Opinion writing activities

Looking for a fun opinion writing activity that is super relevant and meaningful for your students? This opinion writing topic is one that will get students excited about the writing process. There is a close reading passage about the pros and cons of screen time for kids along with writing paper. There is a writing prompt with final draft paper. There is also a craft to go with this writing opinion writing activity. Great for writing workshop, literacy centers, or Daily 5.

Opinion Writing has always been a favorite for us. Read on for tips, ideas, and freebies to help you plan and teach your Opinion Writing (W K.1 + W 1.1) unit in your primary classroom! When we start our Opinion Writing unit, we always start with a very basic activity. We ask students to pick what they prefer out of two everyday things (i.e. Goldfish or chips, pencil or pen, glue stick or glue bottle, etc). This way every student can relate to what you are asking them to do and they can…

This category is for opinion writing worksheets for early learners. Most of the worksheets and printables are absolutely free. Your students will love them.

Teaching opinion writing can be a lot of fun in First Grade. First graders have LOTS of opinions, and they love to share them! Here are a few ideas that have helped me to teach opinion writing to first graders. Start by teaching students how to write a topic sentence. I have found that having an anchor chart with sentence starters for students to refer to is super helpful. I like to create the chart in front of the students. It might look something like this: Once the chart is completed…

Thanksgiving-themed assignment for opinion paragraph writing. Parent instructions included for the option of sending home as a project or homework. Students brainstorm a disguise for their turkey, complete an outline/planning page and rough draft, edit/revise with a checklist, and write a final draft. They also do a craft where they create the disguise on a paper turkey.

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Well, today was the first official day back to school after the longest winter break ever (seriously, 19 days!) with a snow day at the very beginning and then two in a row tacked on at the end. If you are a mid-westerner like myself, you were definitely in the same boat with these frigid wind-chills and mounds of snow. In fact, I had to give my little Honda a pep talk this morning to get through some of those side streets that were still in desperate need of some plowing. "C'mon Hondie, you…

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This opinion writing worksheet is CCSS aligned for grades 2 and 3, check this and a huge collection of English writing and reading worksheet for Grade 1 to 6

Kids have lots of opinions! Help students construction opinion paragraphs that state their opinions, give reasons, and provide a concluding statement through interactive discussions and games.