Mystery at the Manor (Mystery)
Mystery Under the Big Top (Mystery)
Up a Tree (Humourous Fiction)
The Tale of the Naughty Kangaroo (Humourous Fiction)
The Wonder Vegetable (Science Fiction)
It’s a Robot’s Life (Science Fiction)
The One That Got Away (Tall Tales)
The Fastest Kid in the West (Tall Tales)
The Three Wishes (Fairy Tales)
Magic in a Sack (Fairy Tales)
The Ship Has Arrived! (Historical Fiction)
On the Oregon Trail (Historical Fiction)
What I Treasure Most (Personal Narrative)
Who Am I? (Personal Narrative)
School News (Expository Writing)
My Favorite Invention (Expository Writing)
On Top of Mount Pinnacle (Adventure)
Maya Surprise (Adventure)
Rhymes to the Rescue (Back to School)
Planting Seeds, Spreading Sunshine (Johnny Appleseed's Birthday)
The Hidden Corn (Hispanic Heritage Month)
The Ugly Pumpkin (Haloween)
A Native American Welcome (Thanksgiving)
The Hesitant Hibernator (Animals in Winter)
The Mystery of the Misisng Munchies (Winter Holidays)
Kindness, the Magic Peacekeeper (Chinese New Year)
Big Words, Strong Words (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day)
Dreaming of George and Abe (Presidents' Day)
An Earth Carol (Earth Day)
Becoming a Butterfly (Life Cycles)
A Kindness Returned (Be Kind to Animals Week)
Betsy Ross, Seamstress With a Mission (Flag Day)
Summer Dreams (End of School)
Math Naps: bar graphs
Graphs Good Enough to Eat: double bar graphs
Pie Time: circle graphs
Stacking Up Stats: stacked bar graphs
Math Movie Madness (Part 1): line graphs
Math Movie Madness (Part 2): line graphs
Math Movie Madness (Part 3): charts, double bar graphs
Sport Graphs Do Double Time: double line graphs
Smoking Stats: triple line graphs
Math Mileage: mileage tables
Dinosaurs on the Map: grid mapping
Coordinate Math Mapping: coordinate mapping
Picto-Players: pictographs
Shopping for Math: food labels
Math-in-a-Box: box scores
Mutt Math: chart reading
Tune In to Schedules: schedules and time
Circle Survey: circle graphs
Super Pix: pictographs
Today’s Forecast: Maps!: map reading and interpretation
Taking Stock of Stocks: table reading
Dinner Diagrams: Venn diagrams
Menu Math: menu reading and interpretation
Have Stats, Will Travel (Parts 1–4): charts, schedules, and money conversions
Statistics Scavenger Hunt: open-ended statistics brainstorming and identification
Pie Chart in 100 equal divisions
Axis 1
Axis 2 and Venn Diagram
Blank Grid
Word of the Day (using context to define words)
“Thumbs” the Word! (exploring new vocabulary)
Reflecting on Synonyms (exploring synonyms)
Story Vocabulary Predictions (predicting word purpose and meaning)
Search for Meaning (using context clues to define words)
Opening Up New Meanings (using prior knowledge to define words)
Synonym Strings (identifying synonyms)
Choosing Words (comparing multiple meanings of words)
Synonym Race (generating synonyms)
Many Meanings (exploring words with multiple meanings)
Just Imagine (identifying sensory words)
What Do You Know? (identifying prefixes and suffixes)
Connotation Quilt (exploring connotations of synonyms)
Analogy Generator (understanding analogies)
Soaring With Words (defining new vocabulary)
Easy Does It! (identifying euphemisms)
Vocabulary Sort (making connections between words)
Treasured Words (examining word connotations)
Word Bank (selecting specific vocabulary)
Words in a Bottle (predicting vocabulary)
Using a Format for Good Morning Greetings: Including an Introduction, Body, and Closing
Choosing a Title: Identifying Main Idea
Building an Awareness of Punctuation: Using End Punctuation
Writing Experience Stories: Writing Personal Narratives
Editing Written Work: Editing to Improve Writing
Embellished Retelling of Familiar Stories: Sequencing Events
Composing the Afternoon News: Writing With Voice
Child-Written Afternoon News: Word Choice
Five-Sentence Essays for Early Writers: Using a Graphic Organizer as a Planning Tool
Writing Field-Trip Reports: Developing Main Ideas
Summarizing Independent-Reading Books: Summarizing Text
Journal Writing: Developing Self-expression
Identifying Character Traits: Inferring Information About Characters
Writing on an Assigned Topic: Responding to a Prompt
Extending and Developing an Essay: Adding Extensions
Kindergarten Writing Rubric
First-Grade Rubric
Second-Grade Writing Rubric
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