We will learn various skills of the following genres:

• Fiction

• Traditional Literature

• Poetry

• Informational

• Biography

• Drama

We will cycle through the following writing genres:

• Personal Narratives

• Informational

• Procedural

• Poetry

• Persuasive

• Correspondence

We will take a systematic approach to phonics, vocabulary, and spelling instruction. Students will have opportunities to practice with word patterns that help them learn to spell, read, and write words.

We will learn and practice a new skill each week:

• Nouns/Pronouns

• Verbs/Verb Tense

• Articles

• Contractions

• Adverbs

• Prepositions

• Poetry Punctuation

• Editing

• Letter Conventions

Students will learn to write in cursive this year:

• Review of lowercase and capital print letters

• Formation of lowercase cursive letters

• Formation of capital cursive letters

• Build fluency from capital to lowercase

• Develop writing skills in cursive words, phrases, and sentences

Content will be integrated into reading/writing workshop. The various topics we will learn are:

• Citizenship

• Government

• Geography

• Community

• Map Skills

• Economics