Writing Folder Tools. {for K-2}

Writing Folder Tools {for K-2}

Hey there teaching friend Enjoy these writing folder materials for K-2 These supports have helped my students become more independent writers, and I hope they do the same for your students. Many of these writing folder tools are adapted from my Kindergarten, first grade, or second grade writing programs. The minilessons in these writing units will inspire your students to take ownership over their work and make their writing the very best that it can be In this pack, you ll find the following: - Writing folder cover pages (pre-made or blank so students can design it) - Alphabet chart (color and B&W) - Blends and digraphs chart (color and B&W) - Vowel chart (color and B&W) - My Book of Words (for a personal sight word booklet or interesting words) - Writing process chart - Writing scaffold - Editing checklists (3 different versions and a blank option) - Narrative writing support (2 different versions) - Informational writing support (2 different versions) - Opinion/persuasive writing support (2 different versions) - Transition words charts (2 options) - Temporal words chart Questions about the materials? Email me at lilypadlittles@gmail.com. Happy teaching Alison 2015 Learning At The Primary Pond

My Writing Folder

Alphabet Chart for Writers Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo Pp Qq Rr Ss Tt Uu Vv Ww Xx Yy Zz

Blends & Digraphs Chart for Writers bl br ch cl cr dr fl fr gl gr pl pr sc sh sk sl sm sn sp st sw th tr tw wh

Vowel Chart for Writers short short short short short a e i o u long long long long long a e i o u ar er ir or ur jar ladder bird horse nurse

My Book of Words By:

Aa Bb Cc Dd

Ee Ff Gg Hh

Ii Jj Kk Ll

Mm Nn Oo Pp

Qq Rr Ss Tt

Uu Vv Ww Xx

Yy Zz

The Writing Process 1. Plan 2. Draft 3. Revise 4. Edit yuo You 5. Publish

I can write 1.Think of an idea. We ran home. 2. Plan your first sentence. Say it 3 times. We 3. Say the first word. Listen for the sounds. We 4. Write the first word. We We 5. Read the word you wrote. ran 6. Say the next word. Write it. Read it. Keep on going until your sentence is finished

I can write 1. Think of an idea (what you want to write about). We ran home. 2. Plan your first sentence. Say it 3 times. 3. Count the words in your sentence. Draw a line for each word. We 4. Say the first word. Listen for the sounds. Write the sounds you hear. We We 5. Read the word you wrote. We ran We ran 6. Keep writing words. Each time you write a word, reread your sentence.

Editing Checklist My sentences start with capital letters. The word I is always capitalized. I My sentences end with a punctuation mark..? I used spaces between my words. I spelled words I know correctly. the I spelled new words by thinking about how they sound.

Editing Checklist My sentences start with capital letters. I capitalized the word I, names, and dates. I Sam January My sentences end with a punctuation mark..? I used spaces between my words. I spelled words I know correctly. the I spelled new words by thinking about how they sound.

Editing Checklist I used a capital letter at the beginning of every sentence. I used a capital letter for I, names, and other proper nouns. I used commas in the date and lists. If I m writing a letter, I used commas in the greeting and closing. I spelled words I know correctly. I tried at least one strategy to spell new words. I put spaces between my words. I used neat handwriting.

Editing Checklist

Narrative Writing - Think of a story you want to tell. - Talk or write to plan the beginning, middle, and end. B M E - Write and draw to tell what happened. - Tell how characters in the story felt. - Add color and details to your drawings. - Reread your story. Fix it up. yuo You - Share your story

Narrative Writing - Think about a story you want to tell. Think about a time when you or someone else felt very happy, sad, excited, scared, or another emotion. - Plan the beginning, middle, and end of your story. B M E - Start writing your story. Make sure to tell what characters do, say, think, and feel. - Use time words to tell when things happened in your story. - Reread your story. Make sure it makes sense. Fix any mistakes. first later next yuo You - Share your story with someone

Informational Writing - Think of a topic that you know a lot about. - Write and draw true facts about your topic. - Put facts that go together on the same page. - Add color and details to your drawings to help teach the reader. - Reread your writing. Fix it up. yuo You - Share your writing

Informational Writing - Think of a topic that you know a lot about. Talk or write to brainstorm facts about the topic. - Start writing true facts about your topic. Add lots of details. - Put information that goes together on the same page. Example: If you are writing about food, write about fruit on one page. Write about vegetables on a different page. - Make drawings and text features to help teach your reader. Palm tree - Reread your writing. Make sure it makes sense and that the facts are true. Fix any mistakes. yuo You - Share your writing with someone

Opinion Writing - Think of a topic that you have an opinion about. - Write your opinion. I think that - Add reasons to explain your opinion. This is because - Write an ending that tells your opinion again. My opinion is - Reread your writing. Fix it up. yuo You - Share your writing

Opinion or Persuasive Writing - Think of a topic that you have a strong opinion about. - Start by telling what your opinion is. I think that - Think about why you have that opinion. Write 2 or more reasons to explain your opinion. One reason is - Use a transition word every time you start giving a new reason. Also, In addition, Another reason is - Write an ending that reminds your reader what you think. For these reasons, I think that - Reread your writing. Make sure it makes sense. Fix any mistakes. yuo You - Share your writing with someone

Transition Words and Phrases First, First of all, To start, To begin with, Beginning Second, Next, Then, Middle Last, Finally, In conclusion, End

Transition Words and Phrases First, First of all, Beginning To start, To start with, To begin, To begin with, To tell more For example, This means that Also, Additionally, In addition, Another is Second, Next, Then, Middle To tell something different However, On the other hand, Last, Finally, In conclusion, End

Time Words and Phrases that show when things happened Beginning First, To start, At the beginning, First of all, Middle Next, Then, Later End Last, Finally, In the end, Telling When One morning, One afternoon, One evening, One day, Suddenly, Passing of Time The next morning, In the afternoon, Later that day, In the evening, That night, A few minutes later, After a while, An hour later,

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