Small-Moment Narrative Writing: Tell One Event in Order – 1st Grade

Description

Overview

These two connected 45-minute first-grade writing lessons teach children to write a focused story about one small event. Lesson 1 develops a beginning, middle, and end. Lesson 2 revises the story by adding temporal words that clearly show the order of events. Students use teacher-created planning and writing paper; no student reading passage is included or needed.

What Students Will Learn

• Write a small-moment story with beginning, middle, and end.
• Use temporal words to show event order.

What Is Included

• Teacher Guide
• Student Workbook
• Lesson 1: Write a Small-Moment Story With a Beginning, Middle, and End
• Plan Your Small-Moment Story
• Write Your Story Sentences
• Check Your Narrative
• Lesson 2: Add Temporal Words to Show Event Order
• Write Events in Order
• Choose and Explain
• Help a Writer Revise

Lesson Overview

• Lesson 1: Write a Small-Moment Story With a Beginning, Middle, and End (45 minutes)
• Lesson 2: Add Temporal Words to Show Event Order (45 minutes)

Designed For

1st Grade students studying Narrative Writing in Language Arts.

File Format

One downloadable ZIP containing two printable PDF files. The Teacher Guide contains 20 pages and the Student Workbook contains 5 pages.