Creating Captions
Grade Level: 1-2
Subject Area: Beginning Writing |
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Creating Captions is just one of the many excellent activities taken from
Teaching Beginning Writing
CTP2299
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Creating Captions
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Description
In advance, collect assorted action pictures, each of which
shows a character completing an activity. Number the pictures and
post them around the classroom. Distribute writing paper and a clipboard
or an individual chalkboard to each student. Review with the class
how to write a sentence, including the important role of "connector"
words. Define and give examples of a caption-a sentence that describes
"somebody doing something." Invite students to walk around the classroom
and look at the pictures. Then ask them to write captions on their
paper for some or all of the posted pictures. (The amount they write
depends on their ability level.) Remind students to start each sentence
with a capital letter and end it with a period. Have them number
their captions to correspond to the numbers written on the pictures.
At the end of the activity, point to each picture, and invite students
to share the corresponding captions they've written.
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Materials Needed 
assorted action pictures (e.g., theme-related pictures and simple
cartoons)
writing paper and clipboards or individual chalkboards
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Objectives
 Write
two-part sentences to describe pictures.
Select "connector" words to join together parts of a sentence.
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About This Product
Tap into students' natural love of language, and help them express their thoughts
on paper by teaching them the "how-to" of writing. Teaching Beginning Writing
is a complete, comprehensive resource book that provides clear guidelines, engaging
activities, and ready-to-use reproducibles that will help your students successfully
progress through five stages of beginning writing: Pre-Emergent, Emergent, Early,
Developing, and Established.
Your students will learn how to ·
structure their ideas and expand their thinking into related sentences and
stories.
identify and describe story components such as character, setting, plot, and
sequence.
write sentences and stories that describe "who," "what," "where," "when,"
and "why."
expand and combine sentences to write more complete, detailed stories.
use graphic organizers and picture prompts to structure their ideas before
putting them into story form.
self-edit their work, correcting for punctuation, structure, and content.
Infuse the lessons and ideas from Teaching Beginning Writing into your current
classroom curriculum to help your students become enthusiastic, thoughtful,
and self-improving writers.
