Topic and concluding sentences anchor chart

Sentence Starters and Transitions Anchor Chart for Informational Writing! Helps Grade 1-3 students transition from their topic sentence, to points, facts, and closing. Great support for independent writing.

Teaching conclusions is one of the most difficult parts of teaching students to write well-written paragraphs. Students may be able to write a topic sentence and three supporting ideas with details, but when it comes time to add a conclusion sentence, it’s almost like they’ve run out of steam. To me, this makes it even […]

Different Types of Sentences Anchor Chart

Complete sentences anchor chart

Topic sentence and closing sentence anchor chart!

Here is the perfect yet simplistic sentence structure anchor chart for your classroom. Includes:Full size anchor chartHalf sheet anchor chartBlank anchor chart (for student responses)

This worksheet can be used after a mini lesson, to use to teach with, or to assess with. There are 5 mini (informational/opinion) paragraphs. Each paragraph includes a clear topic sentence and a clear closing sentence. Students can highlight to identify the topic sentences and/or closing sentences depending on the focus of your lesson. I found this to be useful for my self contained classroom and hope you find that it helps you too! Can be used as an exit ticket as well!I hope to receive…

Anchor chart for topic sentence starters! @snipes6thgrade

Students will get a solid understanding of fragments and complete sentences with this blog post that includes this anchor chart, an activity, and other ideas.