Introducing Paragraphs | Guide to Writing Paragraphs | Print and Digital

Teach students HOW to write a paragraph with these simple steps!

Use back to school picture books to give students step-by-step lessons in how to write a structured paragraph!

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Use Picture Books That Focus on Procedures

At the beginning of the school year I love reading picture books that focus on classroom procedures. I feel that these books help teach students my behavior expectations in a student friendly way. However, I've always felt a bit concerned about using so much class time to teach these procedures.

Use the Procedural Books to Teach Writing

These lessons ALL incorporate popular back to school books with writing lessons! The lessons break down how to write a complete five sentence paragraph is easy to understand parts. Each lesson is written with a mini lesson, independent work time, and closing. There is a graphic organizer or printable for each lesson.

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What's Included

7 Lessons and Printables

*Day 1-Getting Started

*Day 2-Brainstorming Details

*Day 3-Writing the Body of a Paragraph

*Day 4-Writing a Topic and Closing Sentence

*Day 5-Writing a Paragraph

*Day 6-Revising a Paragraph

*Day 7-Paragraph Assessment

*Rubric

Books Incorporated

*Pictures From Our Vacation

* What if Everyone Did T hat

* My Mouth is a Volcano

*How Full is Your Bucket

*I Just Don’t Like the Sound of No

*A Bad Case of Tattle Tongue

Yes, this can be used with my writing units!

I plan to teach this mini unit before I begin teaching my Common Core Writing Units.

Check out these other writing units!

Personal Narratives

Informational Writing

Fictional Narratives

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