Here are three retelling strategies you can take and use in your classroom right away. Head on over to the post to grab the activities.
When teaching narrative writing in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade, there are so many writing skills to cover. They range from creating a sequence of events (beginning, middle, and end) to more difficult
Check out Narrative Writing Prompts & Worksheets for kindergarten-4th grade! There is a variety of prompts & worksheets to use in your room!
Do you teach how to write realistic fiction in your first or second grade classroom? See how this first grade teacher has students creating characters,
Enjoy this FREE Roll-a-Story Writing Activity from MsJordanReads to kick-start your back-to-school writing fun! Students will love creating story starters using the mix-and-match story elements from the chart! (All you nice is a dice!) Download this free resource and for a fun, back-to-school activity! :) Happy Teaching!
You're in the middle of your writing block during the day and students are sitting at their desks (maybe on the floor or in bean bags dispersed throughout the room) writing. Smoke is coming out of their pencils. They are writing epic stories about dragons, or spaceships -- or something equally as epic. This is your classroom every day, right? (Not) "I don't know what to write about!" (now that's more like it!) At least that's what *I* used to hear a lot. Well, no more. Give even those most reluctant writers something to talk about with "Roll and Write." You can make anything work if you turn it into a game, right? Here's how it works. You give each student a copy of the page below to place in their writer's folders. When they are stuck on what to write about, they simply roll a die three times. The first roll indicates the setting of their story (so if I roll a 3, my setting is a party on Friday night). The second roll gives them a character, and the third roll gives them a plot. The stories can turn out pretty hilarious. It encourages creativity and originality. No three rolls are the same. This freebie even includes a blank 'Roll and Write' sheet for you to swap out new combos every so often. Even that student that hates writing can get on board with a story about a frazzled teacher at the beach last summer that breaks her ankle. Oh shoot - did I just jinx you? I wish you no harm, a teacher needs her summer! :) Grab your freebie here! I'd love to hear about the stories your students come up with! Pin this post for later:
Chrysanthemum First Day of School FREEBIE and lots of ideas for the book by Kevin Henkes and using it for back to school.
FREE STEM recording sheet perfect for first graders! Students are able to Sketch their design, plan their project & write a reflection! Aligns nicely with any stem project. ...
Use these free Writing Folders and freebies to give your writers support during their independent writing time. Find all our FREE Writing Printables HERE. If you are a subscriber to my newsletter, you can download all the printables that go with it for FREE! Not a subscriber? Simply subscribe HERE! NOTE: If you are already a ... Read More about Writing Folders – for K-5 Learners
2nd GRADE HOOKS I start working with students on"HOOKS" in 2nd grade. When I start teaching HOOKS, I tell students that it's just ...
Use this free printable book report sandwich idea to recall what you read. Print in black / white or color and use with elementary age kids.
When it time for kids to do some story writing, often it’s difficult for them to start because either they don’t know exactly how to organize their story or they don’t know what to write about. This FREE Story Writing Pack helps with both problems! *This free printable pack can be found towards the END of ... Read More about Story Writing Ideas for Kids {FREE Pack}
Check out this free set of printable paragraph frames for beginning writers. Perfect for K-2 Students, this set includes sequenced drawing across the top.
How to Teach Narrative Writing 2nd Grade is an engaging and no prep writing prompts packet ideal for writing lessons and writing centers!
