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Bring The Lightning Thief to life with this creative and symbolic character analysis project! Students design their own “flying shoe” to represent one of the characters in Percy Jackson and the Olympians. After designing, students write a paragraph explaining the symbolism behind their shoe design. With differentiated writing scaffolds, this activity works for a wide range of learners and adds a creative spark to literature study. What’s Included: Shoe design template for artistic and symbolic

Students get to become tattoo artists and create symbolic tattoos for some of their favorite characters from Jason Reynolds' Long Way Down.Includes:TemplateStudent DirectionsRubricLink to Editable Template

Daily reading passages each focusing on a different short vowel sound. There is a different objectives and instructions for each day. Great for middle schoolers.

10 PassagesDifferent LengthDyslexic Friendly FontsCute Graphics Passages starting at 100 words to 300 wordsEach line is numbered for easy word counting Focused on Compound CVC wordsDecodable High Interest at a Low Level

Bring Ghost to life with this creative and symbolic character analysis project! Students design their own “custom jersey” to represent one of the characters in Ghost. After designing, students write a paragraph explaining the symbolism behind their shoe design. With differentiated writing scaffolds, this activity works for a wide range of learners and adds a creative spark to literature study. What’s Included: Jersey template for artistic and symbolic representation 2 levels of writing suppor

Build reading fluency and background knowledge with this February-themed informational text bundle! This resource includes five engaging, student-friendly passages focused on holidays and observances commonly taught in February. Each passage is written in clear, accessible language, making it perfect for fluency practice, close reading, and comprehension instruction. These texts are ideal for upper elementary and middle school ELA, intervention groups, sub plans, or cross-curricular social st

Bring your literature unit to life with this hands-on creative project that helps students analyze plot elements, theme, and symbolism through custom-designed trading cards! In this flexible and engaging activity, students become “story designers,” creating a set of four plot-element trading cards that visually and textually represent key parts of a novel or short story. Each card blends symbolic imagery, textual evidence, and literary analysis—perfect for kinesthetic and visual learners. Use th

Celebrate global holidays while boosting fluency! This set of 10 decodable reading passages is perfect for middle school students who need CVC word reinforcement at a lower reading level. With cute graphics, dyslexia-friendly fonts, and passages themed around winter holidays from around the world, this is both culturally engaging and skill-based. What’s Included: 10 leveled fluency passages (100–300 words) Topics include Hanukkah, Christmas, Diwali, Kwanzaa, and more Dyslexic-friendly font fo

This engaging Most Dangerous Game resource helps students analyze Richard Connell’s classic short story through character study and critical thinking. Includes activities with both main characters, supported by helpful graphics to guide understanding. Perfect for class discussion, independent practice, or assessment.

Students can create their own album cover and then explain how the album cover establishes the potential mood and tone of the hypothetical album.

10 PassagesDifferent LengthDyslexic Friendly FontsCute Graphics Passages starting at 100 words to 300 wordsEach line is numbered for easy word counting

Bring grammar to life this holiday season with a Santa-themed sentence structure activity! In this fun and academically rigorous resource, students identify independent and dependent clauses and practice creating complex sentences—all wrapped in a Christmas-themed format. Great for test prep, review, or festive sub plans! What’s Included: Santa Clauses Notes Page (introduces independent & dependent clauses) Graphic Organizer to break down clause types Mentor Sentences for analysis Christma

Fluency Passages of varying length. All passages focus on decodable CVC words and short vowel sounds. There are two different levels of each passage. One focuses more on decoding, while the other focuses on CVC words and phonics. Each passage focuses on a different famous and current music artist or singer. Passages include the following musical artists: - NBA Youngboy - Taylor Swift - Kendrick Lamar - Chapel Roan - Sabrina Carpenter For more passages and themes, use the links! - Daily Fluenc

10 PassagesDifferent LengthDyslexic Friendly FontsCute Graphics Passages starting at 100 words to 300 wordsEach line is numbered for easy word counting Focused on Compound CVC wordsDecodable

A Christmas Carol Character Tracking Guide and Scrooge's Character Growth Graphic Organizer. Help students keep track of important characters and how Scrooge's character grows and changes through his discussions with the ghosts!

Fluency Passages of varying length. All passages focus on decodable CVC words and short vowel sounds. Passages are written to engage an older audience while still teaching foundational phonics skills. The passages are written using age-appropriate language and omitting portions of the cases that are inappropriate for a middle school audience. A running word count is listed at the end of each paragraph to make counting words easier. Passages include the following topics: - Jack the Ripper - Jon

Boost fluency with these seasonal, decodable fall passages designed for older struggling readers. This fluency pack includes 10 leveled passages perfect for intervention, special education, and middle school phonics review. With dyslexia-friendly formatting and fall-themed content, students stay engaged while working on core decoding and fluency skills. What’s Included: 10 original fall-themed decodable passages Lengths vary from 100 to 300 words Dyslexic-friendly fonts and cute seasonal graph

Bring literature to life with this engaging symbolism one-pager activity for “The Landlady” by Roald Dahl! Perfect for grades 5–10, this teacup-themed one-pager helps students reflect on and represent symbolic elements from the short story in a visual and creative way. This resource is ideal for whole-class discussion, close reading assessments, or independent work during a short story unit. What’s Included: Student-Friendly Symbolism Template → Students identify and explain 3 key symbols from

Explore the power of temptation and distraction with this creative symbolism activity! This resource helps students analyze the meaning of the lotus flower in The Odyssey and other myth-inspired texts like Percy Jackson. Students write about what tempts or distracts them (their personal "lotus flower") and then turn their reflection into an origami lotus flower foldable. The included paragraph template supports students in crafting an MLA-formatted argumentative response using textual evide

5 PassagesDifferent LengthDyslexic Friendly FontsCute Graphics Passages starting at 100 words to 300 wordsEach line is numbered for easy word-counting