All Lessons

This reading comprehension lesson focuses on answering "what" questions. The lesson includes research-based strategies and questions that help prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students are asked to answer questions about details or actions after reading text . In addition to the lesson, there are eight pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items.

This reading comprehension lesson focuses on answering "who" questions. The lesson includes research-based strategies and questions that help prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students are asked to answer questions about people or animals after reading text . In addition to the lesson, there are nine pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items.

This literary response and analysis lesson focuses on identifying the plot in a story. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students identify the problem and solution (events) within a passage to better understand the plot. In addition to the lesson, there are four pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items.

This literary response and analysis lesson focuses on identifying characters. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students read the story and think about who talks or does something in order to identify character(s). In addition to the lesson, there are four pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items.

This reading comprehension lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, with prompting and support, students will identify the main topic and retell key details of a text.

This reading comprehension lesson focuses on identifying text that uses sequential order. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students look for clue words that identify sequence (first, last, then, next), and then circle yes or no if the sentence uses sequence. In addition to the lesson, there are four pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items.

This reading comprehension lesson focuses on following one-step written instructions. The lesson includes research-based strategies and questions that help prepare students for assessments. The lesson has students practicing doing what the text tells them to do. In addition to the lesson, there are four pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items.

This Reading Informational Text lesson has students identify the key idea in the text and describe the details that support it. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments.

This writing lesson covers how to write explanatory text. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students write sentences that describe each of several steps. Then, they use an editing checklist to identify and correct any errors. In addition to the lesson, there are four pages of topics for review and extended thinking.

This vocabulary lesson covers how to sort words into categories. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. Teachers should model what markers to use during Skill Development/Guided Practice for the categories (i.e., writing the number or the word for each object). Flashcards for Concept Development CFU and Skill Development are available for this lesson. Extra resources and activities are provided as well.

This writing conventions lesson focuses on capitalizing names of people. The lesson includes research-based strategies and questions that help prepare students for assessments. This lesson practices using uppercase letters as a rule when writing people's names. In addition to the lesson, there are four pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items.

This reading comprehension lesson focuses on determining the meaning of unclear words, or words with more than one meaning. The lesson includes research-based strategies and questions that help prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students use context clues around unclear words to understand the word's meaning . In addition to the lesson, there are eight pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items.

This writing conventions lesson focuses on using commas to separate items in a series. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students identify a series of items in a sentence and insert commas. In addition to the lesson, there are four pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items.