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Do At Home Writing - Grades K-2

Types of Writing Steps of Writing Process Prompts Assessment

Day 1

Words and Labels

Label the items in your bedroom.

Day 2

Brainstorm

Choose a topic and make a list of what you know and what you'd like to know about the topic.

Day 3

Once Upon a Time...

Day 4

Voice

Does it sound like you?

Day 5

Sentences

Write a sentence about each thing in your room (e.g., I sleep in my soft bed every night with my favorite teddy bear.)

Day 6

Organization

Choose a way to organize your list; story web; beginning, middle, end; classify; word bank; story structure (character, plot, events, problem, solution); illustrations.

Day 7

Once there was...

Day 8

Organization

Do you have a good beginning and ending?

Is it interesting?

Day 9

Journals

Keep a journal or diary of places you go. Remember to date your entries.

Day 10

Prewrite

Write a first draft.

Day 11

One day I ...

Day 12

Organization

Does it make sense?

Are your ideas clear?

Day 13

Poetry

Write a poem using this structure:

 
 

I can ---

I can ---

But I can't ---

Day 14

Edit (Revise)

Share your work with another person and check for story ideas (does it make sense?), punctuation, and spelling.

Day 15

When I was little
I ...

Day 16

Organization

Look for a logical sequence of your ideas.

Day 17

Fantasy/Fiction

Write a make-believe story.

Day 18

Rewrite

Rewrite your story making the corrections, being careful about handwriting and spacing.

Day 19

I've always wanted to know about...

Day 20

Mechanics
(Punctuation and Capitalization)

Look for period, question mark, exclamation point, quotation marks, apostrophes, commas, and capitals at the beginning of the sentence and proper names.

Day 21

Realistic Fiction

Write a story about something that could happen.

Day 22

Publish

Publish your final draft using one of these forms; pop-up book, flip book, book with a cover you design, accordion book, folded book.

Day 23

My favorite...

Day 24

Mechanics
(Handwriting and Spacing)
Look for legible handwriting and spacing between words.

Day 25

Research

Choose an animal. Read non-fiction books to learn facts about the animal. Write a report using facts.

Day 26

Share

Share your book by reading it to someone.

Day 27

I wonder...

Day 28

Writing Rubric

Looking for your grade-level's writing assessment form to evaluate your writing on the 4-point scale.

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