Sentence Writing (August)

• Naming part and telling part of a sentence
• Proper mechanics

Personal Narrative (September/October)

• Personal Narrative Writing, "Small Moments"
• Explore favorite authors to define elements of good writing.
• Launch of Classroom Writer's Workshop

Opinion/Sequential Writing (November/December)

• Exploring how writers express their likes and dislikes, from favorite toy, food, pets, to favorite book giving reasons with detail as to why

• Exploring how to write a “How To ____” with transitions First, Next, Then, Last

Expository Writing (January/February)

• Non-fiction chapter book writing
• Expository Paragraph Writing using Step-Up to Writing 
• Animal Research
• Introduce the FLOW research model

Scientific Process Writing (March)

• Putting observations and findings into words
• Using the Scientific Method to organize experiments
• Expository Plan used/ Research
• School wide STEAM Fair (class project)

Story Writing (April/May)

• Letter Writing

• Elements of a Story

• Poetry

• End of year fun writing

Yellow Cards

Pink Cards

Green Cards

Purple Cards