Mathematics
Adding and Subtracting Fractions: Find the Common Denominator
Students add and subtract fractions and mixed numbers with unlike denominators and find the mistakes in sample student work.
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World languages
Bonjour! French Greetings and Introductions
Students match and use basic French greetings, complete mini-dialogues from a phrase bank, and write and perform a short introduction dialogue.
Career & technical ed.
Build a First Resume from a Fact Sheet
Students read a made-up fact sheet and turn it into strong resume bullets, then fix weak bullets and write one about themselves.
English language arts
Career Spotlight: Wildlife Rehabilitator (Summarizing)
Students read an original career article, take notes paragraph by paragraph, and practice writing a short summary.
English language arts
Character Creation: Build Someone Worth Reading About
Students fill in a character profile, match traits to showing details, and write the opening of a story about their new character.
English language arts
Claim, Evidence, Reasoning: A Timed Argument Paragraph
Students read made-up survey results, identify claims, evidence and reasoning, then write a timed argument paragraph about a school break.
English language arts
Cover Letter Paragraph: Match Your Skills to the Job
Students study a made-up job posting and applicant, fix a weak cover-letter paragraph and write the opening, body and closing of a short cover letter.
World languages
Cuando era niña: Imperfect Tense Memories
Students learn the imperfect endings, read a short original childhood memory, and complete true/false, matching, fill-in and writing tasks.
English language arts
Cut the Clutter: Revising for Concision and Voice
Students match wordy phrases to concise versions, cut redundant sentences, switch passive to active voice and rewrite a flat sentence with vivid voice.
Arts
Design a Concert Program: Order, Timing and Program Notes
Students plan a 30-minute concert from eight fictional pieces by following ordering rules, adding timings and writing a short program note.
English language arts
Dialogue That Sounds Real: Punctuation, Tags and Action Beats
Students fix punctuation errors in sample dialogue, learn action beats, and write a short conversation in which one character wants something.
Social studies
Four River Valley Civilizations: Read and Compare
Students read about Mesopotamia, Egypt, the Indus Valley and Shang China, fill in a comparison chart, and explain why rivers helped early civilizations grow.