I'm SO excited to share this idea with you. I love it, my kids love it, and the biggest thing is that it HELPS THEM WRITE! We've been working on writing informational books lately. Getting first graders to give lots of details is sometimes a struggle. They aren't quite sure what all to write about. Although we read lots of mentor texts, share the pen, and use graphic organizers to plan our writing, some of them still can't quite understand what they need to do. I came up with a quick little reminder for them when they sit down to write. This is really going to help them at the end of the year on their end-of-year writing assessment!
I give you...
Informational Writing Bracelets!
Supplies Needed:
-Black pipe cleaners
-Pony beads in the following colors: green, white, orange, brown, blue, yellow, and red
-Scissors
Each color bead represents a different sentence that goes into their paragraph/book. In the end, the students end up with 7 sentences! It's just a quick and simple reminder of the information they need to include.
We created an anchor chart to help the students learn to remember what each color bead stands for. I have it hanging in our room so they can easily refer to it if they need a quick reminder.
It's such an easy thing to put together and use! I got all of the supplies at Hobby Lobby. I distribute them at the beginning of each writer's workshop and then collect them when we are done. The kids want to take them home so badly, but I know I'll never see them again. ;) They'll be so excited when I send them home at the end of the year!
Let me know if you end up trying this and how it works out for your students! :)
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I've used these bracelets for math, I'll bet the kids respond to bracelets for writing as well!
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This is a great idea! I will have to think of how I can adapt these for my 4th graders. Thank you!!
ReplyDeleteJennifer
Mrs. Laffin's Laughings
I really like this idea! I have already sent it to my writing teammates.
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Curious Firsties
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