In writer's workshop, children are encouraged to write about topics which are meaningful to them as well as exploring the genres of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. Children are encouraged to contribute to The Bank Street Bugle . As children write, there is an emphasis on skills for refining and revising the text. Students respond to and critique each other's work through small- group and wholeclass shares, and writers are expected to spend time revising pieces which they wish to publish. Skills such as cutting and pasting are used to enact the revision process.
Children continue to use invented spelling for their drafts.
The class discusses strategies for spelling more difficult words and children are expected to use conventional spelling for frequently used words. Finding patterns, both numerical and ecumenical, remains an integral ral part of the program, as does the continued development of number sense, mental math, problem-solving, estimation skills, and computation, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of whole numbers. These goals are accomplished through a variety of approaches. Emphasis is placed on the application of math to the real world. Math instruction involves a variety of experiences including discussions, free exploration, games, pencil and paper work, and the manipulation of materials.