A comprehensive unit where students master the five types of author's purpose (Persuade, Inform, Entertain, Explain, Describe) through deep-dive investigations for each category.
A comprehensive unit for Wilson Reading System Step 4.2, focusing on two-syllable words combining closed and vowel-consonant-e (VCe) syllables. Includes syllable division practice, word cards, games, and fluency activities.
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 10-day 4th grade unit themed around a detective agency where students learn to distinguish between verifiable facts and subjective opinions through investigation and analysis.
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 comprehensive series of lessons focused on developing inferencing skills using high-interest nonfiction topics. Students learn to combine text evidence with their own background knowledge to reach logical conclusions.
A focused series of activities designed to help students master the skill of determining literal and nonliteral meanings in fictional texts.
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 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 10-session Tier 2 intervention for 4th-grade students focused on vocabulary and comprehension, aligned with EL Education Module 2 (Animal Defenses). Students act as 'Defense Detectives' to investigate how animals survive in the wild.