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Our mission is to empower students to become skilled readers, writers, and critical thinkers across all subject areas by integrating essential literacy skills into meaningful content learning.
We believe that literacy is not confined to English class—it is the foundation for understanding and communicating in every discipline. Through our curriculum, students develop the ability to:
Identify and utilize concrete examples to support their thinking and strengthen their arguments across all subjects.
Connect research and details to main ideas, building bridges between specific evidence and broader concepts.
Write effectively and fluidly in any situation, adapting their voice and style to meet the demands of different disciplines and audiences.
Apply critical reading skills—including inference, identifying main ideas, analyzing text structure, and evaluating sources—to unlock meaning in science texts, historical documents, mathematical problems, and beyond.
Build vocabulary in meaningful ways by encountering and using academic and domain-specific terms within rich contexts, connecting new words to prior knowledge and real-world applications.
Develop analysis skills through close reading of complex texts, learning to examine language, structure, and meaning with precision and depth across all disciplines
Our approach recognizes that when students learn to read like historians, write like scientists, and think like researchers, they don't just master content—they master the tools for lifelong learning. By embedding literacy instruction within authentic, engaging content from history, science, social studies, and other disciplines, we help students see reading and writing not as separate subjects, but as powerful instruments for exploring and understanding their world.
Through concrete examples, meaningful connections, and purposeful practice, we prepare students to communicate with confidence and think with clarity in any academic or professional context they encounter.
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Mega Bundle Now Prove It: Jory John "Food Group" Key Idea + Evidence + Theme
Featuring: The Bad Seed, The Cool Bean, The Couch Potato, The Sour Grape, The Smart Cookie, The Humble Pie, The Big Cheese, and The Good EggGet all 8 for one low price!Turn reading time into a masterclass in critical thinking with the Jory John 'Food Group' series! This Mega bundle moves students beyond simple recall and challenges them to prove their thinking using direct text evidence. Designed for Grades 3-5, this resource is 100% No-Prep—just print and teach. Each set focuses on the 'Now
2nd - 6th
Reading Strategies, Science of Reading, Writing
Mega Bundle Treasure of Lemon Brown Plot, Theme, Close Reading, Text Evidence
The Ultimate Treasure of Lemon Brown Teaching BundleTeach the story from every angle with this complete resource set built to move students from understanding → analyzing → proving → evaluating ideas. This mega bundle includes four engaging activities:• Plot Diagram + Theme Tracker – Students map the structure of the story and connect key events to theme. • Now, Analyze It! – Daily warm-ups, context clues, and close reading drills that build careful reading habits. • Now, Explore It! – Stu
6th - 10th
Short Stories
Thank You Ma'am Close Reading Analysis Bundle Activities Inference
This comprehensive bundle includes everything you need to teach "Thank You, Ma'am" with depth, structure, and purpose—no extra planning required. From first discussion to final written response, these resources guide students through plot, character, inference, and theme, while building strong evidence-based thinking. What’s Included✔ Plot Diagram Activity Students identify all major plot elements—exposition, inciting incident, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution—using equa
6th - 10th
Close Reading, Short Stories, Writing
Now Prove It: Jory John "Food Group" Key Idea Supporting Evidence Theme Bundle 2
Featuring: The Smart Cookie, The Big Cheese, The Humble Pie, and The Good EggTurn reading time into a masterclass in critical thinking with the Jory John 'Food Group' series! This bundle moves students beyond simple recall and challenges them to prove their thinking using direct text evidence. Designed for Grades 3-5, this resource is 100% No-Prep—just print and teach. Each set focuses on the 'Now, Prove It!' method, where students match key ideas to the specific quotes that support them. Th
2nd - 6th
Reading Strategies, Science of Reading, Writing
Now Prove It: Jory John "Food Group" Key Idea Supporting Evidence Theme Bundle 1
Featuring: The Bad Seed, The Cool Bean, The Couch Potato, and The Sour GrapeTurn reading time into a masterclass in critical thinking with the Jory John 'Food Group' series! This bundle moves students beyond simple recall and challenges them to prove their thinking using direct text evidence. Designed for Grades 3-5, this resource is 100% No-Prep—just print and teach. Each set focuses on the 'Now, Prove It!' method, where students match key ideas to the specific quotes that support them. This
2nd - 6th
Reading Strategies, Science of Reading, Writing
Virginia Writing SOL IRW TestPrep Prompts Thesis Outline Practice1 Middle School
Writing assessments do not just test whether students can write — they test whether students know how to read a prompt. And that is exactly where most students fall apart. They dive straight into writing without identifying what the prompt is actually asking, and their responses miss the mark before they have written a single body paragraph. This resource gives students a repeatable four-step system they can use on any state or county writing assessment — including Virginia's IRW — to break dow
5th - 8th
Writing, Writing-Essays
Now Prove It Are Bionic Superhuman on the Horizon Main Idea, Supporting Details
Students can identify main ideas… but can they prove them? The Now, Prove It series is built to strengthen evidence-based reasoning—giving students targeted practice in linking claims to the right support and explaining their thinking clearly. It’s the perfect bridge between reading comprehension and critical thinking. Now Prove It! transforms one of the most essential literacy skills— supporting a claim with evidence—into an interactive, logic-based matching activity that students actually
6th - 12th
Close Reading, ELA Test Prep, Writing
Anchor Chart 4 Analyzing Setting + Archetype Settings / Middle & High School
Setting is more than just where and when a story happens — it’s the foundation that shapes mood, conflict, theme, and characterization. With this anchor chart set, students will move beyond basic location details and learn to uncover the deeper role setting plays in literature with prompts and descriptions of the ways authors use setting. What’s Included: ✅ Core Anchor Chart – breaks setting into time, place, and atmosphere ✅ Why Setting Matters – shows how setting influences plot, charac
7th - 12th, Higher Education
Close Reading, ELA Test Prep, Reading Strategies
Are Bionic Superhumans on the Horizon? HMH Article Escape Room Set Activities
Unlock the Ultimate Classroom Adventure!Transform your classroom into an immersive learning laboratory with this comprehensive escape room bundle featuring multiple themed challenges designed to engage students across various STEM and literacy concepts. Each escape room combines critical thinking, problem-solving, and subject-specific learning objectives. This escape room/center focused bundle is connected to HMH article: “Are Bionic Superhuman on the Horizon?" These components can be purchased
7th - 12th
ELA Test Prep, Reading Strategies, Vocabulary
Most Dangerous Game Mega Bundle Plot Characterization Inference Writing and More
This comprehensive bundle includes everything you need to teach The Most Dangerous Game with depth, structure, and purpose—no extra planning required. From first discussion to final written response, these resources guide students through plot, character, inference, and theme, while building strong evidence-based thinking. What’s Included✔ Plot Diagram Activity Students identify all major plot elements—exposition, inciting incident, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution—using
8th - 12th
ELA Test Prep, Short Stories, Writing
Bundle Now Prove It Rylant Stray Inference Making Activity + Plot + WRITING
What’s Included✔ Plot Diagram ActivityStudents identify all major plot elements—exposition, inciting incident, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution—using equal-sized sections that require careful judgment about what truly moves the story forward. ✔ Now, Prove It! — InferenceStudents examine 4 inferences from the story, match supporting quotes, and use guided sentence starters to prove their answers. This resource bridges the gap between discussion and formal written analysis. ✔
5th - 8th
Reading Strategies, Short Stories
Monkey's Paw Activity Bundle Plot Characterization Inference Writing Analysis
This unique, interactive bundle will have your students dig deeper into "The Monkey's Paw" short story. Begin with the Superstition Now, Prove It to practice main idea and supporting details while introducing one of the story's key elements. This activity works as an engaging conversation starter and includes a writing component to practice the RACE strategy. After reading the story, test students' knowledge of plot elements with a sort-and-solve plot diagram activity. They'll dig deeper into ch
8th - 12th
Close Reading, ELA Test Prep, Short Stories
Bundle 1 Treasure of Lemon Brown Plot + Theme Tracker + Now, Analyze It!
This bundle combines two engaging resources designed to help students analyze The Treasure of Lemon Brown by Walter Dean Myers while strengthening essential reading skills. Together, these activities guide students from understanding how the story is structured to practicing close reading and analytical thinking. Each resource can be used independently or together as part of a short literature mini-unit. –––––––––––––––––– Resource 1: Plot Diagram Activity + Theme Tracker (2 Activities)This i
6th - 10th
Close Reading, Science of Reading, Short Stories
Bundle Paper Menagerie Now Prove It Inference Practice + Plot Diagram + WRITING
What’s Included✔ Plot Diagram ActivityStudents identify all major plot elements—exposition, inciting incident, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution—using equal-sized sections that require careful judgment about what truly moves the story forward. ✔ Now, Prove It! — InferenceStudents examine 4 inferences from the story, match supporting quotes, and use guided sentence starters to prove their answers. This resource bridges the gap between discussion and formal written analysis. ✔
9th - 12th, Higher Education
ELA Test Prep, Short Stories, Writing
Bundle Now Prove It The Veldt Evidence-Based Inference Practice+WRITING Analysis
What’s Included✔ Plot Diagram ActivityStudents identify all major plot elements—exposition, inciting incident, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution—using equal-sized sections that require careful judgment about what truly moves the story forward. ✔ Now, Prove It! — InferenceStudents examine 4 inferences from the story, match supporting quotes, and use guided sentence starters to prove their answers. This resource bridges the gap between discussion and formal written analysis. ✔
8th - 12th
ELA Test Prep, Short Stories, Writing
Raymond's Run Plot Diagram + Evidence-Based Inference Practice + WRITING Bundle
What’s Included✔ Plot Diagram ActivityStudents identify all major plot elements—exposition, inciting incident, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution—using equal-sized sections that require careful judgment about what truly moves the story forward. ✔ Now, Prove It! — InferenceStudents examine 4 inferences from the story, match supporting quotes, and use guided sentence starters to prove their answers. This resource bridges the gap between discussion and formal written analysis. ✔
5th - 9th
ELA Test Prep, Science of Reading, Writing
Bundle Harrison Bergeron Plot Diagram + Inference Activity + Writing Add On
What’s Included✔ Plot Diagram ActivityStudents identify all major plot elements—exposition, inciting incident, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution—using equal-sized sections that require careful judgment about what truly moves the story forward. ✔ Now, Prove It! — InferenceStudents examine 4 inferences from the story, match supporting quotes, and use guided sentence starters to prove their answers. This resource bridges the gap between discussion and formal written analysis.
8th - 12th, Higher Education
Science of Reading, Short Stories, Writing
Bundle 2 Treasure of Lemon Brown Text Evidence Inference + Writing Bundle
Evidence & Reasoning Practice BundleThis bundle combines two engaging resources designed to help students analyze The Treasure of Lemon Brown by Walter Dean Myers while strengthening evidence-based reasoning skills. Together, these activities guide students from connecting evidence to an inference to evaluating the strength of analysis. Each resource can be used independently or together as part of a short literature mini-unit. –––––––––––––––––– Resource 1: Now, Prove It! – Evidence & Infere
6th - 10th
Close Reading, ELA Test Prep, Short Stories
Argument Writing Activities Bundle 1 Evaluate Evidence & Analysis Now Rank It
Now, Rank It! Argument Writing Bundle Evaluate Evidence & Analysis | Rank Student Responses | Cite & Explain PracticeTeaching students to prove a claim with strong evidence and analysis can be challenging. Many students summarize instead of analyze, choose details that don’t fully support the claim, or restate the evidence rather than explaining how it proves their idea. The Now, Rank It! series helps students develop these skills by showing them what strong and weak responses actually look li
6th - 10th
Writing
Bundle Now Prove It + Plot Diagram for Cynthia Rylant's Stray Inference Practice
What’s Included✔ Plot Diagram ActivityStudents identify all major plot elements—exposition, inciting incident, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution—using equal-sized sections that require careful judgment about what truly moves the story forward. ✔ Now, Prove It! — InferenceStudents examine 4 inferences from the story, match supporting quotes, and use guided sentence starters to prove their answers. This resource bridges the gap between discussion and formal written analysis. Wh
5th - 8th
Close Reading, ELA Test Prep, Short Stories
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About the store
Experience
Our mission is to empower students to become skilled readers, writers, and critical thinkers across all subject areas by integrating essential literacy skills into meaningful content learning.
We believe that literacy is not confined to English class—it is the foundation for understanding and communicating in every discipline. Through our curriculum, students develop the ability to:
Identify and utilize concrete examples to support their thinking and strengthen their arguments across all subjects.
Connect research and details to main ideas, building bridges between specific evidence and broader concepts.
Write effectively and fluidly in any situation, adapting their voice and style to meet the demands of different disciplines and audiences.
Apply critical reading skills—including inference, identifying main ideas, analyzing text structure, and evaluating sources—to unlock meaning in science texts, historical documents, mathematical problems, and beyond.
Build vocabulary in meaningful ways by encountering and using academic and domain-specific terms within rich contexts, connecting new words to prior knowledge and real-world applications.
Develop analysis skills through close reading of complex texts, learning to examine language, structure, and meaning with precision and depth across all disciplines
Our approach recognizes that when students learn to read like historians, write like scientists, and think like researchers, they don't just master content—they master the tools for lifelong learning. By embedding literacy instruction within authentic, engaging content from history, science, social studies, and other disciplines, we help students see reading and writing not as separate subjects, but as powerful instruments for exploring and understanding their world.
Through concrete examples, meaningful connections, and purposeful practice, we prepare students to communicate with confidence and think with clarity in any academic or professional context they encounter.
Teaching style
I believe in teaching that goes beyond worksheets and rote learning. My classroom is built on meaningful literacy—where students read to understand, write to think, and speak to explore ideas. I design resources that help students engage deeply with content, think critically, and communicate clearly across all subject areas.
My own education history
BS in Elementary Education with minor in English
M.ed. in English Education
Additional Graduate work in Children's Literature
Additional biographical information
Began as an elementary teacher. Taught for 15 years in college and early college. Spent 4 years in high school classroom. Currently a middle school teacher.
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