Visual introduction to the concept of word intensity gradients using the paint chip metaphor. Explains why synonyms have different 'strengths' and provides initial sorting practice for the class.
A math place value unit focusing on identifying digit values through the thousands place with interactive detective-themed worksheets and puzzles.
A hockey-themed phonological awareness unit designed for third graders to practice isolating beginning, middle, and final consonant sounds, blends, and digraphs. Features engaging task cards and a student tracking sheet with a dry-erase friendly design.
A teacher reference guide and answer key for the Puck Drop Phonemes task cards. Includes a short modeling script, an answer key table with pronunciation notes, and differentiation strategies.
A structured reading intervention sequence at Douglas School combining targeted phonic lessons with the multisensory Nessy online literacy system.
A structured, multi-part phonics intervention lesson focusing on compound words and syllable division rules (VCCV, VCV) for decoding 2-syllable and 3-syllable words.
A printable grid recording sheet for students to write down the isolated letters or phonemes for all 12 hockey task cards. Styled like hockey pucks with clean lines for handwriting.
A comprehensive 5-day phonics breakout sequence where students complete daily independent spelling missions to crack codes. Covering CVC, Silent E, Digraphs/Blends, R-controlled vowels, and Vowel Teams, each day represents a new adventure challenge.
A highly structured, 3-part phonics intervention lesson focusing on advanced syllable types, consonant blends, silent-e, vowel teams, r-controlled vowels, and consonant-le syllables through decodable texts and self-checking materials.
A set of 12 hockey-themed phoneme isolation task cards. Each card features a hockey-related vocabulary word, a target isolation question (beginning, middle, final), and a large write-in box for dry-erase markers.
A comprehensive 4-week poetry curriculum designed for students requiring high structure and visual supports. It covers diverse poetry types (Haiku, Color, Acrostic, Couplets, Concrete, Free Verse, and Metaphor/Simile) with scaffolds like word banks, sentence frames, and graphic organizers.
A scaffolded unit designed to help 5th-grade developing and emerging students create a mock e-commerce book listing for a novel they have read. This lesson breaks down complex writing tasks like summaries, quotes, and editorial reviews into structured, bite-sized templates with built-in sentence frames.
A self-checking child-friendly answer key for the Tiger Robot Worksheet. It displays correct answers in red handwriting style with detective-themed grade stamp.
