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Sometimes I forget how first graders are at the beginning
of the year. By the time I get to the end of the year,
they are so independent and I don't have to tell them
every little step to getting their work done.

Since the first day of school, we have been going over the
three things a sentence must have in order to be
a "complete sentence." I have a large poster in my room
that says

WRITING SENTENCES
1. Capital letter
2. . or ?
3. Makes sense

Instead of reviewing by telling the kids what a sentence
needed, I asked them to tell me.

A little girl raised her hand and said, "It has to start
with a capital letter." After praising her, I called on a
little boy to tell me the next answer.

He said, "It has to have a period at the end... or a
question mark." I was impressed!

The last child I called on is sure to elaborate on any
answer so, she told me that t...See More


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