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Kindergarten Sentence Writing Made Easy!

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Kindergarten sentence writing can be made easy! Check out how I introduce sentence writing as a literacy center. Then, we build on it to make this a year-long literacy activity. 

Kindergarten Sentence Writing

Writing a sentence in kindergarten can be daunting. However, it doesn’t have to be! I introduce sentence writing to kindergarteners early in the year and build upon it month after month! 

We start the year off slowly with very simple sentences.  In August and September, I usually start with just one sentence for the students to manipulate.  They read it over and over with a variety of pointers (which are a BIG deal.)  The first week of school we do this activity as a whole group.  Simple!  We take turns with the pointer.  Then at the end of the week, I usually say,  “Friends!  We have had so much fun with this activity.  What if we make this one of our stations?”  They always cheer, “YES!”

 A few weeks later, I might say,  “Hey friends,  when you go to this station, let’s write a sentence!  Let me show you how. ” This is a whole group activity.   Simple!  However, the product is not always stellar.  That’s okay!  We have all year to perfect it.

In August and September, the words are hard to read.  The illustrations need a bit of interpretation.  In my opinion, that is just fine.  If we wait for perfection… we will be waiting until January. Nope!  We can practice sentence writing and get better NOW!

After a few weeks of this, I might nudge in while a student is working at this station and do a little teaching.  I might show them how to make the sentence neater.  I might show them how to make smart color choices. Or… even suggest that they use crayons instead of a pencil to color. Oy!

Then during our center debrief (a MUST), I might say,  “Friends, do you know what I saw Joe doing at the pocket chart station (where I have the sentences)?  I saw him working REALLY hard to make his letters clear.  You know what?  That is what writers do and it makes my heart happy.  Look at THIS!”   Then I show it to them.   Oh my MERCY!  They ALL want to make my heart happy and we elevate the work.  By slowly raising the bar… we raise the expectation.

Winter Sentence Writing

As Winter comes, we are getting better and better at writing sentences. I like to keep this center as new and exciting as possible, but stay predictable for student success. Each month, my kindergarten friends practice writing sentences that are thematically linked to what we are learning or perhaps what we are focused on. 

By this time of year, students are confidentally writing sentences during this literacy center. This is very exciting! They are so proud of their work… and of course, I love seeing how far they’ve come. 

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Emergent Readers too!

I love having the option to add in an emergent reader, either to the center for students to complete if they get finished with their sentence writing, or to use some other time during our day.  

Kindergarten Sentence Writing: phonics

There are times that I want students to focus on a specific phonics skill as much as possible. I will, occasionally, mix up our thematic sentence writing center and add in sentences to practice various literacy skills. Long and short vowels, CVC words, blends, digraphs… these phonics skills can be practiced during a sentence writing center.

Between the thematic sentences and the sentence writing with a focus on phonics, I can easily keep this literacy center going all year 

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Deedee Wills

My teaching career allowed me to experience teaching in different classroom environments and grades. My heart belongs to early childhood education. My job is to make teaching FUN, ENGAGING, and EASIER. Welcome!