A unit focused on mastering informational text standards through the lens of early American history.

A four-day comprehensive unit designed to help 3rd-grade students master main idea and key details using the gradual release of responsibility model, centered around a high-interest informational text about the Sonoran Desert.

A comprehensive two-week unit for Gordon Korman's 'Swindle', focusing on character archetypes, heist plot structure, and vocabulary development through the lens of a professional 'heist briefing'.

A three-week comprehensive book club for 'Frindle' by Andrew Clements, focusing on the power of language, character evolution, and the skills of summarizing and synthesizing. Students explore how a simple idea can spark a school-wide movement while building their vocabulary and analytical thinking.

A modular unit covering the middle chapters of Ellen Raskin's 'The Westing Game', focusing on character motivation, evidence analysis, and narrative shifts.

A multi-day literacy unit that transforms students into 'Information Detectives' to master complex comprehension skills like making inferences, distinguishing vital details, and identifying key ideas.