Let students be the experts! In this How-to Writing Unit, your 1st or 2nd graders will use how-to writing to teach others how to make items they will "sell" at an end-of-unit celebration. Includes 20 lesson plans, how-to writing templates, checklists, lesson visuals, rubrics, and step-by-step supports to build confidence in your young writers. Students plan, write, and illustrate clear directions to create several handmade products. Then, bring their writing to life with a hands-on Market Day celebration, where families can "buy" students' homemade goods! This engaging, real-world experience helps students see the power and purpose of clear nonfiction writing in action!
Included in this 100+ page how-to writing unit:
Scripted daily lessons for 20 days of plans
20+ pages of differentiated writing templates for how-to books (3 or 4 steps)
Unit at-a-glance for the 4-week unit
Mentor Text Book List (titles suggested for specific lessons include links to video read-alouds)
Sequencing activities and visuals
Posters and anchor charts
Mini book (How to Brush Your Teeth)
Writing center prompts
Note taking document for writing goals
Digital slides (separate document in zip file)
Writing assessment rubric
Student writing checklist
Author crowns
Market Day invitation for caregivers (end-of-unit celebration)
This is a comprehensive unit designed to be everything you will need for planning, teaching, assessing, and celebrating your amazing writers!
Let students be the experts! In this How-to Writing Unit, your 1st or 2nd graders will use how-to writing to teach others how to make items they will "sell" at an end-of-unit celebration. Includes 20 lesson plans, how-to writing templates, checklists, lesson visuals, rubrics, and step-by-step supports to build confidence in your young writers. Students plan, write, and illustrate clear directions to create several handmade products. Then, bring their writing to life with a hands-on Market Day celebration, where families can "buy" students' homemade goods! This engaging, real-world experience helps students see the power and purpose of clear nonfiction writing in action!
Included in this 100+ page how-to writing unit:
Scripted daily lessons for 20 days of plans
20+ pages of differentiated writing templates for how-to books (3 or 4 steps)
Unit at-a-glance for the 4-week unit
Mentor Text Book List (titles suggested for specific lessons include links to video read-alouds)
Sequencing activities and visuals
Posters and anchor charts
Mini book (How to Brush Your Teeth)
Writing center prompts
Note taking document for writing goals
Digital slides (separate document in zip file)
Writing assessment rubric
Student writing checklist
Author crowns
Market Day invitation for caregivers (end-of-unit celebration)
This is a comprehensive unit designed to be everything you will need for planning, teaching, assessing, and celebrating your amazing writers!
