Back to School Writing Activity BUNDLE

Back to School - Write and Create

* First Day Feelings: How does the first day of school make you feel? Create an emoji pop art picture and write about your feelings for the first week of school.

*Families: Who lives in your home? Create a popsicle stick family portrait an and write about what you like to do together.

* Friends: How can you be a good friend? Create a class tessellation quilt and write about ways to be kind and welcoming to your new classmates.

* Summer: When did you feel excited or happy this summer? Create a watercolor sun picture and write about special moment from your summer vacation.

* Names: What words tell about you? Create a name mosaic and use adjectives in an acrostic to tell about yourself.

This product provides concrete scaffolds for the writing process to ensure that all students have the opportunity to build a beautiful and creative art and writing project. You can use the finished product for a bulletin board display, student portfolio, or class book.

It is differentiated for kindergarten through third grade with three levels of graphic organizers, publishing papers, and editing checklists. You can use the same templates for all of your students or give each student the level of challenge that he/she needs.

This Write and Create product includes:

* Teaching guide (4-day lesson plan)

* Mentor text ideas

* Anchor chart

* Graphic organizers (3 levels)

* Publishing papers (3 levels)

* Editing checklists (3 levels)

* Assessment rubric

* Art project instructions

* Art project template

* Student examples