Kindergarten Writing Skills
Prior Standards Implementation

The standards listed below have been replaced by a newer set of standards.

Please go to Current Kindergarten Language Arts Standards for current resources.

Writing
Process
Draw pictures to generate ideas. K.2.1 b	Harold and the Purple Crayon - drawing activity, similar to the popular KidPix
Construct graphic organizers (e.g., webs, charts, and diagrams) in a small or large group to organize information. K.2.1 c	Graphic Organizers - great resource for sheets on organizing information
Use a variety of sources to gather information. K.2.1 d
Add descriptive words and details. K.2.3 d
Make use of technology to publish writing. K.2.6 c	Make Your Own Story - choose a story, select pictures and then type five sentences
Incorporate illustrations and/or photographs. K.2.6 b
Express thoughts, feelings and experiences through illustrations, dictation or writing. K.2.7 b
Dictate a new ending to a story. K.2.10 a	Tell Your Own Neighborhood Story - Click on three pictures and then make up your own story. What would happen first, next, and last?
Use repetitive text to reenact or retell stories. K.2.10 b	The Old Lady poem in rebus form from Enchanted Learning
Retell stories using illustrations. K.2.10 d	I Can Wash Dishes - The pictures on this sheet are supposed to tell a story but are in the wrong order. Picture Sentences - ( Scroll past the membership information ) Online worksheets. Can be used as a class teaching tool. Look at the picture. Tell which sentence tells about the picture. Good for beginning readers. Also a section on Look and Write. Look at the picture and write a sentence that describes the picture. Tell Your Own Neighborhood Story - Click on three pictures and then make up your own story. What would happen first, next, and last?
Product
Write to acquire and exhibit knowledge (e.g., own name-first and last, letters, and numbers). K.2.2 a
Write to entertain and inform (e.g., experience stories, pictures, and shared writing). K.2.2 b & c
Represent spoken language with illustrations and temporary and/or conventional spelling. K.2.3 a
Write consonant-vowel-consonant words with teacher assistance. K.2.3 b	Activity sheets (c-v-c words) find the missing letter; n , g , d , m , p , a , e , i , o , and u More Activity sheets (c-v-c words) practice the following; n , g , d , m , p , a , e , i , o , and u Chicken Stacker: try to stack five hens by clicking on words with the featured vowel in them short a | short e | short i | short o | short u Magic Pencil - see, and hear, animation of c-v-c words using the following; n, g, d, m, p, a, e, i, o, and u Pounce on the Word that Matches the Sound - Students hear a word and click on the CVC word they sound out that matches the word that was said. Put it on the Shelf - Sound out CVC words and match with correct picture. Room 108 Demo Spelling Test - Write the word that you hear. See 'N Spell- Short Vowels - Spell out the CVC word that names the picture. Self-check the answers. Short Vowel Take Home Cards - Print these out for your students! Great practice for homework or school work! Vowel Sound Drag - Drag a vowel sound to complete the word. Upper Primary Level spelling activity. Whirlyword Machine - a 'fruit machine' that makes 3 letter CVC words (3 levels of play)
Participate in shared writing about social studies, science, the arts, and various classroom activities. K.2.8 a, b & d
Participate in shared writing about math (e.g., math journals). K.2.8 c
Create a drawing, picture, sign, or other graphic symbols to respond to literature. K.2.10 c	Harold and the Purple Crayon - drawing activity, similar to the popular KidPix
Illustrate and/or write in journals (e.g., temporary/conventional spelling, series of pictures, and recognizable print). K.2.11 a	Writing Practice for Preschool and Kindergarten - printable worksheets to work on straight, curved and zigzag lines Young Minds Handwriting Practice - These sheets may be printed and reproduced by parents, guardians, and teachers for home or classroom use only.
Write friendly notes using temporary/conventional spelling or with teacher assistance. K.2.11 b

 

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