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April Writing Prompts for D/HH Students
$ 3
Writing can be challenging for students who are deaf or hard of hearing (or students with limited English language skills) for a variety of reasons. But as with anything, the more opportunities a stud
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ent has to practice something, the easier it becomes over time.What's included:This downloadable PDF file includes 24 writing prompts for April.A variety of question types are included such as narrative, opinion, descriptive, imaginative, and informational.Most of the 24 prompts are related to events and activities in April, while others are simply meant to be fun and silly. Several prompts are related specifically to hearing loss.Please note that I did not include a grade level for this resource because it's meant to be used based on a student's individual writing level. However, most questions are geared around a 1-3 grade level. If you have any questions about the prompts, please post in the "Q & A" tab above and I will be happy to help.Suggested use:I use these daily with my deaf/hard-of-hearing students. They have 10 minutes to write uninterrupted. I encourage them to continue writing for the entire time, even if they think they're done sooner. When kept in a binder or folder, these entries are a phenomenal (and easy) way to clearly see their growth.After they've finished writing, we go over it together, targeting 1-2 writing elements they are working on while ignoring any other errors they may make. We use different colored markers to circle the elements (correct tenses, use of pronouns, prepositions, etc.). It's even better when they can point these out themselves. For example, I'll ask "where are the different tenses you used?". Then they point out all the tense endings and circle them in orange. Then, we look for all the pronouns they used and circle those in green, etc.I have found this a favorite way to practice writing skills with my students because it's non-intimidating and fun. students are proud to share their work and start to see themselves as writers.
Language Skills - Story Starts - Santa on Summer Vacation
$ 2
Make writing interesting using pictures to get started. Pre-writing includes putting ideas on paper, and generating a topic sentence before writing a paragraph.
Language Skills - Story Starts- Bentley Sees a Squirrel
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Make writing interesting using pictures to get started. Pre-writing includes putting ideas on paper, and generating a topic sentence before writing a paragraph.
Instructional Stories - Earthenware - Dishes Made of Dirt
$ 2
Learn about history by exploring how earthen ware came to be and is made today. Fillable sheets are included for vocabulary, question and answer for basic and more advanced readers.
Instructional Stories - In the Deep - Diving
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Learn about deep sea diving with vocabulary, reading, and comprehension activities for basic and more advanced readers. Fillable sheets include reading comprehension, note-taking practice, acronyms,
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and vocabulary building.
Language Skills - Story Starts - Bentley is all grown up
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Make writing interesting using pictures to get started. Pre-writing includes putting ideas on paper, and generating a topic sentence before writing a paragraph.
Instructional Stories - Yarn Making
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Learn about how wool is made into yarn. Includes reading passages for basic and more advanced readers with fillable comprehension question sheets.
Vocabulary - Morphology - number words
$ 295
Early math instruction teaches enumeration - the designation of a numeral for a given number. This helps with visualization of quantity when listening to a story or reading a written passage. Include
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s fillable materials and activities for drawing numbers, answering questions, drawing numbers and critical thinking skills.
Language Skills - Story Starts - Create your own Guitar
$ 2
Make writing interesting using pictures to get started. Pre-writing includes putting ideas on paper, and generating a topic sentence before writing a paragraph.
Instructional Stories - Pumpkins
$ 2
Learn about the growing a pumpkin, the history of pumpkin pie, and the history of a jack-0-lantern with these stories written for basic and more advanced readers. Includes passages with fillable quest
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ion and answer activities, and sequencing.
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