Number the Sentences to Put a Paragraph in Order

Start with the practice pages so your child can spot each part in a paragraph someone else wrote. Then use a planner, have your child write the draft on lined paper and ask them to underline the topic sentence and circle each linking word.

Number the sentences of a bookmark how to and a sleepover story from 1 to 5 using time order words. A topic sentence starts a paragraph. Time words show the order. The directions on the page read: Read the Example. Then, in Part A, write 1 to 5 in the boxes to show the order of each paragraph. Then, in Part B, copy the topic sentence of each paragraph on its line. An answer key is included.

Yes, both. We made it for 3rd Grade writing process, and the page works the same whether it lands on a kitchen table or a center rotation. At home, most families go through it together and talk the answers out loud, and that talking is where most of the learning happens with paragraph organization. In class it runs well as independent work while you pull a small group. Print one copy or thirty, whichever the day needs.

A paragraph has a topic sentence that tells the main idea, details that tell more about it and a closing sentence that says the main idea again in new words. The practice pages take one part at a time, and the introduction, body and conclusion planner shows how paragraphs join into a report.

Most of the time, but not always. On the topic sentence in the middle page, the main idea sits in the second or third sentence, like Rosa loves to care for birds. Children underline it, then rewrite the paragraph so it starts with the topic sentence.

Linking words such as because, also, another and for example connect an opinion to its reasons and one detail to the next (W.3.1.C). The linking words page has six blanks where only one bank word fits each sentence, and one planner starts its three details with First, Also and Another.

Yes, for the 7 practice pages: supporting details, best topic sentence, sentence order, closing sentences, matching details, linking words and the topic sentence in the middle. Open parts list what to look for. The 3 planners have no key, so check that every box is filled and fits the topic.

It is the set of steps writers use: plan, draft, revise, edit and share. CCSS W.3.5 asks 3rd graders to strengthen their writing with guidance from adults and peers by planning, revising and editing. These sheets give each step its own page, so a child can practice one step at a time.

Revising changes what the writing says: adding details, putting events in order or cutting a sentence that does not belong. Editing fixes the rules: capital letters, commas, end marks and spelling. Revise first, since there is no point fixing commas in a sentence that may be cut.

Talk the topic through first, then have your child fill the organizer with words and short phrases, not full sentences. The plan becomes the draft on lined paper. Keep the planner beside the draft so your child can check that every part made it in.

25 of the 38 sheets have an answer key, including every revising, editing and paragraph practice page. The 13 planners and open writing pages have no key, since each child writes about their own ideas. For those, check that every box is filled and the plan fits the topic.