Longman Keystone • Building Bridges
Intro Unit
DAILY WRITING FLUENCY PROMPTS
Lesson 1
Counting Letters
Ask students to write their first name on a sheet of paper. Have them count the letters in
their name. Then have them write the number and the word for the number.
SAY: Write your name. Count the letters. Write the number and the word for the
number.
Lesson 2
Sentence
Write this sentence on the board: There are ______ letters in my name.
SAY: Write this sentence: There are ______ letters in my name. Write the word
for the number of letters.
Lesson 3
Calendar
Display a calendar for students. Have each student pick one day and write it with the
ordinal number, such as Tuesday, September 12th.
SAY: Look at the calendar. Pick one day and write the day of the week and the
number for the day of the month.
Lesson 4
Sentence
Have students pick one month and write about something they do in that month. For
example, they could write: In September, I play soccer.
SAY: Write a sentence about a month. Tell one thing you do in that month.
Lesson 5
Description
Have students identify the colors of their clothes. Draw a stick figure on the board and
label “shirt” and “pants.” Have each student write: I have a _____ shirt. I have _____
pants.
SAY: What color is your shirt? What color are your pants? Write these
sentences: I have a _____ shirt. I have _____ pants.
Longman Keystone • Building Bridges
Intro Unit
DAILY WRITING FLUENCY PROMPTS
Lesson 6
Shape Words
Have students work in pairs. Each student draws three shapes on a sheet of paper. Ask
partners to exchange papers. Have each student write the names of the shapes.
SAY: Draw three shapes on a sheet of paper. Exchange papers with your
partner. Write the words for each shape.
Lesson 7
Directions
Have students draw a map or diagram of the classroom. Help them by writing label
words on the board, such as bookshelves, table, desk, chair, or window. Ask them to write
directions from the classroom door to one place in the room.
SAY: Choose one place in the room. Write directions from the door to this place.
Lesson 8
List
Have students list the objects on their desks, such as pencils, paper, and books. Then have
them answer this question: What is on the desk?
SAY: Look at objects on your desk. Write the question: What is on the desk?
Then answer the question.
Lesson 9
Description
Have students name an animal they like and tell one thing they know about this animal.
SAY: Write about an animal you like. Tell one thing you know about this animal.
Lesson 10
Folktale
Ask students to think of a folktale or story that they know. Have them name the main
character and tell where and when the story is set.
SAY: Think of a story you know. Write the name of the main character. Tell
where the story takes place and when it happens.
Lesson 11
Brainstorm
Have students make a list of things in nature that they could write about in a folktale,
such as why moths fly to light.
SAY: List five things in nature that you could write about in a folktale.
Longman Keystone • Building Bridges
Intro Unit
DAILY WRITING FLUENCY PROMPTS
Lesson 12
Reading a Map
Ask students to look at the map on page 18 of the Student Book. Write on the board:
______ is north of the United States. _______ is south of the United States.
SAY: Look at the map on page 18. Complete these sentences about our neighboring
countries: ______ is north of the United States. _______ is south of the United States.
Lesson 13
Directions
Provide students with a map of the school’s neighborhood. Have students write about
one place that is in each direction from the school. For example: The post office is west
of our school.
SAY: Look at the map. Write a sentence telling what place is north of the school.
Write three more sentences telling what is east, south, and west of the school.
Lesson 14
Adverbs
Have students write sentences telling what they do before school and what they do after
school.
SAY: What do you do before you come to school? What do you do after school?
Lesson 15
Science
Ask students what happens to ice cubes in a glass of water. Ask them what happens to the
water. [Note: the ice begins to melt and the water gets cooler.] Have them write sentences
responding to these questions.
SAY: What happens to ice cubes in a glass of water? What happens to the water?
Lesson 16
Diagram
Ask students to look at the diagram on page 23 of the Student Book. Have them draw a
diagram that shows three types of bodies of water and label each one.
SAY: Draw a diagram showing three types of bodies of water. Label each one.
Lesson 17
Diagram
Have students draw a diagram showing a food chain. Ask them to include at least one
producer, consumer, and decomposer.
SAY: Draw a diagram showing a food chain. Include at least one producer,
consumer, and decomposer.
Longman Keystone • Building Bridges
Intro Unit
DAILY WRITING FLUENCY PROMPTS
Lesson 18
Word Problems
Have students work in pairs to write a word problem using addition or subtraction.
SAY: Work with a partner. Write a word problem that uses addition or
subtraction.
Lesson 19
Fraction Problems
Have students work with in pairs. Have each student draw a rectangle, square, or circle
with a fraction colored in. Students can trade papers and write the words for the fraction,
decimal, and percentage.
SAY: Work with a partner. Draw a rectangle, square, or circle with a fraction
colored in. Exchange papers. Write the words for the fraction, decimal, and
percentage shown in your partner’s drawing.
Lesson 20
Health
Have students write about their favorite physical activity. Ask them to tell why they like
to do this activity.
SAY: Write about your favorite physical activity. Tell why you like doing this.
Lesson 21
Description
Have students describe a healthy meal they eat at home. They can list the dishes or write
sentences.
SAY: Describe a healthy meal you eat at home.