The Writing Spot Big Book

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The Writing Spot Big Book

The Process of Writing

Spot writes.   4

Writers look and think to find ideas.   5

Writers talk and listen to get information.   6

Writers read to learn.   7

Writers write to share ideas.   8

Writers share to explain and entertain.   9

The Forms of Writing

We send notes and cards.  10

We make lists.  11

We write in journals.  12

We tell and write stories.  13

We make signs and labels.  14

The Tools of Learning

We learn together.  15

We use computers to write.  16

Word Study/Phonics

Writers explore letters, sounds, and words.  17

Writers use letters to make words.  18

Writers put words together in sentences.  19

Writers have fun . . .  20

. . . with words.  21

Almanac/Theme Pages

Happy Birthday to you!  22

I feel . . .  23

Let’s be friends.  24

Eat right and exercise.  25

Water is everywhere.  26

Visit our community.  27

What’s the weather?  28

Name the colors.  29

Listen to the rhyme.  30

Once upon a time . . .  31