This is one year-long curriculum guide for writers workshop in kindergarten or first grade. It features mini-lesson outlines based on nine writing genres (or units of study). These include: writerly life, labeling, directionality and spacing, functional writing (lists and letters), non-fiction writing (how-to books, all-about books), personal narratives, poetry, and ending punctuation. Each mini-lesson includes 1-2 writing objectives and teaching points to keep you on track for a successful