Six pages. Page 1 asks which pet a child would like, a rabbit or a fish, with a box to draw and because to trace. Page 2 is a plan in three parts: my opinion (I think), a reason (because) with a box to draw it, and an ending (That is why). Page 3 turns the plan into sentences on lined rows. Page 4 asks whether the class should get a pet. Page 5 is an animal book the child likes. Page 6 is a bank of linking words with rows to try them.
Model the three parts with your own opinion before children start: "I think cats are the best pets because they purr. That is why I like cats." Let children tell their opinion and reason to a partner before they write. Page 4 makes a good class vote: tally yes and no, then read some reasons aloud.
Ask your child which of two animals is better and keep asking why until they give a real reason. Then help them write it with because.
Opinion pages about animals with a plan, a reason and an ending. Children say what they think, give a reason with because, and finish with That is why.
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