A teacher's implementation guide for using the Focus Power Desk Strips. Includes strategies for explicit instruction, verbal prompting techniques for language-impaired students, and tips for consistency and reinforcement.

A printable sheet featuring three different styles of desk strips designed for a second-grade student with language impairments. Each strip uses clear Lucide icons and minimal text to support whole-body listening behaviors, including eyes, ears, mouth, hands, feet, and brain.

A project planning document for students to prepare their podcast segment. It guides them through choosing an athlete, identifying existing media spin, and drafting their own script using tone and loaded language.

A comprehensive guide for teachers to facilitate the Spin Cycle lesson. Includes pacing, instructional strategies, answer keys for the LeBron James article analysis, and high-level discussion prompts.

A document where students analyze two articles about LeBron James's 'The Decision' to identify media spin, tone, and loaded language. Includes comparison tables and reflection questions to prepare for the podcast project.

A visual slide deck introducing media spin, tone, and loaded language using LeBron James's 'The Decision' as a comparative case study. Includes definitions, context, and a project preview.

A comprehensive teacher's answer key for the Sun and Sand worksheet, including standard alignments, correct answers, and teaching tips for 2nd-grade reading.

A summer-themed reading comprehension worksheet featuring a fiction story and an informational text, with multiple-choice questions aligned to Arkansas 2nd-grade standards. Questions now include standard codes for easier grading.

An expanded set of 44 printable word flashcards featuring various syllable counts. Each card includes interactive tracking circles and clean, large typography for easy reading and practice.

A teacher facilitation guide designed to help educators launch and manage the revised summative podcast project. It includes a weekly action plan, a 'Pivot Strategy' explanation, and a list of high-research subject recommendations. Fixed formatting and page break issues.

An answer key for the Headline Hackers worksheet, providing model analysis for both the positive 'charity' frame and the negative 'hubris' frame. Explains the persuasive strategies and connotative language used in each.

A persuasive writing and media literacy worksheet that uses the provided LeBron James 'charity' article and a counter-perspective op-ed to help students analyze how connotative language and selective facts create 'spin'. Fixed handwriting legibility and box sizing issues.

Teacher answer key for the updated multiple-choice version of the Sunny Days Worksheet. Includes standards alignment and correct options.

A 2nd grade ELA worksheet centered on a summer break theme, now in a full multiple-choice format. Covers Arkansas standards for character response, comparison of stories, personal connections, and the role of visuals in text. Optimized for single-page printing.

A set of printable visual cards designed to be taped to a student's desk, providing immediate access to calming strategies, a feeling check-in, and safety reminders. Revised to ensure single-page fit, high contrast, and larger text for Kindergarten students.

A teacher-facing data sheet to track triggers, behaviors, and strategy effectiveness for a student exhibiting emotional distress and self-harm. Revised to explicitly include screaming, hitting others, and work refusal behaviors with improved legibility and printing reliability.

A social story for a Kindergarten student that validates big emotions while teaching the importance of body safety and providing alternatives to hair pulling or scratching. Revised for layout consistency, contrast, and visual standardization using emojis. Final version fixes spacing issues.

A student-facing visual menu with icons to help a Kindergarten student select safe calming strategies during moments of emotional distress or academic frustration. Revised for better layout, content specificity, and consistent visual style. Final version ensures single-page fit.

A set of printable flashcards for the letters H, I, C, and F. Each card features the uppercase/lowercase letterform on one side and a thematic picture clue on the other. Includes additional CVC word cards. Revised for better page utilization and printability.

A detective-themed visual presentation for Lesson 2, focusing on the sounds and letterforms of H, I, C, and F. Includes interactive "Detective Actions" and blending practice. Revised to fix answer choice uniformity and layout overflow.

A teacher facilitation guide designed to help educators launch and manage the revised summative podcast project. It includes a weekly action plan, a 'Pivot Strategy' explanation, and a list of high-research subject recommendations.

A teacher facilitation guide designed to help educators launch and manage the revised summative podcast project. It includes a weekly action plan, a 'Pivot Strategy' explanation, and a list of high-research subject recommendations.

A segment-by-segment script storyboard that breaks the podcast into three distinct parts. It provides specific production notes and guided segments for the Hook, the Hot Seat, and the Verdict, ensuring students have a concrete framework for writing.

A highly structured research dossier that provides concrete prompts and 'slots' for students to collect evidence, quotes, and media spin. This removes the vagueness of the research process and prepares them for the scripting phase.

A CVC word building worksheet focusing on words made from the letters H, F, I, and C, along with previously learned letters A, S, M, and T. Students practice segmenting, blending, matching, and reading simple words. Revised for single-page fit and improved visuals.