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Write One Yearlong Timetable

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

Getting-Started Activities

Jenny Writes 12–21

Writing Sentences 126

  • Writing Sentences SB 4–5

2

Qualities of Writing 22–23

Kinds of Sentences 127

  • Telling, Asking, and Exciting Sentences SB 6–13

3

Steps in the Writing Process 24–27

Using Capital Letters 128

  • Capital Letters SB 14–19

4

Writing in Journals 30–31

Making Plurals 129

  • Writing in Journals SB 60–61
  • Plurals SB 20–23

5

Writing Lists 32–33

Using Punctuation (Periods) 130

  • Writing Lists SB 62–63

  • Periods SB 24–25

6

Writing Friendly Notes 34–35

Using Punctuation (End Punctuation) 130–131

  • Writing Friendly Notes SB 64–65

  • End Punctuation SB 26–27

7

Writing Email Messages 36–37

Commas 132

  • Commas SB 28–29

8

Writing Friendly Letters 38–39

Commas 132

  • Writing Friendly Letters SB 66–67

  • Commas in Letters SB 30–31

9

Writing Friendly Letters (Continued) 38–39

  • Writing Friendly Letters SB 66–67

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

  • Writing a Story About Me SB 68–69
  • Apostrophes in Contractions/Quotation Marks SB 32–35

3

Writing About Others 44–45

  • Writing About Others SB 70–71

4

Writing a Description 46–47

Nouns 134

  • Writing a Description SB 72–73
  • Nouns SB 36–37

5

How-To Writing 48–49

Proper Nouns 134

  • How-To Writing SB 74–75
  • Proper Nouns SB 38–39

6

Writing Captions 50–51

Pronouns 135

  • Writing Captions SB 76–77
  • Pronouns SB 40–43

7

Making Alphabet Books 52–53

Verbs 135

  • Verbs SB 44–45

8

Writing About Books 54–55

Adjectives 135

  • Writing About Books SB 78–79
  • Adjectives SB 46–47

9

Writing About Books (Continued) 54–55

  • Writing About Books SB 78–79

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

  • Nouns, Verbs, and Adjectives SB 48–49

3

Writing Reports 58–59

ABC Order/Everyday Words 136–139

  • ABC Order SB 50–51

4

Writing Reports (Continued) 60–61

ABC Order/Everyday Words 136–139

  • ABC Order SB 50–51

5

Reading New Words 86–89

ABC Order/Everyday Words 136–139

  • Everyday Word Sort SB 52–53

6

Reading New Words (Continued) 90–95

Using the Right Word 140–145

  • Using the Right Word 1 and 2 SB 54–57

7

Using Alphabet Lists 96–97

Days of the Week/Months of the Year 168–171

  • A Personal Word Dictionary SB 87–140

8

Using Alphabet Lists (Continued) 96–97

Seasons and Weather/Numbers and Colors 172–175

  • A Personal Word Dictionary SB 87–140

9

Using Alphabet Lists (Continued) 96–97

Places/Parks 176–179

  • A Personal Word Dictionary SB 87–140

Fourth Quarter (9 Weeks)

Week

Write One Handbook or SkillsBook (SB)

1

Plants/Food 180–183

Animals/Five Senses 184–187

  • A Personal Word Dictionary SB 87–140

2

Writing Stories 66–67

Practicing Handwriting 148–153

  • Writing a Story SB 80–81

3

Writing Stories (Continued) 66–67

Using a Computer 154–155

  • Writing a Story SB 80–81

4

Writing Poems 68–71

Rhyming Families 92–93

  • Writing Poems SB 82–83

5

Writing Poems (Continued) 68–71

Rhyming Families 92–93

  • Writing Poems SB 82–83

6

Writing with Patterns 140–145

  • Writing with a Pattern SB 84–85

7

Student Choice:

  1. Writing Stories About Me 40–41,
  2. Writing About Others 42–43, or
  3. Writing Stories 66–67

8

Alphabet List Review 96–123

Writing Poems (Students use words from their Personal Word Dictionaries to write a new alphabet poem) 68–71

  • A Personal Word Dictionary Review SB 88–141

9

Final Project Sharing: Students read aloud their projects from the last two weeks and celebrate their writing success.