Balanced literacy rubrics

This 4 to 5 week personal narrative writing unit will help you teach your second grade students to write personal narratives (sometimes called small moments stories) and memoirs! This pack has everything you need, from complete writing lesson plans to writing paper to posters to writing rubrics and more.The unit begins with students learning how to write personal narratives. Next, students complete a mini memoir project in which they tell a story from an adult’s childhood. This personal narrativ

Subjects:

Grades:

2nd

Types:

CCSS:

W.2.3

, L.2.2a

, L.2.2d

Also included in: Second Grade Writing Workshop Curriculum (Writing Units Bundle)

First Grade Writing Workshop Introduction Unit | First Grade Writing Unit 1

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Launch your first grade writing workshop with these writing lessons, printable posters and materials, assessments, and rubrics! This unit has everything you need to get your first graders started on writing at the beginning of the school year, even if their writing abilities are limited.This 3-4 week unit begins by teaching your first grade students the routines and procedures of writing workshop. You'll review drawing / writing basics with your students. You'll also get guidance in doing simple

Subjects:

Grades:

1st

Types:

CCSS:

W.1.3

, L.1.2d

...

Also included in: First Grade Writing Workshop Curriculum (Writing Units Bundle)

Second Grade Poetry Writing Unit | Second Grade Writing Unit 8

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This 2-3 week poetry writing unit will help you teach your second grade students to write free verse, descriptive poems! This pack has everything you need, from complete poetry writing lesson plans to writing paper to posters to writing rubrics and more.This poetry writing unit begins with students learning how to write simple, free verse poems. The lessons focus on using descriptive language to convey ideas.Also included are end-of-the-year writing activities, an end-of-the-year memory book, an

Subjects:

Grades:

2nd

Types:

CCSS:

W.2.5

Also included in: Second Grade Writing Workshop Curriculum (Writing Units Bundle)

Second Grade Writing Workshop Introduction Unit | Second Grade Writing Unit 1

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Launch your second grade writing workshop with these writing lessons, printable posters and materials, assessments, and rubrics! This unit has everything you need to get your second graders started on writing at the beginning of the school year.This 3-4 week unit will teach your second grade students the routines and procedures of writing workshop, as well as review foundational writing skills.In addition to helping you launch your writing workshop, the materials will also guide you through taki

Subjects:

Grades:

2nd

Types:

CCSS:

W.2.3

, L.2.2d

Also included in: Second Grade Writing Workshop Curriculum (Writing Units Bundle)

Revising and Editing Practice Toolkit for Kindergarten, First, and Second Grade

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Balanced Literacy, Writing

Help your students master these challenging skills with an engaging toolkit full of revising and editing practice resources! You get writing rubrics, writing checklists, revising and editing posters, revising and editing strategy cards, mentor texts, materials for making an editing flip book, and more! ------Do your students struggle to make significant changes to their writing? Is it hard for them to see errors in their drafts once they've finished?Use these resources to support and motivate ev

Subjects:

Grades:

K - 2nd

Types:

Printables, Posters, Rubrics

Second Grade Writing Workshop & Reading Workshop Mega Bundle

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This writing and reading bundle for second grade gives you lesson plans and printable materials to help you implement the "workshop" approach! The workshop model is extremely motivating for kids because it allows for student choice. Your students will not only grow as readers and writers but also develop a genuine love for literacy!The bundle includes complete, thorough lesson plans and printable materials so you can implement this approach without spending hours and hours prepping materials! Th

Subjects:

Grades:

2nd

Types:

CCSS:

RL.2.1

, RL.2.2

, RL.2.3

, RL.2.4

, RL.2.5

...

Second Grade Informational Writing Unit | Second Grade Writing Unit 3

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This 5 week informational writing unit will help you teach your second grade students to write nonfiction books! Students will also participate in a simple research project at the end of the unit. This pack has everything you need, from complete informational writing lesson plans to writing paper to posters to writing rubrics and more.This unit begins by having students write nonfiction books on topics of their choice. Later, students write nonfiction books about habitats.These lessons are desig

Subjects:

Grades:

2nd

Types:

CCSS:

W.2.2

, W.2.7

...

Also included in: Second Grade Writing Workshop Curriculum (Writing Units Bundle)

First Grade Informational Writing Unit | First Grade Writing Unit 6

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Get your students excited about making informational (nonfiction) books! This first grade informational writing includes everything you need: writing lessons, writing rubrics, printable writing paper, posters and visuals, graphic organizers for planning, and more.This 4-week unit teaches students students how to write nonfiction books about familiar topics. Then, you will lead a simple class research project to show students how writers use nonfiction books to get ideas for their own writing.Th

Subjects:

Grades:

1st

Types:

CCSS:

W.1.2

, W.1.7

, L.1.1b

, L.1.1f

...

Also included in: First Grade Writing Workshop Curriculum (Writing Units Bundle)

First Grade Personal Narrative Writing Unit | First Grade Writing Unit 2

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Get your students excited about making personal narrative (sometimes called "small moments") books! This personal narrative writing unit includes everything you'll need: writing lessons, writing rubrics, printable writing paper, posters and visuals, graphic organizers for planning and more.This 5 week unit is best taught toward the beginning or middle of the year, but it can be used anytime you want to teach students how to write personal narratives.In this first grade writing unit, students wil

Subjects:

Grades:

1st

Types:

CCSS:

W.1.3

, L.1.2d

...

Also included in: First Grade Writing Workshop Curriculum (Writing Units Bundle)

Second Grade Opinion Writing Unit | Reviews & Persuasive Letters | Unit 4

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This 5 week opinion writing unit will help you teach your second grade students to write reviews and persuasive letters! This pack has everything you need, from complete opinion writing lesson plans to writing paper to posters to writing rubrics and more.The unit begins with having students write reviews to share their opinions about restaurants, movies, games, and more. Then, students write persuasive letters to people in the community with suggestions about ways to improve the community.This

Subjects:

Grades:

2nd

Types:

CCSS:

W.2.1

, L.2.2a

...

Also included in: Second Grade Writing Workshop Curriculum (Writing Units Bundle)

First Grade Writing Workshop & Reading Workshop Mega Bundle

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This writing and reading bundle for first grade gives you lesson plans and printable materials to help you implement the "workshop" approach! The workshop model is extremely motivating for kids because it allows for student choice. Your students will not only grow as readers and writers (and illustrators!) but also develop a genuine love for literacy.The bundle includes complete, thorough lesson plans and printable materials so you can implement this approach without spending hours and hours pre

Subjects:

Grades:

1st

Types:

CCSS:

RL.1.1

, RL.1.2

, RL.1.3

, RL.1.4

, RL.1.5

...

First Grade Poetry Writing Unit | First Grade Writing Unit 8

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Teach your students how to write free verse and acrostic poems! This first grade poetry writing unit includes everything you need: writing lessons, printable writing paper, posters and visuals, and more.This 2-week unit begins with students learning to use descriptive language to write simple free verse and acrostic poems. Since this unit is designed to wrap up the entire First Grade Writing Workshop Curriculum Bundle, you'll also find end-of-the-year writing activities, an end-of-the-year memo

Subjects:

Grades:

1st

Types:

CCSS:

W.1.5

, L.1.1b

, L.1.1f

Core Inspiration by Laura Santos

...

Also included in: First Grade Writing Workshop Curriculum (Writing Units Bundle)

Editable Word Study or Word Work Activities & Organization Tools | Any Word List

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With all your differentiated word study groups and hundreds of words to teach & track each week, you may be feeling a bit overwhelmed. Spend less time prepping and grading your word work activities and still see massive growth for your students with the organization tools and engaging activities in this word study toolkit.This collection of tools is designed to help you organize your word study or work work routines and boost student independence during your word study block. These teacher t

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Spelling, Vocabulary

Grades:

1st - 4th

Types:

Printables, Rubrics, Centers

First Grade Guided Reading Checklists and Rubrics

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Balanced Literacy, English Language Arts, Reading

These checklists and rubrics are designed to help you quickly and easily assess your first graders during guided reading!Here's what's included:- 3 general anecdotal note-taking forms (a weekly format with multiple students per page, an option for taking notes by group, and a version that allows you to track one students' progress over time)- Guided reading level-specific checklists for reading behaviors at levels A through L- Guided reading level-specific rubrics for reading behaviors at levels

Subjects:

Grades:

1st

Types:

Assessment, Rubrics

First Grade Opinion Writing Unit | Persuasive Writing | 1st Grade Writing Unit 4

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Teach your first graders to master opinion writing! This unit includes everything you need to teach opinion writing or persuasive writing in first grade: writing lessons, writing rubrics, printable writing paper, posters and visuals, graphic organizers for planning, and more,As part of this 4-week unit, students will create opinion (persuasive) pieces about their favorite things, a class book about the best places in their community, and book reviews/recommendations.These lessons are designed to

Subjects:

Grades:

1st

Types:

CCSS:

W.1.1

, L.1.1b

, L.1.1g

...

Also included in: First Grade Writing Workshop Curriculum (Writing Units Bundle)

First Grade How-To Writing Unit | First Grade Writing Unit 3

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Get your students excited to teach others through how-to books! This first grade how-to writing unit includes everything you'll need: writing lessons, writing rubrics, printable writing paper, posters and visuals, graphic organizers for planning, and more - for first grade students!This 3-week unit is designed to be taught toward the beginning or middle of the year but can be used anytime you want to teach students how to write how-to books (sometimes called procedural nonfiction). In this firs

Subjects:

Grades:

1st

Types:

CCSS:

W.1.2

, L.1.2c

...

Also included in: First Grade Writing Workshop Curriculum (Writing Units Bundle)

Kindergarten Guided Reading Checklists and Rubrics

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Balanced Literacy, English Language Arts, Reading

These checklists and rubrics are designed to help you quickly and easily assess your Kindergarteners during guided reading!Here's what's included:- 3 general anecdotal note-taking forms (a weekly format with multiple students per page, an option for taking notes by group, and a version that allows you to track one students' progress over time)- Guided reading level-specific checklists for reading behaviors at levels Pre-A, A, B, C, D, E, and F- Guided reading level-specific rubrics for reading b

Subjects:

Grades:

K

Types:

Assessment, Rubrics

Kindergarten Writing Workshop & Reading Workshop Mega Bundle

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This writing and reading bundle for Kindergarten gives you lesson plans and printable materials to help you implement the "workshop" approach! The workshop model is very Kindergarten-friendly because it allows for lots of student choice and developmentally-appropriate instruction. Your students will not only grow as readers and writers (and illustrators!) but also develop a genuine love for literacy.The bundle includes complete, thorough lesson plans and printable materials so you can implement

Subjects:

Grades:

K

Types:

Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, English Language Arts

CCSS:

RL.K.1

, RL.K.2

, RL.K.3

, RL.K.5

, RL.K.6

...

Primary Visual Writing Rubrics Bundle (Narrative, Opinion, and Informational)

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Primary Paradise

Use this bundle to quickly and easily create your own visual writing rubric to help your primary students self assess their work. No drawing required! :) Check out a short video about how I use these here. This bundle includes myNARRATIVE, INFORMATIONAL, and OPINION rubrics HERE! Click on each link to look more fully at each product. Use this resource to quickly and easily create your own visual writing rubrics to help your primary students self assess their work. No drawing required! :) Thi

Subjects:

Grades:

K - 2nd

Types:

Printables, Posters, Rubrics

Test Prep Writing | 4th, 5th, and 6th Grade Lesson Plans | Unit 4

Created by

Kelly Anne - Apple Slices LLC

Hey Teacher friends!It’s that time of year again- Testing Season. As it gets closer and closer, our hearts start to beat a little bit faster and we wonder- do they know it all? This Writing on Demand Writing Unit will prepare your students in 20 fun, engaging, and focused writing lessons. Perfect for grades 4th-6th, this unit has everything you need to get your kiddos ready for this year’s state test! Included in this Unit is:- Detailed Daily Lesson Plans for Unit 4 {20+ days worth of lessons

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, ELA Test Prep, Writing

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

CCSS:

W.4.1

, W.4.2

, W.4.3

, W.4.4

, W.4.5

...

Also included in: 5th Grade Writing Unit Bundle | An Entire Year of Writing Curriculum

Second Grade Informational Writing Unit | Biographies & Lab Reports | Unit 6

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This 5 week informational writing unit will help you teach your second grade students to write biographies and lab reports! This pack has everything you need, from complete informational writing lesson plans, to biography articles for student research, to writing paper, to posters, to writing rubrics, and more.The unit begins with students writing biographies about famous people by doing some simple research (20 different articles at a second grade reading level are provided for student use). T

Subjects:

Grades:

2nd

Types:

CCSS:

W.2.2

, W.2.7

...

Also included in: Second Grade Writing Workshop Curriculum (Writing Units Bundle)

Kindergarten Opinion Writing Unit | Kindergarten Writing Unit 5

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This unit includes everything you need to teach opinion writing in Kindergarten! You get complete opinion writing lesson plans, printable writing paper, posters, graphic organizers, writing rubrics, and more!This 4-week opinion / persuasive writing unit teaches students how to state an opinion and support their opinion by giving two reasons.Students practice their opinion writing skills by writing about texts they read or listen to, and by creating their own “All About Me” books. Then, students

Subjects:

Printables, Rubrics, Lesson

Grades:

K

Types:

CCSS:

RF.K.1c

, W.K.1

, W.K.5

, W.K.6

, W.K.7

...

Also included in: Kindergarten Writing Workshop Curriculum (Writing Units Bundle)

Fab 5 for Writing! Anchor Chart Posters and Student Rubric Checklist

Created by

Mary Lirette

This is a perfect tool for helping young learners improve and assess their writing. Includes an anchor chart (with posters) of 5 steps to fabulous writing. Smaller versions are also included that are great for student reference in a writing folder or desktop. Also includes a kid-friendly reproducible checklist to help students with evaluating their own writing. June 2016 update: Powerpoint slides included for display/teaching; quarter page size reproducible checklist added Please send quest

Subjects:

Grades:

PreK - 1st

Types: