This is What I Know Activity
This this is what i know activity guides kindergarten and 1st grade children to write what they know, learn one new fact from a book and build a short paragraph. Answer key included.
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Description
Writing What You Know
This this is what i know activity helps kindergarten and 1st grade children begin their very first research writing. Young writers already know a lot about the world around them. Here they pick a topic, draw and write two things they already know, look in a simple informational book to learn one new fact, and finish with a closing sentence. It is a gentle first step toward informative writing and research.
How to Use This Writing Pack
Children cut out six colorful topic cards: trees, flowers, snow, bread, boats and shells. Each child picks a card and fills in the This Is What I Know planner, drawing a picture beside each sentence. Next, the child looks in a book about the topic and adds one fact they learned. Then they copy their sentences onto the My Paragraph page to make a short informative piece. This kindergarten prompts activity fits a writing center, a small group or a library visit. A 1st Grade practice worksheet asks children to read six sentences and decide whether each one tells a fact about trees.
What’s Included
- Colorful cover page
- How to Use page with simple steps
- 6 picture topic cards
- This Is What I Know planner (two things I know, one thing I learned, a closing)
- My Paragraph writing page
- 1st Grade practice worksheet
- Answer keys: a sample planner and the practice page
Why This Activity Helps Kids
- Starting with what children already know builds confidence before they write.
- Looking in a book for one new fact is an easy first taste of research.
- Drawing each fact helps young writers plan clear sentences.
Ideas for Teachers and Parents
Visit the school library and let each child find a book on their topic, make a class book from the finished paragraphs, or invite children to choose a topic of their own and present it to a friend. The this is what i know activity also works well as a take-home project with a family member.
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