A short reflection activity to close out Session 1, allowing students to process their learning and plan for application in independent reading.
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.
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 completed 2-page teacher example of the Homecoming Banquet Placemat for the novel "Where the Mountain Meets the Moon" by Grace Lin. Features specific, high-quality sample student responses mapping Minli's journey while leaving classmate names and signatures blank for pedagogical modeling.
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 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.
A 1-page teacher facilitation guide for running the final book club celebration meeting. Features a 45-minute step-by-step lesson plan, classroom setup checklist, teacher talk scripts for a theatrical 'Toast Ceremony', and instructions for scaffolding both the Hero's Journey preview and the crossover networking activity.
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.
A dynamic 90-minute lesson where newcomers learn to identify root words, prefixes, and suffixes. Through color-coded physical cards, collaborative games, and visual anchor charts, students practice decoding unfamiliar words and speaking with structured sentence frames.
A 2-page celebratory student worksheet for the final book club meeting in a light, celebratory banquet theme. Page 1 features an epic toast-writing activity, a refined Coronation of the Return block with explicit directions and perfectly aligned CSS-dashed writing lines, and a 3-step Hero's Journey roadmap with Hero's Journey branding. Page 2 features a gamified crossover badge exchange board with responsive CSS-dashed layout borders for neat student handwriting alignment under the Hero's Journey brand.
A comprehensive, space-themed 4-week Extended School Year (ESY) ELA curriculum designed for middle school students with disabilities (grades 5-8). It features daily scaffolded learning structures, differentiated materials spanning early emergent to early fluent readers, and visual sensory supports that make ELA skill acquisition accessible, engaging, and structured.
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 comprehensive Science of Reading-aligned spelling program designed to build orthographic mapping, syllable juncture automaticity, complex vowel team knowledge, morphological awareness, and multisyllabic decoding skills. Includes universal routine kits, teacher instructional guides, and structured student practice sheets.
