A comprehensive unit for 4th-grade students covering simple and progressive verb tenses, as well as indicative, interrogative, imperative, and conditional moods through a mix of detective-themed inquiries and workshop-style practice.
A one-week ELA unit exploring Asian American and Pacific Islander heritage through folktales and biographies. Students develop skills in main idea, vocabulary, theme, and narrative writing through the lens of AAPI heroes and legends.
A series of opinion writing lessons that use narrative and informational texts to teach students how to construct structured 6-sentence paragraphs using the TEXEXT format.
A 6-part book club unit for 'My Side of the Mountain' by Jean Craighead George, focusing on survival skills, character development, and nature connection. Each section includes discussion roles, deep-dive prompts, and character tracking.
A series of lessons focused on developing strong referencing skills, using textual evidence to support claims about characters, setting, and plot.
A gentle introduction to Kafka's classic story, adapted for early readers with simplified language and engaging visuals.
A collection of high-interest reading units designed to improve comprehension and vocabulary for early fourth graders through engaging, real-world topics.
A comprehensive collection of scaffolded writing resources designed for RSP students to master opinion writing across various support levels, specifically tailored for end-of-year progress reports.
A comprehensive set of materials for teaching author's purpose through animal and seasonal themes, including sorting activities and anchor charts.
An intensive test-prep sequence designed to help 4th-grade students master Reading Literature, Reading Informational Text, and Language standards before the End-of-Grade assessment.
A multi-disciplinary sequence for 4th-grade students focusing on North Carolina's history, geography, and science through rigorous reading comprehension.
A 3-day mini-unit for Indiana 4th graders exploring the life and poetry of James Whitcomb Riley. The unit focuses on Hoosier biography, academic vocabulary including 'dialect', and a deep-dive analysis of sections from 'Little Orphant Annie'.
A multi-day exploration of Booth Tarkington, Indiana's famous novelist. Students learn about his life, analyze an excerpt from 'The Magnificent Ambersons', and create a modern book cover and summary.
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 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 three-day mini-unit for fourth graders exploring the life and legacy of Kurt Vonnegut as a premier Hoosier author, focusing on summarizing biographical text.
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 cursive handwriting program for 4th graders organized by stroke groupings. This 4-week sequence provides 10-minute daily practice sessions focusing on letter formation, word connection, and fluid writing habits.
A 5-day unit focused on character analysis, where students act as 'Story Detectives' to uncover traits, motivations, and the impact of character actions on plot and point of view.
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 unit on donuts that combines informational and fictional texts to practice foundational reading skills, vocabulary, and comprehension strategies modeled after IREAD-3.
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 celebratory series of activities leading up to Mother's Day, focusing on expressing appreciation and developing creative writing skills through a magazine-style project.
A phonics-based sequence focusing on vowel teams and long vowel sounds for early elementary students.
A comprehensive sequence focused on sentence expansion using the Hochman Method (The Writing Revolution). Students move from distinguishing fragments to expanding kernel sentences with 'Who, What, Where, When, Why' and logical conjunctions.