This checklist helps first graders with writing by providing a simple list of key steps to follow.
- Writing Process
- Plan your writing
- Think of your main idea
- Draw a picture
- Sentence Structure
- Start with a capital letter
- Use spaces between words
- End with a period
- Vocabulary
- Use simple words
- Use sight words
- Spell words correctly
- Handwriting
- Make letters the right size
- Use neat handwriting
- Write on the lines
- Story Elements
- Have a beginning
- Have a middle
- Have an end
- Details
- Add 2-3 details
- Describe who, what, where
- Include feelings and actions
- Editing
- Check for mistakes
- Fix messy letters
- Read your writing out loud
- Illustrations
- Match picture to writing
- Color the picture
- Add details to the picture