Grade K-5 English Language Arts Curriculum at a Glance

Kindergarten

  • Reading Workshop 

    • Launching Reading Workshop
    • Fiction Unit of Study
      • Reading Stories
    • Nonfiction Unit of Study
      • Becoming Experts on Topics
    • Poetry Unit of Study 

    Writing Workshop

    • How Writers Work
    • Informational/Explanatory Unit of Study
      • List and Label Writing
    • Nonfiction Unit of Study
      • Writing How-To Books
    • Personal Narrative Unit of Study
      • Writing the Stories of Our Lives

    Fundations

    Grammar and Conventions


Grade 1

  • Reading Workshop 

    • Launching Reading Workshop
    • Fiction Unit of Study
      • Reading Stories
    • Nonfiction Unit of Study
      • Becoming Experts on Topics
    • Poetry Unit of Study 

    Writing Workshop

    • How Writers Work
    • Personal Narrative Unit of Study
    • Nonfiction Unit of Study
      • Writing All About Books
    • Opinion Unit of Study
      • Writing Book Reviews

    Fundations

    Grammar and Conventions


Grade 2

  • Reading Workshop 

    • Establishing Reading Workshop
    • Reading Fiction Unit of Study
    • Reading Nonfiction Unit of Study
    • Focused Fiction: Reading Longer Books
    • Poetry 

    Writing Workshop

    • Establishing Writing Workshop
    • Writing Personal Narratives
    • Writing Nonfiction Unit of Study
    • Letter Writing (Opinion)

    Word Study

    Grammar and Conventions


Grade 3

  • Reading Workshop 

    • Establishing Reading Workshop
    • Reading Fiction Unit of Study
    • Reading Nonfiction Unit of Study
    • Focused Fiction - How Characters Change
    • Focused Nonfiction 

    Writing Workshop

    • Establishing Writing Workshop
    • Writing Personal Narratives
    • Writing Nonfiction
    • Writing Literary Essays
    • Writing Biographies

    Word Study

    Grammar and Conventions


Grade 4

  • Reading Workshop 

    • Establishing Reading Workshop
    • Reading Fiction
    • Reading Nonfiction
    • Focused Fiction - Lessons Characters Learn
    • Focused Nonfiction - Forming Opinions About Topics

    Writing Workshop

    • Establishing Writing Workshop
    • Writing Personal Narratives
    • Writing Nonfiction
    • Writing Literary Essays
    • Writing Feature Article 

    Word Study

    Grammar and Conventions


Grade 5

  • Reading Workshop 

    • Establishing Reading Workshop
    • Reading Fiction
    • Reading Nonfiction
    • Focused Fiction - Themes
    • Focused Nonfiction - Forming Opinions About a Topic

    Writing Workshop

    • Establishing Writing Workshop
    • Writing Memoirs
    • Writing Biographies
    • Writing Literary Essays
    • Writing Essays: Expressing Opinions About a Topic

    Word Study

    Grammar and Conventions