1st - 2nd Grade
Weekly Writing Prompts
- Sentence Stretcher Graphic Organizer
- First, Next, Then, Last, Graphic Organizer Template
- Common Core Opinion Writing Template
- First Grade Narrative Writing Lesson - My Vacation
- First Grade Narrative Writing Lesson - Way of the Ant
- First Grade Narrative Writing Lesson - My Friend
- First Grade Informative Writing - All About My School
- First Grade Writing Lesson
Hare and Tortoise - First Grade Writing Lesson
Matthew and Tilly Punctuation - First Grade Writing Lesson
Making Lists - First Grade Narrative Writing Prompt - My Ouch Story
- First Grade Writing Prompt Things I do
- First Grade Writing Prompt Things I Like
- First Grade Writing Prompt I am Happy
- First Grade Writing Prompt I Want to Learn
- First Grade Writing Prompt The Three Best Things About Me
- First Grade Writing Prompt If I Had Three Wishes
- First Grade Narrative Writing Prompt - How I Lost My Tooth
- Opinion My Favorite Food Template
- Opinion My Favorite Pet Template
- Opinion What Can I Be?
First, Next, Then, Last, Graphic Organizer Template Download
Download: first-next-then-last-writing-template.doc
Standards: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.1.2 - W 2.2
Download: first-next-then-last-writing-template.doc
Standards: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.1.2 - W 2.2
Technology Assignments and Projects
- Word - First Grade Writing Mastery Series
Writing Mastery Series Home
- Writing Lesson #1 - What Can Birds Do?
- Writing Lesson #2 - How Do Cats Grow?
- Writing Lesson #3 - I like Cats for 2 Reasons.
- Writing Lesson #4 - I like Dogs for 3 Reasons.
- Writing Lesson #5 - Party Invitation
- Writing Lesson #6 - I like School for 4 Reasons.
- Writing Lesson #7 - The Kite.
- Writing Lesson # 8 - Itsy Bitsy Spider.
- Writing Lesson #9 - Fox and the Grapes
- Additional Writing Practice
- Common Core Opinion Writing Graphic Organizer
- My Ouch Story
- Clouds and Rain - Writing and Clipart Practice
- My Vacation
- Happy Thanksgiving Letter
- Happy Holidays Greeting
- Happy Valentine's Day Letter
- Happy Spring Break Letter
- Happy Mother's Day Letter
- I Have a Dream
- Keep Trying - Hare and Tortoise -
- Keep Trying - Way of the Ant -
- Matthew and Tilly - Punctuation Practice -
- Narrative Writing - My Friend
- Seasons of the Year (clipart)
- Cut and Paste, Copy and Paste Practice
- Martin Luther King Jr.
Some of the technology learning programs that Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd Grade will use:
Dance Mat Typing, an introduction to touch typing for children aged 7 - 11 years.
Each of the 4 levels are divided into 3 stages. Begin at Level 1 and build up your skills gradually through to Level 4.
ABCya.com is the leader in free educational kids computer games and activities for elementary students to learn on the web. All children's educational computer activities were created or approved by certified school teachers. All educational games are free and are modeled from primary grade lessons and enhanced to provide an interactive way for children to learn. It is an excellent site for young learners to practice their typing and letter identification on the keyboard. Fun animated characters encourage and guide students through typing their ABC's, numbers, upper case letters, punctuation and finally sentences. It also teaches listening, reading comprehension, rhyming, phonics, vocabulary, spelling, music, art, science, math, comparing & contrasting and critical thinking skills.
Grade level lessons incorporate areas such as math and language arts while introducing basic computer skills. Fun children's Holiday activities are available in grade level sections!
Grade level lessons incorporate areas such as math and language arts while introducing basic computer skills. Fun children's Holiday activities are available in grade level sections!
Microsoft Word for writing words, sentences, short paragraphs and letters.This is a series of word processing assignments using the Beginning Middle, End, and First, Next, Then, Finally, sequenced writing formats.
1) Students will review important writing skills such as letter / sound recognition, left to right progression, capitalization rules, spacing between words, and punctuation (comma, period, question mark, exclamation point).
2) Student will also practice important word processing skills such as typing, formatting text, using shift, enter, backspace, and undo / redo.
3) Students will practice searching for clip-art and inserting, re-sizing, moving, and deleting clip-art. Students will save and / or print.
Usage Suggestions - Alternate these writing assignments with typing practice to give students plenty of opportunities to improve their keyboard speed and word processing skills. First graders enjoy actual writing,especially if they can use different fonts, colors, and clip-art.
To use fun learning sites like ABCya!, IStation and Star fall.