Recount Writing

Students will love practicing PERSONAL NARRATIVE, INFORMATIVE HOW-TO, & OPINION writing as they work through the writing process with this fun and engaging unit! CCSS 1st/2nd

Students will love practicing PERSONAL NARRATIVE, INFORMATIVE HOW-TO, & OPINION writing as they work through the writing process with this fun and engaging unit! CCSS 1st/2nd

Personal Narrative Writing: Primary grade students love to help! They'll enjoy writing a personal narrative about a time they helped someone. This packet will guide your students through the writing process with activities, graphic organizers, and examples. Included are: • bulletin board topic poste...

Photo Source: gigglepotz.com February is Black History Month and we think this interactive display from Gigglepotz is a great way to introduce your students to some of the influential men and women throughout the years. Before beginning the unit, have your students check out the pictures and read the various clues, writing down who they think each famous figure is. Have them complete the same exercise again, after the unit is over, to assess how much they've learned. Who Am I? Background…

Personal Narrative Writing: With this personal narrative writing lesson students will write about a time when they had fun with their friends. Activity vocabulary cards and a fun brainstorming activity are included. Kindergarten and 1st graders will benefit from the differentiated publishing pages i...

Here is a quick and easy way for your beginning writers to plan out a basic paragraph using a 4-square writing organizer. Four versions are included. The topic sentence is provided on one version and a writing prompt is provided on a blank 4-square. There are versions with transition words and wit...

Recount writing resources and ideas for the brilliantly creative teachers from LWPS

This past week my second graders learned how to sequence the steps of how to carve a pumpkin. This skill is one we are practicing all year long. The students loved having a craft activity that went along with their writing. We started by thinking about the steps it would take to carve a pumpkin. Next the students drafted their steps in their own writing using the planning sheet below. After we went through our peer editing we then began to publish our writing on our final copies. Once the…

Awhile back I posed the question on my Facebook…what kind of topics would you like me to post about? Writer’s workshop and Lucy Calkins especially were by far most requested! I shared earlier in the school year that it wasn’t like I didn’t “like” writing in my previous years, but this year I just fell …

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A quick mini lesson for recount writing! I will revisit this after the March Break to review their recount writing! This was whole group - I handed out all pieces and anchor chart words - we put the writing together and then used the anchor chart words beside each part.

Need a great way to recap that interesting and wonderful field trip? Well this is perfect! There is a page topper that the kids can cut out and color. They can attach it to the top of their page and you can hang it for a great display! I have included ruled and handwriting paper. Enjoy! The Lesson ...

There's a lot going on in my room as we prepare for our first report cards of the year! We have just finished up our recount writing unit and I am planning to hand the students back their work...with my feedback and their grades. I want to take some time to reflect on their work thus far and to do that I have decided to use the Glow and Grow strategy I have posted about in the past. I would love for you to stop by and pick up a couple of FREEBIES... Recount organizer FREEBIE Self-assessment…

Basic A4 writing frames for recounts.

Personal Narrative Writing: With this personal narrative writing lesson students will write about a time when they went to a store to shop for something with a family member. Kindergarten and 1st graders will benefit from the differentiated publishing pages in this personal narrative writing packet.

Teaching students how to write a recount. Includes a planning graphic organizer, rough draft and good copy printables as well as self, peer and teacher evaluation checklists. ...