1. Planning Our Writing
Ohio Standards
Connections: Lesson Summary:
The Students will: In this lesson the students will have useful tools to develop their
writing so they can say what they want to say in print.
Use strategies such as
brainstorming, lists,
webs, and diagrams to Estimated Duration: 20 minutes
plan writing
Identify characters, Student Objectives:
setting and events in To have students plan a sentence and write it
a story. To give students more practice on leaving space between words
Use supporting
details to identify and Title: Planning Our Writing
describe main ideas,
characters and Pre-Assessment: Have the students write about a picture you draw on
setting. the board. Assess students informally on punctuation, capitalization
and spacing by observing their sentences.
Post-Assessment/Scoring: Students must have one sentence with
correct spacing, capitalization and punctuation.
Total of 3 points.
Instructional Procedures: (Activities)
1. First, read the book “If You Give A Mouse A Cookie” by Laura
Numeroff. Display chart paper or Smart board with a picture from the
story. Explaining to class how to plan a sentence to go along with the
picture. Write a sentence with class help to go along with picture.
2. Have students echo the sentence and then make up a sentence that
would not make sense. Model what a good sentence looks and sounds
like. Have students put one finger up for each word said and count the
fingers that are up. Say the sentence again, matching the words to your
fingers.
3. Discuss and Model what a good sentence looks and sounds like. Use
a sentence from the book and have students describe it. (spaced apart,

2. Planning Our Writing
each word is by itself etc. ) Model a sentence jumbled together with no
spaces, capitals or punctuation. Show how to use your finger spacer
after each word to break the words apart. Explain that the beginning
sentence must always start with a capital letter so everyone knows
where to start and needs a period to stop
4. Students will say the words one at a time and write them on their
papers. The students will use one finger space in between the words to
help space correctly.
Materials and Resources:
For teachers Book, If you give a mouse a cookie, By Laura
Numeroff,
Chart paper with marker or smart board
For students Paper and pencil