A vocabulary sequence focusing on context clue strategies to help 3rd-4th grade students decode unfamiliar words.
A collection of reading support materials designed for WIDA Level 2 eighth-grade students reading Lord of the Flies, focusing on plot comprehension and symbolic analysis.
A series of five "Do Now" slide decks for Grade 4 RLA, focusing on revising and editing skills aligned with TEKS 4.11. Each deck provides quick, timed practice sessions with original passages and multiple-choice questions.
A comprehensive collection of practice materials for the 'Within Word Pattern' stage of word study, featuring sentence completion and word search activities for sorts 13 through 50.
A comprehensive collection of 56 word study sorts for 4th-grade students, covering everything from basic vowel patterns and inflected endings to advanced syllable junctures, prefixes, and suffixes.
A comprehensive series of spelling and vocabulary worksheets for 4th-grade students, focusing on Greek and Latin roots, prefixes, and suffixes through fill-in-the-blank exercises.
A comprehensive set of decodable fluency passages across grade levels, focusing on nature, wildlife, and ecosystems to build reading stamina and accuracy.
A series of lessons focused on developing reading comprehension through mystery stories, with tiered assignments for different grade levels.
A two-week intensive workshop for high school students to plan, draft, and refine an original children's book. The unit focuses on theme development, characterization, plot structure, and audience-appropriate language.
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 collection of reading passages and analysis worksheets focusing on pairs of figurative language, designed to help students identify and interpret literary devices through engaging narratives.
A comprehensive exploration of figurative language through poetry and prose, focusing on identifying and creating vivid imagery using similes, metaphors, personification, and more.
A 4-day intervention sequence focused on decoding and encoding 2-syllable words with consonant-le syllables. Students practice the 'count back three' strategy, analyze vowel sounds in the first syllable, and build reading fluency through themed passages.
A 3-day ELA unit for 3rd-4th grade exploring the quirky world of 'Sideways Stories from Wayside School'. Students analyze character perspectives, explore the concept of logic versus absurdity, and compare the impossible architecture of Wayside with real-world gravity and skyscrapers.
A 3-day integrated ELA unit for 3rd grade exploring 'The One and Only Ivan' alongside non-fiction articles about gorillas. Students analyze themes, compare perspectives, and evaluate the differences between literary portrayals and scientific facts about gorillas.
A comprehensive unit on figurative language, taking students from basic comparisons like similes and metaphors to complex devices like oxymorons and symbolism. Students act as 'Language Scientists' in a literary lab to synthesize and analyze text.
A foundational literacy sequence designed for multilingual learners and students with reading IEPs, supplementing the Nature's Balance curriculum with grade 1 level phonics and high-frequency word support.
A comprehensive unit for 3rd and 4th graders focused on mastering main idea and cause and effect through the lens of world-changing inventors and their discoveries.
A comprehensive preschool literacy program designed around Deeper Learning principles. It focuses on developmentally appropriate stages from oral language to emergent writing, using play-based exploration and authentic communication.