LEARN NC

K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Goal 4. Writing

The learner will communicate in appropriate written English in a variety of personal, social, and academic contexts.

Level: Novice Low

Students will use various forms of non-verbal communication to express ideas and demonstrate basic comprehension. They may point, touch, match, draw, act out, demonstrate an action, or play games to show their understanding. Learning objectives focus on greetings, classroom objects, letters, choral reading of simple text, copying simple words, distinguishing upper and lowercase letters, and following one-step directions with prompting.

Objective NL 4.03

Copy words posted and commonly used in the classroom (e.g., environmental print and prewriting strategies).

Resources aligned to this objective

Who's Your Mama? A Family Who's Who
This is the first of two lessons that can be used with Cynthia Rylant's book, The Relatives Came. Students will read, draw, role-play and sing about family roles and titles.
Format: lesson plan (grade 1 English Language Arts, Social Studies, and English Language Development)
By Laura Bahlmann and Mary Lail.