Dear Mr. Blueberry


Book Description

While on summer vacation, five-year-old Emily thinks she sees a whale in her garden pond and writes to her teacher, Mr. Blueberry, to ask for advice on how to care for it.




Writing Lesson Level 2--Excellent Endings


Book Description

Incorporate writing instruction in your classroom as an essential element of literacy development while implementing best practices. Simplify the planning of writing instruction and become familiar with the Common Core State Standards of Writing.




Writing Lesson Level 2--Tell, Sketch, and Write Narrative Text


Book Description

Incorporate writing instruction in your classroom as an essential element of literacy development while implementing best practices. Simplify the planning of writing instruction and become familiar with the Common Core State Standards of Writing.




Writing Lesson Level 2--Organizing Your Thinking with the Hand Plan


Book Description

Incorporate writing instruction in your classroom as an essential element of literacy development while implementing best practices. Simplify the planning of writing instruction and become familiar with the Common Core State Standards of Writing.




Writing Lesson Level 2--Making Alphabet Books


Book Description

Incorporate writing instruction in your classroom as an essential element of literacy development while implementing best practices. Simplify the planning of writing instruction and become familiar with the Common Core State Standards of Writing.




Writing Lesson Level 2--Writing Directions


Book Description

Incorporate writing instruction in your classroom as an essential element of literacy development while implementing best practices. Simplify the planning of writing instruction and become familiar with the Common Core State Standards of Writing.




Writing Lesson Level 2--Writing a Letter


Book Description

Incorporate writing instruction in your classroom as an essential element of literacy development while implementing best practices. Simplify the planning of writing instruction and become familiar with the Common Core State Standards of Writing.




Dear Mrs. LaRue


Book Description

Gertrude LaRue receives typewritten and paw-written letters from her dog Ike, entreating her to let him leave the Igor Brotweiler Canine Academy and come back home.




The Whale in My Swimming Pool


Book Description

Now in board book! The story of a boy who discovers a whale in his pool one hot summer day.




Getting to the Core of Writing: Essential Lessons for Every Second Grade Student


Book Description

Inspire students to develop as writers in the second grade classroom with these engaging and creative writing lessons. This classroom-tested resource shows positive results in students' writing and simplifies the planning of writing instruction. It contains detailed information on how to establish and manage daily Writer's Workshop and includes consistent, structured instruction to encourage students to actively participate in the writing process. Specific lessons to help students develop the traits of quality writing are also included.