This Asking and Answering Questions Worksheet gives 1st Grade students a short story, four text-based questions, and room to write a question of their own. Answer key included, so checking work takes seconds.

Using Experience Narrative Worksheet, students dictate, write, or draw about a time in their lives to give descriptive information.

This Sharing Experiences Worksheet gives 1st Grade students a simple page for planning a true story: the topic, what happened first and next, and describing words that help a reader picture the day.

This Asking Questions about a Topic Worksheet helps 1st graders listen to a book or show, write a question they asked, and record the answer they found while building curiosity.

Using Describing Experiences Worksheet, students dictate, write, or draw about a personal event in sequential order to give descriptive information.

Using Describing Topics Worksheet, students dictate, write, or draw about a topic and give descriptive information.

Using Let's Write RAFT Writing Activity, students write routinely over extended time frames and shorter time frames for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.

Using My Opinion The Big Orange Splot Worksheet, students read The Big Orange Splot and write your opinion and use text evidence to support your reasons.

Using Adding Details to Your Story Activity, students give a description and then add detail to the story by responding to questions and peer suggestions to inspire a longer writing piece.

Using Drawing to Add Details Activity, students add drawings or other visual displays to descriptions to provide additional detail.

Using Drawing Details Activity, students add drawings or other visual displays to descriptions to provide additional detail.