Substitute Survival Kit
A ready-to-print, two-day set of substitute lesson plans spanning reading, math, writing, STEM, spelling, and language, plus classroom-info sheets, so a teacher can leave a full day's activities without advance prep.
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Robot Art Lesson for Kids
Combine an art-making dice game with writing and reflection activities so students create an original robot drawing and then write about it, blending creative art-making with numeracy (dice/random number use) and literacy skills.
Literacy worksheets: Artic habitat
An independent-work literacy booklet that builds vocabulary and literacy skills (reading, writing, and comprehension) around the topic of Arctic habitat, for use at home or school.
Ecology Unit
A large multi-resource ecology unit combining CLOSE-reading nonfiction passages, vocabulary practice, writing tasks, and graphic organizers to teach ecology concepts and support literacy skills.
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The Solar System | Interactive Reading Packet
An early-elementary interactive packet teaching basic planet facts through a true/false quiz, a matching activity, individual planet fact pages, and a creative writing prompt.
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Common Core Language Arts Activities for Grade 1
A Grade 1 Common Core language arts practice worksheet covering foundational phonics and word-recognition skills.
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Hurricane Heroes in Texas (Magic Tree House #30 Lesson Plan, Videos, Activities)
A 5-day, video- and reading-based novel study for 'Hurricane Heroes in Texas' (Magic Tree House #30), integrating chapter comprehension, vocabulary, and cross-curricular activities (art, social studies, science) around the 1900 Galveston hurricane.
Digraph PH Consonant Sound Activity Packet and Worksheets
A no-prep phonics word-work packet teaching the PH consonant digraph (spelled with /f/ sound) through word lists and a full set of practice worksheets.
Origins of Constitution- Vocabulary Development, Notetaker, Assessment
Teach the historical origins of the U.S. Constitution (Ancient Greek/Roman influences, Enlightenment philosophers, Iroquois Confederacy, English law) through a full lesson plan, vocabulary development, note-taking, and assessment package.
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Wild Goose Chase! | Figurative Language Activity | Micro-Learning Deck
An interactive digital 'micro-learning' PowerPoint deck teaching the figurative-language idiom 'wild goose chase' through a reading passage, vocabulary fill-in, true/false check, and summary writing.
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Wings of Fire: Darkness of Dragons
Guide a full novel study of the tenth Wings of Fire book, Darkness of Dragons, through a 5-week/27-day pacing plan combining vocabulary instruction with reading comprehension and literary-analysis practice.
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Animal Science Unit | All About Penguins | Learning about Animals
An expansive PreK-2nd grade animal science unit teaching students about penguins, using real photos, differentiated nonfiction reading, discussion questions, and hands-on activities.
Grade 11 Financial Literacy Reading Comprehension | 180 Daily Passages
Prepare Grade 11 students for financial independence through a year-long sequence of 180 daily nonfiction passages on practical personal-finance topics (e.g. what money is, needs vs. wants) paired with vocabulary, comprehension, and writing practice.
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Digraph SH Consonant Sound Activity Packet and Worksheets
A no-prep phonics word-work packet teaching the SH consonant digraph through an anchor chart of spelling positions, word lists, and a full set of practice worksheets.
Amanda Gorman | Reading Comprehension Worksheet & Lesson Plan
A reading comprehension and discussion lesson built around a biographical article on poet Amanda Gorman, paired with a teacher lesson plan.
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Ostrich Facts | Interactive Science Lesson | Micro-Learning Deck
Digital slide deck ('Micro-Learning Deck') teaching ostrich facts through an informational reading passage, vocabulary, and interactive review activities.
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Vowel Digraphs Like OA, AI, AY, OI, OY: Zoggy At The Party
Illustrated phonics reader story (part of the 'Zoggy the alien' series by Guinea Pig Education) teaching vowel digraphs (ea, ai, ay, oi, oy) through a birthday-party narrative about pass-the-parcel and face painting, followed by word-list and spelling practice pages.
Readiness Life Skills - Managing Time Gr. 9-12+
A high-school life-skills resource teaching time-management strategies - planning the day, prioritizing tasks, breaking down large projects, and using tools like the Eisenhower Matrix - through nonfiction reading passages and critical-thinking questions.
Our Lady of Guadalupe | Interactive Reading Packet
A Catholic-faith interactive reading packet telling the story of Our Lady of Guadalupe, for use as an early-finisher or reading-station activity.
Wings of Fire: Escaping Peril
Guide a full novel study of the eighth Wings of Fire book, Escaping Peril, through a 4-week/20-day pacing plan combining vocabulary instruction with reading comprehension and literary-response practice.
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Letter K Beginning Sound Sort
Phonics sorting activity: distinguish pictures/words that begin with K from those that do not.
Lizards | Interactive Science Lesson | Micro-Learning Deck
An interactive PowerPoint micro-learning deck teaching facts about lizards (especially tail-dropping defensive behavior) through a video lesson, an audio-supported reading passage, and comprehension activities.
Animal Science Unit: Learning All About a Cheetah
An expansive PreK-2nd grade animal science unit teaching students about cheetah, using real photos, differentiated nonfiction reading, discussion questions, and hands-on activities.
Revise Initial Sounds & Three Letter Words with activity cards (3 years +)
Introduce and revise initial-sound phonics and blending of three/four-letter words as part of an early UK phonics reading scheme.