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Build background knowledge of Earth Day and environmental concepts like recycling, composting, and pollution through a cross-curricular sequence of reading, writing, vocabulary, and creative activities.
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Build background knowledge of Earth Day and environmental concepts like recycling, composting, and pollution through a cross-curricular sequence of reading, writing, vocabulary, and creative activities.
A multi-activity vocabulary and literacy unit teaching the names and concepts of natural disasters (tsunami, tornado, volcano, earthquake, flood, drought, avalanche, forest fire, hurricane) through picture-word matching, reading, writing, and comic-creation activities.
A multi-activity vocabulary and literacy unit teaching sports vocabulary (swimming, basketball, soccer, karate, tennis, skipping rope, ice skating, skiing, running) through picture-word matching, reading, writing, and comic-creation activities.
A multi-activity vocabulary and literacy unit teaching transportation vocabulary (school bus, plane, boat, bicycle, car, motorbike, fire truck, train, helicopter) through picture-word matching, reading, writing, and comic-creation activities.
A three-day lesson plan teaching students the IRACE method (Indent, Restate, Answer, Cite, Explain) for writing extended-response answers using textual evidence.
A Common-Core-aligned, full-day substitute/homeschool lesson plan for 4th grade combining morning/afternoon class messages, independent reading with reader-response forms, and an integrated science-reading-writing-math unit on the ears, eyes, hearing loss, and vision loss.
A full novel study unit guiding students through Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 with comprehension, vocabulary, figurative language, writing, and assessment activities for each of the three chapters.
Fahrenheit 451: The Teacher's Companion Guide The Fahrenheit 451: The Teacher's Companion is a significant resource designed to aid literature educators in educating on this timeless novel.
Fall Festivals Reading Comprehension Bundle: Diwali, Day of the Dead & Guy Fawkes - ESL Lessons & Worksheets This resource is an excellent companion for English or ESL teachers seeking to enrich their students' knowledge about global autumnal festivals. It provides a deep dive into traditions such as India's Diwali, Mexico's Day of the Dead, and the UK's…
A speech/language book-companion packet pairing fall and Halloween themed picture books with communication, shared-reading, and shared-writing activities for early/emergent language learners.
A complete, self-contained full-day substitute-teacher lesson plan pack themed around Famous Americans (George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King, Helen Keller, Rosa Parks), combining reading, math, vocabulary, and craft activities mapped to Common Core standards.
Introducing my "Famous Authors Reading Comprehension" bundle - an engaging and educational resource designed to captivate high school students or ESL learners while honing their reading skills.
A social studies resource introducing Grade 4-6 students to notable Canadians across entertainment, sports, art, science, and politics.
Engage your high school students or ESL learners of any age with this captivating ESL/English reading comprehension bundle focusing on fame, celebrity, and stardom. These colorful, high-quality worksheets come with full lesson plans to provide a fun and interesting way to teach reading comprehension. The bundle covers 4 or 5 lessons and…
A 3-4 session curriculum unit (approx. 1 hr 55 min total, excluding final assessment) that leads students through farm-animal welfare and personhood themes using a picture book, discussions, worksheets, and a writing assessment.
Lesson 7 of a Constitution unit teaching federalism, separation of powers, and checks and balances, including a reading, vocabulary worksheet, flowchart interpretation, review worksheets, and a summative test.
A cross-curricular ELA reading unit built around an original adventure fiction story (Mission X Series #3 of 50, set at Churchill Downs in Kentucky) that teaches figurative language, context clues, main idea, theme, inference, tone, text structures, grammar, Greek/Latin roots, and vocabulary while integrating history, science, and math content.
A cross-curricular ELA reading unit built around an original adventure fiction story (Mission X Series #1 of 50, 'Backs Against the Wall', set at Fort McHenry in Maryland) that teaches figurative language, context clues, main idea, theme, inference, tone, text structures, grammar, Greek/Latin roots, and vocabulary while integrating history, science, and…
A cross-curricular ELA reading unit built around an original adventure fiction story (Mission X Series #2 of 50, 'Ace Up the Sleeve', set at the Golden Gate Bridge in California) that teaches figurative language, context clues, main idea, theme, inference, tone, text structures, grammar, Greek/Latin roots, and vocabulary while integrating history,…
A bundle combining three cross-curricular ELA reading units from the Mission X Series (#1 'Backs Against the Wall' - Fort McHenry, #2 'Ace Up the Sleeve' - Golden Gate Bridge, #3 'Go the Extra Mile' - Churchill Downs), each built around an original adventure fiction story teaching figurative language, context clues, main idea, theme, inference, tone,…
This interactive reading lesson teaches students about identifying and understanding problems and solutions in fiction texts. Students will build critical thinking skills as they explore the key elements of fictional stories through…
A micro-learning deck teaching the figurative language idiom 'fifth wheel' through a reading passage with audio, close reading, comprehension activities, and a summary writing task.
Advanced ESL/ELA lesson plan teaching vocabulary and comprehension related to filmmaking (industry roles, genres, reviews) for high school/adult learners.
Upper-intermediate ESL/ELA lesson plan teaching vocabulary and comprehension related to filmmaking and film reviews.