--- title: 'Video: What first-grade writing looks like' description: Kids in first grade can typically write simple essays, but they make many mistakes in punctuation and spelling. Find out what first-grade writing looks like. slug: video-what-first-grade-writing-looks-like author: The Understood Team published: '2019-08-05T15:27:56.773Z' thumbnail: https://cdn-images.understood.org/p0qf7j048i0q/8C38B0B5F88E436A8583EFFAAE014DE4/412e6e78856eec9a4bcda747c29491f5/VideoWhatDoes1stGradeWritingLookLike.jpg source_url: https://www.understood.org/en/articles/video-what-first-grade-writing-looks-like lang: en --- # Video: What first-grade writing looks like Kids in first grade typically can write a simple essay. But they often make many mistakes in things like spelling and punctuation. Watch this video from founding partner [GreatSchools](https://www.greatschools.org/) to find out what to expect from first-grade writing. --- ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://www.understood.org/en/articles/video-what-first-grade-writing-looks-like#webpage","url":"https://www.understood.org/en/articles/video-what-first-grade-writing-looks-like","description":"Kids in first grade can typically write simple essays, but they make many mistakes in punctuation and spelling. Find out what first-grade writing looks like."},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://www.understood.org/en/articles/video-what-first-grade-writing-looks-like","name":"Video: What first-grade writing looks like"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","datePublished":"2019-08-05T15:27:56.773Z","description":"Kids in first grade can typically write simple essays, but they make many mistakes in punctuation and spelling. Find out what first-grade writing looks like.","headline":"Video: What first-grade writing looks like","url":"https://www.understood.org/en/articles/video-what-first-grade-writing-looks-like","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://www.understood.org/#organization","name":"Understood for All Inc","logo":"https://cdn-images.understood.org/p0qf7j048i0q/307jFAYQevghG8nQMCjh89/ccdbbec895765824db43f6d30b496e83/logo_lockup_navy.jpg"}}] ```