-module news broadcast unit where students learn speaking, scriptwriting, and filming skills. Module 1 masters core phonics standards (vowel teams and past-tense ed pronunciation), while Module 2 develops essential Social-Emotional Learning skills including reading the room and identifying emotional Zones of Regulation.
A summer-school fluency intervention series featuring highly engaging carnival-themed reading passages with DIBELS-style line-by-line word counts and partner tracking sheets, calibrated for Lexile levels from BR80L to 690L.
A premium summer-school reading passage pack combining all 24 carnival-themed passages across 6 Lexile tiers (BR80L to 690L) into a single 12-page printable document. Each tier features 4 distinct passages with DIBELS-style line-by-line word counts.
A collection of engaging, highly scaffolded reading comprehension classroom mysteries designed for elementary students to practice evidence analysis and persuasive writing.
An intensive word-study lesson designed to help students decode complex multi-syllabic Tier 2 words and master the phonetic distinction between silent-E words and short-vowel look-alikes. Uses high-contrast visual cues and color-coded syllable chunking.
A 2-page printable student worksheet featuring syllable chunking exercises, word-definition mappings, and silent-E vs. short-vowel coding drills. Designed with a cyber-terminal theme and high-contrast writing areas.
A math place value unit focusing on identifying digit values through the thousands place with interactive detective-themed worksheets and puzzles.
A multi-day guided research unit for second graders exploring Massachusetts native butterflies while mastering nonfiction reading skills, text features, and paragraph writing.
An interactive, visual slide deck designed for whole-group decoding instruction. Features color-coded syllable chunking, phonetic coding for silent E vs. short vowels, and high-contrast word-definition matches.
A structured reading intervention sequence at Douglas School combining targeted phonic lessons with the multisensory Nessy online literacy system.
An interactive, detective-themed lesson teaching 2nd graders to differentiate between schoolyard facts and fiction through hands-on sorting and movement-based games.
An interactive and highly visual 6-slide presentation introducing second graders to nonfiction text features and providing scientific fact files on three native Massachusetts butterflies for their research.
