Fairy Tale Forensics

A spelling bridge program for rising fifth graders, reviewing essential third and fourth-grade spelling patterns. Focuses on inflected endings, syllable junctures, silent letters, and complex vowels through structured worksheets and hands-on sorting cards.

A reading comprehension and analysis lesson for pages 1-64 (Chapters 1-7) of 'I Will Always Write Back'. Students explore the alternating perspectives of Caitlin and Martin, analyzing themes of privilege, resilience, global perspective, and the power of connection.

The easy version of the monthly maze worksheet. Features a highly open calendar grid, simplified single-step scheduling questions, and sentence frame fill-in-the-blanks to support lower-level learners.

A comprehensive 5-day DBQ writing unit for 6th-grade ELA students in Tempe, AZ. Students analyze the innovative irrigation canals of the ancient Hohokam people to write an evidence-based historical argument.

A comprehensive introduction package for Middle and High School families to establish a strong partnership, understand class expectations, navigate digital portals, and review syllabus essentials during Meet the Teacher Night.

A student-facing reference anchor chart containing 4-5 structures for each target language function, paired with a visual brainteaser puzzle for the warm-up.

A five-lesson literary analysis and SAT prep sequence based on Rob Buyea's 'Because of Mr. Terupt'. Students practice textual evidence analysis and vocabulary-in-context skills through character-driven writing prompts.

A lesson focused on writing strong, well-supported paragraphs using the concrete visual metaphor of a table. The tabletop represents the Topic Sentence (Main Idea), supported by sturdy legs representing Supporting Details, and anchored by a foundation representing the Concluding Sentence.

Comprehensive chapter-by-chapter teacher key and instructional guide matching the 7-page student worksheet. For each of the 35 questions, it provides the target chapter, literal/inferential categorization, a scaffold instruction for guiding struggling students, and a highly detailed exemplary student answer.

An 8-week reading comprehension curriculum designed for entering fifth graders, featuring high-interest adventure themes like wilderness survival, deep-sea exploration, cyber defense, and volcanology. It focuses on critical reading comprehension skills like inferences, cause and effect, summarizing, and context clues with high-contrast, large print student packets.

A 60-minute communicative lesson focused on functional language for making, confirming, and rescheduling plans. Students use interactive calendars, analog clocks, and role-play activities to practice real-life coordination.

Printable chapter question pages (Chapters 1-7, pages 1-64) with spacious, clean lined sections for handwritten answers. Designed with a clean airmail theme, with 3 literal and 2 inferential questions for each chapter.