My lesson plan each day for my first graders to copy from the board was to have each child create the writing lesson. They said My name is ——. The next sentence or two they told something about themselves. What they might have, might like, family. It was theirs to create and for others in the class to know something about that person. I would write the lesson on the board, and that was the writing lesson each day for the class to copy.
Hopefully they took the lesson home and were able to read it to their parents.
Natalie, this warms my heart AND inspires me. Years ago, I started a journal for each of my boys. I didn't get very far. I was actually looking at them the other day and thinking about filling them with memories.
I write something that I am grateful for in a daily devotional book (at the bottom of the page).
I love that your doing that. When you told me about it started, it helped me expand my idea for this essay.
I'm sure many of them did and got better as the year progressed.
We are all motivated to talk and write about ourselves. Just I like to write stories that include my granddaughters. We just need a little prompting.
I'm sure many of them did and got better as the year progressed.
We are all motivated to talk and write about ourselves. Just I like to write stories that include my granddaughters. We just need a little prompting.
I'm sure many did and got better by the end of the year!
Talking and writing about ourselves is motivating. Just like I love telling stories with my granddaughters in them. We just need a little prompting!
My lesson plan each day for my first graders to copy from the board was to have each child create the writing lesson. They said My name is ——. The next sentence or two they told something about themselves. What they might have, might like, family. It was theirs to create and for others in the class to know something about that person. I would write the lesson on the board, and that was the writing lesson each day for the class to copy.
Hopefully they took the lesson home and were able to read it to their parents.
Natalie, this warms my heart AND inspires me. Years ago, I started a journal for each of my boys. I didn't get very far. I was actually looking at them the other day and thinking about filling them with memories.
Thanks for reading and sharing your journey.