Kindergarten & First Grade Writing Folder

1 2013 BERKELEY COUNTY SCHOOLS K-1 Grade Writing Folder 1 Kindergarten & First Grade Writing Folder 2013 BERKELEY COUNTY SCHOOLS K-1 Grade Writing Folder 2 Table of Contents Online Writing Sites .. 4 RUBRIC .. 5 Meaning of Cups .. 6 Cups Worksheet .. 7 Kindergarten Writing Rubric .. 8 First Grade Check List .. 9 First Grade Writing Rubric ..10 PROMPTS.

2 11 School Writing Kids Writing Worksheet ..13 Halloween Writing Worksheet with Name ..14 Thanksgiving Writing Worksheet with Name ..15 100 days of School Writing Worksheet ..16 Valentine Writing Worksheet with name ..17 Easter Writing Worksheet ..18 Birthday Writing Worksheet ..19 Blank Writing Worksheet ..20 sentences ..21 Types of sentences ..22 Introduce Other Sentence Strategies ..23 TRANSITIONAL WORDS ..24 K-2 Transitional Words ..25 Frequent Mistakes ..27 Correct Use of Good and Well ..28 Correct Use of May and Can.

3 28 Correct Use of Pronouns ..28 Politeness! ..29 Using the correct word ..30 Homophones ..30 Frequently heard mispronounced words: ..31 *Remember your job: ..31 2013 BERKELEY COUNTY SCHOOLS K-1 Grade Writing Folder 3 What is a sentence? ..32 Verb ..32 Types of verbs: ..32 Nouns ..33 Adjectives ..35 Adverbs ..36 Prepositions ..37 Interjections ..37 Conjunctions ..37 List of additional prompts on the Berkeley County Writing Web Site.

4 39 2013 BERKELEY COUNTY SCHOOLS K-1 Grade Writing Folder 4 Online Writing Sites Try storybook creator: #game/storybookcreator (guided Writing ) (guided Writing ) (create your own story) (create your own story) Fun Brain's Words Page has a variety of games designed to assist kids with Writing skills. Children can test their skills at understanding plurals, grammar, vocabulary, story structure, idioms, and commonly confused words.

5 I Know That! a multimedia education site, has several games dedicated to Writing skills, including sentence puzzle and punctuation paintball. Buzz In's English and Writing Page is excellent for older elementary school students. Kids can click to learn about different aspects of Writing and take a fun quiz to test their skills. Jenny Eather's Writing Fun is an interactive tool designed to improve children's Writing skills by clearly indentifying the parts and processes of various types of Writing . The easy-to-use online text organizer helps kids to feel confidant their Writing is organized well.

6 BrainPOP Junior's Writing offers a fun way to learn Writing skills through short, interactive movies on topics like paragraphs, tenses, and types of sentences . Magic Tree House Writing Club helps children improve Writing skills through reading, Writing , and organizing fiction. Mini lessons with characters from the popular Magic Tree House series help young writers grow and learn. Sentence Types: 2013 BERKELEY COUNTY SCHOOLS K-1 Grade Writing Folder 5 RUBRIC 2013 BERKELEY COUNTY SCHOOLS K-1 Grade Writing Folder 6 Meaning of Cups C U P S Capitalization Understanding Punctuation Spelling C U P S 2013 BERKELEY COUNTY SCHOOLS K-1 Grade Writing Folder

7 7 Cups Worksheet Name: 2013 BERKELEY COUNTY SCHOOLS K-1 Grade Writing Folder 8 Kindergarten Writing Rubric Name _____ Check your work and fill out the rubric below by coloring either the happy face or the sad face. Did I .. Yes No Did I start my sentence with a capital letter? Did I write a sentence that the reader can understand? Did I use punctuation at the end of every sentence? ( . ? ! ) Did I use a finger space between each word and after every sentence?

8 2013 BERKELEY COUNTY SCHOOLS K-1 Grade Writing Folder 9 First Grade Check List First Grade Check-Up Name: _____ Date: _____ Did I write complete sentences ? Did I use neat handwriting? Did I capitalize the correct words? Did I use the correct punctuation? ( . ! ?) Did I do my best work? Comments: _____ _____ _____ _____ First Grade Check-Up Name: _____ Date: _____ Did I write complete sentences ?

9 Did I use neat handwriting? Did I capitalize the correct words? Did I use the correct punctuation? ( . ! ?) Did I do my best work? Comments: _____ _____ _____ _____ 2013 BERKELEY COUNTY SCHOOLS K-1 Grade Writing Folder 10 First Grade Writing Rubric Name _____ Date _____ First Grade Writing Rubric sentences (Conveys meaning through Writing ) 4 3 2 1 Conventions (Finger spaces, capitals, punctuation) 4 3 2 1 Illustration 4 3 2 1 Handwriting 4 3 2 1 Comments.

10 Name _____ Date _____ First Grade Writing Rubric sentences (Conveys meaning through Writing ) 4 3 2 1 Conventions (Finger spaces, capitals, punctuation) 4 3 2 1 Illustration 4 3 2 1 Handwriting 4 3 2 1 Comments: 2013 BERKELEY COUNTY SCHOOLS K-1 Grade Writing Folder 11 PROMPTS See additional prompts online: For a list of prompts, see page 39 in this Folder . 2013 BERKELEY COUNTY SCHOOLS K-1 Grade Writing Folder 12 School Writing Worksheet 2013 BERKELEY COUNTY SCHOOLS K-1 Grade Writing Folder 13 Kids Writing Worksheet 2013 BERKELEY COUNTY SCHOOLS K-1 Grade Writing Folder 14 Halloween Writing Worksheet with Name Name _____ Date