This FREE Editing Marks can be used the next time you want students to edit their own writing. The editor’s marks will be helpful when students are editing themselves. It will also be helpful when someone else has edited them and they’ll know what to change in their writing from the marks given. There are also some friendly reminders at the bottom of the sheet for students to check their work. You can also copy and place this page in the students’ writing folders. Students can pull this out the next time they need to edit a paper or make corrections using the symbols. You can also copy this page and post it on your writing bulletin board for friendly reminders. Send this copy home for parents to help their child edit their work. These editing marks below are the most commonly used in a primary setting. It is not a complete list of marks or symbols.

A few Halloween Graphic Organizers to brighten up your reading and writing centers!

FREEBIE! Rhyming Center/Game has 24 pairs of cards to match short vowel words. Each card has a picture to go along with each word. Use the cards to play a game of Concentration, Go Fish, or at a reading center. Great for small group or an assessment too!

Spelling Task Cards includes 40 different ways to practice weekly spelling words. Spelling Task Cards are perfect for centers, homework, or class work. These ideas work for any spelling list. Students choose a task card and follow the directions on it using all their spelling words. This may include writing them 3 times each, or writing the synonyms or antonyms or each spelling word. This pack includes 40 different ways to practice spelling!

Alphabet Soup using CVC Words includes 18 task cards with 6 letters on each card. Students find CVC words (or 2-letter words, HFW, or names) in the soup bowl. You can use the task cards along with a white board, scratch paper, or writing journal to record answers. OR you can use the 18 recording sheets/worksheets that are included for students to write answers from each soup bowl. The task cards and worksheets are the same. I have provided 2 ways to use this product either by task cards or worksheets. Choose the method that is best for your students. All task cards use 1 vowel which is located in the middle of the soup bowl and 5 consonants around the vowel.

CVC Words vs Nonsense Words Task Cards will have your students identifying short vowel words all year long! This pack includes 100 task cards (20 for each vowel sounds) using CVC Short Vowel Words. Students read the two CVC words on each task card and they identify the "real’ word. These are great to use at your small group time for a quick assessment of who’s reading and able to identify the real word against a word that don’t make any sense, Place a set of task cards at a reading center for students to practice reading and identifying CVC words. A recording sheet is added for students to record their answers.

Opinion Writing Center will have your students expressing their opinions all year long. This little pack includes 32 task cards that have a question on it. These questions are meant to spark some interest in students to write some of their opinions on the subject matter. Also included is an anchor chart to help with transition words, 1 graphic organizer to write thoughts down, and 1 writing page for final draft and presentation.

Inference Writing Center is intended to do two things: Make Inferences and Write in Complete Sentences. The task cards will help students generate inferences by looking at a picture and then putting those thoughts down on paper. The Materials in this Pack include: • 24 Task Cards with Inference Writing prompts • 24 Recording Sheets (in thirds) Ideas on how to use the writing prompts: • Use the colored task cards along with the recording sheet at a writing center. Students write what they infer about each picture. Students can also use a writing journal or other writing paper instead of the recording sheets. • You can also copy the Recording Sheets and cut each sheet into thirds. Use the recording sheets for complete sentence writing and inference recognition. These would be great for morning work. • You can also send home for homework, use for a writing prompt for the week, as part of your inference lesson, as a warm-up activity, or for morning work.

Sequencing Task Cards help build comprehension and sequencing. Students read the 4 sentences on the task card and decide how the order of events happened 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th. Students have to read all four sentences to comprehend and infer the events in order. This set comes with thirty task cards, recording sheets, an answer key, and writing paper to write the sentences in order.

CVC Unscramble Sentences Worksheets has a total of 20 worksheets (4 worksheets for each of the five vowel sounds). Each worksheet includes 3 sentences for students to unscramble and form into a complete sentence. Students read the 5 or 6 words in the word bank and write a complete sentence that could match the picture. These are simple sentences that are designed for beginning readers learning to read, make, and write complete sentences. The words in the word bank use CVC words and only 11 sight words. The sight words used for each page are located on the top right hand corner of each worksheet. The 11 sight words used in this entire packet include: a, and, at, has, I, in, is, my, on, see, the These are great to use at your small group time for a quick assessment of who’s reading and/or forming sentences. Place a worksheet at a reading center or use as part of your lesson for students to practice unscrambling sentences.

Here are 18 posters that display what “Good Readers” do when reading or learning to read. Use the posters when focusing on a reading strategy or skill. The 18 reading posters included in this set are: Making Connections Using Prior Knowledge Predictions Reread to Understand Find a Purpose Know the Difference Between Fiction and Non-Fiction See What They read Summarize Sequence Read With Fluency Look at Word Bits Use Context Clues Use Phonics Self-Correct Reread Aloud Ask Questions Read Ahead Make Inferences

These Personal Narrative Worksheets are a great way to practice writing a short paragraph or narrative. These worksheets include a graphic organizer to help students organize their personal narrative into a quick paragraph. Students respond to the prompt on each page. They write a topic about their paragraph along with a topic sentence. They write 3 supporting details about the topic and close it with an end statement. Students can edit themselves or have someone edit them. Students can rewrite their rough draft in their writing journal or on another writing sheet. This pack includes 30 writing prompts for personal narratives.

CVC Picture Cards for a writing center includes 20 Task Cards. This pack will have your students excited to practice sounding out and writing CVC Words from a picture prompt. Each task card displays 9 pictures. There are 20 Task Cards and a few different Recording Sheets included in this pack. Task Cards are separated by vowel sounds. Some task cards concentrate on single sound vowels and other task cards are mixed with other vowels.

4 Kinds of Sentences Task Cards use the sentences: Declarative, Interrogative, Imperative, and Exclamatory. 40 Task Cards,Recording Sheets and an Answer Key are included. Students read the sentence on the task card and decide what kind of sentence it is. Students choose from a multiple choice answer. Use as part of your lesson, at a literacy center, during small group time, for homework, as a warm-up activity, or use with partners or teams.

Sequence Cut and Paste Worksheets include a total of 20 reading passages. Students read a small passage and then cut the 5 sentence strips below the passage and paste in the correct order. These are also great for going back to the passage to check answers and reinforcing the order of a story. Use the worksheets at a reading center, classwork, homework, or for your sequencing lesson. Passages are suited for 1st-2nd grade readers.

Do your students need help generating good opening and closing statements? How many of your students leave one or both out? Well not anymore! This pack will give your students a few ideas to get them started. You’ll be amazed how much better your students’ opening and closing statements improve! This product includes: 2 posters with a list of variety of ways to open and close writing. These opening and closing statements can be used for any genre of writing. They are both kid friendly and easy to use. Students pick from a variety of ideas for their openings and closings statements. There are 2 lists of examples on opening statements and 1 list of examples on closing statements. 2 worksheets to practice opening and closing statements. A blank template for opening and closing statements to create your own ideas or take notes. Also included are black and white versions for those that do not want color.

Compare and Contrast Writing Worksheets and Task Cards will have your students excited to write. This pack includes 24 picture prompts. Students write the similarities and differences between the two pictures. Each picture comes with a Venn Diagram Worksheet, a Writing Page, and a Task Card. You choose how you would like your students to respond to the pictures. The Venn Diagrams can be used for short details to compare. The Writing Paper can be used to write complete sentences. The Task Cards can be used for small group and /or oral discussion. 24 writing prompts are available to start writing today. Just print!

CVC Rhyming Strips will have your students reading and rhyming all year long! This pack includes 70 Rhyming Strips (14 for each vowel sounds) using CVC Short Vowel Words. These are great to use at your small group time for a quick assessment of who’s reading and rhyming. Place a set at a reading center for students to practice rhyming. A recording sheet is added for students to record their answers.

4 Kinds of Sentences Task Cards use the sentences: Statement, Question, Command, and Exclamation. 40 Task Cards, Recording Sheets, and an Answer Key are included. Students read the sentence on the task card and decide what kind of sentence it is. Students choose from a multiple choice answer. Use as part of your lesson, at a literacy center, during small group time, for homework, as a warm-up activity, or use with partners or teams.

CVC Word Strips will have your students reading short vowel words all year long! This pack includes 70 CVC Word Strips (14 for each vowel sounds) using CVC Short Vowel Words. These are great to use at your small group time for a quick assessment of who’s reading and rhyming. Place a set at a reading center for students to practice rhyming. A recording sheet is added for students to record their answers.