Kindergarten writing goals:
In kindergarten, students use invented spelling. Invented spelling is when a student listens to sounds in words and then writes the sounds they hear. For example, a child may write "tez" for the word trees, or "knde" for "candy". Students will typically hear sounds in this order: beginning, ending, and middle. Vowel sounds are usually the hardest for students to learn. Our writing instruction reinforces what students are learning in reading. As students learn sight words, they will be expected to spell them correctly when writing. Children's inventive spellings help teachers understand what students know and do not know about letter/sound relationships.
In kindergarten, students use invented spelling. Invented spelling is when a student listens to sounds in words and then writes the sounds they hear. For example, a child may write "tez" for the word trees, or "knde" for "candy". Students will typically hear sounds in this order: beginning, ending, and middle. Vowel sounds are usually the hardest for students to learn. Our writing instruction reinforces what students are learning in reading. As students learn sight words, they will be expected to spell them correctly when writing. Children's inventive spellings help teachers understand what students know and do not know about letter/sound relationships.
Writing goals for the third nine weeks:
We will be working on writing pattern books for the first half of the nine weeks. Pattern books have a clear topic. They have a predictable sentence on each page. For example: A book about sports may say, "I like soccer. I like basketball. I like football. I like tennis." In sentence writing, students will be encouraged to use a capital letter, punctuation at the end, and spaces between words.
For the second half of the nine weeks, students will be writing personal narratives. These stories will be about a real event that has happened in their lives. They will learn how to include a beginning, middle, and end to their story. Their pages may consist of two to three sentences each.
For the second half of the nine weeks, students will be writing personal narratives. These stories will be about a real event that has happened in their lives. They will learn how to include a beginning, middle, and end to their story. Their pages may consist of two to three sentences each.