A three-day literacy sequence for 3rd grade students focused on analyzing and comparing two nature-themed poems. Students will explore poetic devices, imagery, and themes through close reading and multiple-choice assessment.
A comprehensive 2-week unit on Tuck Everlasting focusing on character growth, the wheel of life symbolism, and the thematic weight of immortality. Students will track Winnie's transformation and analyze the complex perspectives of the Tuck family.
A vocabulary unit for 2nd grade focusing on multiple-meaning words. Students act as 'Double Detectives' to investigate and decode words with more than one definition.
A literacy unit for kindergarten focusing on the classic folktale 'The Little Red Hen'. Students will practice reading comprehension, identifying key events, and sequencing a 3-step process from planting wheat to eating bread.
A vibrant exploration of the life and music of Tito Puente, designed for a 3rd-grade morning block. Students learn about the 'King of Latin Jazz' while developing reading comprehension and figurative language skills through similes and metaphors.
A comprehensive program for teaching phonological awareness to secondary ELLs, focusing on multisyllabic academic vocabulary and phoneme manipulation.
A targeted instructional sequence focused on mastering the foundational skill of crafting clear, argumentative thesis statements through direct modeling and structured practice.
A sequence designed to help high school students master the 5-paragraph essay format through the lens of SMART goal setting and MLA citation accuracy. Students will learn to architect their writing process from planning to final polish.
A 10-week cursive handwriting program following the Zaner-Bloser method, featuring structured practice, teacher guidance, and motivational rewards.
A four-day collaborative project for students to analyze Franz Kafka's *The Metamorphosis*. Students create a "Classroom Wall Scrapbook" to investigate themes of isolation and productivity, culminating in a collective museum-style display of Gregor's transformation.
A four-day small group reading unit centered on the Rigby Reader 'The Mystery at Number 7'. Students act as detectives to build comprehension, analyze character traits, and track clues, culminating in a creative mini book report presentation.
A comprehensive 4-week book club unit for Bridge to Terabithia, focusing on character evolution, emotional depth, and plot structure through the lens of Jess and Leslie's imaginative world.
A 10-day summer "Detective Journey" for kids aged 7-9. This expedition combines daily healthy habits (hydration, tidiness, gratitude) with core skills in math (multiplication, measurement, fractions) and grammar (nouns, verbs, spelling). It features simple, kid-friendly language and a fun spy theme.
A series of lessons designed to teach 3rd-grade students how to locate and use text evidence from informational texts. Each lesson uses a high-interest theme and the 'I Do, We Do, You Do' instructional model to build independence in finding specific details and paragraph numbers.