Writing Curriculum | Mixed-Themed | Grades 3rd-5th

Homeschool Made Simple ™: 8-Week Writing Curriculum | STEM | Hands-On Projects | Project-based Learning | Differentiation | Grades 3rd-5th

Make writing engaging, purposeful, and hands-on with this 8-week homeschool writing unit for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade!

This flexible writing resource combines writing practice, vocabulary, reading comprehension, research writing, STEM, hands-on projects, choice boards, reflective journaling, assessment, and differentiated supports to help upper-elementary students become more confident and independent writers.

Students will have opportunities to read, think, research, plan, write, create, revise, and reflect while exploring meaningful topics and completing hands-on learning experiences.

This unit encourages students to:

READ → THINK → RESEARCH → PLAN → WRITE → CREATE → REVISE → REFLECT

With hands-on projects, reading connections, STEM, student choice, and differentiated supports, students develop writing skills while learning to communicate their ideas with greater clarity and confidence.

What’s Included?
• Needs Assessment
• Beginning Writing Profile
• Writing Schedule
• Writing Prompts
• Interactive Writing Activities
• Vocabulary Review
• 2 Reading Comprehension Activities
• Research Writing Responses
• 1 STEM Activity
• 8 Hands-On Projects
• 2 Choice Boards
• 12 Activities on Each Choice Board
• 2 Reflective Journal Prompts
• Writing Rubric
• Differentiated Learner Supports
• Beginning, Middle & End Graphic Organizer
• Fiction or Nonfiction Passage

Skill-building tasks reinforced by:
•Narrative Writing
•Informational Writing
•Opinion Writing
•Research Writing
•Reading Comprehension
•Vocabulary Development
•Paragraph Organization
•Critical Thinking
•STEM Integration
•Editing & Revising
•Communication
•Creativity

Printing Recommendation (scale to fit full page)
• Paper Size: 8.5" × 11" (216 × 279 mm)
• Printer Setting: Letter Scale- A4 210 × 297 mm (8.27" × 11.69")
• Scale: Fit to Page or Fit Printable Area
• Fit (if needed) Orientation: Portrait (or Landscape, depending on the design)

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