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We are Jamie and Stacey, the GRASPhopper co-founders. We use our 20+ years of combined experience working with school-aged children to create clear lessons that click and stick.
As school-based Speech and Language Pathologists, we have worked directly with teachers, special education specialists, and other related services providers to support students in their classrooms. We have seen first hand the challenges that educators face in differentiating their lessons for the wide-range of abilities and skills of their students. We want all of your students to grasp the foundational reading, writing, and language skills needed to be successful in the classroom.
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Story Retell & Picture Sequencing Beginning, Middle, End Short Stories & Writing
Do you have students who need some extra support with story retell and sequencing stories with pictures? This story retell resource will engage students while they become experts at retelling stories with a clear beginning, middle, and end. This leveled, LOW-PREP digital and printable resource will allow your students to develop a true understanding of how to retell a story using transition words and a logical sequence. Don't miss out on this foundational story retell resource for easy teac
K - 3rd
English Language Arts, Short Stories
CCSS
SL.K.1
, SL.K.2
, SL.K.6
+3
How to Write a Sentence Sentence Writing Practice Worksheets Sentence Structure
How to Write a Sentence is the focus of this engaging resource designed to help elementary students build strong writing skills. With a variety of sentence writing practice worksheets, students learn to write complete sentences by focusing on subjects, verbs, capitalization, and punctuation. The included sentence structure and fix-the-sentence activities make it easy for educators to introduce and reinforce essential grammar skills. This no-prep resource makes planning simple and helps studen
1st - 4th
Writing
CCSS
CCRA.W.5
, CCRA.L.2
Topic Sentence Differentiated Worksheets & Activities Practice Digital & Print
This topic sentence differentiated resource is just what you need if your students are struggling with identifying and writing topic sentences in paragraphs. Teach your students how to understand topic sentences with engaging practice activities that are set up to build on one another. The topic sentence resource allows for easy planning and easy teaching that leads to effective learning. We made it easy to help your students practice topic sentences. It is low prep and can be used as DIGITAL
3rd - 6th
ELA Test Prep, English Language Arts, Writing
Problem and Solution Passages Text Structure Worksheets Graphic Organizers
This non-fiction text structure on problem and solution is perfect for your 3rd grade, 4th grade, and 5th grade students. These problem and solution worksheets include 10 interesting nonfiction problem and solution passages with differentiated questions, 4 short problem and solution passages, problem and solution graphic organizers, and anchor charts. Comprehension questions are included as well. Perfect for test prep. These problem and solution passages come with digital notebooks that are di
3rd - 5th
English Language Arts, Informational Text, Reading
Chronological Order Passages Sequence of Events Reading Passage Text Structure
These sequence of events reading passages for text structure, are perfect for your 3rd grade, 4th grade, and 5th grade students. These sequence text structure activities include 10 interesting nonfiction sequencing of events text structure passages with differentiated questions, 4 short sequencing passages, sequencing of events graphic organizers, and anchor charts. Comprehension questions are included as well. Perfect for test prep. These sequence text structure activities come with digital n
3rd - 5th
English Language Arts, Informational Text, Reading
How to Write a Paragraph Hamburger Paragraph Writing Template Graphic Organizer
This paragraph writing resource is just what you need if your students are struggling with understanding how to write a paragraph. The paragraph writing activities require little prep and planning. This resource covers all paragraph writing elements such as topic sentences, supporting details, and concluding sentences with critical thinking, leveled activities, and hamburger paragraph writing templates. The How to Write a Paragraph resource allows for easy planning & easy teaching that leads t
2nd - 5th
Writing, Writing-Essays
CCSS
CCRA.W.1
, CCRA.W.4
, CCRA.W.5
Spring Short Story Retell with Pictures Sequencing Speech Therapy Sequence Cards
Do you have students who need some extra support in retelling a cohesive story? This story retell spring-themed resource will engage students, while they practice how to retell simple stories with a clear beginning, middle and end. This leveled, LOW-PREP digital and printable resource will allow your students to develop a true understanding of how to retell a story using transition words and a logical sequence. Don't miss out on this fun, spring resource for easy teaching and easy planning, wh
K - 2nd
English Language Arts, Short Stories
CCSS
SL.K.1
, SL.K.2
, SL.K.6
+3
Fact and Opinion Worksheets Task Cards Activities Anchor Charts Fact vs. Opinion
Knowing the difference between a fact vs. an opinion can be tricky! These differentiated facts and opinion worksheets get students to understand the difference through sorting activities, task cards for identifying facts and opinions in both sentences AND paragraphs, and review worksheets. All the fact vs. opinion activities make for easy planning and easy teaching, which leads directly to effective learning. This fact and opinion resource includes differentiated high-interest non-fiction topi
3rd - 6th
Other (ELA), Reading
Text Structure Passages Anchor Chart Cause & Effect Description Text Structure
This Nonfiction Text Structure Passages Bundle is perfect for your 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students. The types of text structure resources included are Description Text Structure, Cause and Effect Text Structure, Problem and Solution Text Structure, Compare and Contrast Text Structure, and Sequencing Text Structure. Each resource includes activities, high-interest text structure passages with differentiated questions, graphic organizers, and text structure anchor charts. Comprehension questions
3rd - 5th
English Language Arts, Informational Text, Reading
CCSS
CCRA.R.5
Topic Sentence Task Cards Practice Worksheets How to Write a Topic Sentence
These topic sentence task cards help students to practice identifying and writing topic sentences in paragraphs. With 24 nonfiction texts, students will become experts in understanding and practicing the parts of a topic sentence, making it easier to generate and write their own topic sentences throughout the year. These task cards allow for easy planning and easy teaching that leads to effective learning. Teach your students how to identify a topic sentence with activities that are set up to b
3rd - 6th
English Language Arts
CCSS
RI.4.1
, RI.4.2
, RF.4.4a
+2
Winter Short Story Retell with Pictures Sequencing Speech Therapy Sequence Cards
Do you have students who need some extra support in retelling a cohesive story? This story retell winter themed resource will engage students, while they practice how to retell simple stories with a clear beginning, middle and end. This leveled, LOW-PREP digital and printable resource will allow your students to develop a true understanding of how to retell a story using transition words and a logical sequence. Don't miss out on this fun, winter resource for easy teaching and easy planning, w
K - 2nd
English Language Arts, Short Stories
CCSS
SL.K.1
, SL.K.2
, SL.K.6
+3
Description Text Structure Passages Nonfiction Worksheets, Anchor Charts & More
These description text structure passages are perfect for your 3rd grade, 4th grade, and 5th grade students. These description text structure worksheets include 10 interesting nonfiction description text structure passages with differentiated questions, 4 short description passages, description graphic organizers, and anchor charts. Comprehension questions are included as well. Descriptive text structure passages are perfect for test prep. These description text structure passages come with di
3rd - 5th
English Language Arts, Informational Text, Reading
Cause and Effect Worksheet Passages Graphic Organizer Anchor Chart Nonfiction
These Cause and Effect Passages & Worksheets are perfect for your 3rd grade, 4th grade, and 5th grade students. This cause and effect activity includes 9 activities, 9 interesting nonfiction cause and effect passages with differentiated questions, 4 short cause and effect paragraphs, 2 cause and effect graphic organizers and 1 cause and effect anchor chart. Comprehension questions are included as well. Perfect for test prep. These Cause and Effect Passages & Worksheets come with digital n
3rd - 5th
English Language Arts, Informational Text, Reading
Capitalization Rules Worksheets Practice Activities Capital Letter Anchor Chart
Are your students struggling to use capitalization rules when writing sentences? These differentiated capitalization worksheets will help to engage students with fun mystery stories when teaching them how to edit their sentences. These practice activities and anchor charts will help students develop a true understanding of the capitalization rules! This resource includes differentiated practice activities, capitalization rules anchor charts and posters, capitalization reference guides, capital
2nd - 3rd
Writing
CCSS
L.K.2
, L.K.2a
, L.1.2a
+4
Fun Activities After Testing After Testing Packets After Testing Activities Fun
These Fun Activities for After Testing are perfect for your 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th-grade students. This resource contains a check-in, jokes, riddles, crossword puzzles, a break the code, and a create-your-own story with parts of speech activity. Engage your students in fun activities to help them unwind and relieve stress after the pressure of testing. What's Included in these Fun Activities for After Testing?Print Version (PDF) Digital Version (on Google Slides™) ActivitiesTesting Check-InJokes
3rd - 6th
Other (ELA), Writing
Transition Words Anchor Charts Worksheets Transition Word Phrases List Printable
These differentiated transition words worksheets are just what you need if your students are writing choppy and boring paragraphs. Your students will learn to use transition words within a paragraph and in their writing pieces with support from ready-to-use transition words anchor charts. The no-prep DIGITAL or PRINTABLE activities target four essential transition words for expository and informational writing: time, addition, example, and concluding transitions. The transition words resource
3rd - 6th
Other (ELA), Writing
Paraphrasing Practice Worksheets, Activity, Anchor Charts Paraphrasing Worksheet
These paraphrasing practice worksheets are perfect for your 3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade, and 6th grade students. These paraphrasing worksheets have differentiated options for all activities and include pre and post-assessments, anchor charts, and step-by-step paraphrasing practice activities. Students will analyze paraphrased texts and practice how to paraphrase texts in their own words using synonyms and rearranging word order Perfect for test prep These paraphrase practice worksheets come
4th - 7th
English Language Arts, Informational Text, Writing
Concluding Sentences Differentiated Lesson Activities Conclusion Sentence
This concluding sentence resource is just what you need if your students are struggling with identifying concluding sentences in paragraphs. The concluding sentence resource allows for easy planning, easy teaching that leads to effective learning. It is no prep and can be used as DIGITAL or PRINTABLE worksheets making it versatile when grabbing on the go. This resource includes differentiated high-interest non-fiction texts with multiple choice and open response, graphic organizers, anchor char
3rd - 6th
Other (ELA), Writing, Writing-Essays
Compare and Contrast Two Texts on the Same Topic Fiction and Informational Text
This Compare & Contrast Two Texts on the Same Topic resource is perfect for your 4th grade, 5th grade, and 6th grade students. This resource includes 12 interesting passages including comparing and contrasting two informational texts (2 sets), 2 sets of two fiction texts, and 2 sets of fiction and nonfiction texts. Each set includes a multiple choice and paired passages with writing prompts, as well as differentiated questions. Also included are compare and contrast venn diagrams, and graphic
4th - 6th
English Language Arts, Informational Text, Reading
CCSS
RI.4.9
, RI.5.9
Fall Story Retell Sequencing Short Story Sequencing 3 Step Sequencing Pictures
Do you have students who need some extra support in retelling a cohesive story? This story retell fall themed resource will engage students, while they practice how to retell simple stories with a clear beginning, middle, and end. This leveled, LOW-PREP digital and printable resource will allow your students to develop a true understanding of how to retell a story using transition words and a logical sequence. Don't miss out on this fun, fall resource for easy teaching and easy planning,
PreK - 2nd
English Language Arts, Short Stories
CCSS
SL.K.1
, SL.K.2
, SL.K.6
+3
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About the store
Experience
We are Jamie and Stacey, the GRASPhopper co-founders. We use our 20+ years of combined experience working with school-aged children to create clear lessons that click and stick.
As school-based Speech and Language Pathologists, we have worked directly with teachers, special education specialists, and other related services providers to support students in their classrooms. We have seen first hand the challenges that educators face in differentiating their lessons for the wide-range of abilities and skills of their students. We want all of your students to grasp the foundational reading, writing, and language skills needed to be successful in the classroom.
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Our method is simple: Provide direct teaching with modeling and practice, so students can easily grasp the skills and concepts they need to be successful in school.
How do we do this? Through our TEACHING VIDEOS packed with direct teaching, modeling and practice opportunities.
Even better, ALL videos have PAIRED RESOURCES to allow students additional practice. These resources are differentiated or leveled, making them effective to use with your whole class, small groups, and during special education services.
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Work smarter, not harder! Our teaching tips, videos, and resources will do just that while supporting your students in reading, writing, and language.
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