1st Grade Handwriting Lesson 9: Writing About Myself (I & My)

Objective

I can write short sentences about myself using I and my, with a capital letter at the start and a period at the end.

Materials

Sharpened pencil
Eraser
Ruled paper (primary lines preferred)

Mini-lesson — Writing about me with I and my

Today you will write sentences about you. Good “about me” sentences are short, true, and easy to read.

Use I to talk about yourself

When the sentence is about you, use the word I.
I is always written with a capital I.
Example: I am six.

Use my to show something is yours

Use my when something belongs to you.
Example: my name, my pet, my bike.
Example: My name is Sam.

Keep it neat

Start with a capital letter.
Leave finger spaces between words.
Finish with a period.

Ask yourself: "Is this about me? Do I have capitals, spaces, and a period?"

Guided Practice — About me warm-up

Choose 3 sentences from the Trace menu and copy them neatly on paper. Then use the Tracing Pad to practice words, sentences, and marks.

Tracing Pad

Lines Trace

Pen

Drag & Drop — Build and write “about me” sentences

Build each sentence by writing it first, then dragging the words to match.

Iam six.

Myname isSam .

Ilike pizza.

Ifeel happytoday .

Myfavorite coloris blue.

Ihave adog .

Ican runfast .

Myfavorite foodis tacos.

Quick Check — Writing about myself

Answer each question about I, my, capitals, spaces, and periods.

Which word helps you write about yourself?

he they I

How should you write the word I?

I i ii

Which word shows something is yours?

the my and

What punctuation ends a sentence?

? ! .

Why do you leave spaces between words?

So words are easy to read To make the paper messy So letters touch each other

What should the first letter of a sentence be?

A lowercase letter A capital letter A number

What kind of sentence is best to write about yourself?

A sentence with random letters A sentence with no spaces A true sentence

Which sentence is about the writer?

My name is Sam. The dog is big. Cats can jump.

Good pencil pressure is…

very heavy light and steady changing all the time

What is a good last step after you write?

scribble fast press harder read the sentence aloud

Assessment (parent/teacher)

Writes one or more short sentences about themselves Uses I and my correctly in sentences Starts with a capital letter, uses finger spaces, and ends with a period Letters sit on the line and are easy to read

Exit ticket (student)

😀 I can write clear sentences about myself. 🙂 I can write about myself, but I need more practice. 😅 Writing about myself still feels tricky.

I will practice…

Capital letters at the start Finger spaces between words Ending with a period

Lesson 9: Writing about myself