Writing

Rules and Practice: Sentence Types (elem/upper elem/middle)

Learning Center: Personal Connections

Students writing about their personal connections to a book they have read.

Rules and Practice: Pronouns

Simple introduction with lots of practice. Nine pages and an answer key

Booklet: Autograph

Cut out the pages and staple or sew together for a fun autograph book! Pages for friends, family, etc.

Worksheets: Reference Skills (elem/upper elem)

10 pages plus answer sheets dealing with dictionary skills, almanac, atlas, and encyclopedia.

Learning Center: Recalling Major Events

Students recount the major events in a book they have read using a storyboard.

Comprehension: Fiction Writing; Build Your Own Short Story (elem)

A two page reading comp on using the elements of fiction and story structure to create a short story. Short answer questions that prompt writing a short story. Use with abcteach Fiction Blueprint for elementary.

Writing: Study Skills: Note Taking and Paragraph Writing

Note taking and paragraph writing are essential study skills. Learn how to take notes on the important content found in nonfiction texts. Learn how to compose strong original paragraphs from the notes taken.

Fiction: A Rainy Day (primary)

A short reading comprehension about a rainy fall day, followed by a "color and write" on the same theme.

Beginning Writing Practice, Set 1 - trace (bug)

Students use pictures to identify four words, then practice writing by tracing those words in the context of four simple sentences.

Learning Center: Chain of Events

Activity and writing exercise.