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 comprehensive unit on donuts that combines informational and fictional texts to practice foundational reading skills, vocabulary, and comprehension strategies modeled after IREAD-3.
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.
A comprehensive 5-day phonics sequence focused on voiced and unvoiced /th/ digraphs, including heart words 'they', 'their', and 'were'. Uses UFLI-aligned routines including phonemic awareness, three-part drills, and heart word mapping.
A comprehensive 5-day literacy unit focusing on the 'sh' digraph and the heart words 'we' and 'she'. This sequence follows a structured literacy approach with phonemic awareness, word chaining, and multi-sensory heart word routines.
A celebratory series of activities leading up to Mother's Day, focusing on expressing appreciation and developing creative writing skills through a magazine-style project.
A month-long journaling program designed for third-grade students, focusing on personal interests like baseball, animals, and sharks to build narrative, persuasive, and opinion writing skills.
A comprehensive phonics and word study unit that progresses from foundational CVC mastery to multisyllabic word decoding and fluency.
A 5-day reading intervention sequence for 3rd-grade English Language Learners, focusing on the six syllable types using Orton Gillingham routines. Includes direct instruction slides, a comprehensive teacher guide, and a final oral reading fluency assessment.