Writing Personal Narratives

In October and early November the students focused on writing stories about their own personal experiences.  Our focus was on picking a topic and adding details that can clearly show the reader what happened in the story.  Along the way, we learn about and practice writing in complete sentences.  Using capitalization at the beginning of sentences and for proper nouns and correct placement of end marks.  The students picked their favorite piece of writing to publish and share.  Once published, each book went into a basket on our gathering rug for the class to enjoy.  We also met up with the first grade class to share our stories.