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End of Year Writing Activities for Kindergarten and First Grade
As the year comes to a close, it’s the perfect time to review important skills. During the last month of school, I use these end-of-year writing activities to review the writing genres we covered throughout the year. Now, these have to be fun, because kids’ attention spans and effort are often at an all-time low!…
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Writing How-to Books in Kindergarten
Kids love to be the expert on things—whether it’s tying their shoes, making a sandwich, or building the perfect block tower. That’s why how-to writing in kindergarten is such a fun and meaningful way to get them excited about writing! In this post, I’ll share simple strategies for teaching how-to books, along with engaging activities…
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6 Critical Steps to Launching a Smooth Writing Workshop in Your Classroom
If you’ve been here before, you know I LOVE teaching writing. I think there are so many benefits to incorporating a writing workshop into your kindergarten or first-grade classroom! If you are not familiar with the writing workshop model, it is a method of teaching writing that consists of four main components: The goal of…
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Personal Narrative Writing Mentor Text
This book makes a great mentor text for a personal narrative genre writing unit! Kids can relate to Fireflies by Julie Brinckloe and use some of the strategies she uses to revise their writing workshop stories. Read this post for mini-lesson ideas, an anchor chart, and freebie for Show, not Tell! Great for kindergarten and…