Builds word mastery through parts of speech, Greek and Latin roots, and morphological analysis of prefixes and suffixes. Develops nuanced comprehension using context clues, shades of meaning, and idiomatic expressions.
Large printable voting cards for students to hold up during performances to identify the correct usage of 'accept' and 'except'.
A scriptwriting worksheet for students to draft their award show role-play skits, featuring a grammar checklist and mnemonics.
Visual presentation slides for the lesson, featuring a warm-up, embedded video, mnemonic devices, and role-play instructions.
A detailed lesson plan and facilitation guide for teachers covering the grammar objective, timeline, and teaching strategies for 'accept' vs. 'except'.
Answer key for the 'Sentence Hacker Worksheet' with detailed explanations for each homophone pair.
A professional rubric for grading the Homophone Story Challenge, evaluating word usage, narrative clarity, grammar, and peer collaboration.
A student reflection journal page for the Action Accents lesson, where students explain their difficulties with specific homophones and sketch visual mnemonics.
A set of 8 large-print flashcards for the classroom warm-up, featuring the homophone pairs and their corresponding mnemonics.
Printable charade cards for students to use in the Homophone Charades activity, featuring word spellings, definitions, and action tips.
Facilitation guide for teachers, including pacing, video pause points, and activity instructions for the Homophone Hackers lesson.
A comprehensive teacher facilitation guide containing the lesson plan, transcript highlights from the video, a pacing guide, and a cheat sheet of sample mnemonic devices for the word pairs.
A student-facing journal page for the Homophone Story Challenge, including a checklist of words, a ruled writing area, and a peer review section.
A structured drawing sheet for the 'Mnemonic Sketching' activity where students visualize their chosen homophone pair.
Engaging slides for the Action Accents lesson, featuring embedded video content, visual mnemonics for each word pair, and clear instructions for the charades activity.
A graphic organizer and workspace for student groups to design their mnemonic devices. It includes structured sections for word deconstruction, a large visual drawing area (simulating chart paper), and a space to craft a verbal anchor or rhyme.
Student worksheet featuring sentence completion exercises for commonly confused homophones, including a mnemonic reference key.
A comprehensive 9-slide presentation for the 'Homophone Heroics' lesson, featuring video integration, mnemonic breakdowns, and activity instructions for middle school students.
A visual presentation for the Mnemonic Masters lesson, featuring an embedded video, breakdown of mnemonic strategies (visual shapes, rhymes, words inside words), and instructions for the group activity.
Visual presentation for the 'Homophone Hackers' lesson, including warm-up voting, embedded YouTube video, and activity instructions.
A comprehensive teacher facilitation guide for the Action Accents lesson, including learning objectives, materials, pacing, and specific instructional prompts for the video viewing.
A visual presentation for instruction and discussion on exploring personality traits and strengths to prepare for an 'All About Me' essay.
A step-by-step guide to help students transition from their brainstorming web to writing their introductory paragraph for an 'All About Me' essay.
A comprehensive word bank featuring personality traits, strengths, and sentence starters to assist students in writing their 'All About Me' essays.
A visual brainstorming web for students to map out their personality traits, strengths, and personal details in preparation for an 'All About Me' essay.
Updated slide deck for Lesson 4 with a Think-Pair-Share slide and infographic layouts focused on Synthesis and Mastery.
Lesson plan and facilitator's script for Lesson 4 (Unit Synthesis), updated with a Think-Pair-Share academic conversation and TEKS standards. Focuses on Synthesis of all elements.
Updated slide deck for Lesson 3 with a Think-Pair-Share slide and infographic layouts focused on Description and Diagrams.
Lesson plan and facilitator's script for Lesson 3, updated with a Think-Pair-Share academic conversation and TEKS standards. Focuses on Description and Diagrams.
Updated slide deck for Lesson 2 with a Think-Pair-Share slide and infographic layouts focused on Sequence and Maps.
Lesson plan and facilitator's script for Lesson 2, updated with a Think-Pair-Share academic conversation and TEKS standards. Focuses on Sequence and Maps.
Updated slide deck for Lesson 1 with a Think-Pair-Share slide and infographic layouts focused on Main Idea and Images.
Lesson plan and facilitator's script for Lesson 1, updated with a Think-Pair-Share academic conversation and TEKS standards. Focuses on Main Idea and Images.
Lesson plan and facilitator's script for Lesson 4 (Unit Synthesis), updated with Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS). Focuses on cross-structural analysis and the final assessment. Includes a pacing guide for the 90-minute block, reading strategies for high-lexile text, and reflective closing prompts.
Lesson plan and facilitator's script for Lesson 4 (Unit Synthesis). Focuses on cross-structural analysis and the final assessment. Includes a pacing guide for the 90-minute block, reading strategies for high-lexile text, and reflective closing prompts.
Lesson plan and facilitator's script for Lesson 3, updated with Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS). Explores descriptive text structure and anatomical diagrams. Includes vocabulary anchors (Morphology, Functional Design) and guidance for connecting physical traits to biological purposes.
Lesson plan and facilitator's script for Lesson 2, updated with Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS). Focuses on chronological sequence and historical map analysis. Includes pacing guides, instructional hooks, and specific guiding questions for text structure decoding.
Lesson plan and facilitator's script for Lesson 1, updated with Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS). Includes instructional goals, pacing guide, slide-by-slide talking points, and discussion prompts focused on Main Idea and Images.
Graphically-enhanced final synthesis worksheet for Lesson 4. Features structural matching puzzles, graphic-synergy analysis panels, and a high-stakes writing box for the final assessment.
Sophisticated, graphically-enhanced slide deck for the Lesson 4 synthesis. Features recap infographics for all three text structures, case study panels for Lexile analysis, and clear rubrics for the final writing task.
Graphically-enhanced worksheet for Lesson 3. Features interactive adjective circling, anatomical blueprint diagram labeling with spatial callouts, and functional writing panels.
A visual presentation for the Linguistics Blueprint PD workshop. It guides educators through the history of English, models video-based instruction, and facilitates a collaborative unit planning session.
A detailed facilitator guide for the Linguistics Blueprint PD workshop, outlining instructional steps, discussion prompts, and materials for teachers.
A student reflection journal page where they can respond to the creative prompt about inventing new English plural rules. Includes space for writing and a drawing area.
A visual activity sheet that doubles as a student-created anchor chart. Students research the geographical and linguistic origins of common words and document their findings.
A comprehensive teacher guide for the terminal preposition lesson, featuring an answer key for the worksheet, a pacing guide, discussion prompts, and notes on common student misconceptions.
Simple four-up exit tickets for students to reflect on the origins of the terminal preposition myth and identify other potential grammar myths. Optimized for easy printing and cutting.
A visual presentation for the Origin Odyssey lesson, featuring the 'Odd One Out' warm-up, embedded Khan Academy video, guided discussion prompts, and activity instructions.
A student worksheet designed to accompany the Grammar Mythbusters lesson. It includes a video notes section, a 'Clunky Challenge' table for rewriting sentences, and a reflection section for students to synthesize the concepts of grammar versus style.
A comprehensive professional development lesson plan and workshop guide for teachers to design a cross-curricular unit on the History of English. It features a detailed timeline, video discussion prompts, and a collaborative unit planning canvas.
A comprehensive teacher facilitation guide for the Origin Odyssey lesson, featuring detailed lesson steps, video timestamps for discussion, vocabulary definitions, and answer keys for the word origins activity.
A comprehensive 9-slide presentation for 7th-8th grade students exploring the myth of terminal prepositions, the history of Bishop Lowth, and the contrast between formal Latinate syntax and natural Germanic English flow. Includes an embedded Khan Academy video.
A comprehensive teacher guide for the Species Switch lesson, featuring instructional flow, teacher notes, and an answer key for the sorting activity.
A student worksheet for the Species Switch lesson, including space for video notes, the sorting activity data table, and reflection questions.
Large printable labels for the 6 pluralization categories to be used in the sorting activity.
A set of 12 singular scientific noun cards (including challenge words) for students to cut out and sort into pluralization categories, styled as laboratory specimen tags.
A presentation slide deck for the Species Switch lesson, featuring a cactus hook, an embedded Khan Academy video, rules for Latin and Greek pluralization, and activity instructions.
A visual presentation for the Dragon Dialects lesson, featuring interactive slides on relative adverbs, the Shakespearean 'wherefore' myth, and archaic language challenges. Designed for high engagement with bold medieval-inspired visuals.
A comprehensive teacher transcript and facilitation guide for the Khan Academy video on relative adverbs. Includes key timestamps, definitions, and scripted discussion prompts to enhance classroom engagement.
A student worksheet designed to practice modern relative adverbs (where, when, why) while exploring archaic versions like 'wherefore' and 'whence'. Includes a writing prompt and a Shakespearean translation challenge.
Discussion cards for the extension activity of the Adverb Time Machine lesson, focusing on the evolution of language and the role of relative adverbs.
An essay rubric for 6th-grade ELA, themed as a newsroom editor's evaluation. It assesses main idea, supporting details, organization, and mechanics using journalism-inspired level titles.
A newsroom-themed vocabulary worksheet for 6th-grade ELA, focusing on terms related to main idea and supporting details. It includes matching, sentence completion, and a practical application section with a short reading passage.
A comprehensive teacher answer key for the 'My Brother Sam is Dead' book club, providing answers for the vocabulary worksheet, reading comprehension quiz, and sample insights for the character journal.
A creative project choice board for 'My Brother Sam is Dead', offering students diverse options for final assessments including newspaper creation, artifact curation, character mapping, or soundtrack development, with a built-in grading checklist.
A comprehensive final reading comprehension quiz for 'My Brother Sam is Dead', including multiple-choice questions on key plot points, character quote identification, and deep-dive analytical short-answer questions focused on the novel's themes of irony and perspective.
A presentation deck for 'My Brother Sam is Dead' book club sessions, featuring high-impact visual slides for key plot points, setting descriptions, and deep-dive discussion prompts for each major section of the novel.
A vocabulary list and activity sheet for 'My Brother Sam is Dead', featuring key historical terms, political designations, and military vocabulary used in the novel, with space for student response and context clues.
A detailed character analysis graphic organizer for 'My Brother Sam is Dead', allowing students to track the motivations, conflicts, and changing perspectives of the primary and secondary characters throughout the novel.
A comprehensive teacher facilitation guide for 'My Brother Sam is Dead', including section-by-section discussion questions, key vocabulary, and central themes to emphasize during the book club.
A reflective worksheet for the end of the 'Swindle' book club unit, encouraging students to analyze character growth, theme, and the overall narrative arc. Optimized for 5th grade writing.
Visual presentation for the high-action chapters of 'Swindle' (17-23). Focuses on suspense-building techniques, the climax of the heist, and key vocabulary like 'precision' and 'diversion'.
A quiz for the 'Assembling the Crew' lesson, focusing on character archetypes, specialist roles (Tech, Actor, Whisperer, etc.), and character motivations in Chapters 6-10.
A set of 10 daily discussion starters for the 'Swindle' book club, organized by unit day and themed around heist logistics, ethics, and character dynamics.
A culminating project where students plan their own "heist" to correct a social or fictional injustice. Includes sections for identifying a target, assembling a crew based on archetypes, and mapping out logistics. Optimized for 5th grade writing.
The final unit assessment for 'Swindle', featuring vocabulary matching, multiple-choice comprehension questions, and long-form analytical essay prompts. Styled as an official debriefing report.
A comprehensive teacher's guide for the 'Swindle' book club unit, specifically tailored for 5th grade with pacing guides, CCSS alignment notes, and lesson insights.
Teacher answer key for the Ultimate 4-page Word Wizard Worksheet, containing an exhaustive list of figurative language examples found in the text.
Extensive 4-page student worksheet featuring a two-page narrative "The Whispering Archive" designed for figurative language identification and analysis.
A visual vocabulary reference sheet for 'The House on Mango Street,' featuring simplified definitions, icons, and student work areas for drawing or sentence practice. Great for building academic language in special education.
A comprehensive teacher facilitation guide for the 'Mango Street Memories' lesson, including pacing, differentiation strategies for special education, and a detailed answer key for all materials.
A character relationship graphic organizer for 'The House on Mango Street,' designed as a visual map to help special education students track Esperanza's connections with her family and neighbors.
A modified reading handout for 'The House on Mango Street' featuring simplified chapter summaries and comprehension checks tailored for special education students. Includes visual icons and clear, scaffolded question formats.
An introductory slide deck for 'The House on Mango Street' designed for special education students, featuring simplified concepts of identity, setting, and characters with high visual support.
A teacher-facing assessment guide and rubric for Lesson 3, featuring standards-aligned grading criteria for voice, diction, syntax, and perspective.
A creative writing worksheet where students rewrite a scene from a new perspective, featuring a tone checklist, sentence starters, and a self-reflection analysis section.
A teacher facilitation guide for Lesson 2, including standards alignment (RI.7.6, RL.7.6), Socratic discussion prompts, and a detailed answer key for the comparative Venn diagram.
A comparison worksheet featuring a narrative excerpt from Brown Girl Dreaming and a paired informational news article, with a Venn diagram for analyzing contrasting voices and shared themes.
A student worksheet featuring an excerpt from The House on Mango Street with guided annotation areas for diction and syntax, followed by a structured 3-sentence voice analysis exit ticket.
A 5-slide introductory presentation defining literary voice, diction, syntax, and tone, featuring an analysis of Sandra Cisneros's The House on Mango Street.
An answer key for the 'Figurative Flint Quiz', providing correct matching pairs, identification answers, and a grading rubric for the short answer section.
A formative assessment quiz to evaluate students' understanding of the eight types of figurative language introduced in the 'Figurative Flint' lesson.
A graphic organizer designed as a 'Field Guide' for students to track and analyze examples of figurative language found in the opening chapters of 'The Watsons Go to Birmingham – 1963'.
A comprehensive lesson plan for introducing figurative language in 'The Watsons Go to Birmingham – 1963', featuring a hook, direct instruction, and a collaborative sorting activity called 'Brown Bomber's Baggage'.
A visually striking anchor chart defining eight types of figurative language (Simile, Metaphor, Personification, Hyperbole, Onomatopoeia, Alliteration, Imagery, and Idiom) using examples from 'The Watsons Go to Birmingham – 1963'.
A comprehensive teacher facilitation guide for the 'Wonder' book club, including a pacing guide, discussion tips, vocabulary answer key, and an assessment rubric.
A detective-themed activity guide for book club meetings featuring a 'Precept Wall' creation, character roleplay questions, and a kindness scavenger hunt.
A facilitation guide for teachers leading the Word Watchers Workshop. Includes pacing instructions, targeted video pause points, common student misconceptions, and tips for effective delivery.
Teacher answer key for the 'Trip to Arizona' editing worksheet, featuring corrected text highlights and a grading rubric for the extension paragraph.
A student worksheet for the 'Trip to Arizona' editing workshop. Includes a section for video notes, the primary editing activity with a 10-error story, and a creative writing extension.
Instructional slides for the Word Watchers Workshop, featuring a warm-up, embedded Khan Academy video, definitions with visual mnemonics for desert/dessert and complement/compliment, and activity instructions.
A set of discussion cards with ambiguous sentences designed for small group practice in asking clarifying questions.
A half-page exit ticket for students to reflect on the challenges of digital communication versus face-to-face conversation.
A comprehensive teacher facilitation guide for the Context Code lesson. Includes lesson pacing, specific discussion prompts for the video, activity examples, and a vocabulary key.
A worksheet for students to select a polysemous word and write a script where context leads to a misunderstanding, including a word bank and analysis area.
A student worksheet designed as a 'Case File' for practicing identifying ambiguity, asking clarifying questions, and rewriting sentences for clarity.
A student activity sheet for the Context Code lesson. Includes a section for video analysis, the Context Collisions creative writing activity, and the final Reflection Journal prompt with writing space.
Visual presentation for the Context Cracker lesson, including the video embed, discussion questions for Scenario 1 and 2, and activity instructions.
A visual presentation for the Meaning Detectives lesson, featuring the "20 Questions" warm-up, an embedded YouTube video, and a step-by-step breakdown of clarifying questions.
A visual presentation for a digital literacy lesson on context. Includes a warm-up exercise, an embedded YouTube video, key vocabulary definitions, and activity instructions for 'Context Collisions'.
A comprehensive teacher facilitation guide for the Meaning Detectives lesson, including pacing, discussion prompts, and an activity answer key.
A comprehensive teacher guide for the Context Cracker lesson, including procedure, timing, discussion prompts, and vocabulary.
A comprehensive answer key for all student materials in the Tuck Everlasting book club unit, including guide questions, vocabulary, and the final quiz.
A student project guide with creative options (mural, newspaper, mock trial, podcast) to explore themes of immortality and morality in Tuck Everlasting.
A comprehensive final assessment for Tuck Everlasting, featuring multiple-choice questions, vocabulary matching, and short-answer prompts.
Thematic vocabulary cards for Tuck Everlasting, featuring key terms from the book with definitions and context sentences.
A comprehensive teacher guide for Tuck Everlasting, featuring chapter summaries, thematic discussion prompts, and facilitation tips.
A student worksheet for the final chapters of Tuck Everlasting, focusing on Winnie's decision and the story's resolution.
A student worksheet for chapters 13-20 of Tuck Everlasting, focusing on the Man in the Yellow Suit's motivations and the escalating conflict.
A student worksheet for chapters 6-12 of Tuck Everlasting, focusing on the Tucks' backstory and the metaphor of the wheel.
A student worksheet for the first five chapters of Tuck Everlasting, featuring vocabulary exercises, comprehension questions, and thematic prompts.
A colorful 2-page analysis worksheet for The Giver Chapters 6-8. Page 1 covers Gabe and identity; Page 2 features the suspense analysis and the Receiver of Memory analysis combined into one page. Each section is decorated with thematic colorful icons. Fixed the "Community Sentiment" labels to display full words (Worrying, Intriguing, Suspicious, Sinister).
A colorful 3-page analysis worksheet for The Giver Chapters 6-8. Page 1 covers Gabe and identity; Page 2 features an expanded suspense analysis section with the "selected" quote; Page 3 contains a condensed Receiver of Memory analysis box. Each section is decorated with thematic colorful icons.
A fun and colorful 2-page analysis worksheet for The Giver Chapters 6-8, featuring thematic Lucide icons in vibrant colors. Includes character analysis, exploration of Sameness, and literary device analysis, while maintaining generous student writing areas.
A single-page answer key for the Ceremony Analysis Worksheet, providing suggested responses for literary analysis questions on Chapters 6-8 of The Giver.
A condensed 2-page analysis worksheet for The Giver Chapters 6-8, featuring character analysis, thematic exploration of individuality, and examination of literary devices like foreshadowing and suspense. Sections 1 and 2 are on Page 1, while Sections 3 and 4 are on Page 2. Writing areas are appropriately sized for handwriting.
A lesson guide for teachers providing pacing and modeling scripts for Lesson 2 on synonym/antonym clues and character analysis.
A progress monitoring log for both students and teachers to track skill growth in context clues, literal vs. implied meaning, and evidence citation over the 4-week intervention cycle.
The final lesson guide for teachers, focusing on integrated clue mastery, the 'Evidence Scale' for strong vs. weak proof, and certifying students as Evidence Experts.
The capstone activity sheet for the intervention program, requiring students to integrate all context clue types and cite strong evidence to solve a complex character-based inference mystery.
Capstone instruction slides for Lesson 4 focusing on integrating all five context clue types and distinguishing between strong and weak textual evidence.
A lesson guide for teachers providing pacing and modeling scripts for Lesson 3 on example/contrast context clues and plot predictions.
A comprehensive grading rubric for the Whale Log narrative, evaluating student work on perspective, sensory language, movement vocabulary, ecological accuracy, and conventions.
A set of reflection prompts for students to complete after their writing activity, encouraging deeper thinking about environmental shifts, ecological analogies, and linguistic choices.
A descriptive writing worksheet for students to record their "Whale Log" entry, featuring guided sensory requirements and plenty of space for creative narrative writing.
A visual presentation for the Ocean Odyssey lesson, featuring sensory warm-ups, an embedded video segment of the open ocean, and clear creative writing prompts for the Whale Log activity.
A set of cut-out matching cards for students to practice identifying logical connections in analogies, plus an application area for creating a personal analogy.
A visually engaging slide deck for the "Bridge Builders" lesson on analogies, featuring embedded video, interactive discussion prompts, and clear definitions.
A comprehensive teacher facilitation guide for the "Bridge Builders" analogy lesson, including pacing, vocabulary, and an answer key for the matching activity.
A comprehensive project packet for the Analogy Game Design project. It includes a Game Blueprint for planning mechanics and content, and a Master Designer Rubric used for evaluation during the final playtest.
Teacher Guide and Assessment tool for Lesson 5: Logic Detectives. Includes facilitation notes for the gallery walk, a mastery checklist for student performance, and extension questions.
Inspiring slides for the capstone project: Design Your Own Analogy Board Game. It outlines the project requirements, design options, and core game mechanics, setting the stage for students to transition from learners to instructional designers.
Peer Review form for Lesson 5: Logic Detectives. Students use this to evaluate the logic and clarity of their peers' analogy concept maps during the gallery walk.
Educational slide deck for Lesson 5: Logic Detectives Presentations. It provides the framework for peer review, critique etiquette, and the gallery walk protocols for the final analogy concept map showcase.
A formal tracking sheet and answer key for the Analogy Relay Tournament. It includes a scoreboard for tracking squad times across six stations, the official answer key, and a set of referee protocols to ensure fair play and enthusiasm.
Teacher answer key and grading rubric for the Final Lab Exam Assessment.
Final cumulative assessment for the analogy sequence, covering all relationship types, bridge sentences, and precise matching.
Durable, high-visibility station cards for the Analogy Relay Tournament. Each card features a high-level analogy challenge and a helpful hint to guide students who are working under time pressure.
Rubric for Lesson 4: Analogy Architects. Provides clear evaluation criteria for the concept map project, focusing on logic, complexity, critical evaluation, and visual design.
Slide deck for the final mixed review game, featuring prompts for various analogy types and scoring rules.
Project Planning Guide for Lesson 4: Analogy Architects. Students choose a complex topic, inventory its parts, and draft the analogies and layout for their visual concept map project.
High-energy slides for the Analogy Relay Tournament. This presentation introduces the concept of combining physical activity with mental challenges, explains the relay mechanics, and outlines the complex analogy types students will encounter.
A teacher facilitation guide for the Resilient Roots lesson, providing a 45-minute pacing guide, discussion prompts, and differentiation strategies.
Instructional slides for a 45-minute lesson on Día de Muertos, covering cultural significance, traditions, history, and the final writing prompt.
An anchor chart that breaks down the five key paragraphs of the Día de Muertos text, providing summaries and writing prompts for each to support students in synthesizing the material during direct instruction.
A student score-tracking sheet for the Derby Decoders game, allowing jockeys to record words, track points, and note syllable breakdowns.
A high-energy, horse-racing themed presentation featuring 10 rounds of 'Flash Words' and 'Sentence Completion' challenges to build reading fluency and vocabulary.
A comprehensive teacher guide for the Derby Decoders reading game, including instructions, word lists with syllable breakdowns, and answer keys.
An answer key for the Morpheme Lab activities, providing teachers with the correct morphological breakdowns and definitions for all practice problems and training examples.
A structured worksheet where students practice 'unpacking' words into prefixes, roots, and suffixes. It features three training examples (partially completed) and five independent practice problems, with a final creative challenge to build a new word.
A vibrant slide deck designed for a 4th-grade audience to introduce the concept of 'unpacking' words into their morphological components (prefixes, roots, and suffixes). It includes clear visual examples of the process and a review of key root words.
An answer key for the 'Handy Roots Practice' worksheet, including completed exercises and additional teacher notes for extension.
A student worksheet focusing on the Latin root 'man/manu', including matching exercises, fill-in-the-blank sentences, and a creative writing prompt.
A set of instructional slides for the Latin root 'man/manu', featuring clear definitions, contextual examples, and visual aids for vocabulary building.
A comprehensive worksheet for students to practice context clue analysis using the IDEAS framework and morphological breakdown of academic vocabulary.
A tactical "Root Rumble" game featuring printable cards for prefixes, Greek/Latin roots, and suffixes. Designed to help students build complex words through morphological manipulation.
Engaging and visual instructional slides for the Vocabulary Vanguards lesson, featuring the "Mystery Message" hook, IDEAS context clue framework, and word morphology breakdowns.
A comprehensive teacher guide for the Vocabulary Vanguards lesson, featuring instructional procedures, mission objectives, and differentiation strategies in a "field manual" style.
Printable labels for building blocks, including prefixes, roots, and suffixes specific to 'The Most Beautiful Roof in the World' vocabulary. These labels are color-coded to help students distinguish word parts.
Student field log for the 'Canopy Construction' center. Students record scientific terms, their constituent affixes and roots, and their meanings after building 'Word Towers' with blocks.
Architectural-themed blueprint cards for students to use in the Block Center. Each card features a scientific term from 'The Most Beautiful Roof in the World', a context clue, and the building requirements for their Word Tower.
Facilitation guide for the 'Canopy Construction' block center. Includes setup instructions, material lists, and a master answer key for the scientific terms found in the rainforest curriculum.
Visual presentation introducing the 'Canopy Construction' block center activity. It explains the roles of prefixes, roots, and suffixes using rainforest-themed analogies and provides step-by-step instructions for building 'Word Towers' using blocks.
A comprehensive teacher facilitation guide for the Word Detectives lesson. Includes pacing, discussion prompts, a detailed answer key with word origins for punctuation marks, and extension suggestions.
A worksheet for students to record word origins and create visual definitions for common grammar terms. Includes spaces for warm-up notes, video observation, and an independent research activity on comma, period, and parenthesis.
A slide deck for teaching etymology and the history of the apostrophe. Includes a warm-up, an embedded Khan Academy video, and instructions for the student-led detective activity.
A structured graphic organizer for students to brainstorm and map out their etiological myths following the 3-step pattern.
A comprehensive rubric for evaluating student-written etiological myths, focusing on narrative structure, creativity, and descriptive language.
A high-level version of the Prompt Power Cards featuring complex topics like AI and social media laws, plus a 'Blueprint Upgrade' section introducing counter-argument sentence structures with improved readability and layout.
A simple, visual rubric for opinion paragraph writing, featuring a 9-point 'Building Specs' scale focused on the OREO method and basic mechanics.
A printable 'OREO' foldable resource for students to cut and fold, providing a hands-on desk reference for the parts of an opinion paragraph with sentence starters.
A two-page student document featuring a 'Paragraph Blueprint' graphic organizer using the OREO method and a dedicated 'Final Build' writing area with scaffolded lines and a self-check inspection list.
A visually engaging 5-slide presentation introducing the OREO method for opinion paragraph writing, featuring clear definitions, color-coded examples, and transition word supports.
A high-contrast visual reference sheet (anchor chart) that clearly explains the -dge spelling rule with examples and non-examples. Designed to be printed and kept in student folders as a "blueprint" for their writing.
A set of 6 challenging task cards designed for 6th-grade students to apply their knowledge of the -dge spelling pattern in context. Includes vocabulary challenges, critical thinking, and rule application.
A creative writing activity where students plan and draft a short narrative using a targeted word bank of -dge spelling words. It features a blueprint planning stage and a final writing section with a checklist.
A hands-on word sorting activity where students categorize words between the -dge and -ge spelling patterns. It includes high-level 6th-grade vocabulary and clear visual categories for sorting.
The official answer key for the Structural Spelling Worksheet, providing correct spelling choices for sentence completion, sample original sentences for high-level vocabulary, and the corrected paragraph editing key.
A comprehensive worksheet for 6th-grade students to practice the -dge spelling pattern. It includes sentence completion, original sentence construction with advanced vocabulary, and a paragraph editing task focused on finding and correcting spelling errors.
A vibrant and engaging slide deck using a bridge-building blueprint theme to teach the -dge spelling pattern to 6th-grade students. It includes the structural spelling rule, advanced vocabulary application, and context challenges within short narratives.
A visual graphic organizer designed for in-depth word analysis, allowing students to break prefix words into parts, define components, and illustrate meanings.
A set of printable cards for a matching activity where students connect 're-' and 'de-' words with their corresponding definitions.
A reading comprehension passage titled 'The Robot Reset' featuring multiple 're-' and 'de-' words, followed by context-based comprehension questions.
A student worksheet for chapters 1-4 of 'Swindle', featuring vocabulary exercises, comprehension questions, and a visual sketching activity. Styled as an official case file and optimized for 5th grade handwriting.
Introductory slides for the 'Swindle' book club, covering chapters 1-4. Includes plot hook, key vocabulary (appraise, injustice), and discussion questions.
A character analysis graphic organizer styled as a professional heist dossier, optimized for 5th-grade handwriting with larger response areas and subtle guide lines.
A student activity journal for the third week of the 'Frindle' book club. Includes vocabulary exercises for the book's conclusion, a synthesis timeline for character evolution, and a final summary project.
A visual presentation for the third week of the 'Frindle' book club, covering chapters 11-15. Explores the long-term impact of the word 'frindle', the eventual reconciliation between Nick and Mrs. Granger, and the deeper themes of the book. Students synthesize the story's message and create a final summary of the book's legacy.
A student activity journal for the second week of the 'Frindle' book club, designed as a newspaper. Includes vocabulary for conflict, a perspective synthesis chart, and a summary exercise based on the media's involvement in the story.
A visual presentation for the second week of the 'Frindle' book club, covering chapters 6-10. Focuses on the escalation of the conflict, the perspectives of Nick versus the school administration, and the arrival of the national media.
A student activity journal for the first week of the 'Frindle' book club. Includes vocabulary exercises, a SWBST summary organizer, and a synthesizing prompt focused on character motivation and the invention of the word 'frindle'.
A visual presentation for the first week of the 'Frindle' book club, covering chapters 1-5. Includes character introductions for Nick Allen and Mrs. Granger, vocabulary spotlight, and instruction on summarizing (SWBST) and synthesizing.
A comprehensive teacher's facilitation guide for the Extreme Weather Experts unit, including lesson overviews, instructional tips, and differentiation strategies.
A student synthesis worksheet for the final lesson, featuring a comparison matrix and a structured writing area for a comprehensive evidentiary paragraph.
Instructional slides for the Storm Synthesis lesson, focusing on comparing and contrasting tornadoes and hurricanes using evidence from multiple texts.
A reading comprehension and writing worksheet about hurricanes, featuring a text passage, a "Paragraph Power" graphic organizer, and a final writing area.
