First Grade Writing
So…we have taken the step jump LEAP into writing
NON-FICTION.
As a Title 1 teacher
with half of my class CELDT Levels 1&2 ( low English),
I am ALWAYS trying to give my kids more vocabulary, visual clues, and
FRONTLOAD information
…before we WRITE!
So this week…was
REINDEER WEEK!
I was going for REAL REINDEER.
We read books, watched VIDEOS, did real research ( yes, ONLINE!)
We even attempted to watch the
REINDEER.CAM
Can’t show kiddos in my district…
TOO MUCH SANTA!
I know…don’t go there!
So …I kept it real!
ONLY REAL REINDEER!
I was going for NON-FICTION!
They did great!
As an adult, I felt they had mastered
a LOT
of information!
What do reindeer LOOK like?
Where do they LIVE?
What do they EAT?
( One of our movies mentioned MUSHROOMS…
BOY did they pick up on that!)
And then…
what makes them different
(special )
from
other ANIMALS?
Here are some of our writings…
(Don’t judge….we have NOT edited for CONVENTIONS..
Just CONTENT!! 🙂
Sorry pics are turned…
Can’t get them to TURN! UGH!
No where…no how…
did I MENTION
SANTA or RUDOLPH!
99% of my students wrote
that the important thing about REINDEER is…
THEY PULL SANTA’S SLEIGH
AND
THE LEADER IS…RUDOLPH!
And THAT is NON FICTION!
HAHAHAHA
But that is their
PRIOR KNOWLEDGE!
SO CUTE!
They brought it into their writing!
Let their VOICES be heard!
And so…
ADULTS BE AWARE!
The little ones WILL be HEARD!
I LOVE TEACHING FIRST GRADE!
They make me GIGGLE!
If you need some writing help…
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ENJOY!
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