Okay ya’ll! I hate taking pictures of myself…for real! I would never share a picture, but I really like this one. This is of me and my sweet hubs last night at dinner. I had lap band surgery this summer and so far I have lost 21 pounds. I can tell in my face and I think that makes me happier with my pictures.
Anywho, on to the good stuff!
Let’s recap….
The first lesson I introduced:
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why writers write
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what we can write about…brainstorming!
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children are authors too
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how to create an illustration
The second lesson was all about LABELING!
Yesterday, we recapped on everything we have learned this far. To start off, I went through the steps myself. Modeling is so important for the little peeps!
Please IGNORE the terrible writing. I wasn’t writing from the best angle and you can tell. So, I drew my picture and then reminded my little friends of the steps and wrote them down.
As step 2 states, you need to draw and color your picture. I will teach them how to keep adding to your picture in a later lesson. I tell my kids that I want them to use at least five colors. I have never done that before, but it amazes me how much it works. I was tired of seeing pictures that were all red or blue. It helps with learning their colors too because they will tell me the colors and count them. J
The last step I did was labeling. They told me what to label too. They really went to town. They wanted to keep going (stairs on slide, seats on swing, etc.) so I know they understand labeling. Then, they had to go back to their seats, think of a story other than me and my mom (lol), draw and color a picture with at least five colors and label at least three things. I forgot to take pictures of their work but I was super impressed. I kept referencing the alphabet charts on the walls so they could go and find the letter they needed even if they don’t know their letters yet. We also “punch out” our sounds with our hands so they know a word should have at least … letters. I hope that makes sense.
I ended the lesson with letting them know that next week we will take one of our labels and make it a sentence. Ex. I see a sun. I can go slide. They will use their word wall words along with their labels to begin to create simple sentences. I wanted to start preparing them for the next step so they won’t be overwhelmed when the lesson comes. So far, so good! So, have you started Writer’s Workshop?
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I absolutely LOVE that you are sharing these sweet and simple writing lessons!!! They are really helpful and are giving me some new ideas to introduce my kids to writing. Thank you, thank you, thank you! And. . . keep them coming, please!???!!!
Also, congrats on the weight loss. My cousin had the same procedure this summer. It is amazing how different she looks and how much better she feels already!
These lessons have been very helpful! THANK YOU! Writer's workshop is something I struggle with in terms of planning…so I am loving these posts!
You've inspired me so much with teaching writing. I love the idea of using 5 colors. I will definitely be using that. We've started labeling a little bit but it didn't go so well. So we'll keep practicing. Thanks for the inspiration.
Thanks for the feedback. I am glad someone is reading this. LOL! I think sometimes I blog for my own memory's sake. Last year was my first year to do Writer's Workshop and it was a hot mess. I started way too late to. We divide up our curriculum for our team and each take a section. This year I am doing Writer's Workshop so I have thrown myself into learning everything I can. I am reading the Lucy Calkins books (which we are required to follow but I never really got around to reading last year) and find much inspiration on Pintrest. I plan on dedicating a post a week to Writer's Workshop so stay tuned. Have a fantastic Friday friends!
Just found your blog and love it. Thanks for sharing your steps for Writing. I haven't started yet, but will next week. I always struggle with how soon do I start. Please keep sharing.
The Wonderful World of Kindergarten
I LOVE your writing posts! Thank you so much. I am so inspired! Keep them coming!
Amanda
Thanks so much for sharing your writing lessons. I just did our second lesson yesterday; it was on brainstorming or choosing what to write about. I love seeing other K teachers writing ideas!!
Thanks for sharing your writing lessons. I have not started my writers workshop for the fact that i do not know where to begin. This is my first year teaching kinder so i am looking for alot!!! of ideas. I really like that you will be posting your activities. Thank you
Now I feel like I can start writer's workshop in kinder! I received a Versitile Blogger Award and wanted to pass it on to you. Thanks for being an inspiration. http://scrapbunny.blogspot.com/
Thanks Melissa!! 🙂