Final project rubric for Lesson 5. Evaluates academic integrity, citation formula accuracy, alphabetical organization, and punctuation. Includes sections for teacher feedback.

A comprehensive teacher resource containing all scripts for the listening activities, answer keys, and pedagogical tips for the Signal Seekers unit.

A structured research poster template for the final project. Includes sections for a title, three facts, an illustration, and a formatted bibliography.

A short mock test simulation designed to let students apply all learned strategies (tagging, skipping, bubbling, and breathing) in one final practice session.

Visual slides for Lesson 5 on the final mini-research project. Outlines project requirements and the gallery walk procedure.

Teacher reference guide for Lesson 5, providing the auditory scripts for all mission stages and the final secret word solution for the Culminating Hunt.

Teacher-facing scripts and assessment rubric for the final retelling project. Includes a final mystery story with multi-layered auditory cues and a grading guide for student presentations.

Teacher facilitation guide for the final "Grand Investigation" mission. Includes lesson timing, pairing strategies, and a detailed answer key for the scavenger hunt riddles.

A multi-part student activity sheet for the culminating lesson, requiring students to synthesize sequence, spatial, and visualization skills to solve an 'Auditory Scavenger Hunt'.

Final bibliography worksheet for Lesson 4 where students practice organizing their collected citations into a formal, alphabetized list with correct formatting.

Final assessment worksheet for Lesson 5. A scavenger hunt where students solve research riddles, documenting their keywords and credible sources to demonstrate mastery of the unit's skills.

A comprehensive planning worksheet for the final retelling project. Groups use this to organize the main idea, character traits, plot sequence, and foreshadowing evidence from the final mystery story.

Teacher facilitation guide for Lesson 5: Timed Stamina Challenge. Includes steps for running the final simulation and facilitating the strategy debrief.

A student worksheet for the final synthesis challenge, providing a structured template to capture facts from multiple sources and combine them into a coherent news report.

Hands-on activity cards for Lesson 4 where students practice arranging various book and website citations into alphabetical order by author's last name.

Introductory slides for Lesson 5 focusing on the mission briefing and rules for the final Auditory Scavenger Hunt. Includes visual cues for mission readiness.

Teacher guide for Lesson 5: Hidden Meanings. Contains a multi-layered script and a synthesis answer key to assess student mastery of all Ear Detective skills.

Introductory slide deck for the culminating mission (Lesson 5). Outlines rules, review concepts, and sets the stage for the research scavenger hunt.

A strategy reflection exit ticket for Lesson 5. Students reflect on which time management and anxiety regulation techniques were most helpful during the final simulation.

Introductory slides for the final lesson of 'Sound Story Detectives'. Reviews the four key listening skills (main idea, characterization, plot, and prediction) and outlines the final retelling project.

A student worksheet designed to help students distinguish between verifiable facts and personal opinions during a news report listening activity.

Visual slides for Lesson 4 on organizing citations into an alphabetical reference list. Focuses on the rules of alphabetical order by author's last name.

Capstone worksheet for Lesson 5: Hidden Meanings. Students perform a final synthesis by analyzing a complex audio clip for subtext, tone, idioms, and register.

Teacher facilitation guide for Lesson 4: Triple Check Verification. Includes instructions for lateral reading demonstrations and a list of engaging, "weird" facts for students to verify.

Teacher reference guide for Lesson 4, providing the auditory scripts for confusion scenarios and an assessment rubric for monitoring student clarification strategies.

Teacher-facing scripts for Lesson 4 of 'Sound Story Detectives'. Includes two stories with clear foreshadowing cues and designated pause points for student predictions.

Slides for Lesson 5: Hidden Meanings, the capstone of the Ear Detectives sequence. Synthesizes connected speech, tone, idioms, and register through subtext analysis.

A student worksheet providing a structured Venn diagram for students to organize comparative information during a live listening activity about frogs and toads.

Worksheet for Lesson 4. Students record three different sources to verify a single "Suspect Fact," reinforcing the Rule of Three and practice of lateral reading.