• Reading and Writing
     
     Here is our year-long calendar:
     
     

    Reading Units

    Writing Units

    September/October: Unit One

    Building a Reading Life

     

    September/October: Unit One

    Crafting True Stories

     

    October/November: Unit Two

    Mystery Book Clubs

    October/November: Unit Two

    Changing the World: Persuasive Speeches, Petitions and Editorials

     

    November/December: Unit Three

    Reading to Learn: Grasping Main Idea and Text Structures in Nonfiction

    November/December: Unit Three

    The Art of Information Writing

    January/February: Unit Four

    Studying Characters Across Series in a Book Club

    January/February: Unit Four

    Baby Literary Essay

    March: Unit Five

    Biography Book  Clubs

    March: Unit Five

    Biography Writing

    April/May: Unit Six

    Research Book Clubs: Elephants, Penguins and Frogs, Oh My! and Country Research 

    April/May: Unit Six

    Writing About Research

     
     

    June: Unit Seven

    Social Issues Book Clubs

     

    June: Unit Seven

    Fairy Tale Adaptations
     
     
     
     

     
    Helpful Websites
     
     
    TEACHERS COLLEGE Click here for more book lists, digital text sets and other helpful information 
     
    LIBRARY Our library page has many websites that you might find helpful
     
    LIBRARY 2 Click here to go to the library's welcome page and see the other helpful pages there
     
    SCHOLASTIC Click here to order "just right" books for your child. Our Activation Code is DVXYG
     
    WRITING Click here to go to a fantastic site that allows children to write stories matched to pictures