.
By the end of Kindergarten, children can usually write at least one sentence. In first grade, children are encouraged to write multiple sentences to develop one main idea. The students write daily. Often the writing is of their own choice, but writing also occurs in the content areas.
The word wall is a very important tool for young writers. By the end of the year, about 100 words will be on the wall. These words are used as a large visual dictionary, a resource that the students can easily access. Students are also expected to spell the core list of fifteen basic sight words. Those words are: a, and, are, for, he, of, on, in, is, it, that, the, to, you, was.
By the end of first grade children will be able to:
1. Form letters correctly.
2. Use spacing between words.
3. Represent consonants and vowels with corresponding letters.
4. Write narratives that tell an event or idea.
5. Respond to a prompt to give an opinion.
6. Write information about a topic.
7. Use common spelling patterns.
8. Capitalize the first word in a sentence, dates, and names.
9. Spell first grade priority words.
10. Use ending punctuation.
11. Edit with assistance for grammar, usage, and mechanics.
