Great Way to Introduce Journal Writing - 4 Weeks of Templates to Get Them Started!

Introduction to Journal Writing

Fourth Writing Template  Example (girl) Updated

Fourth Writing Template  Example (boy) Updated

1st Journal Writing Template 

Student Example

2nd Journal Writing Template

Student Example

 3rd Journal Writing Template - Use template for 1-2 weeks

Student Example

4th Journal Writing Template  (Use for 1 week)
Student Example - Revised examples are now the first two templates above

Student Example

5th Journal Writing Template  (Use for 1 week)

Student Example

Additional - Previous Template Used In Example.  This template has been updated to have a girl template and a boy template shown above.

Vowel Digraphs and Diphthongs

Examples of Vowel Digraphs and Diphthongs

How to Pronounce Vowel Digraph and Diphthongs

I Know the Alphabet

Alphabet Letters and Sound Spelling Chart

Post also includes other activities: Filling in the blanks and filling in the missing letters

Alphabet Letters and Sound Spelling Chart

Post also includes other activities: Filling in the blanks and filling in the missing letters

Answering Questions about the Alphabet

Fill in the Missing Consonants

Fill in the Missing Vowels

Fill in the Missing Letters

Writing Genres: Descriptive, Expository, Imaginative, Narrative and Persuasive

Writing Genres

Descriptive

Expository

Imaginative

Narrative

Persuasive

Author's Purpose

List the Books You Have Read Under the Correct Genre

First Grade Common Word Families - Printable Resources

The expectation is that students know 16 out of 18 Word Families with fluency by the end of first grade.  They consist of short vowels, long vowels  and r-controlled vowels.  This post provides a printable reference chart to slide into students' homework folders that display these word families.  In addition short word vowel family activities are included in this post.   They are: reading words, reading words in sentences, writing words in sentences and putting cut-up sentences in order.  These activities are  provided for all eight short vowel word families. 

Templates to download for activities

Short Vowel at Family

Short Vowel an Family

Short Vowel ed Family

Short Vowel id Family

Short Vowel ig Family

Short Vowel ot Family

Short Vowel ug Family

Short Vowel ut Family

Cut-Up Sentence Templates

Reference chart to place in the cover of students' homework folders

Of Short Vowel Word Families 

Word Family Chart for the Entire Year

Suffixes -est, -ful, -less

Suffixes: Their meanings and their use in sentences.

Students fold along the dotted line and use as a reference when they are completing their practice page

Practice Page