Writing Types

• State your opinion

Punctuation Writing Mat 1st Grade
Spaces between words
Opinion • Give a reason Word Bank Pronouns
• Write an ending Capital letters at the
Informative /
A beginning of sentences after good park I
• Give facts
Capital letters for dates at great play me
Explanatory • Write an ending A and names
• Tell two or more events beautiful hold ran my
A period at the end of
Narrative
that happened
• Use time words
. a sentence beyond home read mine
• Write an ending Exclamation points for
! exclamations or surprise
big hour run he

Sentences book in school she

Question marks for
Statement I am seven.
? questions boy inch sit his
Commas to separate but like see hers
How old are you?
Question
, words and to write
dates can look should us
Exclamation What a nice surprise!
Command Come to my party. Apostrophes to show car mean short ours
‘ that something belongs
to someone child mouse sure they
Tenses
class more tall them
Present The girl plays the drums. / The Write longer sentences
girl is playing the drums. using conjunctions. could Mr. the their
Past The girl played the drums. and or but cold Mrs. today theirs
Future The girl will play the drums. so because come night toward anyone
The cat likes to sleep and chase mice. during not to it
Possessive Nouns
Do you like football or soccer? friend old two everything
Add an apostrophe and an s to the word
That is Ms. Tia’s book. The little red hen asked for help, but
friendly on yesterday
Those are Sean’s toys. they were all too busy. fun one