This past week we launched our writer’s workshop lessons! I use my writer’s workshop units throughout the year, but before we dive into small moments we talk about what Writer’s Workshop looks like in our first grade classroom. This poster is hanging in our classroom and we go through each of these bullet points throughout […]

Writer's Workshop: Writing Through the Year FREEBIE

These are my favorite, and most effective, ways of teaching writing to elementary students. You may decide that teaching writing is

Teacher Truth- I used to despise teaching Writer's Workshop. I understood the structure of the workshop model and the focus of each grading period, however, I didn't really know WHAT to teach each day during my mini-lessons. Fast forward a couple of years, and I had an amazing opportunity to visit an amazing teacher's classroom and observe her in action and I fell in love with her writing instruction! And then the next year, my amazing team and I decided to each tackle one subject and share…

Scaffolding beginning writers is so important when teaching students how to write cohesive paragraphs! Here are some tips!

Look into my writing workshop, how I do mini lessons, facilitate independent time to write, organize my writing center, and encourage my growing writers! Used with Lucy Calkins curriculum!

My students were having difficulty staying focused at writing center. I decided to make theses folders for them to grab from the writi...

Writer's Notebooks are a huge hit in my classroom. They keep all of our writing organized and together. Come see how my class use these notebooks and grab a FREEBIE too!

Writer's Workshop Expectations

Teacher Truth- I used to despise teaching Writer's Workshop. I understood the structure of the workshop model and the focus of each grading ...