Pinyin Power Lab

An introductory Spanish curriculum sequence for absolute novice-low beginners, teaching foundational communicative skills like greetings, introductions, numbers, and basic classroom requests.

An end-of-year ESL project where students act as curators to create a 'Memory Museum' exhibit showcasing their academic growth and personal highlights from the 4th-grade year.

A series of lessons focused on baseball legends, designed for students with limited literacy and English language learners.

A dynamic series of lessons designed to help upper elementary English Learners master complex language concepts like idioms, metaphors, and nuanced vocabulary through immersive, detective-themed activities.

A series of resources designed to help English Language Learners navigate and identify common classroom objects and areas through visual labeling and bilingual support.

A comprehensive study of derivational morphology focusing on 17 specific prefix and suffix sorts through contextual analysis and logic puzzles.

Une séquence d'alphabétisation complète en Bamanankan pour débutants, intégrant l'apprentissage des voyelles, des consonnes et des salutations de base à travers un livret imprimable et des supports visuels.

A two-lesson German introductory unit focusing on weather, seasons, and outdoor activities in Germany using Comprehensible Input (CI) methods. Students will learn to describe weather using 'Es ist' and activities using 'Man kann' through visual-heavy instruction and repetition.

An introductory Japanese language and culture unit for 8th grade that follows the 'TABI' (Journey) framework. Students explore geography, etiquette, writing systems, daily life, and traditional arts through immersive daily 45-minute lessons.

A comprehensive sequence on language mechanics, from phonetic marking of complex vowel sounds to the morphological analysis of Latin roots and affixes. Students develop deep decoding and encoding skills by investigating the building blocks of words.

A high-energy, bite-sized introduction to American Sign Language designed for beginners with short attention spans. This unit uses gamified activities and visual aids to teach the alphabet, common people, classroom items, and expressions.

An immersive listening sequence designed for elementary-age beginner ESL students. This unit helps young learners navigate the routines, spaces, and social expectations of a primary school classroom, moving from basic imperative commands to understanding daily schedules and peer introductions.

A series of detective-themed spelling units for 4th grade, focusing on complex digraphs, blends, and vowel patterns through investigative activities.

A foundational grammar sequence for English Language Learners focusing on the use of definite and indefinite articles through visual storytelling and interactive games.

A comprehensive unit for beginner Spanish students to master the verb 'estar' and 'tener' idioms for expressing emotions, physical states, and needs. Through interactive games, role-plays, and data collection, students learn to articulate their internal feelings and conduct wellness checks on others.

This sequence establishes foundational auditory and oral skills for Spanish fluency, focusing on vowel sounds, difficult consonants like 'rr' and 'ñ', and rules of stress and accentuation. Students transition from sound production to reading syllables and full words with accuracy.

A 5-lesson sequence for 4th Grade students to master basic Spanish classroom vocabulary and commands through TPR, games, and environment labeling.

A 5-lesson intro to Spanish speaking for 4th graders, focusing on 'Me gusta', hobbies, colors, and peer interviews, culminating in an 'All About Me' poster project.

This 4th-grade Spanish sequence introduces students to emotional expression and well-being. Students move from basic vocabulary acquisition to complex social interactions and role-playing, focusing on the essential question: 'How can we check in on others and express how we are feeling in a new language?'

A lively exploration of Spanish numbers 0-31, focusing on expressing age and birthdays. Students move from rote memorization to real-world data collection and peer interviews to build a class birthday calendar.

This sequence introduces 4th-grade students to foundational Spanish greetings, introductions, and polite expressions. Through interactive games, role-plays, and pronunciation practice, students build the confidence to conduct basic introductory dialogues in Spanish.

A 4th-grade French sequence focused on café culture, polite communication, and currency. Students learn to navigate a restaurant setting through immersive simulations and role-play.

This sequence introduces 4th-grade students to French family vocabulary and possessive adjectives. Students will learn to describe their family members and pets, ending with the creation of a personalized family tree project.

A 4th-grade French sequence focused on classroom communication through Total Physical Response (TPR) and immersive games. Students move from labeling their environment to requesting permission and solving a culminating scavenger hunt using functional vocabulary and imperatives.

Students move beyond simple introductions to expressing personal identity, preferences, and traits using the verbs 'être' and 'aimer'. The project-based learning arc culminates in the creation of a 'Star Student' poster where students present who they are in French.

A 4th-grade French sequence focused on mastering greetings, introductions, and basic social etiquette. Students learn to navigate formal and informal social registers, express emotions, and use politeness markers through interactive simulations and games.

An inquiry-based exploration of French communities where students learn to identify landmarks, use spatial prepositions, and provide directions. Students develop practical communication skills while virtually navigating Francophone cities.

Students explore French culture through politeness and classroom navigation. They learn 'magic words', object names, and teacher commands through TPR and role-play to function effectively in a French-speaking environment.

Students learn to describe their family and pets in French, mastering vocabulary for relatives and pets, sentence structures with 'J'ai', and numbers, culminating in a creative family poster presentation.

Students begin their French language journey by mastering the fundamental mechanics of greetings and introductions. Through interactive role-playing and choral repetition, learners practice distinct greetings for different times of day and social contexts. The sequence progresses from single-word utterances to complete sentences for stating one's name and asking others for theirs. By the end, students will confidently navigate a basic introduction dialogue with peers using appropriate pronunciation.

Una secuencia de cuatro sesiones diseñada para estudiantes de 8 a 11 años que explora la vida de Malala Yousafzai. El programa integra el aprendizaje del español con temas de justicia social, coraje e igualdad a través de actividades interactivas y discusiones profundas.

A 4-session introductory Spanish sequence for intermediate students (8-11) focusing on the identification, agreement, positioning, and comparison of adjectives.

Students explore the historical evolution of Chinese characters from ancient pictures to modern forms. This inquiry-based sequence focuses on high-frequency nouns related to nature (sun, moon, water, mountain, fire) through the lens of visual archaeology.

This sequence focuses on the cognitive processing of numerical data in Mandarin Chinese, moving from basic digits to complex phone numbers, calendar dates, clock times, and marketplace currency. Students will develop rapid auditory recognition through gamified scenarios like emergency dispatch, time travel, and transit scheduling.

Students explore the pictographic evolution of Mandarin Chinese characters, tracing modern symbols back to ancient Oracle Bone script. The sequence focuses on nature and animal characters, helping students build visual associations and mnemonics to master basic Hanzi.

A 5-lesson sequence for 4th grade students to learn Mandarin Chinese characters related to classroom objects, furniture, spatial locations, and the concept of measure words, culminating in a classroom scavenger hunt.

A 5-lesson sequence for 4th-grade students to learn basic Mandarin Chinese family characters and the 'female' radical, culminating in a family tree project. Students explore cultural naming conventions, the 'female' radical, and the possessive particle 'de'.

A beginner Mandarin Chinese sequence for 4th graders focusing on connecting written characters to physical actions and body parts through Total Physical Response (TPR). Students will progress from individual nouns and verbs to constructing simple Subject-Verb sentences.

A 5-lesson unit for 4th graders exploring the pictographic origins of Mandarin Chinese characters and how radicals (components) provide clues to meaning. Students will trace the evolution of characters from ancient oracle bone scripts to modern forms and learn to decode new words using common radicals like water, fire, wood, and person.