Units of Study in Reading:
Kindergarten
- Shared Reading
- I Am a Reader
- Readers Use All of their Superpowers to Read
- Growing Expertise in Informational Books
Grade 1
- Readers Build Good Habits
- Word Detectives
- Information: Learning by Reading
- Studying Characters and Story Elements
Grade 2
- Taking Charge of Our Reading
- Information Experts
- Realistic Fiction: Reading Longer and Stronger
- Second Grade Book Clubs
Grade 3
- Building a Reading Life
- Information: Reading to Learn
- Character Studies
- Research Clubs
Grade 4
- Interpreting Characters
- Reading Non-Fiction, Reading the World
- Reading Like a Fan
- Reading History
Grade 5
- Interpretation and Analysis of Themes
- Tackling Complexity: Informational Texts
- Focus on Issues: Argument and Advocacy
- Historical Fiction and Related Informational Reading
Units of Study in Writing:
Each grade level (K-5) completes units of study in three major genres of writing:
- Narrative
- Informational
- Persuasive/Opinion
Units of Study in Opinion, Information, and Narrative Writing by Lucy Calkins and Colleagues at Teachers College Reading and Writing Project is currently used in K-5 classrooms as the core writing curriculum.