1st Grade -- Printed & Online Teaching Manual

Designed for the 1st grade teacher, this package includes the following:

• Writing by Design® Printed Teaching Manual
• Writing by Design® Online Teaching Manual (1 teacher license) for off-site planning and computer projection.  Optional annual renewal, $50.
• Free password-protected access to supporting documents and teaching resources

 Teaching Manuals

Each manual provides step-by-step comprehensive lesson plans for the instruction of Modeled, Shared, Interactive, and Independent writing.  Lessons build from the emergent writer to independence with instruction of genre-specific writing: Narrative -Personal and Fictional, Summary - Narrative and Informative, Informative - Description and How-to, and Opinion - Of a topic and a book.

 125 Lessons are supported by:

• Parent Involvement Letters
• Daily Writing Warm-Ups to develop writing skills
• Picture supported student friendly rubrics
• Model Papers
• Introductory Six Traits lessons
• Pictorials and lesson references to Six Traits and Genre Charts
• Reproducible student handouts and worksheets
• Common Core Standards alignment
• “No Excuse Spelling” K-8 and grade-specific word lists
• Revision and Editing tools and exercises
• Supportive lesson resources
• Differentiated teaching tips for ELL and students with special needs
• Writing strategies
• Engaging beginnings and conclusions
• Authentic Assessments
• Lesson-specific recommended picture books
• Spanish-translated resources

Writing by Design® uses YouTube available recommended picture books, which are listed here.