Writing

During our Literacy Block (Reading & Writing), we utilize our NEW Benchmark Advance resource.  Students will not only be writing in the different text types (narrative, informational, and opinion), but they will be writing and responding to texts that are read.  There are opportunities for students to publish their writing to share. We complete an Animal Research Writing Project that is always a favorite, using the site: PebbleGo.com.  

Click here for more information on Benchmark Advance.

To practice handwriting, we use the Handwriting Without Tears curriculum.  Your child will have their own book to practice all letters, capital and lowercase, along with other literacy/grammar skills.

Links:

• PebbleGo.com is a wonderful website that gives students the ability to research and learn about several different topics. The main sections are: animals, science, biographies, and social studies, and each section is then divided into several more specific topic areas. Students can listen and read along to the text, they can interact with some of the features, and they can watch videos about each topic. You can even print out the stories so that students can read and highlight information on their own. 

You and your child can access PebbleGo.com from home using our school license agreement. Please contact me for login information for this site.