STAAR Stems Homework Guide

A multi-day early literacy sequence designed for Transitional Kindergarten to master SATPIN letter sounds and foundational oral and print blending. Students explore multisensory sound cues, gross-motor arm blending, and hands-on word building with decodable CVC words.

Completes the SATPIN set with short vowel /i/ and nasal /n/, culminating in hands-on CVC word building. Students manipulate letter tiles to build, segment, and read simple words like pin, sit, and pan.

A cumulative 4-panel take-home decodable storybook for Transitional Kindergarten readers showcasing full SATPIN decoding mastery with family coaching notes and a graduation seal.

A comprehensive novel study sequence for Paula Danziger's *Amber Brown Is Not a Crayon*, guiding 3rd-grade readers through character dynamics, emotional conflict, and bittersweet farewells. Students explore perspective, figurative language, theme, and creative expression across the entire book.

Introduces /t/ and /p/ phonemes alongside continuous phoneme blending using sound arms and visual dot-and-slide cards. Students blend their very first decodable words including at, sat, tap, and pat.

A foldable 4-panel take-home decodable mini-book empowering Transitional Kindergarten students to read their very first words (pat, sat, tap, at) aloud with family members.

An integrated fourth-grade mastery curriculum covering core informational reading comprehension strategies and essential mathematics fluency.

Introduces the phonemes /s/ and /a/ through multisensory storytelling, body kinesthetics, and sound discrimination. Students practice letter formation gestures and distinguish initial sounds in spoken words.

A foldable 4-panel take-home family mini-book reinforcing letters S and A through parent-child sound games, finger tracing, and a home scavenger hunt.

A comprehensive four-week reading fluency intervention sequence designed for fifth-grade students needing targeted support in accuracy, pacing, expression, and comprehension. Each week focuses on an essential fluency pillar paired with high-interest non-fiction passages, structured daily practice routines, and progress-monitoring running records.

A 5th grade informational reading lesson centered on ecological communication in forests. Students analyze scientific evidence, master main ideas and key details, and interrogate text using the 5 W's framework.

A two-page reading informational text worksheet for third grade where students identify and label key nonfiction text features on an illustrated ocean article, then analyze what each feature shows and teaches.