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First Grade Writing Curriculum for Informative, Personal Narrative, and Opinion Writing

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TEACHING WRITING IN FIRST GRADE HAS NEVER BEEN EASIER! This VIRTUALLY NO PREP First Grade Yearlong Writing Curriculum includes lessons and activities for teaching opinion writing, informational writing, personal narrative writing, and beginning-of-the-year writing skills in first grade.
 
This first-grade writing yearlong curriculum includes 160 digital lesson plans, all the blackline masters you’ll need, colorful posters, experiences for students to write about, ebooks, and step-by-step directions to make your teacher life as stress-free as possible.
 
We are talking NO PREP for opinion, informative, and beginning-of-the-year writing units and minimal prep for personal narrative writing. Each unit will take no more than 5 minutes of planning each day! It’s true!
 
This Common Core Standards Aligned resource sets ALL learners up to become confident, successful writers. It’s written in an organized, systematic format that helps students gradually learn how to write interesting sentences, opinion papers, informative papers, and personal narratives. You will LOVE how easy it is to implement.
 
A unique feature of this writing curriculum is that it includes eBooks and common experiences for background building so all students have something to write about. We are thrilled to say, ALL the resources you need are included in this unit (except for a few supplies needed for the personal narrative unit)!
 
Grab this Virtually No Prep, Stress-Free, and Effective DIGITAL first grade writing yearlong curriculum TODAY!
 
 
WHAT’S INCLUDED IN THIS RESOURCE?
160 DIGITAL LESSON PLANS – No need to search for your lesson plans or spend an enormous amount of time reading them each day. We have them right on the slides – making your teaching life stress-free.
Digital Lessons Include:
· “I Will” Statements – To keep students laser-focused on the objective of the day. We use “I will” statements instead of “I can” statements as they hold the students more accountable
 
· Writing Chats – To introduce topics and build background information and vocabulary
 
· Watch Me Slides – The teacher can show the objective through thinking aloud and modeling. This is often interactive to keep student engagement high.
 
· Our Turn Slides – For students to practice the new skill with you.
 
· Your Turn Slides – For students to independently practice the skill learned.
267 PRINTABLE PAGESAfter each writing skill has been explicitly taught and practiced, students are held responsible for their learning by engaging in a writing assignment aligned to the day’s learning target. Extra generic, printable pages are included in the Opinion, Informative, and Personal Narrative units to offer you quick and easy resources to differentiate assignments for your students.
OBSERVATION CHECKLISTS – Great for formative assessment! As you walk around and observe students, record your findings. These easy-to-use checklists help you remember who is meeting targeted standards and who needs extra help. These checklists are helpful tools to refer to when planning for parent-teacher conferences.
 
WRITING RUBRICSEach unit includes a writing rubric that is perfect for grading and discussing goals and progress with students and parents.
 
POSTERS Each unit contains a set of posters to display in your classroom for students to refer to. There is a total of 58 posters.
 
 
HERE IS A GLIMPSE OF THE FOCUS FOR EACH UNIT:
 
Building the Foundation:
· WRITING FOCUS WEEK 1 – Draw detailed pictures using shapes & lines
· WRITING FOCUS WEEK 2 – Label pictures using best guess spelling
· WRITING FOCUS WEEK 3 – Write complete sentences
· WRITING FOCUS WEEK 4 – Write complete sentences & lists
· WRITING FOCUS WEEK 5 – Write stronger sentences
· WRITING FOCUS WEEK 6 – Write more than one sentence on a topic
· WRITING FOCUS WEEK 7 – Write more than one sentence to answer a question
· WRITING FOCUS WEEK 8 – Respond to questions to strengthen writing
 
Information Writing:
· WRITING FOCUS WEEK 1 – Identify and write facts and opinions
· WRITING FOCUS WEEK 2 – Write factual sentences
· WRITING FOCUS WEEK 3 – Write a topic sentence and factual sentences
· WRITING FOCUS WEEK 4 – Closing sentences, note taking, informative writing
· WRITING FOCUS WEEK 5 – Write an informative paper
· WRITING FOCUS WEEK 6 – Write an informative paper
· WRITING FOCUS WEEK 7 – Write an informative paper
· WRITING FOCUS WEEK 8 – Write an informative paper
 
Opinion Writing:
· WRITING FOCUS WEEK 1 – Distinguish fact from opinion
· WRITING FOCUS WEEK 2 – Write an opinion statement and reasons for it
· WRITING FOCUS WEEK 3 – Use opinion sentence starters
· WRITING FOCUS WEEK 4 – Write an opinion paper with a closing sentence
· WRITING FOCUS WEEK 5 – Practice opinion writing independently (linking words)
· WRITING FOCUS WEEK 6 – Practice opinion writing independently
· WRITING FOCUS WEEK 7 – Practice opinion writing independently
· WRITING FOCUS WEEK 8 – Practice opinion writing independently
 
Personal Narrative Writing:
· WRITING FOCUS WEEK 1 – Exposure to features of a personal narrative (what a personal narrative is; beginning/middle/end; temporal words; closure)
· WRITING FOCUS WEEK 2 – Together, make a story plan for a class personal narrative (Quick Sketch)
· WRITING FOCUS WEEK 3 – Together, make and use a story plan to write a class personal narrative (lesson on adding details)
· WRITING FOCUS WEEK 4 – After teacher modeling, write a personal narrative with details (specific actions character does, feelings, adjectives)
· WRITING FOCUS WEEK 5 – Make a story plan and write a personal narrative
· WRITING FOCUS WEEK 6 – Make a story plan and write a personal narrative
· WRITING FOCUS WEEK 7 – Make a story plan and write a personal narrative
· WRITING FOCUS WEEK 8 – Make a story plan and write a personal narrative
 
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WHY EXPLICIT INSTRUCTION FOR WRITING?
It’s simple… IT WORKS!
Explicit instruction (also called direct instruction) works for all writers…not just the stronger ones. It’s a strategy that allows teachers to scaffold learning by giving structured, sequenced lessons targeting specific skills or standards. It’s teacher-led with a gradual release of responsibility to students. This method truly allows all students to succeed.
If you are thinking, that doesn’t sound like Writer’s Workshop, you’re right. It’s not. Years ago, we implemented Writer’s Workshop in our classrooms, but it didn’t work for us… or our students.
The biggest problem was that it was very difficult to manage and keep students on track. It was also a planning nightmare trying to find mini-lessons to match our students’ diverse needs. And to make matters worse, when we gave mini-lessons students didn’t necessarily practice the targeted skill because they were at a different stage of the writing process.
We were disappointed, and frustrated and knew we had to do something different.
We decided to put structure and intentionality into our teaching. We clearly state what students will be working on, give thoughtful instruction through modeling and discussion, and provide time to practice as we observe and guide. It is so simple to manage and gives students the support they need. The result? Student writing as we’ve never seen. This method truly works!
 
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WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF USING THIS WRITING RESOURCE?
· The entry point for each writing unit is assessable to all learners.
· Lessons are carefully and thoughtfully scaffolded, ensuring success for all.
· The Watch Me, Our Turn, Your Turn format sets your first-grade writers up for success.
· Your students will be highly-engaged and motivated to write.
· Experiences and background information is brought to students to ensure ALL students have something to write about.
· At the completion of these units, your students will be confident, successful writers of opinion, informative, and personal narrative papers.
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WHO IS THIS FIRST GRADE WRITING YEARLONG CURRICULUM FOR?
· First grade teachers looking for a strong, yet easy to implement, writing curriculum that is aligned to the Common Core State Standards and fun for kids.
· Special Education Teachers who need to teach students the basics of beginning sentences, opinion writing, informative writing, and personal narrative writing using a direct instruction approach.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Is this resource aligned to the Common Core State Standards?
Yes! We built this whole resource around the Common Core State Standards for first grade.
Do students complete a writing assignment each day?
Yes, students engage in a writing activity each day. The assignments are highly engaging and help hold students accountable for their learning.
 
Does this follow a Writers’ Workshop model?
No. Writers’ Workshop worked great for us in second grade, but not so much in first. Students are explicitly taught a writing skill each day, then they practice the skill taught.
 
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What other teachers are saying:
 
  • This is a wonderful resource that provides students with direct instruction in writing. These lessons incorporate movement which makes them very engaging and also appropriate scaffolds are available for student success. Thank you! -happy first-grade teacher
 
  • This was very easy to implement and students felt very successful with the direct instruction provided and scaffolds. Thank you! -happy first-grade teacher
 
  • This is an amazing resource that will help my students learn critical writing skills right from the start. I love how easy it is to use and the consistent layout will help students focus on the lesson and skills being taught. Excited to use this!! -Brianne

 

 

1 review for First Grade Writing Curriculum for Informative, Personal Narrative, and Opinion Writing

  1. Kristen (verified owner)

    I can’t rave about this pack enough! It saved me so much time and my students are really engaged.

    • Primary Bliss Teaching

      Thank you so much for your kind words, Kristen.

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