Daily Journal Writing April 16, 2017

Writing

Kindergarten

Overview
The class will write three complete sentences in their daily writing Materials
journals from the teachers writing prompt jar. Then they will draw 1. Writing journal
and color a picture to go along with what they write.
2. Pencil

Objectives 3. Crayons or colored pencils

Students should be able to write their first and last name and use 4. Spelling word dictionaries
capital letters at the beginning of each name. The students need to
be able to write three proper sentences. Have correct spelling of 5. Teachers writing prompt jar
sight words and word wall words. Students should have proper
punctuation and capital letters where needed. Students should also
have finger spacing between each word.

Standards
(K) 5.1 draw or write daily (e.g. journals, learning logs, labels, lists) Assessment
(K) 5.2 respond to information by drawing and writing with teacher Students will be assessed on
assistance [NS/PS 5.K.1]
proper spelling on words from
(K) 5.3 draw or write, with teacher assistance, to communicate
[NS/PS 5.K.2] their sight word lists, word wall
(K) 5.4 draw or write, with teacher assistance, stories about familiar and spelling dictionaries, proper
experiences and events [NS/PS 5.K.3] spelling of their name and
(K) 5.5 draw or write, with teacher assistance, responses to having the correct date. They
literature [NS/PS 5.K.4] will also be assessed on have
(K) 6.1 become familiar with the writing process three proper sentences that
(K) 6.3 select, with teacher assistance, ideas for writing [NS/PS
make sense and have correct
6.K.1]
(K) 7.1 write own first and last name(s) [PS 7.K.4] punctuation. There is also a
(K) 7.2 capitalize first letters of own first and last name(s) [NS/PS check to see if their picture
7.K.4] goes along with the writing.
(K) 7.3 use correct spelling of own first and last name(s) [NS/PS
7.K.5]
(K) 7.4 form letters of the alphabet correctly [NS/PS 7.K.6]
(K) 7.5 use phonetic spelling
(K) 7.6 identify and use end punctuation (period, question mark,
exclamation point)

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Procedures
Students will write and draw in their writing journals from a prompt chosen from the teachers writing
prompt jar. The students will write three sentences about that prompt and then draw and color a picture
telling about what they have written. They should have their first and last names on the journal page
along with the date. The teacher will check for proper spelling of words that are sight words, word wall
words and words written in their spelling dictionaries. The teacher may help with other words that the
students need help with by adding the word to that students dictionary. Spelling can be assisted with the
students by sounding them out. Proper punctuation, word spacing and making sure the picture goes
along with the writing will be looked at.

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