Are you looking for first grade writing prompts because you know that writing can improve grammar and spelling? This collection of fun and easy journal writing prompts for 1st grade students can be also be used to improve their writing and reading skills. Whether your’e working on coming up with 1st grade writing activities or...

Hello Everyone! What??? Summer's almost over?? How can that be? I will finally get together on the beach with my fam next week...yes, the week before teachers go back!! I am cutting it close! But before we go I wanted to make sure I shared two updated units. The first one is my Writer's Toolbox and Workshop unit. It is totally inspired by my fav. Lucy Calkins, with some tweaks and additions. It includes ways to set up notebooks, some things to include in notebooks, some writing paper temps…

Friday was a wonderful day to celebrate our learning in first grade! In writer's workshop, we recently completed our first unit of writing. Over the past two months, we have been busy learning and...

Are you overwhelmed by the format of the Lucy Calkins Small Moments Narrative…

A collaborative blog where two friends share great ideas, activities, and resources about teaching, coaching, and tutoring in the primary grades!

Use these 50 writing prompts at your writing center. Great for kindergarten and 1st grade students! Each page includes primary lines and a picture to color. These prompts make a nice bulletin board display!

Use just one post it to help your first grade writers keep their small moments small.

We have been working on small moments stories for quite a few weeks. I can't even remember if I posted about it before. argh! Anyhoo, a few weeks back I had my firsties bring in 3-4 items that reminded them of a small moment in their life. For example, I brought a little brown envelope, like the ones the kids get when their teeth fall out. Every time I see one of these little guys, it takes me back to losing my first tooth. Imagine this..... I was in Mrs. Miller's second grade classroom. I…

This blog post will walk you through what writer's workshop should look like in kindergarten or 1st grade and show you an ideal writing workshop schedule.

We have been working on small moments stories for quite a few weeks. I can't even remember if I posted about it before. argh! Anyhoo, a f...