Story Sleuths Academy

A comprehensive 3rd-grade small-group novel study for Kate DiCamillo's Francine Poulet Meets the Ghost Raccoon. Covers main idea, inferences, character traits, vocabulary, and retelling through immersive case file investigations.

A 2nd-grade writing workshop lesson teaching young authors how to zoom in from broad 'watermelon' topics to focused 'seed' moments packed with sensory details and dialogue.

A 2-page student drafting journal featuring a magnifying glass illustration frame, second-grade primary writing lines, sensory word bank, and an author self-check checklist.

A 4-part revision unit delivering high-impact 25-minute mini-lessons on dialogue, transitions, sensory language, and conclusions to help middle school writers elevate and finish their narrative drafts.

A complete 10-day targeted small-group extension unit for early first-grade CKLA learners, featuring an all-in-one consolidated master packet for instructional assistants to easily print and facilitate.

A 2-page graphic organizer and practice worksheet helping second graders classify big watermelon topics versus tiny seed moments and plan their own sensory-rich narrative snapshot.

A 3-part primary instructional sequence designed for 1st grade students to master the temporal vocabulary of First, Next, and Last through structured oral sentence production and visual routine cards. Students progress from teacher-modeled morning routines to collaborative action sequencing and an independent oral presentation check.

An interactive 7-slide presentation for 2nd graders introducing the watermelon-to-seed narrative writing strategy, complete with visual comparisons, mentor text makeovers, and sensory zoom prompts.

A three-lesson vocabulary sequence for 7th graders exploring high-utility Greek and Latin roots. Students master morphological decoding through interactive investigations, hands-on word dissection, and cumulative mastery challenges.

A comprehensive 2-page Grade 2 Writing Workshop lesson plan covering the watermelon-to-seed narrative zooming technique, complete with standards, mini-lesson script, conferring prompts, and assessment rubric.

A set of eight high-scaffold Tier 3 intervention cards featuring chunked micro-passages, visual umbrella prompts, red herring detection, and supported sentence stems for intensive reading intervention.

A printable kindergarten picture sequencing worksheet for 'One, Two, Buckle My Shoe' featuring an all-in-one cut-and-paste board with prominent scrambled picture cards on page 1 and a complete illustrated sequence reference poster on page 2.