Writing Folder

Tools
(for K-2)

Learning At The Primary Pond

 Hey there teaching friend!
I hope you enjoy these writing materials for K-2! These supports have helped
my students become more independent writers, and I hope they do the same for your
students.
Many of these writing folder tools are adapted from my Kindergarten, first
grade, or second grade writing bundles. The minilessons in these writing units will
inspire your students to take ownership over their work and make their writing the
very best that it can be!

In this pack, you’ll find the following:

- Writing folder cover pages (pre-made or blank so students can design it)
- Alphabet chart (color and B&W)
- Blends and digraphs chart (color and B&W)
- Vowel chart (color and B&W)
- My Book of Words (for a personal sight word booklet or interesting words)
- Writing process chart
- Writing scaffold
- Editing checklists (3 different versions and a blank option)
- Narrative writing support (2 different versions)
- Informational writing support (2 different versions)
- Opinion/persuasive writing support (2 different versions)
- Transition words charts (2 options)
- Temporal words chart

Questions about the materials? Email me at Alison@learningattheprimarypond.com

Happy teaching!
Alison

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My Writing
Folder

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My Writing
Folder

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My Writing
Folder

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Alphabet Chart for Writers
Aa Bb Cc Dd

Ee Ff Gg Hh

Ii Jj Kk Ll

Mm Nn Oo Pp

Qq Rr Ss Tt

Uu Vv Ww Xx

Yy Zz
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Alphabet Chart for Writers
Aa Bb Cc Dd

Ee Ff Gg Hh

Ii Jj Kk Ll

Mm Nn Oo Pp

Qq Rr Ss Tt

Uu Vv Ww Xx

Yy Zz
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Blends & Digraphs Chart for Writers

bl br ch cl cr

dr fl fr gl gr

pl pr sc sh sk

sl sm sn sp st

sw th tr tw wh

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Blends & Digraphs Chart for Writers

bl br ch cl cr

dr fl fr gl gr

pl pr sc sh sk

sl sm sn sp st

sw th tr tw wh

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 Vowel Chart for Writers
short short short short short
a e i o u

long long long long long

a e i o u

ar er ir or ur

jar ladder bird horse purse

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 Vowel Chart for Writers
short short short short short
a e i o u

long long long long long

a e i o u

ar er ir or ur

jar ladder bird horse purse

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My Book of
Words

By:

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Aa Bb

Cc Dd

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Ee Ff

Gg Hh

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Ii Jj

Kk Ll

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Mm Nn

Oo Pp

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Qq Rr

Ss Tt

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Uu Vv

Ww Xx

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Yy Zz

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The Writing Process

1. Plan

2. Draft

3. Revise

4. Edit yuo You

5. Publish
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 I can write!

1.Think of an idea.

We ran home.

2. Plan your first sentence. Say it 3 times.

We

3. Say the first word. Listen for the sounds.

We
4. Write the first word.

We
We
5. Read the word you wrote.
ran

6. Say the next word. Write it. Read it.

Keep going until your sentence is finished!
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 I can write!

1. Think of an idea
(what you want to write about).

We ran home.

2. Plan your first sentence. Say it 3 times.

3. Count the words in your sentence.

Draw a line for each word.

We

4. Say the first word. Listen for the sounds.

Write the sounds you hear.

We

We

5. Read the word you wrote.

We ran
We ran

6. Keep writing words. Each time you write a

word, reread your sentence.
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Editing Checklist
My sentences start with
capital letters.

The word “I” is always capitalized. I

My sentences end with a

punctuation mark. .!?

I used spaces between my

words.

I spelled words I know the

correctly.

I spelled new words by thinking

about how they sound.
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Editing Checklist
My sentences start with capital letters.

I capitalized the word “I,” names,

and dates.

I Sam January
My sentences end with a
punctuation mark. .!?

I used spaces between my

words.

I spelled words I know the

correctly.

I spelled new words by thinking

about how they sound.
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 Editing Checklist
☐ I used a capital letter at the
beginning of every sentence.

☐ I used a capital letter for “I,”

names, and other proper nouns.

☐ I used commas in the date and lists.

If I’m writing a letter, I used commas
in the greeting and closing.

☐ I spelled words I know correctly.

☐ I tried at least one strategy to spell
new words.

☐ I put spaces between my words. I

used neat handwriting.
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 Editing Checklist
☐

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Narrative Writing
- Think of a story you want to tell.

- Talk or write to plan the beginning, B

middle, and end. M
E

- Write and draw to tell what

happened.

- Tell how characters in the

story felt.
- Add color and details to your
drawings.

- Reread your story. Fix it up. yuo you

- Share your story!

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 Narrative Writing
- Think about a story you want to tell.
Think about a time when you or someone
else felt very happy, sad, excited, scared,
or another emotion.

- Plan the beginning, middle, and end of B M E

your story.

- Start writing your story. Make sure

to tell what characters do, say, think,
and feel.

first
- Use time words to tell when things
happened in your story. later
next
- Reread your story. Make sure it
makes sense. Fix any mistakes. yuo you

- Share your story with someone!

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Informational Writing
- Think of a topic that you know
a lot about.

- Write and draw true facts

about your topic.

- Put facts that go together

on the same page.

- Add color and details to your

drawings to help teach the reader.

- Reread your writing. Fix it yuo you

up.

- Share your writing!

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 Informational Writing

- Think of a topic that you know a lot

about. Talk or write to brainstorm facts
about the topic.

- Start writing true facts about your

topic. Add lots of details.

- Put information that goes

together on the same page.
Example: If you are writing
about food, write about fruit on
one page. Write about vegetables
on a different page.

- Make drawings and text features

to help teach your reader. Palm tree

- Reread your writing. Make sure it

makes sense and that the facts are yuo you
true. Fix any mistakes.

- Share your writing with someone!

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 Opinion Writing
- Think of a topic that you
have an opinion about.

- Write your opinion.

I think that…

- Add reasons to explain

your opinion.
This is because…

- Write an ending that tells

your opinion again.
My opinion is…

- Reread your writing.

yuo You
Fix it up.
- Share your writing!

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Opinion or Persuasive Writing

- Think of a topic that you have a strong

opinion about.

- Start by telling what your opinion

is. I think that…

- Think about why you have that

opinion. Write 2 or more reasons
to explain your opinion. One reason is…

Also,
- Use a transition word every time In addition,
you start giving a new reason. Another reason is

- Write an ending that reminds For these

your reader what you think. reasons, I
think that…

- Reread your writing. Make sure it yuo you

makes sense. Fix any mistakes.

- Share your writing with someone!

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Transition Words
and Phrases

Beginning
First,
First of all,
To start,
To begin with,

Middle
Second,
Next,
Then,

End
Last,
Finally,
In conclusion,

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 Transition Words
and Phrases
Beginning
First,
First of all, To tell more
To start, For example,
To start with,
This means that
To begin,
Also,
To begin with, Additionally,
Middle In addition,
Second, Another __________ is
Next,
To tell something
Then, different
However,
End
On the other hand,
Last,
Finally,
In conclusion,
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Time Words and Phrases
that show when things happened

Beginning Telling When

First, One morning,
To start, One afternoon,
At the beginning, One evening,
First of all, One day,
Suddenly,

Middle
Next, Passing of Time
Then, The next morning,
Later In the afternoon,
Later that day,
In the evening,
End That night,
Last, A few minutes later,
Finally, After a while,
In the end, An hour later,

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