Writing About the Topic Activity
This writing about the topic activity helps kindergarten and 1st grade writers pick a This or That topic, share an opinion with a reason and publish it. Answer key included.
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Description
Every young writer has opinions, and learning to share them clearly is one of the first writing skills children practice. This writing about the topic activity helps kindergarten and 1st grade students pick a fun topic, tell what they think, give a reason and finish with a closing sentence. It turns a simple question like pizza or taco into a real opinion piece.
Children choose one of six colorful This or That topic cards, look at the two pictures and decide which one they think is best. Opinion word cards such as I think, because, also and That is why give them sentence starters and linking words, and each card is color-coded by its job. Writers plan on the My Opinion Planner, then draw and write their finished piece on the My Opinion page. Children who are not yet writing can draw their opinion and tell it out loud. This kindergarten essays activity works well in a writing center, a small group or a whole-class lesson.
What’s Included
- Colorful cover page and a How to Use page
- 6 This or That topic picture cards
- 6 opinion word cards, color-coded by their job
- My Opinion Planner
- My Opinion publishing page with a drawing box
- 1st Grade practice worksheet: fact or opinion?
- Sample planner and practice answer key
Why This Activity Helps Kids
- Picture topic cards give every child something easy and fun to have an opinion about.
- The planner shows the parts of an opinion piece: the topic, the opinion, a reason and a closing.
- Sorting facts from opinions helps children hear what makes a sentence an opinion.
Ideas for Teachers and Parents
Start with a quick This or That question and let children stand on the side of the room that matches their choice, then ask one child from each side to share a reason. Hold a class vote on a topic card and graph the results. Use this writing about the topic activity again and again with new topic cards made by your class.
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