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I wasn't sure if the little ones would really understand what I was asking. They did an amazing job!!  We have two great anchor charts for our classroom!😃

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I felt like writing should be this simple and why wasn't I thinking about that before reading this? Especially the part about having shared beliefs and writing essentials across ALL grade levels - so nothing has to be retaught grade to grade, they are reinforced year after year.

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A part that stood out to me was when she wrote "The question we need to be asking is, how can I teach writing so that all students become effective and joyful writers and communicators? not, what does the best writing program look like?" 

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A part that stood out to me was when she wrote "The question we need to be asking is, how can I teach writing so that all students become effective and joyful writers and communicators? not, what does the best writing program look like?" 

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Can writing conferences be held during our writing binder times?  How can those be done successfully during COVID?

What does a successful writing conference look like?

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A third grade student said, "Good writers inspire other people with their writing!"  and "They make mistakes and fix them."  

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A third grade student said, "Good writers inspire other people with their writing!"  and "They make mistakes and fix them."  

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It's okay as an experienced teacher to go through an "Extreme Makeover" 

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It's okay as an experienced teacher to go through an "Extreme Makeover" 

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I appreciated the part that said the skills and strategies that writers use are the same across the grade levels; their depth and sophistication are what increase.  What advances are the writier's control, application, and competent use of these "skills".

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I appreciated the part that said the skills and strategies that writers use are the same across the grade levels; their depth and sophistication are what increase.  What advances are the writier's control, application, and competent use of these "skills".

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I completely underestimated the importance of student written class books.  I also wondered what it would be like for me (time, understanding, etc.) if the students recorded their stories on SeeSaw. I could also use those stories in class for all of the students to hear just like the class written books.

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What are some ideas on how to celebrate students' writing? I need to improve on this area.

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I really liked how the article reminded us, as educators, that sharing stories with our students can be so beneficial to children.  For example, through stories, children learn listening skills, imaginative thinking, and improved vocabulary.  

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I really liked how the article reminded us, as educators, that sharing stories with our students can be so beneficial to children.  For example, through stories, children learn listening skills, imaginative thinking, and improved vocabulary.  

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Given a longer schedule, it would be great to start publishing class books.

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the face some students make when i tell them its Workout Wednesday...

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I like how the binders fit into our school wide writing plan. It helps me make sure my students are able to write everyday, regardless of if we are working on a publishing piece.

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I found the section titled "Start by Engaging Students" to be interesting and of great importance. Teachers want students to be excited about writing - no matter what kind of genre. Thus, it takes time, creativity, and planning to help students become excited and invested in their writing.

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I use a hyperdoc to keep all of the resources together when I am planning out a unit.

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I had my students create their own 12 days of Christmas books. My reluctant writers were excited for this activity. 

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I had my students create their own 12 days of Christmas books. My reluctant writers were excited for this activity. 

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The students had some trouble at the beginning. After modeling for them and telling them there is no wrong story. It is how you see it.

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I never thought that an anchor chart could serve as a rubric or an ongoing assessment tool until I read this article! However, students would have to be taught to refer back to the anchor chart, if needed, during their writing.

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The kids really do like this type of writing. They enjoy finding facts about a topic - especially animals! Many of the kids did a fantastic job completing a web with facts regarding the polar animal they were researching.

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We used picture prompts to encourage creative writing.  It was very difficult for some at first to use their imagination and not be so literal.  However,  towards the end they were turning in lovely pieces and begging for more time to write!

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Creating and updating the immersion chart was very helpful for the teaching and the learning.

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Creating and updating the immersion chart was very helpful for the teaching and the learning.

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We did opinion writing. Immersing the students in opinion texts made me more aware of connections in other texts we have read. We have become much more self aware as teachers.

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My students were surprised about how much growth they had made over the last couple of weeks on opinion writing. 

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My students were surprised about how much growth they had made over the last couple of weeks on opinion writing. 

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Very important! I had assumed that students knew what each genre was all about, but they really didn't.

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We did a non-fiction immersion (specifically animals).  This project really solidified that littles love non-fiction!  They quickly became experts and loved sharing their learning through writing.  

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We did a non-fiction immersion (specifically animals).  This project really solidified that littles love non-fiction!  They quickly became experts and loved sharing their learning through writing.  

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We used the end of unit writing prompt about the steps to care for a pet. I displayed a picture of my cat. I went through the process and the students offered suggestions.

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I am now finding myself purposely rereading my writing all the time now.  I have also introduced to my students that these are connected so much.

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Article - "I Like to Write, and So So Do They"

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Article - "I Like to Write, and So So Do They"

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According to this article, more time should be spent writing than revising  - not to say that revising isn't important.

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We used the prompt from our 5th Grade Writing Binder, "What is something that you can teach me about?"  Students had to think of something they could teach ME about.  I showed them a video of me giving Teddy a bath.  Then I used a writing web to list out all of the steps/details to give Teddy a bath.  Students were able to see and hear while read my steps.  Then students watched and helped me write my steps/details into a paragraph using appropriate transition words from the Informative Transitions Words page in their Writing Binder.

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Writing is not a sequential process, with revision neatly tucked  in  midway. Again, I only revise because I care about my  reader.

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I had a student come and tell me that a sentence she wrote didn't make sense.  She asked if she could omit it. She didn't think it
really had anything to do with what she was trying to get across.  I thought that was an aha moment for her.

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We started a narrative writing unit last week and everyday we read a fiction story and then add to our fiction genre chart. As a class we wrote a class story last week and this week and went through the steps of writing and revised our story. Tomorrow they will be illustrating the pictures.

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My students have really taken off with the Would you rather? prompts.  Even my reluctant readers have started writing.
I went throught

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My students are realizing to think about the purpose and their audience while writing and that impacts  their writing.

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Anyone else feel the overwhelming need to correct your text messages???🤣 

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Anyone else feel the overwhelming need to correct your text messages???🤣 