Lucy calkins reading

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…

Realistic Fiction Writing Unit Lucy Calkins Unit 4[1] - Free download as PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or read online for free. This document provides guidance for students on writing realistic fiction stories. It discusses key elements of realistic fiction such as: stories taking place in the present world; believable characters without special powers; and events that could plausibly happen. It then offers tips for students on developing characters, including distinguishing internal and…

I've had a number of people find my organization of the Writer's Notebook to be very helpful; hooray! However, many need more information on how to actually implement the Writer's Workshop (also called Writers' Workshop & Writing Workshop). When I found this visual today (and repinned it on Pinterest- Stephanie Madison) I knew I had to get it up here. It didn't have the creator, but the original graphic can be found at…

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!

As the school year comes to a close, many of the schools I work with are launching into a week or so of in-service, summer institutes, and other professional development. It’s “curricul…

Recently I was contacted by a few teachers with questions about Lucy Calkins and who are just starting out. These emails reflected my own thoughts and feelings just a few years ago when I began using Lucy so I thought I would post one of my responses. Enjoy! ~~~************************************~~~ I am so excited that your team is taking on Lucy Calkins Writing Workshop! Believe me when I tell you that the concerns expressed in your emails were the same as those of teachers at my school…

Stop and Jot Anchor chart

We want readers to constantly be thinking and developing ideas and theories while they read, so using "stop and jots" (post it notes) help ...