This suggested yearlong timetable presents one possible sequence of writing and language skills units based on a five-days-per-week class. The start of the year focuses on simple writing tasks, pairing them with skills activities for capitals, punctuation, and grammar. As the year progresses and students gain increasing fluency, they have more time and freedom to develop their writing projects. You can also see a PDF version of this timetable along with a sequence of assignments.
First Quarter (9 Weeks)
Week |
Write One Handbook or SkillsBook (SB) |
1 |
Jenny Writes 12–21 Writing Sentences 126
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2 |
Qualities of Writing 22–23 Kinds of Sentences 127
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3 |
Steps in the Writing Process 24–27 Using Capital Letters 128
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4 |
Writing in Journals 30–31 Making Plurals 129
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5 |
Writing Lists 32–33 Using Punctuation (Periods) 130
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6 |
Writing Friendly Notes 34–35 Using Punctuation (End Punctuation) 130–131
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7 |
Writing Email Messages 36–37 Commas 132
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8 |
Writing Friendly Letters 38–39 Commas 132
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9 |
Writing Friendly Letters (Continued) 38–39
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Second Quarter (9 Weeks)
Week |
Write One Handbook or SkillsBook (SB) |
1 |
Listening to Others 76–77 Speaking to Others 78–79 |
2 |
Writing Stories About Me 40–41 Apostrophes and Quotation Marks 133
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3 |
Writing About Others 44–45
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4 |
Writing a Description 46–47 Nouns 134
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5 |
How-To Writing 48–49 Proper Nouns 134
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6 |
Writing Captions 50–51 Pronouns 135
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7 |
Making Alphabet Books 52–53 Verbs 135
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8 |
Writing About Books 54–55 Adjectives 135
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9 |
Writing About Books (Continued) 54–55
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Third Quarter (9 Weeks)
Week |
Write One Handbook or SkillsBook (SB) |
1 |
Working Together 82–83 Reading to Understand 84–85 |
2 |
Writing in Learning Logs 62–63 Parts of Speech Review (Nouns, Verbs, and Adjectives) 134–135
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3 |
Writing Reports 58–59 ABC Order/Everyday Words 136–139
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4 |
Writing Reports (Continued) 60–61 ABC Order/Everyday Words 136–139
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5 |
Reading New Words 86–89 ABC Order/Everyday Words 136–139
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6 |
Reading New Words (Continued) 90–95 Using the Right Word 140–145
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7 |
Using Alphabet Lists 96–97 Days of the Week/Months of the Year 168–171
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8 |
Using Alphabet Lists (Continued) 96–97 Seasons and Weather/Numbers and Colors 172–175
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9 |
Using Alphabet Lists (Continued) 96–97 Places/Parks 176–179
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Fourth Quarter (9 Weeks)
Week |
Write One Handbook or SkillsBook (SB) |
1 |
Plants/Food 180–183 Animals/Five Senses 184–187
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2 |
Writing Stories 66–67 Practicing Handwriting 148–153
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3 |
Writing Stories (Continued) 66–67 Using a Computer 154–155
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4 |
Writing Poems 68–71 Rhyming Families 92–93
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5 |
Writing Poems (Continued) 68–71 Rhyming Families 92–93
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6 |
Writing with Patterns 140–145
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7 |
Student Choice:
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8 |
Alphabet List Review 96–123 Writing Poems (Students use words from their Personal Word Dictionaries to write a new alphabet poem) 68–71
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9 |
Final Project Sharing: Students read aloud their projects from the last two weeks and celebrate their writing success. |