- Performance
- Journal Writing
- Read Pair-Share
- Reading for a variety of purposes
- Exposure to multiple languages - (Spanish, American Sign Language-ASL)
- Discussion groups
- Game Playing
- Shared Reading
- Letter Writing
- Poetry
- Storytelling
- Playwriting & performance
- Unstructured exploration
- Sustained silent reading
- Read Aloud
- Newsletters
- Interviews
- Writing Prompts
- Creative Writing
- Research Projects
- Illustrate & publish
- Presentations
- Conducting Experiments
- Cooperative Learning projects
- Field Trips
- Contact with “experts from the field”
- Visual art projects
- Field Guides
- Brochures
- Multi-media projects
- Design and construction projects
- School & Community Service Projects
- Partner with other schools/classrooms around the world
- Peer tutoring
