TRIMESTER ONE

UNITS

- Launching The Writing Workshop (Book 1)

- Looking Closely: Observing, Labeling & Listing Like Scientists (If… Then… Book)

- Writing For Readers (Book 2)

Observing and Labeling Seesaw

Seesaw can be used for writing. Students can use the Draw, Photo, and Microphone features to show to take a photo, label it, and share their understanding.

Green Screen

Kids can use the green screen special effect to publish their writing. 

The green screen is available on iMovie. There are also various iPad apps (e.g. DoInk) that easily create the green screen effect.

Green Screen Phonics Bat.mov

TRIMESTER TWO

UNITS

- How-To-Books: Writing to Teach Others (Book 3)

- Persuasive Writing of All Kinds (Book 4)

How-To Books or Persuasive Writing With Shadow Puppet

Shadow Puppet is an app that allows the user to create mini-slideshow movies. It's a great option if you'd like to hear students record their voices as they read several pages of text, or if you'd like students to publish their writing. Shadow Puppet movies are easily shared to Seesaw or the iPad Camera Roll.

Shadow Puppet Movie.mp4

TRIMESTER THREE

UNITS

- All About Books (If… Then… Book)

- Crafting Stories Using All We Know About Narrative Writing

Programming a Story With CodeSpark

The CodeSpark Academy app can be used to program simple stories.