Writing

Do your students have trouble writing complete sentences? Do they write in fragments and run-ons? Perhaps they write with complete sentences, but their sentences are short and choppy. Sentence Go Round is a simple and fun cooperative learning strategy to teach students how to write longer, more complex sentences. It starts with a short review of sentence fragments, run-on sentences, and complete sentences that includes a sentence sorting activity. Then students work with a team to expand short, basic sentences into longer, more interesting sentences. Black and white versions of the student printables are included.

Explore the term "blue moon" in writing. What is a bluemoon? When was the last time a blue moon occurred? Whatdoes the phrase "once in a blue moon" mean? What types ofevents seem to happen once in a blue moon in your life?

A cinquain is a simple five-line poem that follows a pattern.Interview a friend and use what you learn to write a cinquainabout that person. Copy the cinquain onto the heart pattern.

Character Bio Reports is a great way to teach kids how to write an organized report or essay about a person or character... without copying and pasting facts from a website. This assignment requires students to choose a famous person or character, research that person, and write a short character analysis. Complete directions are included, along with graphic organizers and a rubric.

Plural or Possessive? Task Cards and More! includes short answer task cards and lesson suggestions for introducing the concept of possessive nouns. The activities are specifically designed to help students distinguish between plural nouns and singular possessive nouns. This packet includes directions for a whole-class introduction to the concepts as well as an assortment of activities that can be completed as a class, in cooperative learning groups, in centers, or in small guided instruction groups. Directions and task cards are included for the active engagement strategy, "Showdown." Because this product is an introduction to the concept, it does not cover rules for forming plural possessives.

(Big Words: wrestling, quarterback, multiplication, measurement, kindergarten)

Find the "big word" and as many smaller words as possible usingthe given letters.

Seek & Spell Challenge is an engaging word work strategy that's so fun your kids won't even know they're learning! But while they are working, they're improving both spelling and foundational reading skills.

   Please make your corrections on this paper.  Then copy eachparagraph correctly onto a clean sheet of notebook paper.

Copy the sentences from the overhead and make your corrections. You may use adictionary or any other resource. When we discuss the sentences in class, be sureto correct any errors that you didn‘t find on your own.

Thankful writing is a step-by-step lesson that's both an easy introduction to expository writing and a craft project. Best of all, the final product is a gift that will be treasured for years! In this packet, you'll find a suggested lesson plan and ready-to-use printables to make the process easy.

First discuss whether each is a direct or an indirect quotation. If the team agrees that it’sa direct quotation, write it correctly on your whiteboards and then compare.

Do your students have trouble writing interesting sentences? If so, you can use these winter-themed task cards as starter sentences for them to expand with details.

Letters to the Future is a strategy for having students write letters to themselves that will bedelivered in the future. The activity can be completed electronically using the website FutureMe.orgwhich will automatically deliver an email on a specific date in the future, or it can be completed as apaper and pencil activity with letters being delivered personally. This teaching packet includes asample parent letter, teaching suggestions, and a graphic organizer for brainstorming ideas.