Hillside Elementary School
Hastings-on-Hudson Union Free School District
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Reading & Writing Units Across Grades
Kindergarten:
Unit 1
Unit 2
Unit 3
Unit 4
Unit 5
Unit 6
Reading Units
We Are Readers
Reading By Heart: Emergent Storybooks
Reading Together
(Narrative)
Reading Books That Fit
Reading “Teaching Books”
(Informational)-->
Reading “Teaching Books”
(Informational)
Writing Units
We Are Writers
(Multi Genre)
(Sketch & label)
How To Books
(Procedural Informational)
Opinion Writing
(Opinion)
Telling Our Stories
Poetry (*will be reading poetry, too)
All About Books
First Grade:
Unit 1
Unit 2
Unit 3
Unit 4
Unit 5
Reading Units
Building Your Reading Toolbox
(Mix of Genres)
Tackling the Tricky Parts
(Fictional Narrative)
Reading to Learn About the World
(Informational)
Becoming Friends with Characters
(Fictional Narrative)
Questions You Are Curious About (Reading in the Content Areas)
Writing Units
Building Your Writing Toolbox
(Pattern Books)
Adding Trouble
(Narrative)
Informational Manuals
(Informational)
Who Says? Writing Reviews
(Opinion)
Writing About Our Learning (Informational)
Second Grade:
Unit 1
Unit 2
Unit 3
Unit 4
Unit 5
Reading Units
Understanding Characters’ Journeys & Adventures
(Narrative)
Reading to Learn Information
(Informational)
Developing Ideas About Characters: Thinking & Talking About Books in Partnerships
(Narrative)
Researching a Topic
(Informational)
Forming & Supporting Opinions About Series Books
(Narrative)
Writing Units
One Scene Stories
(Narrative)
Expert Books with Text Features
(Informational)
Realistic Fiction Picture Books
(Narrative)
Mashup Nonfiction: Blending Information with Clever Characters
(Narrative & Informational)
Sharing Our Opinions About Book Series:
Becoming Mini-Book Reviewers
(Opinion)
Third Grade:
Unit 1
Unit 2
Unit 3
Unit 4
Unit 5
Reading Units
Nurturing Our Reading Lives
(Mostly fictional narrative, some other genres)
What’s The Point? Determining the Main Ideas Authors Most Want Us To Know
(Informational)
Interpreting Character Relationships in Book Clubs (fictional narrative)
Reading Across Informational Texts to Gather Research
(Informational)
Forming Ideas About Real & Fictional Characters: A Fiction & Biography Unit
(mixed genre)
Writing Units
Reviving Our Writing Lives
(Narrative)
Question/Answer Books
(Informational)
Character-Based Literary Essay
(Opinion)
Class Informational Magazine
(Informational)
Edge of Your Seat Stories
(Narrative)
Fourth Grade:
Unit 1
Unit 2
Unit 3
Unit 4
Unit 5
Reading Units
Studying & Sharing Our Thinking
Thinking Deeply About Characters
Synthesizing Ideas Across Nonfiction Texts
Interpreting Theme In Book Club & Our Lives
Considering Multiple Perspectives- Nonfiction
Writing Units
Perspective Short Fiction
(Narrative)
Cross-Text Literary Essay
(Opinion)
Wikis
(Informational)
One Scene Plays
(Narrative)
Blogging About Our Beliefs
(Info/Opinion Hybrid)