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Write about a Book
K.S3.B-2 Add appropriate drawings or other visual displays to provide additional detail to a variety of topics, experiences, or events.
K.S9.I-2K.S9.I-2 Use a combination of drawing, teacher dictation, and writing to produce a grade-appropriate text for a given purpose.
W.K.7 Participate in shared research and writing projects (e.g., explore a number of books by a favorite author and express opinions about them).
W.1.7W.1.7 Participate in shared research and writing projects (e.g., explore a number of "how-to" books on a given topic and use them to write a sequence of instructions).
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Add Facts to Informative Text
K.S3.B-4 Produce writing with appropriate organization using graphic organizers and sentence frames about a variety of topics, experiences, or events.
K.S7.I-1K.S7.I-1 Recall and record information from experience or use information from provided sources to answer a question with increasing control.
W.K.2 Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose informative/explanatory texts in which they name what they are writing about and supply some information about the topic.
W.K.5W.K.5 With guidance and support from adults, respond to questions and suggestions from peers and add details to strengthen writing as needed.
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Describe Your Opinion About an Experience
W.K.1 Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose opinion pieces in which they tell a reader the topic or the name of the book they are writing about and state an opinion or preference about the topic or book (e.g., My favorite book is...).
W.K.8W.K.8 With guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question.
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Describe an Experience
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Describe Places
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Present Explanatory Text
K.S5.I-2 Demonstrate increasing awareness of differences between informal "playground speech" and language appropriate to the classroom.
K.S6.B-2K.S6.B-2 Follow increasing number of rules for discussion about familiar topics.
K.S7.I-2K.S7.I-2 Participate in shared research and writing projects by evaluating and communicating findings.
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Print Uppercase & Lowercase Letters
This concepts of print lesson requires students to practice the printing of upper and lower-case letters. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. Unlike most EDI lessons, these lessons do not have Independent Practice and Periodic Review for the students to perform individually. Each letter includes a short Concept Development followed by Guided Practice; as a result, each page is labeled with the corresponding letter (e.g., Concept Development: A, Skill Development/Guided Practice: J, etc.). These lessons can be done in any order and are currently arranged in alphabetical order.