August 2015: Writing Seeds
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memory/vacation
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16 Writing seeds
written in class
17 being the oldest/ 18 name origin &
middle/youngest/only Nicknames
19 Hobbies
20 Late for School
Excuse
21 Longest Line
22
Wreck That
Journal
24 Chores (Ch. 5)
23 First week of
writing homework:
Write 15 minutes
each night
25 “Today is not my 26 The Important
day”
Book
27 Lessons
28 Dirty Handprints 29
Wreck That
Journal
September 2015
Sunday
AUG 30
Monday
Tuesday
AUG 31 Sorry, Mom 1 Be careful what
you wish for
Wednesday
2 Family memory
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
3 Home, sweet home 4 Random
Newspaper
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10 Ode to (Favorite
Candy)
11 Document Your
Dinner
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16 Archie Smith,
Boy Wonder
17 Mr. Linden’s
Library
18 Document Your 19
Walk-a-thon Support
A tiny voice asked,
“Is he the one?”
He had warned her
about the book. Now
it was too late.
Write 15 minutes
each night
8 People I know who 9 Interview Q&A
work
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Write 15 minutes
each night
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NO SCHOOL
(Labor Day)
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14 The Seven Chairs 15 The House on
Maple Street
The fifth one ended
up in France.
It was a perfect
liftoff.
Write 15 minutes
each night
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Write 15 minutes
each night
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Write 15 minutes
each night
21 Speak Like a
Pirate Day
22 “I’m the most
wonderful person”
23 When I Grow Up 24 “My Dog May Be 25 Tape Leaves and 26
a Genius”
other Field trip
Reminders here
Field Trip to
Sharon Woods.
Pack a lunch and
dress appropriately.
28 SEED Thank You 29 “Up and Down,” 30 “What I love
Letter on pretty paper “A falling out,” “The about autumn,”
“When I grow up” Colors of Autumn” “Apple picking”
 Fall Senses
October 2015
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
1 “What to do with
Autumn Leaves”
“Off Season” 
Autumn Activities
Write 15 minutes
each night
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Thursday
Friday
Saturday
2 Scribble wildly
3
using only borrowed
pens. Document
where they came
from.
5 Turn your Seeds
6 “Boys are Big
into an Autumn poem Experts”
7 Girls are Great
Experts
8 I’m an expert at… 9 Page of good
thoughts
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12 Leadership Essay 13 Leadership
Project
14 Leadership Final 15 Repeat One Word 16
Copy
NO SCHOOL
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19 Lost Memory
21 Collect the letter 22
“C” here.
NO SCHOOL
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28 Just Dessert
30 Cut-out costume 31
Write 15 minutes
each night
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Write 15 minutes
each night
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Write 15 minutes
each night
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Write 15 minutes
each night
20 Are you a
(witch/werewolf)?
NO SCHOOL
Introduction
paragraph, 15
questions, conclusion
paragraph
26 Haunted House
for Sale
27 How to carve a
pumpkin
As she lowered the
knife, it grew even
brighter.
29 Costumes
November 2015
Sunday
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Monday
2 “My parents have
the flu”
Write 15 minutes
each night
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Write 15 minutes
each night
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Write 15 minutes
each night
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Write 15 minutes
each night
3
NO SCHOOL
ELECTION DAY
9 Inventor Rhymes 10 Letter to a
List 10 words that
Veteran on pretty
are related to your paper
inventor or invention.
Write 2-4 rhyming
words for each (total
of 30 words)
16 In My Kitchen
Write 15 minutes
each night
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Tuesday
Wednesday
4 Sentence Variety
Challenge
Thursday
6 Journal Golf –
make up your own
Write a letter FROM Journal game and
describe it here.
your person to
someone important in
their life.
5 Inventor Letter
11 Veterans I Know 12 Inventor
Newspaper article
Explain why your
person is important,
including a
supporting quote
from your person.
17 “Turkey shot out 18 I’m thankful for
of the oven”
Describe
Thanksgiving from
the turkey’s point of
view
30 ______ in the
Kitchen
choose a person and
describe how they
cook
24 Thanksgiving
Survival Kit
13 Inventor Award
Saturday
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Create a colorful
award for your
inventor
19 Thanksgiving
Poems
20 List of ways to
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“Wreck this
Journal”…complete
one way
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NO SCHOOL
(Thanksgiving
Break)
NO SCHOOL
NO SCHOOL
Describe a
Thanksgiving
tradition
23 “I do not like
November”
Friday
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December 2015
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
1 BizTown letter to
the editor
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Write 15 minutes
each night
7 DARE facts: drugs, 8 DARE Lesson &
alcohol, bullying,
Pledge
tobacco, decisionmaking
13 Write 15 minutes 14 Favorite recipes - 15 Presents
dessert
each night
Wednesday
2 .sdrawkcab etirW
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Friday
Saturday
3 BizTown friendly 4 Color outside of the 5
letter
lines
(Write backwards or
mirror image writing)
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Journal
9 DARE Final Copy 10 Favorite recipe main course
11 BizTown
Memories
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Copy the recipe and Wreck That
a paragraph
Journal
describing why you
like it
16 How to Wrap a
Present
17 What Dogs want 18 Holiday Timeline 19
for Christmas
Wreck That
Journal
Copy the recipe and
a paragraph
describing why you
like it
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NO SCHOOL 
Winter Break
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Winter Break
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Winter Break
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Winter Break
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Winter Break
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January 2016
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
1 NO SCHOOL  2
Winter Break
6 Commercial
7 I Wanna ________ 8 Attach purple
3 Write 15 minutes 4
5
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Opinions
things here.
each night, 1 ½
pages. Remember to NO SCHOOL 
Teacher Work Day
Think of something
type 230 words one Winter Break
Watch TV or listen you want (a pet,
Tape, glue, or draw
night and submit it
to radio
new room, toy?)
purple items on this
to Westerville
commercials and
and explain your
page.
Schoology.
write a paragraph reasons for wanting
for each
it and why you
commercial: what is should have it.
the opinion and
what are its reasons.
12 Review a
13 The Homework 14 Recess in Middle 15 Close journal.
10 Write 15 minutes 11 Have I got a
16
______ for you
toy/restaurant Write Debate Read the fact School Debate Read Write on edges. Hide
each night, 1 ½
pages. Remember to Think of something your opinion and
sheet and explain the fact sheet and a secret message
somewhere in this
type 230 words one you want to sell and reasons about the why you should or explain why you
night and submit it explain why
value of a toy, game, should not have
should or should not book. Wreck That
to Westerville
someone should buy or food at a
more homework,
have recess, citing Journal
Schoology.
it.
restaurant.
citing evidence from evidence from the
the fact sheet.
fact sheet.
19 This or That:
20 This or That:
21 This or That:
22 Dream Vacation 23
17 Write 15 minutes 18
Sports Read the fact History Read the
Animal Read the
each night, 1 ½
pages. Remember to NO SCHOOL
sheet and explain fact sheet and
fact sheet and
Wreck That
type 230 words one (MLK Day)
which sport you
explain which event explain which skill Journal
night and submit it
prefer, citing
you prefer, citing
you prefer, citing
to Westerville
evidence from the evidence from the evidence from the
Schoology.
fact sheet.
fact sheet.
fact sheet.
24 Write 15 minutes 25 This or That:
Survival Read the
each night, 1 ½
pages. Remember to fact sheet and
type 230 words one explain which event
night and submit it you prefer, citing
to Westerville
evidence from the
Schoology.
fact sheet.
26 Winter Activities
Describe winter
activities you enjoy,
each in its own
paragraph.
27 What I
Love/Don’t Love
about Winter
Describe what you
do and don’t enjoy
about winter, each
in its own
paragraph.
28 How to build a
snowman
29 Winter Poems
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Write 4-5 poems
about winter.
Describe materials Remember that all
and the way to build poems do not have
to rhyme, and they
a snowman, or
may be in the shape
similar activity.
of the item.
Saturday
February 2016
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
1 Snowmen at Night
Write 15 minutes
story with dialogue
each night, 1 ½
pages. Remember to Describe activities
type 230 words and snowmen do at
submit it to
night, and write
Westerville
words they say to
Schoology.
each other.
2 “I’m not afraid of
anything”
Describe a
paragraph of your
fears and a
paragraph of your
bravery.
7 Write 15 minutes 8 Things I collect
each night, 1 ¾
Describe items you
pages. Remember to collect.
type 265 words one
night and submit it
to Westerville
Schoology.
9 “Because I don’t
like lima beans”
Explain what you
would rather do,
instead of
something you
dislike.
14 Write 15 minutes 15
each night, 1 ¾
pages. Remember to NO SCHOOL
type 265 words one (President’s Day)
night and submit it
to Westerville
Schoology.
16 Compare 2
Humphrey characters
Use quotes from the
book we’ve been
reading.
23 Buff Goes Wild
21 Write 15 minutes 22 Buff Goes Wild
Finish the story Read Write from the dog’s
each night, 1 ¾
point of view Read
pages. Remember to the story and use
type 265 words one the characters to
the story and
night and submit it write the ending.
rewrite the problem
to Westerville
from the dog’s
Schoology.
perspective.
28 Write 15 minutes 29 Letter to author
each night, 1 ¾
Write a letter
pages. Remember to suggesting
type 265 words one information or
night and submit it evaluating a book.
to Westerville
Schoology.
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
3 Grandparents
Write a paragraph
about each of your
grandparents (or
other relatives, if
necessary).
Saturday
4 Interview a
5 Use a marker. Edit
Grandparent
and review your
Write questions and seeds from MonWed. Use editing
answers from a
grandparent (or
marks.
*One night you will
relative or elder
take “Humphrey”
neighbor).
home and write a
journal for his visit.
10 There was a ____ 11 List of fun words 12 Plot to rule the
This takes place of
that swallowed a ___ and explain why you world.
your writing seed
Fill in the blanks to like them List words
that night.
create a repeating you like to say,
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story, like There was hear, spell, use, or Journal
an old lady who
nicknames. Explain
swallowed a fly
why you like them.
17 Letter to a toy
company Write a
letter requesting
information about
or evaluating a
product.
18 Little things that
irritate me
24 Compare and
Contrast the
speaker’s 2 homes
Read Bienvenidos a
Nueva York and
describe similarities
and differences.
25 Compare and
contrast 2 camel
stories Read the 2
camel stories, and
describe similarities
and differences.
19 This is a dare. Write 20
a list of things you
would like to try in
Describe items and your lifetime.
actions you do not
enjoy.
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Journal
26 Use a crayon. Edit 27
and review your
seeds from MonThurs. Use editing
marks.
March 2016
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
1 Tuesday dialogue
and story Write the
story and dialogue
for characters from
the book we read in
class (it’s on the
website too).
Write 15 minutes
each night, 1 ¾
pages. Remember to
type 265 words one
night and submit it
to Westerville
Schoology.
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
2 Overheard dialogue 3 Penny Debate
4 Guest Pass Wreck 5
Use quotation
Read the fact sheet That Journal: Give
marks correctly to and explain whether your notebook to
record words you pennies should be someone, and they
hear on the TV,
used or not, citing complete your
radio, or in person. evidence from the writing this
fact sheet.
weekend.
6 Write 15 minutes 7 This is to say . . . 8 My mother and
father came . . .
each night, 1 ¾
pages. Remember to Write about where Write about your
type 265 words one you were born, your parents, family or
night and submit it street and
grandparents,
to Westerville
sounds & memories
neighborhood
Schoology.
from childhood
9 This was the
country . . . and all of
that happened in the
days before now
Write about your
pets and traditions
10 If you give a ____ 11 Sticky items here.
a ____ Fill in the
blanks to create a Wreck That
cause-and-effect
Journal
story, like If you
Give a Mouse a
Cookie
13 Write 15 minutes 14 Birthdays
each night, 1 ¾
pages. Remember to Describe your
type 265 words one birthday memories,
night and submit it gifts received and
to Westerville
given, hopes, or
Schoology.
wishes.
15 Best Part of Me
Choose 3-5
characteristics
about yourself and
explain why you
like them.
16 Backpacks
Describe everything
you can do, have
done, or have seen
kept in a backpack.
17 Spring Senses Use 18 Use a sparkly pen. 19
Edit and review your
your 5 senses to
describe the season seeds from MonWed.
of spring.
20 Write 15 minutes 21 What I
love/dislike about
each night, 1 ¾
pages. Remember to spring Write a
type 265 words one paragraph for each
night and submit it thing you love or
to Westerville
don’t love about
Schoology.
spring.
22 Spring Activities 23 Spring Poems
Describe sports,
Write 4-5 poems
hobbies, or activities about winter.
you enjoy in the
Remember that all
spring.
poems do not have
to rhyme, and they
may be in the shape
of the item.
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24 Spring Break
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Signs List all of the
signs you see during NO SCHOOL
your break. This
should summarize
your activities
during break.
NO SCHOOL
NO SCHOOL
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NO SCHOOL
(Spring Break)
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Use editing marks.
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April 2016
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Last Day
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