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

Hello Everyone! It is no secret that I love teaching writing to my firsties. Today we talked about how the authors of some of our favorit...

Lucy Calkins curriculum

If you missed the first two parts of Writing Workshop Wednesdays...click below to catch up. Why Writing Workshop? WW Set-Up and Products Today I will be sharing with you the typical Writing Workshop format. This has been adapted from Lucy Calkin's Unit of Studies and Katie Wood Ray and Lisa Cleaveland's About the Authors. A typical Writing Workshop lesson consists of 4 components... Mini-Lesson Time for kids to write Conferring with students Sharing Mini-Lessons A mini-lesson typically lasts…

I was excited and delighted when our school purchased the Lucy Calkins Units of study for us - so excited I posted a review on the blog that's been pretty popular, so I know y'all are pretty excited too. :) When we purchased the set, I was lucky enough to go to a workshop with Lucy. {Spoiler alert: it was amazing, I highly recommend it.} As a way to share our knowledge, my principal asked those of us who were part of the workshop to share our thoughts on implementing the Lucy Calkins…

Writing Folder Organization FREE labels for your early primary writers' workshop students. This blog post will give you ideas on how to create writing folders for your classroom. Great for kindergarten, first grade, and second grade!

writers workshop organization with free mentor text lists for writing instruction. Picture books to help teach writing traits in your own kindergarten and 1st grade classroom.

First Grade Wow: Writing Across Five Fingers-- looks like a great foundation for writing!

Lucy Caulkins idea for writing

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…