A comprehensive phonics sequence covering complex letter sounds including digraphs and glued/welded sounds through visual play and detective-themed activities.
An multi-lesson exploration of literary elements through the lens of Dr. Seuss's masterpiece. Students progress from character analysis to point of view, theme, and creative narrative production.
A series of spring-themed grammar lessons focusing on parts of speech (nouns, verbs, and adjectives) for early elementary students.
A series of lessons focused on complex vowel patterns, starting with the diphthongs 'ou' and 'ow' through a nature-themed exploration.
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 system for tracking student growth in evidence-based reading and writing, designed for students reading below grade level (Grades 2-4). This set includes weekly tasks, daily exit tickets, monthly assessments, and student-facing data trackers to satisfy professional evaluation requirements.
A comprehensive kindergarten science unit designed to help students identify and summarize the characteristics of living and non-living things, focusing on structure, growth, changes, movement, and basic needs.
A series of lessons focused on mastering the identification of themes in literature, moving from basic recognition to distinguishing themes from plot details and subjective opinions.
A comprehensive unit designed for middle schoolers to sharpen their reading comprehension skills, focusing on identifying main ideas, supporting details, and author's purpose through engaging informational texts.
A comprehensive unit exploring the world of digital printing, from desktop publishing to industrial wide-format and specialty sublimation techniques. Students gain technical knowledge and practical design skills for print production.
A series of engaging phonics lessons focusing on common digraphs through a detective-themed investigation. Students become 'Digraph Detectives' to identify, sort, and read words containing sh, ch, th, and wh.
A two-part technology sequence for Primary 3 students exploring the dual nature of technology and the engineering design process for creating helpful inventions.
A comprehensive four-lesson unit on sound exploration designed for high school Essential Skills students. This unit covers vibration, volume, source, direction, pitch, and frequency through highly visual and hands-on activities.
A writing unit where students act as 'Break Detectives'. It begins with descriptive sentence writing and culminates in a formal three-paragraph report about their summer missions.
A comprehensive reteach sequence for 8th Grade ELA standards RI 8.5 and RI 8.6, focusing on analyzing text structures and author's purpose/point of view using the 'Architect's Blueprint' theme.
A beginner writer's workshop unit for Pre-K students focused on developing narrative skills through drawing and dictation about ocean animals. Students explore character, setting, and sequence in their first 'written' stories.
A 16-lesson sequence covering the latter half of Franz Kafka's Metamorphosis, beginning with Gregor's first injury and concluding with the family's resolution after his death. Each lesson focuses on key literary elements: Conflict, Key Details, Characterization, and Theme.
A comprehensive unit on donuts that combines informational and fictional texts to practice foundational reading skills, vocabulary, and comprehension strategies modeled after IREAD-3.
A professional development series for PreK-12 educators that reframes Computer Science as a "Superpower" through Computational Thinking. Teachers explore how CS concepts like decomposition, abstraction, and automation are already present in their daily instructional practices and Iowa Core content.
A comprehensive week-long science and ELA integration unit focused on the major systems of the human body, specifically designed to meet 3rd Grade NC ELA standards through informational text analysis.
A series of Grade 4 ELA lessons focused on mastering the skill of making inferences through engaging mystery stories. Each lesson covers the inference equation, vocabulary, and evidence-based comprehension.
A comprehensive 5-day sequence focused on soft c (_ce) and soft g (_ge) in VCE words, including heart words 'other' and 'another'. Students practice phonemic awareness, word mapping, spelling, and reading fluency with a magical theme.
A focused phonics unit targeting the long 'u' silent 'e' pattern (u_e) including both /ju/ and /u/ sounds, along with high-frequency heart words 'one' and 'once'.
A focused phonics unit targeting the long 'o' silent 'e' pattern (o_e) and high-frequency heart words 'brother', 'mother', and 'father' through narrative reading and orthographic mapping.
A focused phonics unit targeting the long 'i' silent 'e' pattern (i_e) and high-frequency heart words 'by' and 'my' through narrative reading and orthographic mapping.
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 focused phonics unit targeting the long 'a' silent 'e' pattern (a_e) and high-frequency heart words through narrative reading and orthographic mapping.
A 5-day phonics unit focusing on the -ng word families (ang, ing, ong, ung) and the heart word 'or', set in a regal, castle-themed environment. Students explore word mapping, word chains, and reading passages to master these nasal glued sounds.
A 5-day structured literacy sequence focusing on the 'wh' and 'ph' digraphs and the heart words could, would, and should. Follows a UFLI-inspired routine with phonemic awareness, word chaining, and intensive heart word instruction.
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 sequence focused on voiced and unvoiced /th/ digraphs, including heart words 'they', 'their', and 'were'. Uses UFLI-aligned routines including phonemic awareness, three-part drills, and heart word mapping.
A comprehensive 5-day literacy unit focusing on the 'sh' digraph and the heart words 'we' and 'she'. This sequence follows a structured literacy approach with phonemic awareness, word chaining, and multi-sensory heart word routines.
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 celebratory series of activities leading up to Mother's Day, focusing on expressing appreciation and developing creative writing skills through a magazine-style project.