Wishes and Stars Peer Publishing Activity
This peer publishing activity teaches kids to give stars and wishes about writing with a fun note card sort. Made for 1st to 3rd grade, with an answer key included for the sort.
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Before a story is published, a writing partner can help make it even better. This peer publishing activity teaches students in 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade to give kind, useful feedback using stars and wishes. A star tells the writer what they did well, and a wish gives one clear way to improve the writing.
In this Wishes and Stars pack, children play a sorting game with twelve friendly note cards. Each card shows a comment a writing partner might say, such as “You used lots of describing words” or “Try adding a capital letter to start each sentence.” Students read each note out loud and place it under the Star header card or the Wish header card. Then partners trade their own stories and fill in the Stars and a Wish form, which ends with a Ready to Publish checklist.
What’s Included
- A colorful cover and a How to Use page for teachers
- Twelve note cards with peer comments (one-sided, straight cuts)
- Star and Wish header cards
- Stars and a Wish feedback form with a Ready to Publish checklist
- 2nd grade practice worksheet: circle Star or Wish, then write your own
- Answer keys for the sorting cards and the practice page
Why This Stars and Wishes Feedback Helps Kids
First, sorting real comments shows students the difference between praise and a helpful suggestion. Second, sentence starters give young writers the words they need to talk about writing in a kind way. Third, a quick checklist before publishing builds the habit of checking capitals, end marks and neat handwriting.
Ideas for Teachers and Parents
Use this peer publishing activity during writing workshop, at a writing center, or with a reading buddy from another class. Model one star and one wish with your own writing first. Hang the Star and Wish header cards on the wall as a reminder all year. At home, families can share stars and wishes about a letter or a journal entry. Stars and wishes feedback works for any kind of writing.
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