Purpose: Encourage Writer S to Use Finger Spaces Between Words

Grade: Kindergarten

Purpose: Encourage Writer’s to Use Finger Spaces between Words

Materials: Big Books Pipe cleaners (yellow) Pom-poms (red) Sample of writing

Standard: ELAKW1-The student begins to understand the principles of writing.

Intended Learning Statement: Today we will learn about putting spaces between our letters and words.

Connecting to Background to Knowledge/Previous Lesson:

Class, I wonder what our classroom would be if like if we added Mrs______’s class to ours. Discuss Possibilities…  we would have fun  we would have to share  there would be a lot of kids in our room  we would not be able to fit

I think it would be fun at first, but in the end we’d be too crowded. The space in our room wouldn’t be enough room for two classes of students. We would soon realize that it won’t work to have full of crowded kids.

Modeling/Active Involvement: Sometimes if I am in a hurry, the letters and words in my writing get overcrowded, just like a room full of children. Show the class a pre-written story. I have a problem with my story. Point to the overcrowded letters and words. How can I fix my problem of overcrowded letters and words? Allow for discussion of how to fix the problem. Do you think the size of the spaces between letters is the same as the size of the spaces between words? Today you are going to be detectives. You are going to work with spaghetti and meatballs to decide if the size of the spaces are the same or different. Divide students into partners. Distribute the spaghetti (yellow pipe cleaner) and meatball (red pom-pom) and big books to each group. The teacher will demonstrate how to find spaghetti noodle size spaces and how to find meatball size spaces between letters and words. Allow students to investigate with their materials. When finished, gather as a class and discuss their findings.

Amy Durrence ‘09 Link: Writers, today and every day when you write, be sure you put skinny spaghetti spaces between your letters and bigger meatball spaces between your words.

Work Period: Students will write in their journals. Remind students that spaces should be put between letters and words.

Share Time: Students will share writings from today.

Amy Durrence ‘09