A series of activities focused on morphological awareness, teaching students to 'unpack' words by identifying prefixes, roots, and suffixes to determine meaning.
A 4-day intensive small group reteach sequence for 5th grade students focusing on character relationships, conflict, and plot elements (STAAR standards 5.8B and 5.8C). Each session uses a different genre to practice identifying narrative structures and character dynamics through short, focused passages.
A comprehensive spelling program designed for 4th graders to master weekly word lists through engaging detective-themed activities and vocabulary practice.
A 4-day collaborative narrative writing unit where students 'forge' a class story by voting on the best plot points while mastering CCSS W.4.3 standards. Students work through character creation, sequencing, sensory details, and resolutions to create a cohesive short story.
A 4-day intensive reading unit for 4th grade focusing on plot elements, character dynamics, and making deep connections across realistic fiction, traditional literature, drama, and narrative poetry. Students act as 'Plot Pilots' to navigate various story landscapes.
A series of competitive reading challenges designed to boost fluency, decoding skills, and vocabulary acquisition for upper elementary students.
A 4-lesson intensive unit designed to prepare students for the IAR Prose Constructed Response (PCR). Each lesson focuses on a different aspect of character analysis and essay construction through paired texts and guided planning.
A comprehensive unit on mixed conditionals where students explore hypothetical scenarios involving past actions with present consequences and permanent states with past outcomes, all set within a 'multiverse' theme.
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 collection of SPIRE Level 3 fairytale-themed lessons focusing on reading fluency and character analysis through Soft C, Soft G, and -dge phonics patterns.
A comprehensive unit focusing on the complex suffixes -tion and -sion, following the SPIRE Level 5 curriculum. Students explore spelling patterns, pronunciation, and word meaning through a transit-themed instructional approach.
A series of lessons focused on mastering argumentative writing through immersive, game-based activities and role-playing scenarios.
A collection of Reader's Theater mysteries and activities designed to reinforce S.P.I.R.E. Level 5 phonics patterns through fluency and performance.
A two-day exploration of Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Raven', analyzing poetic craft, gothic elements, and the emotional descent of the narrator through creative performance tasks and analytical writing.
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 year-long intervention sequence for 8th-grade literacy, focusing on STAR 360 and OSAS benchmark skills. The sequence follows a 3-day weekly instructional cycle (Instruction, Practice, Application) to supplement 2 days of choice reading.
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 comprehensive 4-part review series designed to prepare 8th-grade students for the NY ELA Interim Assessment. Each session focuses on specific high-leverage standards and text analysis skills using authentic assessment passages.
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 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.