Single Paragraph Outline (SPO)

Ms. Guillory’s 1st grade class completes an SPO around their class pet Rosie. (Long-version video)

Mrs. McDermott assesses her fourth grade students’ comprehension of the text, “The Witches” by Roald Dahl by using a because, but, so activity.

Ms. Baijnauth teaches her first-graders how to begin sentences with the subordinating conjunctions, “Before,” “After,” and “If” to review the life cycle of a butterfly.

Mr. Pei leads his first-graders in a whole-class practice of sentence expansion.

Mrs. McDermott shows her fourth-grade students how to use their research notes to build a single paragraph outline (SPO) about NYC and the Adirondacks.

Ms. Weathersby leads her second-graders in a whole-class practice of changing fragments to sentences as a review of a reading about frogs.

Ms. Lester leads her fourth-graders in a whole-class practice of transitions as a review of the Boston Tea Party.

Ms. Davis leads her third-graders in a whole class practice of appositives to describe the characters in the text, “Because of Winn-Dixie.”

Ms. Long leads her fourth-graders in a remote whole-class practice of note-taking using the text, “The Lightning Thief.”

Ms. Hollis leads her third-graders in a remote whole-class practice of sentence combining as a review of the Louisiana Purchase.