Writers Workshop: Beginning of the Year Writing, Unit 1 Pictures Tell a Story

Looking for a writers workshop curriculum for the beginning of the year? Writers Workshop Curriculum K-1 | Writing Through the Year™ was created by two kindergarten teachers with over 20 years of classroom experience. Each writing lesson has been classroom-tested and student-approved.

Writers Workshop is a wonderful way to incorporate all of the ELA standards while introducing your students to the love of writing.

This is the first unit in this comprehensive writing curriculum. In this unit, you will find a series of writing mini-lessons that will guide your teaching as you launch writers workshop with your kindergarten or first grade students.

This set of mini-lessons will support your students right where they are. Students will learn that they are already writers already. Students will be encouraged and guided as they learn to use illustrations and/or words to express themselves as writers. Every student can be successful, even those who do not know any letter sounds.

YES! This is Common Core State Standards and TEKS aligned. You will find the standards correlation guide in the product preview.

SOME OF THE UNIT SPECIFIC MINI-LESSONS INCLUDE:

Establishing the writers workshop framework

Introducing writing folders

Working on writing stamina

Reading like a writer

Using our classroom resources during writer’s workshop

Writing more while maintaining a writing focus

Generating writing ideas

WHAT YOU WILL FIND IN EACH WRITING UNIT:

• Writer's workshop framework guide
• Management ideas for writer’s workshop
• Monthly overview of writing instruction
• CC Standards for kindergarten
• CC Standards for first grade writing
• Writing rubrics: kindergarten writing rubric and first grade writing rubric
• Kindergarten writing goals chart and first grade writing goals chart
• Writing mentor text list for this writer's workshop unit of study
• Detailed daily writing lesson plans that cover 20 days of instruction
• Anchor charts that support your writers during your writing lessons
• Variety of student writing paper templates
• Additional writing forms
• Parent Communication Letter that is specific to the writing unit. This explains the unit focus.

View the Preview for a closer look at this writing unit! Everything that you see in the preview is included in this comprehensive writing curriculum.

These writing lessons will fit perfectly in your kindergarten or first grade classroom.

Thanks so much! Deanna Jump and Deedee Wills

SAVE MONEY BY PURCHASING THE YEAR LONG BUNDLE!:

• Writing Through the Year™: K-1 Writers Workshop Curriculum

WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE WHAT WRITERS WORKSHOP LOOKS LIKE IN ACTION?

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• Getting Started With Kindergarten Writers Workshop Free File

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• Writing Through the Year™: 2nd Grade Writers Workshop Curriculum

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• WRITERS WORKSHOP FREE FILE
• WRITER’S WORKSHOP: FIVE STEPS TO GET YOUR LITTLE ONES WRITING

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