Scope and Sequence Level 1
(First grade or remedial second grade)
Note: each lesson has an extension activity for students who have already mastered the goal
Also, very important – these lessons include a lot of FUN!
Workbook 1 – 15 lessons
- Forming round letters (a, c, o, d, and g)
- Adding detail to drawings
- Doing step-by-step drawing
- Pencil grip
- Practising focus and concentration on work
Workbook 2 – 15 lessons
- Forming tall top letters (t, h, l, k, and b all begin at the top)
- Forming short top letters (r, n and m)
- Learning about spacing
- Writing beginning and ending sounds
- Where ideas come from (experiences, imagination, books and media, feelings)
- Practice drawing and writing from different sources of ideas
- Opportunities for free choice writing and drawing
Workbook 3 – 15 lessons
- Forming letters p, j, i, f, s, e, u, and w
- Sounding out and writing simple words
- Space between words
- Telling an experience with pictures and words
- Concept of beginning, middle and end
- Learning to stay on topic
- Writing about a main character
Workbook 4 – 15 lessons
- Forming letters y, v, q, z, and x
- Correct spacing
- Introduction to verbs
- Shifting the balance to more writing than drawing
- Writing an opinion with three reasons
- Sounding out and writing words with consonant blends and silent “e”
- Writing facts about a topic
- Making lists
Workbook 5 – 15 lessons
- Using noun and verb cards to build complete sentences
- Using conjunctions to make longer sentences
- Using pronouns to start a new sentence
- Emphasis on punctuation
- Writing on single lines and still maintaining correct letter sizes
- Opportunities for free choice writing
Workbook 6 – 14 lessons
- Adding punctuation to groups of words to make sentences
- Filling a line of writing before starting the next line
- Writing friendly letters
Workbook 7 – 13 lessons
- Adding a “when” and “where” (prepositional phrases)
- Writing longer sentences
- Writing more on a topic
- Opportunities for free choice writing
Scope and Sequence Level 2
(Second grade or remedial third and fourth grade)
Note: each lesson has an extension activity for students who have already mastered the goal
Also, very important – these lessons include a lot of FUN!
Workbook 1 – 11 lessons
- Handwriting review and practice
- Review of letter sizing
- Distinguishing sentences from fragments
- Writing complete sentences
- Working on stamina
- Free choice writing and writing to a prompt
Workbook 2 – 8 lessons
- Generating ideas for writing
- Practicing neat handwriting
- Capital letters for proper nouns
- Writing sentences about a topic using who, what , where, when, and why details
Workbook 3 – 13 lessons
- Handwriting review
- Punctuation review
- Adding punctuation to groups of words to make sentences
- Reviewing terms noun, verb, pronoun and conjunction
- Choosing a topic to write about
- Writing details
- Writing 8-10 complete sentences with details on a topic of choice
Workbook 4 – 12 lessons
- Adding a “when” and “where” (prepositional phrases)
- Adding an adjective
- Writing longer sentences
- Writing more on a topic
- Opportunities for free choice writing
- Workbooks 5 and 6 are templates for writing a personal narrative
Workbook 5 – 4 lessons on rough draft
- The writing process
- Deciding on three main events
- Choosing an introduction
- Writing a rough draft
- Rough drafts of illustrations
- Choosing a conclusion
Workbook 6 – Final draft (about 4 lessons)
- Understanding editing
- Understanding revising
- Using teacher edits to create a final draft
- Writing neatly
- Adding final illustrations
Scope and Sequence Level K
Kindergarten is still in process. Contact me if you would like to pilot kindergarten materials in 2017-18.
