Grade K • Language Arts • Writing

Grade K Language Arts

Writing

Kindergarten Writing Units

• The Writing Community
• Getting Ideas
• Telling More
• Just the Facts
• Exploring Words Through Poetry
• Opinion Writing
• Revisiting the Writing Community

Writing Tips

• Encourage your child to write often.
• Provide an area in your home for writing with special materials (pencils, different types of paper, markers, envelopes).
• Praise your child’s writing.
• Share letters and cards from friends and relatives with your child.
• Encourage journal writing for special occasions (trips, family events, planning a birthday party).
• Have your child help you compose shopping lists, notes and letters to friends, and invitations.
• Encourage your child to write stories.
• Allow your child to take risks on a rough draft. Be your child’s partner for changing and correcting his or her writing.
• Encourage your child to write thank you notes, invitations, letters to others, lists of things to do, and items to take on a trip.

Handwriting Tips and Resources

• Visit the Physical Well-Being and Motor Development section for hand-strengthening tips.
• There are many ways to practice letter formation!
  • Practice writing the letter in the air, on the carpet, in shaving cream, on a sibling or parents back
  • Use handwriting paper Links to an external site. to practice letter formation Links to an external site.(English) or Letter Formations (Spanish) focusing on one or two letters at a time. 

Writing Samples

Writing Expectations

Writing Developmental Levels

Writing Activities Links to an external site.

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  123's ABC's Kids Handwriting App Links to an external site.
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  ABC Kids App Links to an external site.
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  Education.com Links to an external site.
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  PBS Parents Links to an external site.
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  Reading Rockets- Launching Young Readers Links to an external site.
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  Story Creator App Links to an external site.
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  Writing Wizard App Links to an external site.