The teacher provides:

• interactive writing experiences in grades K and 1
• daily time for children to write, aligned with instructional practice #1 above
• instruction in writing processes and strategies, particularly those involving researching, planning, revising, and editing writing
• opportunities to study models of and write a variety of texts for a variety of purposes and audiences, particularly opinion, informative/explanatory, and narrative texts (real and imagined) explicit instruction in letter formation, spelling strategies, capitalization, punctuation, sentence construction, keyboarding

Owl Moon, by Jane Yolen, is a story narrated by a young child about night owling with his dad.

Reading Lens- making predictions, understanding character feelings, and summarizing

Writing Lens- writing small moments, writing personal narratives, using figurative language

Cats vs Dogs a National Geographic Kids book. Compare and Contrast text structure.

Hurricanes by Gail Gibbons- descriptive text structure

September Edition- Essential 1: Motivation and Engagement

October Edition- Essential 3: Small Group Instruction

November Edition- Essential 4: Phonemic Awareness

Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday at Weston

Wednesday 1/2 day at Torrey Hill and 1/2 day at West Shore

Friday at West Shore

Email: spagogna@geneseeisd.org
Location: Genesee Intermediate School District, West Maple Avenue, Flint, MI, USA
Phone: 81-394-2431