An 8-week poetry unit designed specifically for 8th-grade students reading at a 2nd-grade level. The curriculum focuses on building confidence, understanding figurative language, and exploring themes through high-interest, low-readability (Hi-Lo) poems and activities.

A 5-part series focusing on high-frequency Greek and Latin roots, prefixes, and suffixes using a "word hacking" theme to help students decode academic vocabulary.

A 10-part series on Greek and Latin roots, prefixes, and suffixes, designed as 20-minute mini-lessons using a 'Linguistic Laboratory' theme. Students build word trees to visualize how word parts combine to create meaning.

A 2-day introductory unit on literary themes for sixth-grade students. This sequence helps students distinguish between topic and theme, identify universal themes, and analyze how authors develop these messages through characters and plot.

A 10-day unit exploring 3D paper construction through the creation of animal forms or masks, focusing on precision, perseverance, and paper engineering.

An 8th-grade art unit focused on advanced paper construction, where students choose between creating a 3D animal or a mask. The unit emphasizes career exploration in design and architecture through paper folding techniques.

An 8-day 8th-grade art unit where students explore found object assemblage to create a 3D 'Word Art Poster'. The unit focuses on studio habits, careers in graphic design and sign making, and the integration of design principles into sculptural work.

A collection of reading support materials designed for WIDA Level 2 eighth-grade students reading Lord of the Flies, focusing on plot comprehension and symbolic analysis.

A comprehensive vocabulary unit designed for upper elementary and middle school students to master academic vocabulary through themed blueprints and structural linguistics.

A comprehensive series of spelling and vocabulary worksheets for 4th-grade students, focusing on Greek and Latin roots, prefixes, and suffixes through fill-in-the-blank exercises.

A K-12 collaborative music video project where students across all grade levels work together to produce a 'Playing for Change' style cover of a protest song centered on equality and cultural identity. High school students lead production, while K-8 students provide the musical and visual heart of the performance.

An ELA unit for 8th grade exploring the nature of human intelligence through Daniel Keyes' 'Flowers for Algernon', focusing on internal vs. external conflict, vocabulary development, and thematic analysis.