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Jamal's Checkers Notes

Grade 1 writing: pick the facts from a student's notes about checkers, sort the parts of his text, then write a fact page about a game.

Grade 1ELAInteractive · Printable

Aligned toW.1.2

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  • Single worksheet
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  • 1 Common Core standard
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  • 8 questions
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Format
Interactive · Printable
Grade
Grade 1
Subject
ELA
Question types
Multiple choice, Matching, Circle the answer, Sorting, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

  • Students choose notes that give facts about the topic.
  • Students sort sentences into a topic sentence, facts and an ending.
  • Students write an informative text about a game with a topic sentence, facts and an ending.

How to use

Read Jamal's notes aloud and ask which ones tell about checkers. Have students list their own notes about a game before they write their fact page.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

W.1.2

Write an informative text that names a topic, gives some facts about it, and has some sense of closure.

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Jamal's Checkers Notes

Turn notes into an informative text.

Read Jamal's notes

Jamal wants to write an informative text about the game of checkers. First, he wrote 8 notes. Read them.

Jamal's Notes About Checkers

1Checkers is a board game for two players.

2Many checkers boards have red and black squares.

3My cousin Dee has a new puppy.

4Each player has a set of round, flat pieces.

5The pieces move on a slant, not straight ahead.

6I think checkers is more fun than tag.

7You can jump over the other player's piece to take it.

8When a piece gets to the other side of the board, it becomes a king.

1.
Two notes do not belong in a text that gives facts about checkers. Underline the 2 notes that do not belong.

Checkers is a board game for two players.Many checkers boards have red and black squares.My cousin Dee has a new puppy.Each player has a set of round, flat pieces.The pieces move on a slant, not straight ahead.I think checkers is more fun than tag.You can jump over the other player's piece to take it.When a piece gets to the other side of the board, it becomes a king.

2.
Jamal's notes answer questions about checkers. Match each question to its answer from the notes.
  1. How many people play?
  2. How do the pieces move?
  3. How can you take a piece?
  4. When does a piece become a king?
  1. A. on a slant, not straight ahead
  2. B. when it gets to the other side
  3. C. two players
  4. D. jump over it

Build Jamal's text

Help Jamal turn his notes into a text with a topic sentence, facts and an ending.

3.
Which sentence should Jamal write first to name his topic?
  • A. One day, I played a fun game with my cousin Dee.
  • B. A piece can become a king at the end.
  • C. This text tells some facts about checkers.
  • D. I hope it is sunny and warm this weekend.
4.
Jamal wrote these sentences. Does each one name the topic, tell a fact, or end the text? Sort the sentences.
You can jump over a piece to take it.That is how the game of checkers works.Let me tell you about the game of checkers.Many boards have red and black squares.A piece that gets to the other side becomes a king.
Names the topicTells a factEnds the text
5.
Jamal wants one more fact about checkers for his text. Which sentence should he add?
  • A. I hope I win my next checkers game.
  • B. Tag is a game that kids play outside.
  • C. Dee likes to play ball with her new puppy.
  • D. Players take turns moving their pieces.
6.
Which sentence would be the best ending for Jamal's text?
  • A. Checkers is a game for two players.
  • B. Now you know some facts about checkers.
  • C. Do you have a pet at home?
  • D. Then Dee and I ate some lunch.

Write your own fact page

Pick a game you know how to play, such as tag, hopscotch or a card game.

7.
Notes: Write 3 facts about your game, like Jamal did.
8.
Fact page: Write your text. Start with a sentence that names your game. Then tell facts from your notes. End with a sentence that closes your text.

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