How to Make Books with Children Series, Beginning Writers - Teacher Reproducibles, E-book

Beginning Writers makes it easy to create charming individual or whole-class shape-books on 22 topics. Writing forms accommodate individual writing levels, so every child can participate, regardless of  writing capability.

Each of the 22 topics in this handy resource starts with:

• prewriting suggestions
• literature references
• oral language experiences that build vocabulary
• background for writing

Tailor bookmaking to individual writing levels:

• blank forms for picture stories
• cloze forms for "complete the sentences" stories
• lined forms for written stories

Top off each student's story with a charming, reproducible cover. Using the same forms, you can make group books, too. Each topic has two group-book ideas and clip art to enhance the books.

The 22 fun topics are:

• cookie jar
• circus tent
• duck
• shoes
• truck
• moon
• piggy bank
• doghouse
• lunch box
• pocket
• fishbowl
• camping
• pet cage
• chicken coop
• toolbox
• jar
• purse
• mailbox
• soup pot
• seed packet
• bucket
• nests

This resource contains teacher support pages, reproducible student pages, and an answer key.