Grade 1
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Composition
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Language
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Reading: Foundational Skills
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Reading: Informational
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Reading: Literature
KAS ELA Standard: C.1.1.f
With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising and editing
Improving Shakespeare’s Repetition
Let’s help William Shakespeare with his use of repetition.
Order, Chaos, and the Holiday Season
Let’s write a holiday song about order and chaos!
A Halloween Costume Gone Wrong
Let’s go roller skating in a Halloween costume! What could possibly go wrong?
Lipogram: Rewrite “Mary Had A Little Lamb”
What if we rewrote a piece of writing without using certain letters?
Lipogram: Rewrite “Twinkle, Twinkle”
What if we rewrote a piece of writing without using certain letters?
Back to School: Rewriting The Beatles’ “Help!”
Can your students come up with a one-syllable word to sum up their time away from school? And then rewrite The Beatles’ song Help!?
Writing Sample: Peter Pan
A passage from “Peter Pan” to use as a mentor text, discussion starter, or writing prompt.
Writing Clear Directions
Can you write directions so clear that a group of kids can put a toy together with no illustrations?