3rd Grade Writing Curriculum Bundle - Yearlong Writing Workshop Lessons 70% OFF

Ready to save lots of time? This third grade writing curriculum has everything you need to teach narrative, informational, and opinion writing for an entire year! The lessons in this curriculum are simple and explicit, guiding students through the writing process while providing the scaffolding they need. Watch this preview video to see the components of this third grade writing curriculum.

THIS CURRICULUM IS RIGHT FOR YOU IF...

• You want simple and explicit writing lessons with all the materials you need for an entire year.
• You want to see your students grow into independent and confident writers, significantly improving their writing skills.

BENEFITS OF THIS CURRICULUM

• Entirely research-based, ensuring effective teaching strategies.
• Lessons are simple and explicit, providing the scaffolding students need.
• Incorporates the writing workshop approach and 6 traits of writing.
• Aligned with Common Core State Standards.
• Everything you need to teach writing is included and ready to use!

*Check out this FREE Scope & Sequence for 3rd grade for the full list of lessons.

UNITS INCLUDED

This full-year curriculum bundle includes the following units: 

• Unit 1: Introduction to Writing This 2-week unit includes 10 lessons that introduce students to “writing workshop”, the “6 traits of writing”, and the “writing process” as they write a narrative about a topic of their choice. 
• Unit 2 : Personal Narrative This 7-week unit includes 35 lessons that guide students through the writing process for 2 personal narratives. 
• Unit 3: Realistic Fiction This 7-week unit includes 35 lessons that guide students through the writing process for 2 realistic fiction narratives. 
• Unit 4: Informational Writing This 7-week unit includes 35 lessons that guide students through the writing process for 2 informational reports. 
• Unit 5: Opinion/Persuasive Writing This 7-week unit includes 35 lessons that guide students through the writing process for 2 opinion essays. 

MATERIALS INCLUDED

This curriculum has everything you need to teach 30 weeks of writing lessons:

1. Lessons Plans: Includes 150 daily lesson plans (30 weeks worth) that guide students through the writing process for 9 total writing assignments. Each lesson plan uses the “writing workshop” model and includes a mini-lesson, student writing time, and sharing time.  
2. Mentor Texts: Includes a list of 9 mentor texts that are used to showcase writing strategies for each unit. YouTube read-alouds of the mentor texts are available.
3. Posters: Includes 80 attractive writing posters (both color and black/white options) that are used to display key information and writing strategies taught in the mini-lessons.
4. Graphic Organizers: Includes 18 graphic organizers that students use to plan their writing in the prewriting stage.
5. Writing Paper: Includes printable writing paper that students use for drafting and publishing their writing.
6. Writing Samples: Includes sample graphic organizers and drafts that teachers can use for modeling.
7. Rubrics: Includes rubrics for each unit to assess students’ final drafts using the 6+1 traits of writing: ideas, organization, voice, word choice, sentence fluency, conventions, and presentation.
8. Conferencing Forms: Includes a conferencing schedule and conferencing forms to use for daily writing conferences with students.
9. Book of Words: Includes a “Book of Words” that students can use to record the spelling of new words. 
10. Bonus Materials: Includes extra posters and graphic organizers that can be used to supplement and differentiate this curriculum. Also includes a 5-day grammar lesson on action verbs.

Prep is quick and easy… Just print your lesson plans and posters, copy the student materials, and you’re ready to go!

TRY A SAMPLE LESSON

• Check out this free introductory lesson for realistic fiction writing to see if this bundle is a good fit for you.

A TYPICAL DAILY WRITING WORKSHOP

• Mini-lesson and Modeling (10-15 minutes): Each lesson begins with a mini-lesson where students are taught a writing strategy using mentor texts and posters. Then, the teacher models the writing strategy in their own writing.
• Writing Time (15-30 minutes): Students apply the strategy from the mini-lesson to their own writing.
• Sharing Time (5 minutes): Students share a piece of their writing from the day with a partner or the class.

3RD GRADE - FULL-YEAR BUNDLES

• Full-Year Grammar Curriculum This curriculum includes 30 weeks of authentic grammar lessons that can be used alongside the writing workshop curriculum. Grammar skills are taught through daily 10-minute mini-lessons.
• *BEST VALUE: Full-Year Grammar & Writing Curriculum* This ultimate bundle includes both the grammar curriculum and the writing workshop curriculum and covers all of the language and writing standards for second grade.

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