First Grade Writing Practice Instructions:

• Choose a writing idea from the list below• Pick the type of paper you would like to use in this packet (straight line, dashed line, letter)• Draw a picture to go with your writing• Try a new one tomorrow!

� What candy to you like? Why? � What is your favorite book? Why? � What food do you like to eat? Why? � What do you like to do at the playground? Why? � What is your favorite game to play? Why? � Write a story about a zoo. � Write a story about a trip to the park. � Write about a time you helped someone. � Write about a fun day with a friend. � Write a letter to a friend, family member, or your teacher.

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big beblue butblack bybrown beenback beforebecause both betterbring

can comecame couldcall children

down dodid daydoes draw

eat everyeach evenend

for findfrom firstfew fivefour flyfood funnyfound

go goodget givegoing greengreat

her helphe hashad howhim hishave herehome hold

in itis Iinto ifits

justjump

knowkeep

look littlelike livelet longlaugh light

me mymake mustmay many made muchman men myself moremost

not newno nownever

one onout ourof openover oldonce oroff otherown only

play pleasepretty putpeople pick

red runran rideround rightread

said seeso shesay sawsoon somestop showschool smallsame

the totwo threethat theythis theretoo themthen takethank thinktheir thesetoday thosethan time

up underus use

very

we waswith wantwhite whatwill wentwell whowhen walkwhere werewhich wouldwhy writeway words

you yesyellow your

E e F fC c D d

egg ear fishcat celery dog

I i J jG g H h

hat iguana ice cream jack-in-the-box

M m N nK k L l

kite leaf moon nest

Q q R rO o P p

octopus ocean pig queen ring

UI u V vS s T t

sun turtle umbrella unicorn vacuum

Y y Z zW w X x

window x-ray yo-yo zipper

A a B b

apple ape bear

Alphabet Linking Charta b c d

q r s t

e f g

u v

h i j k

w x

l m n o p

y z

gate giraffe

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Consonant Cluster Linking Chart

br cl

c:3 bridge cloud

fl fr

flag frog

pi pr

plug pretzel

sl sm

slide

st ~ stamp swing

ch

chair shovel

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cr

crib

gl ~ glasses

sc

scarf

sn

snake

tr

truck

whv whale

drum

gr ~ ~

grapes

skeleton

sp

spoon

twenty

th

thumb

CONSONANT CLUSTER LINKING CHART

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