Paragraph Writing How to Write a Paragraph Scaffolding

Common Core wants students to write multiple paragraphs but before they can do that, they need to be able to write just one paragraph. This resource scaffolds your students through everything they need to start writing a paragraph!

This resource begins with your students gaining knowledge about what paragraphs are and then analyzing sample paragraphs to learn the different parts. Students will explore topic sentences, supporting details, and concluding sentences of paragraphs. Then they will begin looking at each of those individually through a variety of activities (that are differentiated!) to help them work their way up to the culminating activity of creating a "paragraph sandwich."

What Concepts & Skills are Covered?

• Parts of a paragraph
• Topic sentences, supporting details, & concluding sentences
• Main idea of a paragraph
• Structure & ordering of a paragraph
• How to write a paragraph
  
  

What’s Included?

• Anchor Charts to help students understand the structure of paragraphs and their "rules" (including student pages)
• Practice pages for exploring the parts of a paragraph
• Pages to practice identifying the topic and topic sentences of a paragraph
• Activities that explore supporting details
• Sentences that can be ordered into a structured paragraph
• Graphic Organizers for creating a paragraph
• Guided Practice "Build-a-Paragraph" booklet
• Build a Paragraph Sandwich 
• A Google Slides version so that your students can complete it digitally if you prefer!
  
  

Why Grab This Resource?

• It helps students organize their ideas into coherent paragraphs
• It offers strategies & paragraph writing graphic organizers for brainstorming & developing ideas to assist students in expanding their writing effectively
• It emphasizes the importance of staying on topic and provides techniques for maintaining paragraph unity
• Offers a variety of paragraph writing activities & activities to provide students with additional practice and reinforcement of writing a paragraph. 
  
  

With these paragraph writing activities you will empower students to develop strong writing skills, provide clear guidelines & examples for effective writing, & increase confidence in their written communication abilities.

This scaffolded writing paragraphs resource is the perfect solution for any upper elementary teacher looking to make the most out of their writing block. With these ready-made materials you'll have everything you'll need to reinforce essential concepts of how to write a paragraph for your students. Try it today and start building essential skills in a fun and creative way!

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