Contraction Chart
Story Sticks
Choose one of each and then have students make up a story based on what they picked.
Yellow = character
Red = conflict
Green = setting
Blue = "special"
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Yellow = character
Red = conflict
Green = setting
Blue = "special"
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Color and Create Your Own Story
These outlines can be used the students to create a simple story line.
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PDF Download: Elephant and Piggy
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PDF Download: Elephant and Piggy
Common Core Writing Rubrics
Common Core Writing Rubrics that are based specifically on the language used in the Common Core Standards to assess the students in their writing. There is rubric for each grade level (Grades 1-4) in each of the 3 types of Common Core Writing: Opinion, Informative/Explanatory, and Narrative Writing. You can use this as a self-assessment for the students or as a teacher assessment guide.
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Download: Teachers Pay Teachers
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Non-Fiction Writing Rubrics
Using My Writer's Eyes
This would be a poster to hang in the room for students to see a visual of what the editing process looks like.
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Download PDF: Here
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Download PDF: Here
Main Idea and Supporting Details
Use the graphic organizer from Brain pop with a story that the class wrote as a class. Write the main idea on the top and the supporting details on the legs. Helps kids get a visual of how supporting details work.
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Download Graphic Organizer: Here
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Download Graphic Organizer: Here
Write Bingo
Students can pick which activities they want to complete. Good mix of structure while still letting the children be independent.
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Download: Here
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My First Journal
With the rigor of the Common Core Writing Standards, it is important to get our kiddos writing at an early age. This journal provides students with writing prompts, pictures with words, a box for drawing a picture, and another word bank with a variety of words to use to write a more detailed piece. There are 34 different writing prompts and there are also 2 reference pages: 1 with common beginning sight words and 1 with the alphabet for letter formation.
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Whole Class Journals
15 covers are included in this product, in addition to an idea, the directions to give students for writing and reading in the journals. All you will have to do is print and glue these covers onto the front of a notebook of your choice.
Topics Include:
Pg. 6 – Future Job
Pg. 7 – Favorite Pets
Pg. 8 – Favorite Food
Pg. 9 – Favorite Music
Pg. 10 – Save the Earth
Pg. 11 – Summer Activity
Pg. 12 – Winter Activity
Pg. 13 – Spring Activity
Pg. 14 – Fall Activity
Pg. 15 – Travel Adventure
Pg. 16 – Favorite Sport
Pg. 17 – Space Adventure
Pg. 18 – Super Hero Talent
Pg. 19 – Save the Princess
Pg. 20 – Magical Tree Adventure
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