Beginning Writing

Writing at the beginning of the year in kindergarten is all about building confidence. The kids have to see themselves as writers - even when that just means drawing pictures or writing squiggles. It can feel like a slow start, but it's so important that as we develop these tiny writers, we take our time to build them up step by step. I start early in the year by introducing the structure and purpose of our writer's workshop. Kids learn what and why writers write with an emphasis on the fact…

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Writing at the beginning of the year in kindergarten is all about building confidence. The kids have to see themselves as writers - even when that just means drawing pictures or writing squiggles. It can feel like a slow start, but it's so important that as we develop these tiny writers, we take our time to build them up step by step. I start early in the year by introducing the structure and purpose of our writer's workshop. Kids learn what and why writers write with an emphasis on the fact…

5 writing strategies on how I turned my classroom from students who could barely write their own name, to amazing writers by the end of the year...

Journaling is a fun & low-pressure way to ease into writing. With that in mind, we’ve created 75 elementary writing prompts to help your students begin writing!

This monthly writing journal is perfect for beginning writers in preschool, preK, or kindergarten. Each month has writing prompts for opinion, narrative, creative, and informational writing. As well as writing lists, labeling pictures, and letter writing.

We are full into the swing of things here in Mrs. Jones’ Class! Yesterday during writing we talked about the rules and expectations of writing and we practiced some sustained writing time in our journals. Today, I wanted to kick things off with a fun lesson! I saw the book, Rocket Writes a Story, […]

Are you looking for a fun way to teach about procedural writing? I found an awesome book for this genre! Dragons Love Tacos by Adam Rubin is the PERFECT story to teach about procedural, or how to, writing. After reading the book, Dragons Love Tacos, I explained that we would be writing a procedural, or […]

Developmental Progression of Children's Writing http://www.heidisongs.com/Free_Downloads/assets/Stages_Of_Childs_Writing.pdf I would add that at the end of stage 4, before stage 5 is when handwriting instruction [for capital letters] is the most valuable. We want our kids to have efficient motor habits to last a lifetime, and this is when they develop!

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