Grade 1 with Mr. Twisty

The week in 5 easy beats

• Monday Read: Omar and the Magic Hat — belonging & imagination.
• Tuesday StoryQuest: Planetarium or Aquarium with student choice.
• Wednesday Write: mini-prompt aligned to the StoryQuest.
• Thursday SEL pulse: 1-question check on the projector.
• Friday Showcase: share 3 student writings, celebrate “Not Yet”.

SEL focus & standards

• CASEL: Social awareness; self-awareness.
• CCSS.ELA.RL.1.2 (central message)
• CCSS.ELA.W.1.3 (narrative writing)

Differentiation

Set Lexile bands per student in admin. ELL students get bilingual sentence frames; IEP students get extended time and read-aloud audio.

Family extension

• Story map together at home.
• Family draws their own “magic hat” symbol.