1st Grade Daily Writing (Unit 1): Each mini-lesson is approximately 10-15 min.
Unit 2, Week 1, Day 1
Unit 2, Week 1, Day 2
Unit 2, Week 1, Day 3
Unit 2, Week 1, Day 4
Unit 2, Week 1, Day 5
(skip during short weeks)
Notes
Stations
Block 1 (30 min)
Conventions
 Common Nouns (17c)
Writing Mini-Lesson
 Friendly Letter (17d)
Literacy Station Ideas
 Independent reading
 Independent writing
Trait: Organization
Unit 2, Week 2, Day 1
Conventions & Handwriting
 Letters Ss, Hh, Letter
Size(33f)
 Spelling: consonant digraphs
sh, th (15a)
 Common Nouns (33c)
Conventions
 Spelling: Dictation sh, th
(134f)
 Common Nouns (36a)
Conventions
 Common Nouns (41b)
 Spelling: partner review sh,
th (38h)
Conventions
Writing Mini-Lesson
Writing: Let’s Write It!
Writing : Revise
Writing: Proofread
 Friendly Letter (33d)
Literacy Station Ideas
 Friendly Letter (36-37)
Literacy Station Ideas
 Identify & spell high Practice spelling words
frequency words: home,
 Independent reading
into, many, them
 Independent writing
 Independent reading
 Independent writing
Assessment: writing conferences
Unit 2, Week 2, Day 2
Unit 2, Week 2, Day 3
 Change Words (41c)
Literacy Station Ideas
 Practice spelling words
 Independent reading
 Independent writing
Unit 2, Week 2, Day 4
 Common Nouns (43g)
*Optional Review
 Spelling test: sh, th (42d)
 Review Revising (43h)
Literacy Station Ideas
 Identify Cause & effect in a
selection (12i)
 Independent reading
 Independent writing
Unit 2, Week 2, Day 5
(skip during short weeks)
Notes
Stations
Block 1 (30 min)
Conventions
 Proper Nouns (49c )
Writing: Mini-Lesson
 Brief Composition (49d)
Literacy Station Ideas
 Handwriting: practice
previous week’s letters
 Independent reading
 Independent writing
Trait: Sentences
Assessment: writing conferences
Conventions & Handwriting
 D’Nealian: Letter Pp/Letter
Spacing (65g)
 Spelling: Words with Long a
(51e)
 Proper Nouns (65c )
Conventions
 Spelling: Words with Long a
(66f)
 Proper Nouns (68a )
Conventions
 Proper Nouns (49c )
 Spelling: Words with Long a
(75c)
Conventions
Writing: Mini-Lesson
Writing: Let’s Write It!
Writing: Revise
Writing: Proofread
 Sentences (65d-65e)
Literacy Station Ideas
 Build/read words: sh or th
(44h)
 Independent reading
 Independent writing
 Brief Composition (68-69)
 Deleting a Sentence (75d)
 Proper Nouns (77g )
*Optional Review
 Spelling: Test (76d)
 For Proper Nouns (77h)
Literacy Station Ideas
Literacy Station Ideas
Literacy Station Ideas
 Practice spelling words
 Independent reading
 Independent writing
 Practice spelling words
 Independent reading
 Independent writing
 Identify the sequence of a
story (44i)
 Independent reading
 Independent writing
1st Grade Daily Writing (Unit 1): Each mini-lesson is approximately 10-15 min.
Unit 2, Week 3, Day 1
Unit 2, Week 3, Day 2
Unit 2, Week 3, Day 3
Unit 2, Week 3, Day 4
Unit 2, Week 3, Day 5
(skip during short weeks)
Block 1 (30 min)
Conventions
 Special Titles (83c)
Writing: Mini-Lesson
 Explanation (83d)
Literacy Station Ideas
Stations
 Handwriting: practice
previous week’s letters
 Independent reading
 Independent writing
Conventions & Handwriting
 D’Nealian: Letter Ww/Letter
Formation (95f)
 Spelling: Words with Long I
(85e)
 Special Titles (95c)
Writing: Mini-Lesson
 Explanation (95d)
Literacy Station Ideas
 Identify words with the
medial sound long a (78h)
 Independent reading
Conventions
 Spelling: Words with Long I
(96f)
 Special Titles (98a)
Conventions
 Spelling: Words with Long I
(100h)
 Special Titles (101c)
Conventions
Writing: Let’s Write It!
Writing: Revise
Writing: Proofread
 Explanation (98-99)
 Adding a Sentence (101d)
 Spelling: Test (102d)
 Special Titles (103g)
*Optional review
 For special titles (103g)
Literacy Station Ideas
Literacy Station Ideas
Literacy Station Ideas
 Practice spelling words
 Independent reading
 Independent writing
 Practice spelling words
 Independent reading
 Independent writing
 Identify cause and effect in
text (78i)
 Independent reading
 Independent writing
 Independent writing
Not
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Trait: Conventions
Assessment: writing conferences
Unit 2, Week 4, Day 1
Unit 2, Week 4, Day 2
Unit 2, Week 4, Day 3
Unit 2, Week 4, Day 4
Unit 2, Week 4, Day 5
(skip during short weeks)
Notes
Stations
Block 1 (30 min)
Conventions
 Proper Nouns: Days,
Months, Holidays (109c)
Writing: Mini-Lesson
 Poem (109d)
Literacy Station Ideas
 Handwriting: practice
previous week’s letters
 Independent reading
 Independent writing
Trait: Organization
Assessment: writing conferences
Conventions & Handwriting
 D’Nealian: Tt/Consistent
Letter Slant (127e)
 Spelling: Words with Long O
(111e)
 Proper Nouns: Days,
Months, Holidays (109c)
Writing: Mini-Lesson
 Poem (127c)
Literacy Station Ideas
 Read and sort words with
long i or short I (104h)
 Independent reading
 Independent writing
Conventions
 Spelling: Words with Long O
(128f)
 Proper Nouns: Days,
Months, Holidays (109c)
Conventions
 Spelling: Words with Long O
(132h)
 Proper Nouns: Days,
Months, Holidays (109c)
Conventions
Writing: Let’s Write It!
Writing: Revise
Writing: Proofread
 Poem (130-131)
 Deleting a Word (135c)
 Spelling: Test (136d)
 Proper Nouns: Days,
Months, Holidays (109c)
*Optional Review
 For Proper Nouns (137h)
Literacy Station Ideas
Literacy Station Ideas
Literacy Station Ideas
 Practice spelling words
 Independent reading
 Independent writing
 Practice spelling words
 Independent reading
 Independent writing
 Write complete sentences
(104h)
 Independent reading
 Independent writing
1st Grade Daily Writing (Unit 1): Each mini-lesson is approximately 10-15 min.
Unit 2, Week 5, Day 1
Unit 2, Week 5, Day 2
Unit 2, Week 5, Day 3
Unit 2, Week 5, Day 4
Unit 2, Week 5, Day 5
Conventions
 Singular & Plural Nouns
(143c)
Writing: Mini-Lesson
 Description (143d)
Literacy Station Ideas
 Handwriting: practice
previous week’s letters
 Independent reading
 Independent writing
Stations
Block 1 (30 min)
(skip during short weeks)
Conventions & Handwriting
 D’Nealian: Dd/Letter Size
(159f)
 Spelling: Words with Long u
(145e)
 Singular & Plural Nouns
(159c)
Conventions
 Spelling: Words with Long u
(160f)
 Singular & Plural Nouns
(162a)
Conventions
 Spelling: Words with Long u
(164h)
 Singular & Plural Nouns
(167b)
Conventions
Writing: Mini-Lesson
 Descriptive Words (159d)
Literacy Station Ideas
Writing: Review
Writing: Let’s Write It!
Writing: Let’s Write It!
 Identify/Write highfrequency words: down,
there, inside, together, now
 Independent reading
 Steps of writing process
 Description (162-163)
Literacy Station Ideas
Literacy Station Ideas
 Practice spelling words
 Independent reading
 Independent writing
 Practice spelling words
 Independent reading
 Independent writing
 Spelling: Test (168d)
 Singular & Plural Nouns
(169g)
Description (162-163)
Literacy Station Ideas
 Identify sequence and retell
a selection using a sequence
(138i)
Note
s
Two weeks are allowed for Description to allow time for all stages of writing process.
Trait: Voice
Assessment: writing conferences
Unit 2, Week 6, Day 1
Unit 2, Week 6, Day 2
Unit 2, Week 6, Day 3
Unit 2, Week 6, Day 4
Unit 2, Week 6, Day 5
(skip during short weeks)
Conventions
Block 1 (30 min)
 Nouns in Sentences (175c)
Writing: Revise
 Adding Words (167c)
Literacy Station Ideas
Stations
 Handwriting: practice
previous week’s letters
 Independent reading
 Independent writing
Conventions
 Nouns in Sentences (193b)
 Spelling: Words with Long e
(177e)
 D’Nealian: Letter Bb/Letter
Spacing (193e)
Conventions
 Nouns in Sentences (196a)
 Spelling: Words with Long e
(194f)
Conventions
 Nouns in Sentences (199c)
 Spelling: Words with Long e
(198h)
Conventions
Writing: Revise
Writing: Proofread
Writing: Proofread
Writing: Publish & Present
 Revise description as
needed
Literacy Station Ideas
 Build Words with Long U
(170h)
 Independent reading
 For Plural& Singular (169h)
Literacy Station Ideas
 Independent reading
 Independent writing
 Practice Spelling Words
 Students proofread as
needed
Literacy Station Ideas
 Independent reading
 Independent writing
 Practice Spelling Words
 Independent writing
 Nouns in Sentences (201g)
 Spelling: Test (200d)
 Students share their
descriptions
Literacy Station Ideas
 Independent reading
 Independent writing
 Write complete sentences
(170h)
Not
es
Realistic story lessons will continue through week 6 to allow time to take this piece through all of the steps of the writing process.
Trait: Focus
Assessment: writing conferences
107/14
1st Grade Daily Writing (Unit 1): Each mini-lesson is approximately 10-15 min.