6Traits Digest #124 - Tuesday, January 11, 2000 Helpful idea for 1st and maybe others. by "Susan Nixon"---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Helpful idea for 1st and maybe others. From: "Susan Nixon" Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2000 07:26:35 -0700 From a 4-blocks list >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> We did an activity today called "cut and paste" in first grade that might help you. To model, I first wrote a short story of 4 sentences on paper. Then I cut each sentence out and taped it on a page of a blank book I'd made by folding and stapling copy paper. Then I elaborated under each sentence. I told = them they could then add pictures and a title. They had a ball!! Each child chose a story in their journals and tore it out (one child had a story on the back she didn't want to cut, so we xeroxed hers) A few others wanted to begin with all new stories and I said that = was okay. When writing time was over we went on to another activity. For the rest of the day they kept pulling out their books and working on their stories. I am anxious to see how they all turn out. Hope this will help you! Cece/1/GA ---------------------------------------------------------------------- End of 6Traits Digest -- To unsubscribe, send any message at all to: 6Traits-off@. Archive of past digests is at: http://6Traits.Cyberspaces.net/archive/?_NO_DATETIME