PrayLoveTeach
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Ridgeway, South Carolina, United States
About the store
Welcome to PrayLoveTeach!
This store is a one-stop resource hub for passionate educators, instructional leaders, and faith-based communities. Here, you'll find thoughtfully designed materials for elementary and middle school ELA, with select resources across other content areas to support cross-curricular learning and engagement.
In addition to classroom resources, you'll discover professional development tools tailored for teacher leaders, school administrators, and district-level staff—perfect for building capacity, supporting instructional shifts, and leading schoolwide improvement.
For those serving in Christian schools or ministries, this store also offers Christ-centered resources, including Bible studies and materials that integrate faith with learning.
Whether you're planning a lesson, leading a PD session, or facilitating spiritual growth, this store is here to support you with purpose-driven, practical, and high-quality resources.
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Word Ladders (Part 1)
This product includes 5 teacher created word ladders that use high frequency words for fifth grade as well as prefixes/suffixes (Latin and Greek roots) that fifth graders should know. It includes an answer key for the word ladders.
4th - 6th
English Language Arts, Spelling, Vocabulary
Monitoring Comprehension: Lessons 1-5 (Bundle)
This product bundles the first five lessons of a unit on Monitoring Comprehension. Each lesson is detailed below. Lesson 1: Inner VoiceThis lesson includes instructional strategies (teacher tools) and activities (student work) to help students begin to hear and listen to their inner thinking voice as they read. Included Resources: Learning Intentions PosterEssential Questions PosterInner Voice Anchor ChartConnection/Bell Work ActivityVocabulary ActivityMini-Lesson (Including Two Instructional S
2nd - 12th
Close Reading, Reading, Reading Strategies
Explicit Theme - Grade 3
Understanding explicit themes enables readers to recognize the central message or lesson an author wants to convey. When authors state a theme directly, they often use key details such as events, dialogue, and descriptions to reinforce and develop that message. Learning to explain how these details connect to the theme helps students better understand the author’s purpose and the deeper meaning of a text. This lesson includes instructional strategies (teacher tools) and activities (student work)
2nd - 4th
Literature, Reading, Reading Strategies
CCSS, VA SOL
CCRA.R.1
, CCRA.R.2
, R.3.5.j
Word Ladders (Part 2)
This product includes 5 teacher created word ladders that use high frequency words for fifth grade as well as prefixes/suffixes (Latin and Greek roots) that fifth graders should know. It includes an answer key for the word ladders as well as a list of common prefixes/suffixes and their definitions.
4th - 6th
English Language Arts, Spelling, Vocabulary
Monitoring Comprehension Unit
This product includes: Nine lessons for teaching students to monitor comprehensionLesson 1 - Inner VoiceLesson 2 - MetacognitionLesson 3 - Fix-Up Strategies (Part 1)Lesson 4 - Fix-Up Strategies (Part 2)Lesson 5 - FluencyLesson 6 - Text Genre and PurposeLesson 7 - Talking About ReadingLesson 8 - Annotations (Part 1)Lesson 9 - Annotations (Part 2)Each lesson includes: Learning Intentions PosterEssential Questions PosterOne (or more) Anchor Chart(s)Connection/Bell Work ActivityVocabulary ActivityM
2nd - 12th
Close Reading, Reading, Reading Strategies
Monitoring Comprehension: Inner Voice
This lesson includes instructional strategies (teacher tools) and activities (student work) to help students begin to hear and listen to their inner thinking voice as they read. Included Resources: Learning Intentions PosterEssential Questions PosterInner Voice Anchor ChartConnection/Bell Work ActivityVocabulary ActivityMini-Lesson (Including Two Instructional Strategies)Activity for Students to Demonstrate UnderstandingReflection/Closure Activity
2nd - 8th
English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies
CCSS
CCRA.R.1
, CCRA.R.2
, CCRA.R.3
Also included in:Â Monitoring Comprehension: Lessons 1-5 (Bundle)
Character Development - Grade 3
Understanding how a character develops throughout a story helps readers think more deeply about the plot and the character’s experiences. A character’s traits, feelings, actions, and motivations can change (or stay the same) as events unfold, and readers use these clues to explain the character’s growth across the entire text. This lesson includes instructional strategies (teacher tools) and activities (student work) to help students explain character development with support from specific momen
2nd - 4th
Close Reading, Reading, Reading Strategies
CCSS
RL.3.3
Figurative Language - Grade 3
Understanding figurative language enables readers to make sense of creative word choices that extend beyond their literal meaning. When authors use metaphors, hyperbole, and idioms, they help readers visualize ideas, feel emotions more deeply, or understand characters and situations in a more meaningful way. Learning to explain why an author uses a particular kind of language helps students better understand the author’s purpose and message. This lesson includes instructional strategies (teacher
2nd - 4th
Reading, Reading Strategies, Writing
CCSS
CCRA.L.5
Monitoring Comprehension: Fix-Up Strategies (Part 1)
Fix-up strategies are reading tools that fluent readers use when they encounter an unknown word or when they stop understanding what they're reading. Many struggling readers to do not inherently use these tools and must be explicitly taught how and when to use them. This lesson includes instructional strategies (teacher tools) and activities (student work) to help students build a tool box of strategies they can use when something they are reading doesn't make sense. This lesson reviews the fol
2nd - 12th
Close Reading, Reading, Reading Strategies
Also included in:Â Monitoring Comprehension: Lessons 1-5 (Bundle)
Ideas: Central Idea (Teaching Lesson)
The central idea of a text is the point the author wants to make about a topic. All of the other details in the text should support the central idea by giving more information about it. This lesson includes instructional strategies (teacher tools) and activities (student work) to help students learn how to recognize the central idea of a text and develop a central idea in their own writing. In addition, resources about informational/explanatory texts are included. Included Resources: Learning
2nd - 12th
English Language Arts, Writing, Writing-Essays
Word Ladders (Part 5)
This product includes 5 teacher created word ladders that use high frequency words for fifth grade as well as prefixes/suffixes (Latin and Greek roots) that fifth graders should know. It includes an answer key for the word ladders as well as a list of common prefixes/suffixes and their definitions.
4th - 6th
English Language Arts, Spelling, Vocabulary
Central Idea - Grade 3
Understanding stated central ideas enables readers to recognize the most important point an author wants to communicate in an informational text. When authors state the central idea directly, they use supporting details, such as facts, examples, and explanations, to strengthen and clarify that idea. Learning to explain how these details connect to the central idea helps students better understand the author’s purpose and the overall meaning of the text. This lesson includes instructional strateg
2nd - 4th
Informational Text, Reading, Reading Strategies
CCSS
RI.3.2
Word Ladders (Part 3)
This product includes 5 teacher created word ladders that use high frequency words for fifth grade as well as prefixes/suffixes (Latin and Greek roots) that fifth graders should know. It includes an answer key for the word ladders as well as a list of common prefixes/suffixes and their definitions.
4th - 6th
English Language Arts, Spelling, Vocabulary
Citing Textual Evidence Lesson Plan
Students must understand what the word "cite" means before they can cite evidence. In addition, students must make the connection between the text and the decisions, inferences, conclusions, etc. they are making about the text. This lesson includes instructional strategies (teacher tools) and activities (student work) to help students learn to understand and be able to explain what it means to cite textual evidence. Resources included in this lesson plan: Learning Intentions PosterEssential Q
3rd - 8th
English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies
The Punctuation Game
This product is a game that covers all of the basic punctuation (exclamation points, question marks, commas, apostrophes, periods, colons, semi-colons, quotation marks, parenthesis). It includes several pages of "punctuation basics" explaining usages for each type of punctuation and providing examples. Also included is an answer sheet for player one and player two that can be laminated and used again and again.
2nd - 12th
English Language Arts, Grammar, Writing
Monitoring Comprehension: Lessons 6-9 (Bundle)
This product bundles the last four lessons of a unit on Monitoring Comprehension. Each lesson is detailed below. Lesson Six: Text Genre and Author's PurposeThis lesson includes instructional strategies (teacher tools) and activities (student work) to help students understand the connection between an author's purpose for writing and the genre he or she chooses. Included Resources: Learning Intentions PosterEssential Questions PosterGenre Anchor ChartAuthor's Purpose Anchor ChartConnection/Bell W
2nd - 12th
Close Reading, Reading, Reading Strategies
Breakout Room Expectations & Roles
Make the most of your breakout rooms with clear expectations and roles for each student. This product includes: Breakout Rooms Expectations Poster5 Breakout Rooms Roles Cards (Facilitator, Timekeeper, Presenter, Reporter, Participant)Editable Breakout Rooms Roles Assignment SlideEditable Participation Checklist SlideGoogle Form for Breakout Room Participation Self-Reflection & Group ReflectionCreated for use with Google Documents, Forms, Slides, & Meet
1st - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
English Language Arts, Science, Social Studies
Monitoring Comprehension: Text Genres and Author's Purpose
Authors write for a variety of purposes including to persuade, inform, and entertain. They choose a genre to write based on their purpose. Students who can identify an author's purpose and the text genre before or as they are reading are better equipped to comprehend the text. This lesson includes instructional strategies (teacher tools) and activities (student work) to help students understand the connection between an author's purpose for writing and the genre he or she chooses. Included Res
2nd - 12th
Close Reading, Reading, Reading Strategies
Also included in:Â Monitoring Comprehension: Lessons 6-9 (Bundle)
Word Ladders (Part 4)
This product includes 5 teacher created word ladders that use high frequency words for fifth grade as well as prefixes/suffixes (Latin and Greek roots) that fifth graders should know. It includes an answer key for the word ladders as well as a list of common prefixes/suffixes and their definitions.
4th - 6th
English Language Arts, Spelling, Vocabulary
Poetry Pals Unit Materials
In this unit, students will be reading and writing poetry while learning to make appropriate comments on other authors' work. They will learn to read and write several types of poetry and will be able to use important aspects of poetry and writing such as personification, similes, metaphors, rhyme, etc. Two classes will be covering the same unit simultaneously. Each student in both classes will create a poetry folder that he or she will use as a portfolio for his or her writing. The students wil
5th - 6th
English Language Arts, Other (ELA), Writing
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About the store
Experience
Welcome to PrayLoveTeach!
This store is a one-stop resource hub for passionate educators, instructional leaders, and faith-based communities. Here, you'll find thoughtfully designed materials for elementary and middle school ELA, with select resources across other content areas to support cross-curricular learning and engagement.
In addition to classroom resources, you'll discover professional development tools tailored for teacher leaders, school administrators, and district-level staff—perfect for building capacity, supporting instructional shifts, and leading schoolwide improvement.
For those serving in Christian schools or ministries, this store also offers Christ-centered resources, including Bible studies and materials that integrate faith with learning.
Whether you're planning a lesson, leading a PD session, or facilitating spiritual growth, this store is here to support you with purpose-driven, practical, and high-quality resources.
My own education history
I graduated from the University of South Carolina in Columbia with a Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education. I received my Master's Degree in K-12 Curriculum and Instruction and my Doctorate in Organizational Leadership from Gardner-Webb University. Additionally, I am certified in school administration.
Additional biographical information
Hi! I'm Brenna. I'm a follower of Jesus, wife to Ian, mom to Maggie and Marcus, and an advocate for students and teachers!
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