A series of activities focused on morphological awareness, teaching students to 'unpack' words by identifying prefixes, roots, and suffixes to determine meaning.

A series of competitive reading challenges designed to boost fluency, decoding skills, and vocabulary acquisition for upper elementary students.

A series of lessons focused on mastering the art of persuasion and argumentative writing, from building claims to defending them against opposition.

A specialized spelling sequence for middle school students, focusing on complex phonetic patterns and their practical application in reading and writing. The sequence uses a 'Blueprint' theme to treat word construction as structural engineering.

A series of lessons focused on mastering argumentative writing through immersive, game-based activities and role-playing scenarios.

A comprehensive study of 'The Last Kids on Earth and the Nightmare King', tracking Jack's journey through friendship, fear, and the mystery of the cosmic entity Ghazt.

A comprehensive book club unit for Natalie Babbitt's *Tuck Everlasting*, exploring themes of immortality, nature's cycles, and moral choices through guided discussion, vocabulary expansion, and project-based learning.

A 6-session intervention sequence designed for small groups of students below grade level. This sequence uses a 'Building Blocks' metaphor to teach structured paragraph writing, starting with topic sentences and moving through evidence, explanation, and conclusions, progressively reducing scaffolding to build independence.

A 4-week small-group intervention program focused on mastering inference and context clues. Using a 'Detective/Evidence' theme, students learn to move beyond guessing by citing specific textual evidence and identifying five types of context clues (Definition, Synonym, Antonym, Example, Contrast).

A middle school ELA unit exploring how authors use word choice, sentence structure, and personal history to craft unique voices and distinct perspectives. Students analyze contemporary literature and informational texts to understand the relationship between identity and narrative.

A three-lesson unit for grades 6-8 exploring authorial voice, identity, and perspective through contemporary literature and paired informational texts. Students analyze excerpts from diverse authors like Sandra Cisneros and Jason Reynolds to understand how language shapes narrative personality.

A 2-day lesson sequence focused on analyzing key ideas and details in a historical informational text about the Great Galveston Hurricane of 1900, featuring STAAR-aligned assessment and graphic organizers.

A comprehensive unit introduction to figurative language using 'The Watsons Go to Birmingham – 1963' as the primary text context for 6th-grade students.

A comprehensive book club unit for the historical fiction novel 'My Brother Sam is Dead', focusing on the moral complexities of the Revolutionary War, character transformation, and historical context.

A comprehensive book club unit themed around a detective agency, focusing on R.J. Palacio's 'Wonder' to develop comprehension, empathy, and collaborative discussion skills.

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 comprehensive book club unit for Katherine Applegate's 'The One and Only Ivan', focusing on character development, plot structure, and vocabulary through the lens of Ivan's artistic journey. Students explore the transition from the Big Top Mall to the zoo while practicing synthesis and analytical writing.

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.

A comprehensive module for 6th graders focused on identifying and using textual evidence to support claims. Students transition from distinguishing opinions to hunting for proof and constructing evidence-based arguments through a detective-themed series of activities.

A small-group literacy unit focused on mastering informational texts through text-based questioning, vocabulary development, and structured paragraph writing (Topic Sentence, Details, Concluding Sentence) centered on the theme of extreme weather.

A comprehensive book club unit for Kate DiCamillo's 'The Tiger Rising', exploring themes of emotional repression and friendship through three distinct chapter groups with a focus on synthesizing, vocabulary, and summarizing.

A comprehensive 25-lesson book club unit for 'The Tiger Rising' by Kate DiCamillo, focusing on summarizing, synthesizing, and vocabulary development through the lens of a Florida woods field journal.

A comprehensive NYS ELA test preparation sequence for grades 6-8, focusing on main idea, text structure, and argumentative writing through a 'detective case file' theme.

A lesson sequence focused on the narrative craft of writing high-stakes introductions for interactive survival stories, specifically leading to biological defense mechanism choices.

A comprehensive NYS ELA test preparation sequence for middle school students (Grades 5-8), focusing on non-fiction reading comprehension, text-dependent analysis, and evidence-based writing. Each lesson targets grade-specific standards and uses NYS-style question stems to build testing stamina and skills.

A comprehensive 25-lesson book club unit for 'The Tiger Rising' by Kate DiCamillo, focusing on summarizing, synthesizing, and vocabulary development through the lens of a Florida woods field journal.

A middle school curriculum unit focused on critical thinking, information literacy, and strategic task management across digital and physical media.

A comprehensive unit on informational text structures, using an architectural theme to help students visualize how authors build their ideas. Students will master Cause and Effect, Description, Sequence, and Problem and Solution.

A comprehensive NYS ELA test preparation sequence for middle school students (Grades 5-8), focusing on non-fiction reading comprehension, text-dependent analysis, and evidence-based writing. Each lesson targets grade-specific standards and uses NYS-style question stems to build testing stamina and skills.

A comprehensive unit for Ellen Raskin's 'The Westing Game', focusing on character analysis, main idea, and key details through a mystery-themed lens. Includes slide decks for instruction, chapter-by-chapter exit tickets, and cumulative quizzes for each section of the novel.

A three-lesson unit focused on identifying central ideas in short stories by distinguishing them from supporting details. Students will use the 'Plot Pathfinders' adventure theme to navigate narratives and uncover the core messages of texts.

A 4-lesson unit exploring the organizational structures and graphic elements of non-fiction through the lens of the Dachshund breed, featuring a complex 1200 Lexile informational text.

A instructional unit focused on the core literacy skills of summarizing, paraphrasing, and synthesizing information for clarity and impact.

A sequence of lessons exploring different informational text structures, starting with chronological sequence through the lens of vacation planning.

A curriculum development sequence focused on helping teachers bridge ELA and History through linguistics and etymology.

A creative writing unit for 6th grade focused on using figurative language to manipulate tone and mood. Students explore personification as a tool for setting the scene and shifting reader emotions.

A lesson sequence exploring the concept of Standard American English as a versatile tool for communication, emphasizing that language varies by context and that all dialects are valid. Students analyze the 'car analogy' from Khan Academy to distinguish between fundamental grammar rules and social conventions.

A comprehensive lesson sequence for middle school students to master the six elements of plot through video analysis, hands-on sorting, and text-based application. The unit follows a 'Plot Pathfinders' theme, mirroring the adventure-quest narrative of the instructional video.

A lesson sequence focused on mastering the three rhetorical appeals (Ethos, Logos, and Pathos) through video analysis and a simulated school debate.

A remedial/review sequence for 4th-6th grade students focusing on parts of speech through a desert-themed adventure quest. Students identify and apply nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs while building a descriptive map.

A sequence focused on the power of morphology, teaching students how to transform root words into various parts of speech using suffixes and prefixes.

A lesson sequence focused on mastering coordinating conjunctions to improve writing flow and sentence variety. Students transition from short, choppy sentences to fluent compound sentences using the FANBOYS mnemonic.