TRIMESTER ONE

UNITS 

- Small Moments (Book 1) 

- Nonfiction Chapter Books (Book 2)

Publishing Writing with Seesaw

Seesaw can be used for publishing multi-page pieces of writing. After taking a picture of each page of their writing, students select the Camera Roll option when generating a Post and then choose the images of their story. They may then tap the Mic and record themselves reading their writing. Here are the steps in more detail.

Publishing Writing with Scratch Jr. 

 Scratch Jr. can be used for nonfiction. Students can program separate scenes to match different chapters of their books (e.g., "Where do elephants live?"; "What does an elephant eat?"). 

Scratch Jr. Student Story.MOV

TRIMESTER TWO

UNITS

- Writing Reviews (Book 3) 

- From Scenes to Stories: Writing Fiction (Book 4) (Realistic Fiction)

Publishing Book Reviews with Flip

Flip is a video posting site that allows users to post quick selfie videos. It's a great way for students to post book reviews. With Flipgrid, you could build a library of student-created interactive book reviews. 

TRIMESTER THREE

UNITS

- Poetry and Songs (If… Then… Book)

- Science Information Books OR Writing Projects 

Publishing Poetry with Flip

Flip is a video posting site that allows users to post quick selfie videos. It's a great way for students to create a class set of videos featuring student poems.