Students write a title and a spotlight sentence using Friday words.
Gleam, Tumble, Steady in Context
Friday vocabulary: gleam, tumble, steady
Vocabulary practiceLanguage ArtsCoding
The marble-jar passage helps students notice how gleam, tumble, and steady work in context, then they write Sam’s one-sentence ending with the best-fitting spotlight word.
Students create in ElementariBackstage Word MomentThis is the project students open and build in Studio.
Target words: gleam · tumble · steady
Pacing
1 class period
Grade
Grade 2
Coding
Beginner
Students codeDrag
Opens a private practice project in the Studio — no account needed.
Read identify how gleam, tumble, and steady function in the mentor passage.
Write create a title and one third-person sentence that uses a spotlight word to show action.
Revise choose vocabulary that makes Sam’s action clear to a reader.
Interact build a drag-to-reveal ending so an audience uncovers the sentence.
Key vocabulary
gleamtumblesteady
The student journey
This is a build — not a worksheet packet
Every lesson runs like the story students are about to make: read it, write it, build it, polish it, publish it. The printables scaffold each stage — the published Elementari project is the destination.
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📖
Read
Students read a short, high-interest passage — a real-world hook, not a dry textbook definition — to spark ideas for what they'll make.
📖The Marble Jar
This is an original mentor text created for this lesson.…
In the studio, students bring the project to life — adding art and following the exact writing and coding steps shown below. The Studio Compass walks them through it, one step at a time.
🧭Studio CompassStep 1 / 2
Create the title page
Write and display the project title so readers see the book name.
Key words — tap to learnOn Drag
Each step checks off & advances on its own
All 2 studio steps · dynamic to the project
1Create the title page~0 min
2Write and reveal the ending~25 min
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🔁
Polish
ongoing
Teacher and peer feedback pin right onto the project — students revise until it's ready to share.
Feedback on the project2 pins
🍎
Add one more sentence here so readers get the full picture.
👍 2Teacher
A
The interaction is clear — it helps the reader follow the project!
CCSS · ELA3CSTA1AASL1ISTE14 frameworks · 6 standards · DOK 1–3
CCSS · ELA
Common Core State Standards — English Language Arts
3 standards
L.2.1
Produce, expand, and rearrange complete simple and compound sentences (e.g., The boy watched the movie; The little boy watched the movie; The action movie was watched by the little boy).
Also addressedL.2.5 · L.2.6
CSTA
CSTA K–12 Computer Science Standards
1 standard
E2-PRO-PD-04
Create code from an algorithm that includes sequence, events, and iteration to solve a problem or express an idea.
AASL
AASL National School Library Standards
1 standard
I.B.1
Learners engage with new knowledge by following a process that includes using evidence to investigate questions.
ISTE
ISTE Standards for Students
1 standard
6
Students communicate complex ideas clearly and effectively by creating or using a variety of digital objects such as visualizations, models or simulations.
Full task-by-task mapping — including Depth of Knowledge — is in the answer key.
Differentiation & accessibility
Built to reach every learner
One lesson, three built-in paths — with accessibility baked into the materials, not bolted on afterward.
Extra support
Emerging readers & writers
Read-aloud and multilingual support in the Elementari build
Studio Compass highlights one task at a time — including the coding
Sentence frames and a word bank so it is never a blank page
On grade
The core lesson
The passage and storyboard exactly as written
Model answers and “look-fors” in the answer key
Self-check chips at every milestone
Ready for more
Extension & challenge
Challenge vocabulary and a real-world extension question
Deepen one existing page or interaction — without changing the required mechanics
A longer, evidence-based reflection prompt
Accessibility, built inPredictable step-by-step structureOne task at a time · Studio CompassHighlighted response areasLow-stimulation printMovement-friendly pacingDesigned so every student can design, write, and code — with ADHD, autism, and dyslexia in mind.
Questions
Teacher FAQ
Do I — or my students — need to know how to code?
No. Coding concepts are introduced in plain language exactly when students need them, and Studio Compass confirms each milestone so students keep moving without you troubleshooting. The teacher guide walks you through the whole build, answers included.
How long does this lesson take?
About 1 day, paced into 45-minute class periods. You can spread it out or compress it — students pick up where they left off, so it doesn't have to finish in one sitting.
What devices does this lesson work on?
Students can read, write, code, and publish on Chromebooks, iPads, tablets, laptops, or desktops. All they need is a modern browser — nothing to download or install.
What is Studio Compass?
Studio Compass is the step-by-step guide inside the Studio. It shows students what to do next, identifies the exact coding blocks they need, and confirms completed milestones so they can keep moving independently.
How does this lesson support different learners?
This lesson includes read-to-me with synchronized highlighting, a built-in glossary, and picture-based storyboarding, with writing and coding scaffolds you can dial up or down. Students can work with guided support or more independently — and still finish the same project.
Ready when you are
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