WRITING

📝 TEACHING NOTES: WRITING

🎯 Lesson Topic: Writing

👩‍🏫 Target Group: Primary School Students

📘 Objective:

By the end of the lessons, learners should be able to write simple and clear sentences, short stories, and descriptions using correct spelling, punctuation, and grammar.

1. ✅ Importance of Writing

Helps students express ideas and feelings.
Improves language, grammar, and spelling.
Encourages creativity and communication.

2. ✍️ Stages of Writing Development

Stage	Skill Description
Pre-writing	Thinking of ideas, drawing, brainstorming.
Drafting	Writing the first version. Don’t worry about mistakes yet.
Revising	Adding, changing, or improving sentences.
Editing	Fixing spelling, punctuation, and grammar.
Publishing	Final clean copy – neat and ready to share!

3. 🧠 Key Writing Skills to Teach

📍 a) Sentence Structure

Every sentence must have a subject and a verb.
Begin with a capital letter and end with a full stop, question mark, or exclamation mark.

📍 b) Punctuation

Use . (full stop), (comma),? (question mark), ! (exclamation).
Teach spacing between words.

📍 c) Grammar

Use correct tenses (past, present, future).
Use correct word order (e.g., "The boy is playing", not "Playing the boy is").

📍 d) Spelling

Teach common sight words and phonics rules.
Use word banks and spelling games.

4. 🖍️ Types of Writing to Teach

Type	Examples
Narrative	Short stories, fairy tales
Descriptive	Describing a place, person, or object
Informative	Writing facts about animals, seasons, and school
Opinion	"I like mangoes because..."
Letter writing	Friendly or formal letters

5. 📚 Activities to Build Writing Skills

Picture prompts (students write what they see).
Word cards to build sentences.
Group storytelling.
Sentence fixing (correct the wrong sentence).
Writing journals (daily or weekly).

6. 🎯 Assessment Tips

Check for:
1. Clear ideas
2. Proper sentence structure
3. Correct punctuation and spelling
Use rubrics with simple scores: Excellent, Good, Fair, Needs Improvement.
Provide feedback that builds confidence.

7. 🌟 Tips for Effective Teaching

Model writing on the board – think aloud as you write.
Encourage students to plan before writing.
Celebrate small wins – even a good sentence!
Use peer sharing – let students read each other’s work.

📝 WRITING NOTES FOR STUDENTS

1. ✨ What is Writing?

Writing is putting your thoughts, ideas, or stories into words on paper.

We write to:

Share our stories
Give information
Express our feelings
Have fun!

2. ✍️ Steps to Good Writing

🧠 Step 1: Think First (Plan)

What do you want to write about?
Who are you writing to?
What do you want to say?

📝 Step 2: Write Your Ideas (Draft)

Write your ideas down, even if they’re not perfect.

✏️ Step 3: Make It Better (Revise)

Add more good ideas.
Change words to make your writing stronger.

🔍 Step 4: Check for Mistakes (Edit)

Fix spelling and punctuation.
Make sure your sentences make sense.

✅ Step 5: Final Copy (Publish)

Write it neatly and clearly.
Share it with your teacher or friend!

3. 🧱 Parts of a Good Sentence

A sentence must:

Start with a capital letter
End with a full stop (.), question mark (?), or exclamation mark (!)
Have a subject (who or what) and a verb (action)

Example:
📝 The girl runs to school.

4. 📚 Types of Writing

Type	What You Can Write
Story	A short story about anything fun or exciting
Description	Describe a person, place, or animal
Information	Facts about something, like the weather or trees
Opinion	Say what you like and why
Letter	Write to a friend, teacher, or parent

5. 🏃‍♀️ Fun Writing Activities

Write about your day (journal)
Make a short story book
Describe your favourite food
Write letters to friends
Fix broken sentences

6. 🎯 Tips for Good Writing

Take your time.
Think before you write.
Read your work out loud.
Use the new words you learn.
Ask your teacher for help.

🌟 You Are a Writer!

Practice makes perfect. The more you write, the better you become!
Keep writing – your ideas are amazing!