Sound Squad Five

A 4-part mini-unit sequence guiding 8th-grade multilingual learners through similes and metaphors in The Outsiders. Designed with WIDA Level 2 reading/writing and Level 3 speaking/listening scaffolds for students with developing literacy.

A comprehensive culminating lesson for Grade 1 CKLA Domain 3 ('Different Lands, Similar Stories') where students compare multicultural folktale motifs, analyze character virtues and magic across Cinderella and Little Red Riding Hood variants, and craft their own cultural folktale.

A 5-probe teacher diagnostic scoring document featuring dedicated scoring pages for 5 separate progress monitoring checks. Each page includes name and date fields at the top, a 5-word scoring breakdown, and a prominent total correct calculation at the bottom.

A five-day integrated reading and morphology sequence combining CKLA Unit 2 comprehension texts with UFLI systematic morphology routines. Students master prefixes un-, re-, dis- and suffixes -ful and -less to unlock complex vocabulary.

A targeted elementary reteaching mini-lesson designed to help students master four essential context clue types: definition, synonym, antonym, and inference. Features explicit detective-themed modeling, guided sentence analysis, and print-ready independent practice.

A 5-probe student-facing progress monitoring document containing 5 distinct checks with 5 large, spaced-out CVC and digraph words per page. Optimized for clear visual focus and low cognitive fatigue during quick oral reading assessments.

A 3-part second-grade phonics sequence reviewing consonant digraphs (sh, ch, th, wh, ck) integrated with short-vowel CVC words. Students progress from initial digraphs to final digraphs and finish with cumulative CVC-to-digraph contrast and decodable fluency.

Students synthesize their skills through rapid word recognition, connected sentence reading, partner games, and a dictation assessment.

An engaging visual slide deck introducing early sentence starters with clear picture cues and modeled examples. Includes structured observation practice to help early learners build and speak complete descriptive sentences.

A comprehensive 1920s literature sequence for Grade 11 ELA focusing on F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. Spanning 70-minute high school blocks aligned with PA Core Standards, the unit guides students through wealth, the American Dream, appearance versus reality in Chapter 3, and Gatsby's complex motivations.

Students identify and map five-sound words containing consonant digraphs and complex blends, distinguishing letters from spoken phonemes.

A set of 18 picture-supported two-syllable word cards for first-grade reading and phonological awareness practice. Each card features an illustrative icon, syllable clapping circles, and clear syllable division markers for hands-on cutting and learning.