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Don't Lose that Thought!

Notebooks to Jot Down Ideas for Writing (Virtual Tour)

Don

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Stage of Literacy Development:

Stage 1: Beginning Literacy
Stage 2: Consolidation / Fluency

Ages:

6-12

Grade Range:

1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th 

Food Groups:

Primary:
Motivation for Literacy, Writing Processes & Strategies

Transcript

Another thing my students keep in their folder holder is a little notebook to collect their ideas. It's at arm's length.  They'll come in the morning, they'll say "Ms. David! I had the best weekend!" and often times I'll take the note about the weekend and eventually it's a jumping point for what they want to write about in their journal or during writing workshop.

Activity Objective

The goal of Don't Lose that Thought!: Notebooks to Jot Down Ideas for Writing (Virtual Tour) is to help students collect their ideas for writing tasks in an easily accessible notepad. 

Quick Tips

Additional Comments:

- Students can keep these personalized notebooks in their folder holders in order for easy access during independent work.
- Pre-writing strategies, including brainstorming topics, are risk-free opportunities for students to begin to develop their ideas.


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