Reading and writing games and slide decks

TBASE.

Choose the level that fits your classroom. Both levels give teachers whole-class access to the reading and writing games. You can add two student add-ons whenever you are ready: Student Game Access and Student Essay Scoring.

The Writing Academy®, LLC gives teachers flexible access to the tools and slide decks that help students build strong reading and writing habits.

Level 1

Reading and Writing Games

Teacher whole-class access

$99per year

What you get

  • Prove It! (reading)
  • The Writing Workouts (Check MATE, OnRAMP, Evidence Detective, Explanation Station)
  • Thesis Time! (the WHY or HOW game) with a thesis (central idea) builder and thinking levels
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Level 2

Games plus Slide Decks

Everything in Level 1 plus the following:

$199per year

What you get

  • All of the Reading and Writing Games from Level 1
  • Reading Slide Decks and Writing Slide Decks
  • Each deck is a complete triplet: slide deck, teacher script and student tracking sheets
  • Shown in the on-screen slide viewer, SmartBoard ready
  • Reading: Paraphrasing, Spelling, Figurative Language, Literary Devices, Morphemes, Word Choice
  • Writing: Editing, Editing Part Two, Revising, Writing, Evidence, Explanation
  • Each deck is available for Grades 3, 4, and 5, with its teacher script and student tracking sheet.

Every slide deck includes a bell ringer slide, and every category of slide deck includes a weekly exit ticket.

Slide decks are for the one grade level you choose (Grade 3, 4, or 5).

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Add-on

Student Game Access

Play all of the games

$10per student,
per year

What you get

  • Log in to play all of the reading and writing games
  • Results go to the teacher dashboard
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Add-on

Student Essay Scoring

Unlimited essay submissions

$10per student,
per year

What you get

  • Unlimited submissions, scored with the state writing rubric
  • An individual report per student, plus a class-wide report for each assignment
  • Bulk upload a class's essays, or students can type directly
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How to get started

  1. 1Purchase the level you want on our website.
  2. 2Follow the link to TBASE.
  3. 3Sign in and start playing with your class.

Try it first

Visit the Teach BIG website and click the TBASE link to try free samples.

New games and slide decks are added throughout the year at no additional charge.

For schoolwide and district site license pricing, please contact us directly.