Rhetorical Roots Slides v2

A visual presentation for introducing students to the concepts of author's purpose in informational texts and the use of rhetorical devices to further that purpose. UPDATED: Increased all text sizes for better slide visibility (minimum 24px).

SASenta Agnello-Shelton

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Phonics Breakout Series

A comprehensive 5-day phonics breakout sequence where students complete daily independent spelling missions to crack codes. Covering CVC, Silent E, Digraphs/Blends, R-controlled vowels, and Vowel Teams, each day represents a new adventure challenge.

Michelle Low

Vowel Team Temple

Day 5 of the Phonics Breakout Series. Students enter the Vowel Team Temple and solve vowel-team riddles (ai, ay, ee, ea, oa, oo) to open the final sanctuary vault with a 3-digit numeric code.

Michelle Low

Vowel Team Word List

A printable phonics reference and student activity sheet featuring 15 targeted words with oa, oe, ie, and igh vowel teams. Includes check boxes for decoding (reading) and encoding (spelling) practice.

Michelle Low

Word Builders

A foundational vocabulary and morphology unit designed specifically for high school newcomer ESL students. It focuses on breaking down unfamiliar English words into high-frequency prefixes, suffixes, and root words using heavy visual aids, scaffolded sentence stems, and highly collaborative activities.

Miguel Liendo Navarro

R-Controlled Ruins

Day 4 of the Phonics Breakout Series. Students decipher ancient runes in the R-Controlled Ruins by writing missing ar, er, ir, or, and ur spelling patterns. Spells out a 4-letter word lock code.

Michelle Low

Word Architecture Slides

An interactive slide presentation for middle school students on the suffix '-ture'. It features academic tier-2 and tier-3 vocabulary like architecture, miniature, and caricature, and covers origin, pronunciation rules, syllable stress, guided classroom activities, and an exit ticket. All text sizes are strictly 24px (text-2xl) or larger.

Lenny

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)

Digraph Blend Bridge

Day 3 of the Phonics Breakout Series. Students cross the rickety Digraph & Blend Bridge. They fill in missing blends and digraphs (sh, ch, th, st, gr, bl) and count word patterns to unlock a 3-digit numeric code lock.

Michelle Low

Vowel Team Temple Worksheet

Day 5 student worksheet for Vowel Team Temple. Features a sacred temple sanctuary theme, name/date inputs, a 15-word spelling fill-in-the-blank grid categorized by vowel teams (oa, oe, ie, igh), and a 3-digit numeric code box cracked by counting the completed words in each list.

Michelle Low

Space Explorers Alphabet Mission

A 4-week ELA workbook and instructional sequence themed around outer space exploration. Focuses on letter recognition, sounds, foundational handwriting, and early phonics using SATPIN, the full A-Z, vowels and consonants, and tricky letter pairs.

samantha.davis

Silent E Summit

Day 2 of the Phonics Breakout Series. Students hike up the Silent E Mountain and use the magic power of silent letters to turn short vowel words into long vowel words. Spells out a 4-letter word lock code.

Michelle Low

R-Controlled Ruins Worksheet

Day 4 student worksheet for R-Controlled Ruins. Features an ancient stone ruins theme, name/date inputs, 4 spelling challenges requiring ar, er, ir, or, and ur fill-ins, and a designated combination box to solve a 4-letter word lock.

Rhetorical Roots Slides v2