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This document provides guidance and ideas for creating an effective writing environment and implementing writer's workshop in a kindergarten classroom. It discusses establishing a writing community, fostering independence in young writers, and the importance of drawing. It also outlines the key components of writer's workshop including mini-lessons, independent writing time, and sharing. Additionally, it offers many ideas for incorporating writing throughout the day in different subject areas and using tools and mentor texts to support writing development.

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Writing PPT Revised

This document provides guidance and ideas for creating an effective writing environment and implementing writer's workshop in a kindergarten classroom. It discusses establishing a writing community, fostering independence in young writers, and the importance of drawing. It also outlines the key components of writer's workshop including mini-lessons, independent writing time, and sharing. Additionally, it offers many ideas for incorporating writing throughout the day in different subject areas and using tools and mentor texts to support writing development.

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Growing Young Writers

Kindergarten Writing Training November 2011

Creating a Writing Community


Topic choice Opportunities for students to read the kinds of books they want to write Provide demonstration, practice, teaching, and celebration during writers workshop Give a purpose and an audience for writing Teacher support Writing tools Time to think, talk, write, and share everyday Freedom to make mistakes

Creating a Writing Community


Creates Dependence
Teacher selects prompt Teacher keeps supplies Writing lasts as long as a writing period or a journal page Students resist making revisions Students brainstorm very few ideas on the topic

Fosters Independence
Students select a writing topic Materials are easily accessible Students write the sounds they hear Students may work on the same piece for days Students are excited to share

Reading About Writing

Table Talk
What kind of writing environment have you created in your classroom? Are students free to be creative and make mistakes? Are you fostering independence? What do you want to start doing in your classroom to create a positive writing environment?

Why is Drawing Important?


It is the way beginning writers represent and understand meaning. It is a way for children to be heard. It develops language. Allows children to go deeper into their stories. Teaches children about the craft of writing. If drawing is an early stage of writing, then we should want our students to draw well just as we want them to write well.

Why Do Writers Draw First?


Most children like to draw. Most children come to school already drawing. For young children, drawing is writing. It gives them opportunities to do what writers do.

Ways to Support Drawing


Model Think aloud about drawing Use familiar shapes Teach through minilessons Point out illustrations in books Writers must inform their readers. Whatever you are writing, show you are the authority through your words and picture.

Ways to Support Drawing


Create a drawing center filled with interesting materials. Have children bring in familiar objects to draw. Get to know something by doing it a lot do a lot of the same drawings in different ways (faces) Provide time for drawing. Assess students drawings to determine what children need to make them better. Provide opportunities for them to make their work better. Celebrate

Ways to Support Drawing


Draw about what they know Draw characters in a variety of ways (facing different directions) Include the tiniest details (a dog tag with the dogs name on it) Reveal feelings (through facial expressions) Reveal the setting through one little detail (a spigot for a sink) Use the illustrations and the words to tell the story (they may tell different parts of the story)

Talking, Drawing, and Writing


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Books That Teach Drawing

Writers Workshop
2-5 times a week Begins with a minilesson Most of the time is spent in independent writing Ends with sharing out The mini-lesson - 5 to 10 minutes The independent writing and conferencing - 20 to 30 minutes Sharing - 5 to 10 minutes

Writing Mini-Lessons
Is the modeling and demonstration of a target skill Used to teach even the simplest skills - how to put away materials, etc. Used to target SEs Include WFTB minilessons

Phases of a Mini-Lesson
Connection Connect to previous learning, 12 minutes Teach Define, model, and demonstrate the new skill, 3-10 minutes Provide models such as pictures or examples Engagement students try what was taught (partner share or quick write), 1-5 minutes Link link the skill to previous instruction, 12 minutes For example: Today and everyday, remember to leave spaces between words.

Types of Mini-Lessons
Operational defines procedures such as transitioning to the carpet area, when to sharpen a pencil, how to give and receive feedback, etc. Print awareness print conventions Foundational assists with organization of a piece (choosing a topic, sequencing of thoughts, beginning, middle, and end, etc.) Craft move writing beyond the basics (word choice)

Independent Writing and Conferencing


The largest portion of writers workshop Start with 10 minutes and work up to 20 to 30. Build stamina just like in reading. Determine where students will write. Silent vs. quiet writing Provide resources for students to use such as alphabet strips, portable word walls, word source rings, read alouds, etc. Where will materials be stored and how will students access them?

Management Tips
Color-coded folders 1 person picks up folders and 1 person returns them Materials are stored in folders and bins Different types of paper, markers, boo boo tape Teachers role
Idea from Kim Adsit

Independent Writing and Conferencing


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rubrics

Idea from Kim Adsit

Independent Writing and Conferencing


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journals

Sharing
Authors Chair Feedback Notices help the author recognize weaknesses in the piece. Allow 3 students to give a notice. For example I like the way you left spaces between your words. Questions help the author consider details. Allow 3 students to ask a question. Reminders help students make a connection to their own life. Allow 1 or 2 students to give a reminder.

Table Talk
Even if you do not do writers workshop in your classroom, what is at least one element you can take away from what you just learned? How will you implement it in your classroom?

Tools For Writing


markers correction tape

spacers

sight words

Different Types of Spacers

Portable Word Walls


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Kim Adsit

Word Walls
Create borders Capital letters in one color and lowercase letters in another color Add pictures for beginning sounds Make the words in black and white print

Anchor Charts
For those ideas you want to return to time and time again Needs a title Use color Not too wordy Use borders Has visuals

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Anchor Charts

Idea by Kim Adsit

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Table Talk
What tools are you allowing your students to use during writing? Is there a specific tool you just saw that you want to add? What is something you just learned about anchor charts or word walls? Is there something you learned that you plan to implement in your classroom?

Using Mentor Texts to Write


conventions add details

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organization

fill in white space

Using Mentor Texts to Write


Read the picture book on your table. Look over the vertical alignment documents. Use the book and the SEs to plan a traitfocused kindergarten writing lesson. Chart the SE(s) you plan to target, your objective, your product, and your activity. Be ready to share with the group.

Writing Throughout the Day


ABC Order

in language arts

Predictable charts

Writing Throughout the Day


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in language arts

Morning Message

Writing Throughout the Day

in language arts

Writing Throughout the Day


Class Books

in language arts

Writing Throughout the Day


journaling

in language arts

Writing Throughout the Day

in language arts

Writing Throughout the Day


using technology

in language arts

Writing Throughout the Day

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in language arts

Writing Throughout the Day

in language arts

Writing Throughout the Day

in math

Writing Throughout the Day

in math

Writing Throughout the Day

in math

Writing Throughout the Day

in math
Idea by Brooke Perry

Writing Throughout the Day


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in math

Writing Throughout the Day

in math

Writing Throughout the Day

in math

Writing Throughout the Day

in math

Writing Throughout the Day


in math

Idea from Kim Adsit

with graphing

Writing Throughout the Day

in science

Writing Throughout the Day


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in science

Writing Throughout the Day


abc order

in science

Writing Throughout the Day


Informational books

in science

in science

Writing Throughout the Day

Idea from Jonelle Bell

in science

Writing Throughout the Day

lists in social studies

Writing Throughout the Day

in social studies

Writing Throughout the Day

in social studies

Writing Throughout the Day

in social studies

Writing Throughout the Day

in social studies

Writing Throughout the Day

in social studies

Writing Throughout the Day

in social studies

More Writing Ideas


Handwriting King and Queen

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Spotlight on Writing

More Writing Ideas


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Adding More Detail

More Writing Ideas

editing
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More Writing Ideas


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Creating Mental Images

More Writing Ideas


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Small Drawings

More Writing Ideas


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Idea from First Grade Blue Skies

Holiday Writing

More Writing Ideas

Seasonal Writing
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More Writing Ideas


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Drawing
Idea by Jonelle Bell

More Writing Ideas

Drawing
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More Writing Ideas


self portraits
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art lines

art dice

copy an illustrator

More Writing Ideas


Idea from Kim Adsit

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lists

More Writing Ideas

Labeling
Idea from Julie Lee

More Writing Ideas


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First Grade Blue Skies

Labeling

Writing Throughout the Day

in science

Idea from Brooke Perry

response to literature

Writing Throughout the Day


Idea from Brooke Perry

Idea from Deanna Jump

response to literature

Writing Throughout the Day

response to literature

Writing Throughout the Day

response to literature

Table Talk
What ideas can you come up with for writing throughout the day? In other content areas?

Teaching Punctuation
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Website Resource - Writing Fix


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Writing Resources

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