Writers’ Workshop December Kindergarten Writing! Here is a look at the progress we have made in December in Writers Workshop Writers’ Workshop December Kindergarten Writing My kiddos are TOTALLY invested in writing, but their teacher is having to take very big, deep, breaths into a paper bag over the management of it. You see, I…
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Writers Workshop-The Anatomy of my workshop and some conferring
WARNING: This is a long post… you may want to get a snack or a drink! Writers Workshop in Kindergarten! What does a day of writers workshop look like? Here is the anatomy of my lessons with a bit of conferring. The Mini-Lesson (10 mins) Students meet me at my carpet. Students know this…
Writer’s Workshop in November
Here is a look at the progress we have made in November in our kindergarten Writers Workshop. Someone had asked to see an example of my students kindergarten writing… So here it is! Note: This is a followup to yesterday’s post on writing. I love that she has filled her page…
Writers Workshop-Katie Wood Ray Style
Oh Boy! Let me just get this out there… I am a control freak in my classroom! Confession is good for the soul! I first started to wonder if there was more than one way to bake this cake known as writing when I purchased this book. Then I was fortunate enough to go…
Writer’s Workshop-Illustration Study
Writer’s Workshop Illustration Study! We have been using mentor texts to learn the qualities of writing in our kindergarten class. Specifically, we are looking at the work of illustrators. I have fallen in love with Katie Wood Ray’s book, In Pictures and in Words. It is about teaching writing through illustration study… Perfect for emergent…
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Kindergarten Writers Workshop! We worked on Storytelling as a way to extend a story. Take a peek at our writing! Kindergarten Writers Workshop My kindergarten class is loving writers workshop. Here is a look back to 2011. I started my mini-lesson with a student volunteer. We have been working on storytelling to tell “more”. So,…