First Grade, Writing, Set Six

We've set aside Draw Write Now for this set of weeks.

• Comic Book (Games for Writing pg 182) -- we didn't make a whole book, as this style of literature did not interest K. very much, but we did get one page done. She said what the narration should be. I wrote it and then she drew the pictures, wrote the dialogue, and colored the page.
• Family Journal (Games for Writing pg 180) -- even with each of us writing about each day, they turned out differently because we have different perspectives.
• Board Game (Games for Writing pg 174) -- I gave K. a choice of using a "Laura Ingalls" theme or a "Mary Poppins" theme. She chose Laura. Our game board has 17 spaces. We chose events from all the books we have listened to. So one square might say "The grasshoppers ate your wheat. Lose $50." And the next one, "Mr. Edwards brings Christmas gifts from Independence. Win $30."
• Three Sentence Challenge (Games for Writing pg 146) -- we had as much fun with this activity as we did the first time we played it. Be sure to make your lists ahead of time.
• Rhyme Time (Games for Writing pg 64) -- this time our poem was rather nonsensical, and the rhyming pattern turned out to be: AA BB AA CC AA DD
• Acrostic Poem (Games for Writing pg 69) -- I wrote the word "AUTUMN" down the side of two 9 x 12 sheet of white construction paper. After we each wrote our "poem" we cut pictures out of old magazines. K. glued hers on the paper, while I glued mine around the edge, making a frame.
• Story Invention Game -- we used this form to decide on the characters, problem, and solution of the story. Then K. wrote the story, keeping the main idea in focus and adding details along the way. You can get this form from balloonstoryteller.com.