Ann can Ann likes Paper Pencil, crayons 1. Get your paper. 2. Write a sentence about Ann. Ann likes to jump. 3. Draw a picture to go with your sentence. Ann Sentences
Compare Two Friends 1. You will be writing a story that compares two people you know. 2. Your purpose in writing this is to inform the reader about things that are different and things that are alike between two people. 3. Make a Venn Diagram. Paper Pencil Computer 4. Fill out the chart using information about the two people you ve chosen. You can pick friends, family, or even yourself! 5. Next, take your Venn Diagram to the computer. 6. Go to Microsoft Word under Microsoft Applications. 7. Begin typing your story. Use the Venn Diagram to help you. 8. Draw pictures to illustrate your story. Compare Two Friends
Pencil Paper Fossil Story 1. Choose one of the story prompts to write about. Write a story about a boy or girl who finds a fossil. Tell where he or she found it and what it looked like. Tell about a museum you have visited or would like to visit. What exhibits do they have there? What do you know about dinosaurs? What do they look like? What do they eat? How big are they? How do you know this? Fossil Story
Friend Story Pencil, Crayons Construction Paper 1. Draw a picture of a special friend that you have. 2. On the back of the picture, write two sentences about your special friend. 3. Color your picture. Checklist: 4. Did you start your sentence with a capital letter? 5. Did you end your sentence with the correct punctuation? 6. Did you put your name on your paper? Friend Story
Make a Greeting Card Reading Book or Leveled Reader ½ sheet white or manila construction paper Pencil, Crayons Card Fold your paper in half to make it into a card. Create a greeting card for the main character in the story you read. It could be a birthday card, a get well card, a thank you card or a holiday card. Decorate your card too! BE CREATIVE!!
Grocery Letter Chart of fruits and vegetables Paper Pencil Sample letter 1. Fill in the chart of fruits and vegetables that you like and don t like. 2. Write a letter to you parents and ask them to not buy the things that you don t like. 3. Tell them why you do not want them to buy these things. 4. Tell them what you want them to buy. 5. Tell them why you want them to buy these things. Grocery Letter
Date Dear Mom, Thank you for shopping for our family. When you shop for fruit, please do not buy bananas. I do not like bananas. They are mushy. They get black spots on them. I do not like the way they taste. I do like grapes. Could you please buy grapes? They are small and crispy. Grapes taste sweet in my mouth. I like the ones without seeds. Thank you mom! Love, Grocery Letter
Fruits & Vegetables I Like Fruits & Vegetables I Do NOT Like Grocery Letter
A Helpful Letter 1. How could you help others in the community? Could you help sick children in the hospital? Could you volunteer at the animal shelter? Prewrite sheet Pencil 2. You will write a letter to the principal. Convince him/her to help with a project that would benefit others. 3. First, fill out the prewrite sheet. 4. Next, go to the computer to type your letter. 5. Use the prewrite sheet to help you. 6. Don t forget that a letter has an opening, a body, and a closing. Helpful Letter
Prewrite What I Want to Do: How It Can Help Others: Reason 1: How It Can Help Others: Reason 2: Helpful Letter
How to Mail a Letter How do you mail a letter? Pretend that you are explaining it to a kindergartener. What are the steps in sequence? Write about the steps and include pictures to help your reader understand the process. Pencil Paper EXTEND: Write about how a post office works and why it is important. Pretend you are a postal worker write about a day on the job. What might you do? What might you see? How to Mail a Letter
You re Invited Pencil Paper EXTEND: Write a letter to someone to tell them about the party. 1. Make an invitation inviting your friends to a party. 2. Make sure to include the date, time, location, and reason for the party. Invitation 3. Include artwork on your invitation to make it exciting!!
Write about a firefighter 1. Draw a picture of a fireman fighting a fire. Story paper Pencil Crayons Sample letter 2. Write a letter to a friend. 3. Tell them what a fireman does. 4. Tell them why you think being a firefighter is important. 5. Use the sample letter to help you. Checklist: 6. Reread what you wrote. 7. Did you tell what a firefighter does? (3 things) 8. Did you tell why a fireman is important? Letter to a Firefighter
Date Dear Friend, Firefighters do many things to help put out fires. They. Firemen are really important to us because. I think firefighters are. Your friend, Signature Letter to a Firefighter
Letter Writing Graphic organizer Reading book 1. Reread your favorite story in the reader. 2. Think about why it is your favorite story. 3. Use the graphic organizer to help you plan your letter. 4. On the computer. Write a letter to your teacher telling her why this is your favorite story. Checklist: 5. Do you have a date, greeting, body, and closing? 6. Did you sign the letter with your name? 7. Does it all make sense? 8. Did you give three reasons why that is your favorite story? Letter Writing 9. Print what you wrote.
Graphic Organizer Use this graphic organizer to help you write why you think the story you read is your favorite from the book. My Favorite Story Letter Writing Reason #1 Write what a character in the story did that you liked or thought was funny. Reason #2 Write about something that happened in the story that you liked. Reason #3 Does this remind you of something that has happened to you?
Magazine Article Pencil Paper EXTEND: Make a magazine using Microsoft publisher. 1. Imagine you a news reporter for National Geographic Magazine. 2. Write an article that gives information about a person, place or thing that might be featured in a magazine. Magazine Article 3. Include pictures.
Main Idea & Details 1. The main idea of a story or paragraph tells what it is mainly about. It helps you understand what you read. 2. Details help make the main idea clearer. Paper Pencil 3. On your paper, write a short paragraph about an animal or plant. 4. Make sure the reader can understand what the main idea is. 5. Add details to make the main idea more clear. 6. Now, read your paragraph to a partner. 7. Ask your partner what the main idea is. Ask them to list details. Main Idea & Details
My Favorite Story Graphic organizer Reading book Paper Pencil 1. Reread your favorite story in your Reading Book. 2. Think about why it is your favorite story. 3. Use the graphic organizer to help you plan your writing. 4. Using Microsoft Word on the computer to write why this is your favorite story. 5. Illustrate your favorite part of the story. My Favorite Story
Graphic Organizer Use this graphic organizer to help you write why you think the story you read is your favorite from the book. Use your book to help you My Favorite Story Reason #1 Write what a character in the story did that you liked or thought was funny. Reason #2 Write about something that happened in the story that you liked. Reason #3 Does this remind you of something that has happened to you? My Favorite Story
Model of Favorite Story My favorite story was Owl and the Moon. I thought Owl was a funny character. He thought the moon was following him so he kept talking to the moon. I thought the part when Owl shouted Good-bye, moon! was funny because he thought moon really listened to him. This reminds me of a time when I thought there was something in my room at night. I yelled out in the darkness Go away! and then the noise stopped. I think it was really the branches rubbing against my window. I would like to read more books about Owl. He is a funny character. My Favorite Story
Reflection Writing Mirror Pencil Paper Sample writing 1. Look at yourself in a mirror. 2. Write down on a piece of paper words that you would use to describe what you look like. (Adjectives) 3. Think about your hair, eyes, nose, skin, mouth, smile, and teeth. 4. Use the sample writing to write a description of what you look like. 5. Put your name on the back of the paper you write. 6. See if your teacher can guess who you are by the way you described yourself. Reflection Writing
Reflection Writing When I look into the mirror, these are some of the wonderful things I see about myself. First I see big brown eyes that sparkle when I am at school because I am happy. My eyes are shaped like almonds. I have a large smile with two missing front teeth. I like to wear shiny lip gloss on my lips. My mom will not let me wear any color lip gloss because I am too young. My hair matches the color of my eyes which is dark brown. My long straight hair is usually in a ponytail with a colorful bow that matches my outfit. When I do not have my hair down it usually comes to about my shoulders. I have freckles on my cheeks and nose. My mother tells me that they are kisses from an angel. My freckles are dark brown and my skin is a soft light color. My nose is short and stubby and just right for my face. When I have a cold, it turns red. I like the way I look. There is no one else like me! Can you guess who I am? Reflection Writing
Sensible Writing Paper Pencil Model writing 1. Pretend you do not have one of your senses. 2. Make a list of things you could not do without that sense. 3. Look at your list. Choose one of your ideas to write about. 4. Draw a picture. Write a paragraph with at least 3 sentences describing what you would be missing if you did not have what you circled. 1. Make sure you have a beginning sentence. 2. Make sure you have at least 3 middle sentences. 3. Make sure you have an ending sentence. 4. Read your paper to a friend. Sensible Writing
Sensible Writing List List of things I would not be able to. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Sensible Writing
Sensible Writing Model of List List of things I would not be able to see. 1. family 2. clothes 3. colors 4. pets 5. T.V. 6. flower garden 7. video games 8. friends 9. movies 10. playground Sensible Writing Model of Writing Wow! It would be really different if I could not see. I would not be able to enjoy the beauty of my flower garden. My garden has many bright colors like pink, red, yellow, green and purple. The flowers are different shapes and sizes. Some are large and other flowers are tiny. They open up when the warm sun shines on them. I would miss seeing all the insects in the garden like butterflies and ladybugs. I would really miss seeing my flower garden if I could not have my sense of sight. Sensible Writing
Pencil, Crayons Story Paper Vet Story 1. Pretend you are a vet who works on a farm. 2. Draw a picture about a sick animal you take care of. 3. Write your story. 4. Your first sentence should tell who you are. 5. Your second sentence should tell where you are. 6. Your next sentence should tell what happened. 7. Tell how you are going to get the animal well. 8. How does the story end? Checklist: 9. Reread your story. 10. Does it have the parts listed above? Vet Story 11. Does it make sense? 12. Do you have capitals and punctuation?