Noisy Writing

anonymous first-grade teacher

I came up with an easy way to help young writers remember to start each sentence with a capital letter and to use punctuation at the end. During their writing time they can make noise. They may beep when they put a period and then clap their hands above their heads to remind themselves to make the next letter a capital. At first everyone did it and it was fun but it also worked! Now the ones who are continuing to do this don't even bother the others. It's become a normal part of our day.

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Pam Brockman, East Elementary, Roosevelt, UT | 2011/11/15

What a great idea! I teach 2nd grade, but am having difficulty with students remembering their capitalization and punctuation. I think I'll try this system and see if it encourages them to do both! Thank you for sharing! :)

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