Engaging slides for presenting the "Syllable Space Mission" lesson, covering the rules for open and closed first syllables with clear visual examples.
Day 4 synthesis worksheet in a printer-friendly format. Uses outlines and dashed borders to create visual interest while keeping the background white for handwriting and ink savings. Updated to fit on a single page.
Day 3 student worksheet in a printer-friendly format. Uses high-contrast borders and white work areas to save ink while maintaining the detective theme. Updated to fit on a single page.
Hands-on sorting cards in a clean, printer-friendly layout. All heavy color fills and complex graphics removed for ink efficiency.
Day 1 reading passages in a printer-friendly layout. Features large text and forced page breaks to ensure case titles and stories stay together for readability.
A printer-friendly visual reference sheet for students. Uses outlines and borders instead of solid color blocks to save ink.
A comprehensive teacher facilitation guide for the three-day heroism unit, including lesson overviews, key discussion questions, and common student misconceptions for both the Rosa Parks and Marcus Chen texts. Updated to reflect the removal of the garden box diagram and optimized for a single-page layout.
A comparison worksheet where students use evidence from both the Rosa Parks and Marcus Chen passages to identify similarities and differences in their heroic actions and impact (RI.9). Optimized to fit strictly on a single page with print-friendly white response areas.
A comprehension worksheet for the Marcus Chen passage, focusing on identifying key details (RI.1), main ideas (RI.2), and the purpose of specific text features like timelines and maps. Updated to reflect the removal of the garden box diagram and fit strictly on a single page with print-friendly white response areas.
A two-page reading passage about Marcus Chen, a modern-day hero who started a community garden. Includes text features like bold vocabulary, a completed map of project sites, and a finished timeline of the project. Includes a real photo from the provided URL. Updated caption and completed map. Expanded to ~300 words for deeper comparison. Layout adjusted to ensure a strict 2-page fit with a smaller timeline and balanced content distribution.
A comprehension worksheet for the Rosa Parks passage, focusing on identifying key details (RI.1), main ideas (RI.2), and the purpose of specific text features. Optimized to fit strictly on a single page with print-friendly white response areas.
A two-page reading passage about Rosa Parks featuring historical context, a map of the bus route, and a timeline of her life. Includes a real archival photo and supplementary historical facts. Includes bold and italicized vocabulary. Updated caption for the photo. Expanded to ~300 words for deeper comparison. Layout adjusted to ensure a strict 2-page fit with a smaller timeline and balanced content distribution.
A comprehensive 4-day teacher's guide for a 15-minute small group session. Updated with a printer-friendly layout using borders instead of solid color blocks.
A visual presentation deck to launch the Snack Strategy mini-project, introducing the mission scenario, phases of data analysis, and success criteria.
A guided two-page worksheet for students to document their snack data project, featuring sections for collection, manipulation, visualization, and ethics.
A comprehensive project guide for the Snack Strategy mini-project, including standard alignment, step-by-step instructions, and a grading rubric.
A teacher's answer key and instructional guide for the Main Idea Mission activity, providing exemplar responses, lists of supporting details, and analysis of text features.
A student worksheet designed to accompany the Winter Olympics text, focusing on identifying the main idea, three supporting details, and analyzing the purpose of text features.
A nonfiction text about the Winter Olympics featuring headings, bolded words, a timeline, a map representation, a sidebar, and a fact box. It covers the history, sports, and symbols of the Games. Tightened to fit on a single page.
A formative assessment quiz for the Sound Seekers lesson, evaluating student understanding of vibrations, sound mediums, pitch, and the basic process of hearing.
An interactive scavenger hunt bingo game for the Sound Seekers lesson, encouraging students to identify and categorize various sounds in their environment based on pitch, volume, and medium.
A student investigation journal for the Sound Seekers lesson, providing space for observations and results from the "Seeing Sound," "String Phone," and "Pitch Power" lab stations.
An engaging slide deck for the Sound Seekers lesson, explaining the science of vibrations, how sound travels through different mediums, and the basics of pitch and hearing.
A comprehensive teacher facilitation guide for the Sound Seekers lesson, featuring lab station setups, essential questions, and discussion prompts for teaching 3rd graders about acoustics.
A teacher's answer key for the Sight Squad materials, including TEKS alignment, scoring guides for written responses, and instructional tips for second grade.
A STAAR-aligned assessment for second grade students focusing on the sense of sight passage. Includes main idea, vocabulary, text evidence, and detailed recall questions.
An engaging reading passage for second graders about the sense of sight, including numbered paragraphs for easy reference and a built-in text evidence task.
A visual presentation introducing the sense of sight, key parts of the eye, and how eyes protect themselves. Includes engagement prompts for second-grade students.
Student worksheet for Lesson 4 targeting multi-syllabic words and 3rd-grade sight words with syllable breaking, sentence completion, and advanced reading comprehension.
Visual slide deck for Lesson 4 targeting multi-syllabic words, 3rd-grade sight words, and Lexile 740+ vocabulary with a high-altitude telescope and loft theme.
Student worksheet for Lesson 3 focusing on vowel teams and 2nd-grade high-frequency words with fill-in-the-blank, reading comprehension, and creative writing activities.
Visual slide deck for Lesson 3 focusing on vowel teams (ai, ea, oa) and 2nd-grade sight words with a lush valley theme.
Student worksheet for Lesson 2 focusing on blends, digraphs, and 1st-grade sight words with fill-in-the-blank and reading comprehension activities.