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This hands-on Sound Lab activity helps students build and decode words by combining base cards with spinner-selected blends, strengthening accuracy, phonics flexibility, and vocabulary application. Students spin for the final blend ( –mp, –nd, –st, –tch) and pair it with a base such as pla__, ha__, coa__, spo__, stra__, sti__, spla__ to form both real and nonsense words. As shown on pages 1–3 of the resource, students then: Record the word and determine real (R) or nonsense (N) Read the

This engaging Word Surgery Sound Lab activity helps students diagnose and “fix” misspelled words by applying phonics and spelling generalizations. Students analyze incorrect spellings such as serjery, larje, bridje, sentre, firrst, and curner, and apply rules for: R-controlled vowels (ar/er/ir/or/ur) Soft C (/s/) and Soft G (/j/) -dge vs. -ge spelling after short and r-controlled vowels On page 1, students read each incorrect word, rewrite it correctly, and match it to the appropriate rul

Product DescriptionThis engaging Vowel Team Speed Sort helps students quickly recognize patterns in vowel teams—especially those that occur in the middle of words versus those that appear as Y-endings. Students also learn to identify the rare exception spellings that do not follow the predictable Y-ending pattern. On page 1, the lesson explicitly teaches: Vowel teams that usually end with Y (ay, ey, oy) Vowel teams in the middle of words (ai, ea, oa, oi) Exception endings that do not ta

This Phrase Read: Cold and Warm fluency tracker is a Science of Reading–aligned tool for monitoring students’ reading growth. It helps teachers compare “cold reads” (baseline fluency before instruction) with “warm reads” (after targeted practice) to measure immediate improvement and long-term progress in accuracy, rate, and phrasing. ✅ What’s Included: Step-by-step teacher directions for cold and warm read procedures Verbatim mini-scripts for consistency and reliability Error marking and s

Strengthen students’ decoding, accuracy, and phrasing with this Cold & Warm Phrase Read Fluency resource. The phrase set is intentionally designed to target Soft G (/j/), Soft C (/s/), r-controlled vowels, and multisyllabic decoding, helping students transfer phonics skills into connected text fluency. Using side-by-side cold read and warm read procedures, this tool allows teachers to monitor immediate growth and long-term progress. It is ideal for tutoring, small groups, intervention, s

This engaging nonfiction article, “Messi, Motion, and the 2022 FIFA World Cup”, integrates 5th grade Force & Motion science standards with informational text structures. Each paragraph of this article is leveled and increases in difficulty making it a great tool to gauge reading comprehension and fluency. Includes 6 multiple-choice comprehension questions, each aligned to a paragraph and written at the same reading level. Questions are mixed in order and target text structures like Chronol

Need a quick, effective way to reinforce grammar skills after your mini lesson? This set of Grammar Mini Lesson Practice Worksheets is designed to give students immediate, focused practice on specific grammar skills in just 5–10 minutes. Each worksheet includes a clear definition, a modeled example, and short practice activities targeting one part of speech or grammar rule. Use them as a follow-up activity after your direct instruction, for independent practice, morning work, small group reinf

Using the book "If the World Were a Village" by David J. Smith students model decimals on hundredths grids.

This resource outlines steps with examples on how to use models to add and subtract fractions with unlike denominators. This is a good resource to send home for homework help or to give to students when first introducing the concept. It allows students to have something to reference as they practice and get more familiar with the process.

You will need to provide students with grid paper to create their line graphsStudents use the information from Blood on The River by Eliza Carbone to create line graphs of corn and corn meal supply vs. how many people can be fed over a certain period of time.

How to play: 1. Cut out all of the cards and place them in the paper bag. 2. The first player chooses a card from the bag and looks at it without letting the other player see it. 3. The second player begins asking the first player “yes” or “no” questions. 4. Each time the second player asks a question, he/she makes a tally for that round. 5. The by asking these “yes” or “no” questions the second player tries to guess what shape the first player is thinking about. 6. If the second playe

Students fill in the blanks to label the parts of a lightbulb

This flowchart will guide students through important questions to ask as they add and subtract fractions.

This worksheet is intended to be used after a mini lesson on verbs. It provides a student practice activity where they identify adverbs in complex sentences. The activity is designed to reinforce the concept in a quick and focused 5-10 minute session. Perfect for practicing what they've learned!

This worksheet is intended to be used after a mini lesson on proper nouns. It provides a student practice activity where they identify adverbs in complex sentences. The activity is designed to reinforce the concept in a quick and focused 5-10 minute session. Perfect for practicing what they've learned!

This worksheet is intended to be used after a mini lesson on nouns. It provides a student practice activity where they identify adverbs in complex sentences. The activity is designed to reinforce the concept in a quick and focused 5-10 minute session. Perfect for practicing what they've learned!

This worksheet is intended to be used after a mini lesson on Linking Verbs. It provides a student practice activity where they identify adverbs in complex sentences. The activity is designed to reinforce the concept in a quick and focused 5-10 minute session. Perfect for practicing what they've learned!

This worksheet is intended to be used after a mini lesson on adjectives. It provides a student practice activity where they identify adverbs in complex sentences. The activity is designed to reinforce the concept in a quick and focused 5-10 minute session. Perfect for practicing what they've learned!

Math resources to be used along with the book "If the World Were a Village" by David J. Smith. Students will model, add, subtract, multiply, and divide decimals.