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1st Grade Essays Resources

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Activity
Activity1st GradeTechnology Time Centers Activity

Using Technology Time Centers Activity, students explore a variety of digital tools to produce and publish writing, including in collaboration with peers.

Activity
Activity1st GradeThis Is What I Think Activity

Using This Is What I Think Activity, students use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose opinion pieces.

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Activity1st GradeWriting Cards Activity

Using Writing Cards Activity, students write informative and explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.

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Activity1st GradeWriting With Technology Activity

Using Writing With Technology Activity, students explore a variety of digital tools to produce and publish writing, including in collaboration with peers.

Common Core Lesson
Common Core Lesson1st GradeW.1.6 First Grade Common Core Lesson

Using W.1.6 First Grade Common Core Lesson, studentsuse a variety of digital tools to produce and publish writing, including in collaboration with peers.

Video
Video1st GradeExpository Writing Song (MP3)

Using this Expository Writing Song (MP3), your students learn about how to use write an expository essay.

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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 GradeWrite about Bugs Activity

Using Write about Bugs Activity, studentswrite informative texts in which they introduce a topic, use facts and definitions to develop points, and provide a concluding statement or section.

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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.

Common Core Lesson
Common Core Lesson1st GradeW.1.5 First Grade Common Core Lesson

Using W.1.5 First Grade Common Core Lesson, students focus on a topic, respond to questions and suggestions from peers, and add details to strengthen writing as needed.

Common Core Lesson
Common Core Lesson1st GradeW.1.8 First Grade Common Core Lesson

Using W.1.8 First Grade Common Core Lesson, students explore a numberof “how-to” books on a given topic and use them to write a sequence ofinstructions.

Activity
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

Worksheet
Worksheet1st GradeUsing Digital Resources Assessment Worksheet

Using Using Digital Resources Assessment Worksheet, teachers record the digital tools their students show proficiency using as they produce and publish writing.