A lesson sequence exploring how weather patterns, specifically monsoons, impact animal behavior and ecosystems. Students learn about the contrast between wet and dry seasons and express their understanding through creative writing and role-play.
An immersive 1st-grade GLAD unit focused on the Colville National Forest ecosystem. Students explore food chains, interdependence, seasonal changes, and local keystone species through visual charts, rhythmic chants, and rewarding literacy achievements.
A five-day modified animal classification unit focusing on the five main vertebrate groups, designed with extensive visual support, sentence frames, and tracing options for modified learning.
An immersive 1st-grade GLAD science and literacy sequence that guides young learners from the sunny surface to the deepest, darkest trenches, using cooperative learning, narrative inputs, and hands-on modeling.
A 3-day phonics intervention sequence for first graders focusing on the 'au' and 'aw' diphthongs through direct instruction, fluency building, and game-based learning.
A collection of 8 hands-on science activities designed for elementary-aged children, covering chemistry, space, botany, and physics with a mix of instruction cards, journals, and lesson plans.
A series of lessons focused on understanding different natural disasters, their causes, impacts, and safety protocols through structured writing and investigation.
A 20-day phonics drill program for first graders using the Sound Sliders routine to master consonant blends (initial/final) and open syllables (IMSE 36-42).
A hands-on exploration of animal diets, focusing on identifying and classifying herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores through text evidence and visual clues.
A unit blending biological science with literacy, exploring cause and effect through the lens of animal adaptations in classic fairy tale settings.
A comprehensive collection of introductory science modules for first-grade emergent readers, covering biology, meteorology, physics, and earth science through simple, repetitive text and engaging activities.
A comprehensive 36-week phonics and comprehension curriculum for small groups. Each week focuses on a specific phonetic target integrated with a reading comprehension strategy, following a systematic, multisensory approach.
A comprehensive phonics sequence covering complex letter sounds including digraphs and glued/welded sounds through visual play and detective-themed activities.
A 5-day phonics unit focused on the i_e (CVCe) pattern with blends and heart words 'by' and 'my'. The unit uses a 'Secret Agent' detective theme to engage students in word mapping, chaining, and passage reading.
A fast-paced makerspace series where students tackle engineering challenges. This unit focuses on structural integrity and seismic resistance using everyday materials.
A comprehensive 5-day literacy unit focusing on the digraph 'ch' and irregular Heart Words 'talk' and 'walk'. This sequence follows a structured literacy approach incorporating phonemic awareness, cumulative review, explicit phonics instruction, and tactile irregular word practice.
A comprehensive 5-day phonics unit focusing on the welded sounds -all, -oll, and -ull. Includes word chaining with initial sound changes, heart word instruction for go, no, and so, and a complete decodable reader with comprehension support.
A comprehensive phonics and word study unit that progresses from foundational CVC mastery to multisyllabic word decoding and fluency.
A 5-day phonics sequence for 1st grade focusing on word building and sentence completion. Students progress from simple CVC words to blends (CCVC/CVCC) and conclude with the magic 'e' (CVCe) pattern through a blueprint-themed 'Word Workshop' aesthetic.
A comprehensive phonics sequence that takes students from basic CVC words to complex consonant blends and digraphs through interactive workshop-themed activities and games.
