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A comprehensive three-day instructional unit for 6th-grade English Language Arts aligned to Common Core standard RL.6.1. Students learn to cite explicit textual evidence, justify inferences with paired text clues, and evaluate the relative strength of competing citations through an engaging multi-part fictional mystery and a delayed transfer assessment.

A targeted third-grade reading comprehension lesson focused on identifying the main idea and supporting details in informational texts. Students analyze short non-fiction paragraphs using leveled task cards and self-monitoring strategies.

A 2-page teacher reference guide and answer key for the 20 Main Idea Detective task cards, featuring a rapid-grading matrix, detailed rationales, distractor analyses, and diagnostic intervention tips.

A multi-day instructional sequence targeting foundational capitalization and punctuation conventions. Students master sentence beginnings, proper nouns, end marks, and commas with dialogue quotation marks through interactive slides, structured practice, and quick assessments.

Day 3 equips students to evaluate the strength of evidence by ranking competing citations from the conclusion of the mystery. This lesson also provides a separate transfer exit ticket and scoring guide for administration at a later date.

A friendly, 3rd-grade targeted homework checklist for the week of Sept. 9-14, featuring Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Parts 1-4 with chapter badges, fun spelling practice choices, page 115 comprehension check-ins, a 20-minute reading log, student self-reflection, and a parent signature section.

A comprehensive multi-day grammar sequence guiding upper elementary and middle school students from foundational parts of speech mastery to sophisticated sentence crafting and revision.

Day 2 guides students through crafting logical inferences anchored in text clues using a 35-minute workshop model. Learners analyze Part 2 of the mystery to combine explicit evidence with background reasoning.

A set of 20 high-interest third-grade reading task cards focused on identifying the main idea, featuring diverse informational passages, multiple-choice options, cut guidelines, and a student recording sheet.

A three-part differentiated reading comprehension unit focusing on character situational motivation and RACE constructed responses for 3rd grade resource and at-risk reading groups.

Day 1 introduces Common Core standard RL.6.1 with a 35-minute focus on distinguishing explicit text from assumptions and citing direct quotations accurately. Students begin reading Part 1 of the original fiction mystery to extract undeniable factual proof.

A multi-page printable card set and game mat focused on puns and figurative ambiguity for students with ASD. Features 12 pun and idiom detective cards, an interactive Pun Patrol game tracker, and an ASD instructional guide with literal-to-figurative bridging strategies.