Lesson 22: Writing About a Dream

✍️ WRITING (40 Lessons)🟡 Creative Writing

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How to use: Print first for the main practice. Then use the device to repeat activities and save progress.

Objective

I can write about a dream using a clear beginning, middle, and end, and I can add describing words and feelings.

Materials

Mini-lesson — Dreams: one clear idea

Dreams can be silly, exciting, or strange. The trick is to write about one clear dream and tell it in order.

Start with the setting

  • Where were you in the dream?
  • Who was there?
  • What time was it? Night? Morning?

Then tell what happened

  • Pick the main moment of the dream.
  • Tell it in a few steps (not a hundred things).
  • Use first, then, next.

Add describing words

  • Use words like bright, quiet, giant, tiny.
  • Add one good detail for what you saw or heard.

End with a feeling

  • How did you feel? happy, scared, surprised?
  • What did you do when you woke up?

Ask yourself: "Did I tell it in order? Did I add one clear detail? Did I end with a feeling?"

Guided Practice — Dream words 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
Tracing snapshot for print

Drag & Drop — Build dream-story sentences

Drag the words to build each short sentence.

Last night I had a dream .
I saw a bright moon .
Then I flew over my town .
I felt excited and surprised .
Finally I woke up smiling .

Quick Check — Writing about a dream

Answer each question about order, details, and feelings.

What does a beginning do?

A good dream story usually focuses on…

Which words help show order?

Describing words help the reader…

Which word is a feeling?

What does an ending do?

The setting tells…

A smart way to add details is to…

What should most sentences end with?

Why is spacing between words important?

Assessment (parent/teacher)

Exit ticket (student)

I will practice…

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