South Carolina Storm Days: Grade-Level Literacy Packs for Home
South Carolina Storm Days: Grade-Level Literacy Packs for Home
For South Carolina families whose school is closed for a storm, the simplest way to keep literacy going is a grade-level pack each child can work through at home. The Grades 1–6 Literacy Skills Curriculum ($49.99) gives every grade from 1 to 6 its own grammar, writing prompt and phonics pack, plus six reading comprehension stories, in one download.
Check the literacy packsSouth Carolina families with children in several grades get the most from the Grades 1–6 Literacy Skills Curriculum ($49.99). Each grade from 1 to 6 has a grammar pack, a writing prompt pack and a phonics or word study pack, and six reading comprehension stories are included. A household with a first grader and a fifth grader prints two different sets from one purchase, so each child works at their own level during closure days.
The resources
Grades 1–6 Literacy Skills Curriculum, Grades 1–6
24 resources in one download: $49.99 instead of $95.76 bought separately.
Start with the first resource; the others are optional add-ons. Open any cover for the full contents and price.
Grades 1–6 Literacy Skills Curriculum | Grammar, Writing, Phonics & Reading Packs for Every Grade
Grade 1 ELA Pack | Grammar, Writing Prompts, Phonics, Reading & Vocabulary
Grade 3 ELA Pack | Grammar, Creative Writing, Phonics, Reading & Vocabulary
Grade 5 ELA Pack | Grammar, Writing Prompts, Phonics & Two Reading Stories
ESL Newcomer Curriculum Bundle | Everyday English, Grammar & Vocabulary | 9 Resources | Grades 2–6
The real problem
A surprise week at home with kids in different grades
After Helene in 2024, districts in the South Carolina Upstate closed for the rest of the week. Closures like that can come with little warning and no clear end date at first, and families learn day by day whether school is back. For parents, that uncertainty is the hard part. You do not want to build a big home-school plan for something that might end tomorrow, but you also do not want a week of screens. Siblings add another layer. A second grader still sounding out words and a sixth grader working on prefixes and roots cannot share a worksheet, and a parent juggling cleanup or a job cannot teach two lessons at once. What helps is material a child can mostly do alone, at the right level, in short pieces you can start and stop. A grammar page, a writing prompt, a short word study task and a story with questions cover the basics of literacy without needing a plan from the school. And if power or internet is patchy after a storm, paper keeps working when an online assignment does not.
Why it fits
How the packs work for each grade at home
The curriculum is organized by grade, which is what makes it useful in a house with more than one child.
- Grammar packs run from Grade 1 sentences and punctuation to Grade 6 sentence types and parts of speech.
- Writing prompt packs give each grade ready topics, with word banks and support tools in Grade 4.
- Phonics packs move from phonological awareness in Grades 1–2 to roots and prefixes in Grade 6.
- Six stories, such as Daisy the Brave Little Duck and The Lighthouse Mystery, cover quieter reading time.
- One purchase covers every grade from 1 to 6, so younger siblings are not left out.
- Printed pages work without internet, which matters when a storm knocks out service.
Getting started
Setting up storm days at home
One way to run it. Change the order to suit your children's ages and your day.
- Print by child, not by subjectMake a folder for each child and print their grade's grammar, writing and phonics pages into it. Kids find their own folder faster than a mixed stack on the table.
- Start with the easiest packOn the first morning, begin with something the child can finish without help, often a grammar page. An early success makes the rest of the day go more smoothly for everyone.
- Rotate three short piecesA grammar page, a phonics page and a writing prompt make a reasonable day for most children. Keep each piece short and let children choose the order they work in.
- Read a story together in the eveningPick the story closest to your child's grade and read it aloud or side by side. The questions can wait until the next morning if bedtime comes first.
- Stop when school resumesOnce your district reopens, follow the teacher's plan. Keep the finished pages and the unused packs for the next closure, snow day or school break.
What to buy
One curriculum or a single grade pack
The Grades 1–6 Literacy Skills Curriculum at $49.99 is the pick for families with two or more children, or for a teacher with mixed grades; the 24 parts cost $95.76 separately. With only one child, a single grade pack may be enough: the Grade 1 ELA Pack is $12.99, and the Grade 3 and Grade 5 ELA Packs are $13.99 each. The Grade 1 and Grade 3 packs also add a vocabulary trainer for that grade. If a child is new to English, the ESL Newcomer Curriculum Bundle ($79.99) starts with everyday English, simple grammar and vocabulary instead.
Honest limits
Things to know first
The curriculum is not written for South Carolina and does not reference the state's ELA standards or any district reading program. It is practice for home, not a replacement for school instruction, and your district's plans for missed days come first. You supply the printer, paper and pencils, and a parent or older sibling may need to read directions to younger children. The license covers use with your own children or your own class; a teacher who wants to share it with colleagues should message Teach Lessons first. If it is not a fit, exchange it within 7 days for store credit of equal value. Cash refunds are not offered.
Good to know
Frequently asked questions
Does it match South Carolina's ELA standards?
It is not aligned with, approved under or endorsed by South Carolina's standards or any district. The packs cover grammar, writing, phonics and reading at each grade level from 1 to 6. If you want them to line up with your child's class, check the topics against the state standards or ask the teacher which skills to focus on.
My kids are in Grades 2 and 6. Will one purchase cover both?
Yes. Grade 2 has its own grammar pack, writing prompts with sentence starters, and a phonics and phonological awareness pack. Grade 6 has sentence types and parts of speech, writing prompts with editing tools, and academic word study with roots and prefixes. Print each set separately.
Can my child do this alone?
Children in Grades 4–6 can usually work through most pages on their own. Younger children often need an adult to read instructions aloud and check in now and then. During a storm closure, plan short check-ins rather than sitting beside a child the whole time, so you can get other things done.
What if school closes again next month?
Keep the download. It stays in your account under Orders, and the packs are not used up by one closure. With three skill packs per grade and six stories, there is usually more than one closure's worth, so save untouched pages for the next closure, a snow day or a long weekend.
Is there anything about hurricanes or South Carolina in it?
No. The stories and tasks are general and do not mention the state or storms. Some children find that a relief after a stressful few days. If your child does want to write about the storm, let them swap one writing prompt for a short account of their week.
Do we need a tablet?
No. You need a device and internet once, to download, and a printer. After that, everything is on paper. If your printer is not working after a storm, a public library or copy shop can print the pages once they reopen, and you can bring a phone with the download.
One download, every child covered
Open the curriculum page, check the packs for your children's grades, and print their folders tonight.
Check the literacy packs