Using 50 States Research Activity, studentsparticipate in shared research and writing projects to learn about the 50 states.

Using Strengthen Your Writing Activity, students respond to questions and suggestions from peers and add details to strengthen writing as needed.

Using the Tell Us About It Speaking Activity, students tell a story or recount an experience with appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details, speaking audibly in coherent sentences.

Using Adding Details to Your Story Activity, students give a description and then add detail to the story by responding to questions and peer suggestions to inspire a longer writing piece.

Using Strong Writing Activity, students respond to questions and suggestions from peers and add details to strengthen writing as needed.

Using Writing With Technology Activity, students explore a variety of digital tools to produce and publish writing, including in collaboration with peers.

Using this Wants Needs Reading Response Worksheet, students readAlexander Who Used to be Rich Last Sunday to build their understanding of wants and needs.

Using this Bear Shape Book Activity, your students can create quick and simple books about stories or what they know about bears.

Using this Dino Shape Book Activity, your students can create quick and simple books about stories or what they know about dinosaurs.

Using this Ice Cream Shape Book Activity, your students can create quick and simple books about stories about Ice Cream.

Using this Boy Shape Book Activity, your students can create quick and simple books about themselves or stories about boy main characters.

Using Cool Cat Sentences Activity, students sort and organize the different types of sentences (Telling Sentence, Asking Sentence, Exciting Sentence).

Using this Girl Shape Book Activity, your students can create quick and simple books about themselves or stories about girl main characters.

Using Snowman Contractions Activity, students match two word phrase cards (I cannot) to contractions cards (I can't) in order to use contractions in their writing.

Using thisSilly Stories Story Starters, studentschoose a Character, Setting and Plot from the picture and word cards to write or tell a story about the fun and unique combination.

UsingEarth Day Writing Activity, students brainstorm the sequence of events of a growing seed, then publish using them Earth Day themed writing.

Using this Informative Text Paragraph Writing Activity, students will use graphic organizers to plan their informative/explanatory writing.

Using Gathering Answers Recalling Information Activity, students recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question.

Using How Words Work Poetry Activity, students describe how words &phrases supply rhythm and meaning in a story, poem, or song.

Using Wishes and Stars Peer Publishing Activity, students use a variety of digital tools to produce and publish writing, including in collaboration with peers.