You may have already read about how personalized learning works during our writing workshop routine. I continue to refine personalized learning routines in my classroom. Up until recently, my students have been working as a class using a class developed writing checklist….
Independent Writing Independent Writing offers students additional opportunities to write. In order to become proficient writers, students must be provided with many opportunities to write! During Independent Writing, students continue to practice what they’ve learned during Modeled/Shared/Guided Writing. We have…
Looking for Writer’s Workshop lessons, units, and resources for primary grades? Take a peek at what I have developed over the past eleven years. Units of Study Lesson Plans: The Units of Study lessons are organized by unit. The…
My first grade writers have been working to find small moment stories. We’ve had success using the watermelon analogy, when paired with our own story ideas. To introduce the concept, we took a walk in the woods. Our “big idea”…
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