A first-grade grammar sequence focusing on the formation of contractions through a creative 'Word Surgery' theme. Students progress from identifying word pairs to physically 'operating' on words to insert apostrophes.
A comprehensive unit introduction for Senior English focusing on the intersection of identity, time, and untapped potential using the Doctor Who episode 'Blink' as a foundational text.
A 6-part book club unit for 'My Side of the Mountain' by Jean Craighead George, focusing on survival skills, character development, and nature connection. Each section includes discussion roles, deep-dive prompts, and character tracking.
A series of activities designed to help 1st grade students master long vowel teams through fluently reading and scooping phrases within sentences. The sequence focuses on building decoding skills and reading prosody simultaneously.
A collection of rhyming activities based on Green Eggs and Ham, featuring both standard and stylized visual formats.
A comprehensive Grade 2 literacy review packet designed for summer practice. It includes anchor charts for spelling rules, vowel types, grammar, and morphology, followed by a detailed review worksheet.
A comprehensive study unit for 12th grade British Literature and ELL students, integrating the Hero's Journey with the 'Coffee Bean' resilience metaphor and SECD (Social, Emotional, and Character Development) frameworks. Students analyze Beowulf's character through the lens of self-management and social awareness, culminating in a hero-themed game design project.
A focused study of the climactic hurricane chapter in Zora Neale Hurston's 'Their Eyes Were Watching God', exploring themes of resilience, divine power, and sacrificial love.
A comprehensive summer program sequence for 7th grade IEP students focusing on reading comprehension (main idea, WH-questions, sequencing, summarizing) and writing (sentence structure, punctuation) through animal facts, life skills, and engaging stories.
A high-interest exploration of the Monomyth using modern and classic media, culminating in a creative mapping project for The Goonies.
A comprehensive unit for the novel 'Save Me A Seat', specifically designed for Grade 5 ELL students. This unit focuses on Tier 2 vocabulary, differentiated reading responses with scaffolded sentence starters, and deep exploration of themes like assumptions, friendship, and cultural identity.
A series of literacy lessons using a gaming aesthetic to engage students in foundational reading skills like phonics, fluency, and comprehension.
A sequence designed for 2nd and 3rd grade students who struggle with ADHD and language organization, focusing on building paragraphs through structured, visual scaffolding.
A comprehensive set of materials for teaching author's purpose through animal and seasonal themes, including sorting activities and anchor charts.
An intensive test-prep sequence designed to help 4th-grade students master Reading Literature, Reading Informational Text, and Language standards before the End-of-Grade assessment.
A multi-disciplinary sequence for 4th-grade students focusing on North Carolina's history, geography, and science through rigorous reading comprehension.
A series of spring-themed grammar lessons focusing on parts of speech (nouns, verbs, and adjectives) for early elementary students.
A series of lessons focused on complex vowel patterns, starting with the diphthongs 'ou' and 'ow' through a nature-themed exploration.
A comprehensive system for tracking student growth in evidence-based reading and writing, designed for students reading below grade level (Grades 2-4). This set includes weekly tasks, daily exit tickets, monthly assessments, and student-facing data trackers to satisfy professional evaluation requirements.
A comprehensive phonics sequence covering complex letter sounds including digraphs and glued/welded sounds through visual play and detective-themed activities.
A series of lessons focused on mastering the identification of themes in literature, moving from basic recognition to distinguishing themes from plot details and subjective opinions.
A comprehensive unit designed for middle schoolers to sharpen their reading comprehension skills, focusing on identifying main ideas, supporting details, and author's purpose through engaging informational texts.
A series of engaging phonics lessons focusing on common digraphs through a detective-themed investigation. Students become 'Digraph Detectives' to identify, sort, and read words containing sh, ch, th, and wh.
A writing unit where students act as 'Break Detectives'. It begins with descriptive sentence writing and culminates in a formal three-paragraph report about their summer missions.
A comprehensive reteach sequence for 8th Grade ELA standards RI 8.5 and RI 8.6, focusing on analyzing text structures and author's purpose/point of view using the 'Architect's Blueprint' theme.
A beginner writer's workshop unit for Pre-K students focused on developing narrative skills through drawing and dictation about ocean animals. Students explore character, setting, and sequence in their first 'written' stories.
A 16-lesson sequence covering the latter half of Franz Kafka's Metamorphosis, beginning with Gregor's first injury and concluding with the family's resolution after his death. Each lesson focuses on key literary elements: Conflict, Key Details, Characterization, and Theme.
A series of Grade 4 ELA lessons focused on mastering the skill of making inferences through engaging mystery stories. Each lesson covers the inference equation, vocabulary, and evidence-based comprehension.
A comprehensive 5-day sequence focused on soft c (_ce) and soft g (_ge) in VCE words, including heart words 'other' and 'another'. Students practice phonemic awareness, word mapping, spelling, and reading fluency with a magical theme.
A focused phonics unit targeting the long 'u' silent 'e' pattern (u_e) including both /ju/ and /u/ sounds, along with high-frequency heart words 'one' and 'once'.
A focused phonics unit targeting the long 'o' silent 'e' pattern (o_e) and high-frequency heart words 'brother', 'mother', and 'father' through narrative reading and orthographic mapping.
A focused phonics unit targeting the long 'i' silent 'e' pattern (i_e) and high-frequency heart words 'by' and 'my' through narrative reading and orthographic mapping.
A focused phonics unit targeting the long 'a' silent 'e' pattern (a_e) and high-frequency heart words through narrative reading and orthographic mapping.
A 5-day phonics unit focusing on the -ng word families (ang, ing, ong, ung) and the heart word 'or', set in a regal, castle-themed environment. Students explore word mapping, word chains, and reading passages to master these nasal glued sounds.
A 5-day structured literacy sequence focusing on the 'wh' and 'ph' digraphs and the heart words could, would, and should. Follows a UFLI-inspired routine with phonemic awareness, word chaining, and intensive heart word instruction.