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1st Grade Writing Activities

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Activity1st GradeBoy Shape Book Activity

Using this Boy Shape Book Activity, your students can create quick and simple books about themselves or stories about boy main characters.

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Activity1st GradePopcorn Sentence Mix-Up Activity

UsingPopcorn Sentence Mix-Up Activity, students unscramble sentences in order to build their understanding of sentence structure.

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Activity1st GradeUnder the Sea Writing Activity

Using this Under the Sea Writing Activity, students use the ocean themed graphic organizers, story starters, sequencing worksheets, mind maps, and ocean themed writing paper to create ocean themed stories.

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Activity1st GradeLife Cycle of a Plant Book

Using thisLife Cycle of a Plant Book, studentsdraw pictures of each stage of a plant's life cycle.

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Activity1st GradeWishes and Stars Peer Publishing Writing Activity

Using Wishes and Stars Peer Publishing Writing Activity, students produce writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task and purpose.

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Activity1st GradeWriting About the Topic Activity

Using Writing About the Topic Activity, students write opinion pieces in which they state an opinion, reasons for the opinion, and closure.

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Activity1st GradeStrong Writing Activity

Using Strong Writing Activity, students respond to questions and suggestions from peers and add details to strengthen writing as needed.

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Activity1st GradeTelling A Story Activity

Using Telling A Story Activity, students use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to narrate a single event or several loosely linked events.

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Activity1st GradeAuthor Research Activity

Using Author Research Activity, students explore books written by a single author to discuss opinions and ideas of that author.

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Activity1st GradeDrawing Details Activity

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

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Activity1st GradeSummer Time Back to School Writing Activity

Back to School worksheet, back to school activities, back to school games, back to school ice breakers, fun back to school worksheets, things to do for back to school

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Activity1st GradeWriting Your Name Activity

Using this Writing Your Name Activity, students practice writing their names independently using the various types of penmanship paper provided.

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Activity1st GradeGirl Shape Book Activity

Using this Girl Shape Book Activity, your students can create quick and simple books about themselves or stories about girl main characters.

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Activity1st GradeTell Us About It Speaking Activity

Using the Tell Us About It Speaking Activity, students tell a story or recount an experience with appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details, speaking audibly in coherent sentences.

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Activity1st GradeFun With Poetry Activity

Using Fun With Poetry Activity, students read prose and poetry of appropriate complexity for grade 1. to build reading comprehension skills.

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Activity1st GradeWriting Your Address Activity

Using Writing Your Address Activity, students learn to write your address by playing “Roll-An- Address” and completing various worksheets.

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Activity1st GradeFarm Writing Activity

Using this Farm Writing Activity, students practice their comparing, sequencing, and story writing skills while writing all about farm!