Complete Sentences

Do you find it hard to teach sentence writing to your students?  I did until I started breaking the sentences down into:
Who?  Did what?  When?  Where?  How?

Using this method really improved my students sentence and paragraph writing!  I made some writing sheets for my students a while ago but they weren't cute.  I bought some adorable new graphics last week and decided to use them to update my old boring sheets.  

Both of these kits include a sample lesson plan, brainstorming cards for the board, sentence writing pages (with primary and intermediate lined paper), and paragraph writing pages (also with both types of lined paper). 

I also made this mini-preview freebie for you to check out before you buy one of the other kits.  

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Writing Center

Every year, I say that I am going to focus on one subject (reading, writing, or math) and perfect it as much as possible.  Apparently, that is impossible for me to do.  Two weeks ago I decided to focus on reading, then I switched to math for a few days and now I'm working on writing.  

So here is a picture of my updated writing center - it's nothing fancy but it was completely empty before! 

I stapled colorful file folders to the wall to hold some resources.  The Brainstorming folder holds our favorite graphic organizers, the revising and editing folders hold the revising and editing checklists.  On the table there is a tissue box with writing prompts in it (the box says "I've caught the writing bug" on it).  Next to that is where the different types of paper are stored (first draft, publishing paper, notebook paper).  Finally, in the plain magazine file, I keep my spiraled copies of Banish Boring Words! which is an excellent book for word choice!  

(Click the picture to view it at Amazon)

I also keep a list of 200 commonly misspelled words in the magazine box. My kids can use it independently and it's organized.  It's just a start and I know I could make it 1000 times better but it will work for this year. 

  

Editing Checklist

I have searched and searched for an editing checklist that might work for all of my students (2nd -5th graders). Nothing seemed to work so I finally decided to just make my own.  After I made one with a notebook paper background, I got inspiration for another one which I now LOVE (I guess I am a little biased). I posted them up on my Teachers Notebook store.   

    

Click on the picture to get your own!  

 I plan on printing them on card stock, laminating them, and storing them in a file folder attached to the wall like this, only stapled to the wall and editing checklists instead of blank paper: 

As with everything in my store, if you would like something customized for your classroom, email me and I'll see what I can do!