Tricky Words Master Chart

A comprehensive, evidence-based morphology curriculum systematically teaching Latin roots, Greek combining forms, and prefix assimilation through word matrices, morpheme sums, and contextual decoding.

A comprehensive full-year Greek and Latin roots morphology program for Grades 2 and 3, featuring 3 roots per week, 5-week cycles with dedicated review weeks, and targeted 20-point diagnostic assessments.

A dynamic, science-themed classroom anchor chart poster detailing the RACE writing strategy for scientific inquiries, lab reports, and CER constructed responses, complete with data citation guidance, scientific reasoning stems, and an ocean chemistry exemplar.

A Grade 1 reading comprehension unit teaching students how to identify character feelings, actions, dialogue, and problems using the STORY elements framework with multi-tiered differentiated packets and paraprofessional guides.

A Grade 2 reading comprehension lesson focused on standard RL.2.3, examining how characters respond to major events and challenges. Features a high-interest rescue narrative, aligned text-dependent comprehension questions, and an annotated educator answer key with rationale and common misconceptions.

A Science of Reading aligned orthographic mapping worksheet for the high-frequency heart word minute. Students analyze phonemes, identify regular versus tricky heart parts, practice orthographic mapping, and apply the word in context.

A two-day festive holiday countdown unit designed for the last two days before winter break. Day 1 centers on Jan Brett's Gingerbread Baby with a phonics word bakery and gumdrop math, while Day 2 celebrates Caralyn Buehner's Snowmen at Christmas with s-blend snow hunts and snowball math games.

A Grade 1 reading comprehension lesson on H.A. Rey's Curious George focusing on character mental state (what characters think inside their heads), actions, dialogue clues, curiosity vs. trouble, and problem-solving.

A Halloween-themed decodable CVCe word list featuring blends and digraphs across long vowel families (a_e, i_e, o_e, u_e, e_e), complete with decodable practice sentences and a fluency tracking checklist.

A 3-stage decoding and recoding intervention sequence for emerging readers. Students progress from consonant blends (CCVC) to digraphs and CVCe silent-e patterns, shifting from choppy letter-by-letter sounding to fluid unit recoding and sentence accuracy.

A Grade 1 reading comprehension lesson on Leo Lionni's An Extraordinary Egg focusing on character mental state (what characters think inside their heads), actions, dialogue clues, humorous misunderstandings, and cross-species friendship.

A two-page first-grade phonics worksheet focusing on the sound of 'qu' using one-syllable words with short vowel sounds such as quack, quick, quit, quiz, quilt, and quest. Features extra-large fonts, Elkonin sound boxes, picture matching, decodable sentences, and primary handwriting guidelines.