(Click on the buttons for a description of each activity.  The links are given as information on 4 blocks, the curriculum may not exactly follow the 4 blocks method)

       - this is a method of identifying, configuring and forming words using patterns within words.  We will also use a word wall to identify commonly misspelled high frequency words.

        - is an opportunity for students to read what they would like to read.  I will conference with the students and give them an opportunity to share their book, magazine, Internet article, comic book, etc. with me and the rest of the class.  This is also the portion of the day when I will read aloud to the class.  This will include many different genres of literature.

        - is the time of the day where students will "read with a purpose".  We will read as a whole class, in partners, small groups, as teachers, chorally, etc.  These are just some of the different activities that we will participate in during guided reading.  This is where many of the "core" subjects will also be addressed.  Things such as science, social studies, and the new reading series.  There is a lot of integration of subjects in the guided reading portion of 4 blocks.

         - this is the section of 4 blocks where not only writing (obviously) takes place, but many of the grammar lessons that are necessary in the language arts block.  Students will have opportunities to share their writing during conference time with the teacher as well as with the whole class.

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