Revising and Editing for Christmas in One Hands On Paragraph a Week

Description

This hands-on resource engages students in real conversations about revising and editing paragraphs. In just ten minutes a day, you can introduce and practice editing and revising skills without boring your kids! Fun Christmas themes like gingerbread houses, Frosty the Snowman, and Rudolph make this an engaging activity for the month of December!

***This resource is not a print-and-go resource. There is some preparation involved in creating this engaging, hands-on experience.***

This resource includes…

* A skills guide overview that notes which revision and editing skills are addressed each week
* Three weeks of lessons in the form of three paragraphs (no printables – this is a hands-on approach) Use a pocket chart and sentence strips or chart paper to build
* Three weeks of lesson plans for teaching grammar
* Pictures of how to prepare and deliver these lessons!

Week 1: Gingerbread houses

• Combining Sentences
• Adding a detail
• Capitalization
• Sentence structure

Week 2: On Stage

• Specific word choice
• Adding a conclusion
• Combining sentences
• Spelling

Week 3: The Reindeer

• Taking out an irrelevant detail
• Adding a detail
• Plurals vs. Possessives
• Apostrophes

Want a free sample to try out the hands-on approach? Download the Hands-on Revising and Editing freebie!

This product, once purchased, is licensed to be used in one classroom. Additional classrooms must purchase additional licenses.