https://padlet.com/lisa_moberg/a2yhs0k7qodz Share as many ideas of great writing instruction, topics, activities, and projects that you have observed and/or taught! en-us 2018-05-20 20:39:24 UTC 2025-11-06 16:04:11 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/lisa_moberg/a2yhs0k7qodz/wish/264291769 anything and everything they have learned. I use this for every subject and they are required to write in complete sentences]]> 2018-05-29 15:36:42 UTC https://padlet.com/lisa_moberg/a2yhs0k7qodz/wish/264291769 https://padlet.com/lisa_moberg/a2yhs0k7qodz/wish/264291778 The best way that I have learned to teach the process of writing is to show writing through reading. Every lesson or mini-lesson that I begin with writing is started with reading a book. Think alouds are very important when teaching writing. As I read through a book whole group, I am always saying things like, "Oh, I like how the author started with saying...." or "I can tell about a time when I was sick, too. I will start my story like this author did." Or "I have felt left out before, I will tell about the time that happened to me."]]> 2018-05-29 15:36:44 UTC https://padlet.com/lisa_moberg/a2yhs0k7qodz/wish/264291778 lisa_moberg https://padlet.com/lisa_moberg/a2yhs0k7qodz/wish/264291848 I provide the students with the model and structure of Writer's Workshop, then they create a bank of writing topics, ranging from any genre, and they start writing their own essays, stories, projects, using the Writing Process. ]]> 2018-05-29 15:36:57 UTC https://padlet.com/lisa_moberg/a2yhs0k7qodz/wish/264291848 https://padlet.com/lisa_moberg/a2yhs0k7qodz/wish/264291867 Make anchor charts when teaching students how to write for them to refer to throughout the year.]]> 2018-05-29 15:37:02 UTC https://padlet.com/lisa_moberg/a2yhs0k7qodz/wish/264291867 https://padlet.com/lisa_moberg/a2yhs0k7qodz/wish/264291892 2018-05-29 15:37:06 UTC https://padlet.com/lisa_moberg/a2yhs0k7qodz/wish/264291892 https://padlet.com/lisa_moberg/a2yhs0k7qodz/wish/264291932 2018-05-29 15:37:14 UTC https://padlet.com/lisa_moberg/a2yhs0k7qodz/wish/264291932 https://padlet.com/lisa_moberg/a2yhs0k7qodz/wish/264291948 Writing observations daily of experiments. 

]]> 2018-05-29 15:37:16 UTC https://padlet.com/lisa_moberg/a2yhs0k7qodz/wish/264291948 https://padlet.com/lisa_moberg/a2yhs0k7qodz/wish/264292003 Family Message Journal allows students to practice friendly letter writing including all of the essential parts. Students share what they are learning in class with their parents, siblings, grandparents, friends, etc. Students also practice capitalization, punctuation and word choice. ]]> 2018-05-29 15:37:30 UTC https://padlet.com/lisa_moberg/a2yhs0k7qodz/wish/264292003 https://padlet.com/lisa_moberg/a2yhs0k7qodz/wish/264292064 brainstorming maps to organize their ideas]]> 2018-05-29 15:37:41 UTC https://padlet.com/lisa_moberg/a2yhs0k7qodz/wish/264292064 https://padlet.com/lisa_moberg/a2yhs0k7qodz/wish/264292141 Allowing them to share their work after if they choose to.]]> 2018-05-29 15:37:57 UTC https://padlet.com/lisa_moberg/a2yhs0k7qodz/wish/264292141 https://padlet.com/lisa_moberg/a2yhs0k7qodz/wish/264292168 Allowing students to journal for a few minutes each day to get some ideas. Then later on, they can go through it and see if there is anything they wish to expand on]]> 2018-05-29 15:38:04 UTC https://padlet.com/lisa_moberg/a2yhs0k7qodz/wish/264292168 https://padlet.com/lisa_moberg/a2yhs0k7qodz/wish/264292317 Starting the year with a free write and having the students analyze their own writing to set a goal for that semester. ]]> 2018-05-29 15:38:36 UTC https://padlet.com/lisa_moberg/a2yhs0k7qodz/wish/264292317 https://padlet.com/lisa_moberg/a2yhs0k7qodz/wish/264292341 2018-05-29 15:38:40 UTC https://padlet.com/lisa_moberg/a2yhs0k7qodz/wish/264292341 lisa_moberg https://padlet.com/lisa_moberg/a2yhs0k7qodz/wish/264292410 Students are taught that revising is the MOST IMPORTANT element of writing, where they can partner with a peer and determine what to add, delete, change, etc, to make the writing more appealing to the intended audience. ]]> 2018-05-29 15:38:53 UTC https://padlet.com/lisa_moberg/a2yhs0k7qodz/wish/264292410 https://padlet.com/lisa_moberg/a2yhs0k7qodz/wish/264292415 I would love to start a dialogue journal with students]]> 2018-05-29 15:38:54 UTC https://padlet.com/lisa_moberg/a2yhs0k7qodz/wish/264292415 https://padlet.com/lisa_moberg/a2yhs0k7qodz/wish/264292516 I have a new journal prompt on the wall every single day and the students are allowed to write whenever they feel like it in their notebooks. ]]> 2018-05-29 15:39:14 UTC https://padlet.com/lisa_moberg/a2yhs0k7qodz/wish/264292516 https://padlet.com/lisa_moberg/a2yhs0k7qodz/wish/264292627 Opportunity to write and use new phonics ideas in their writing.]]> 2018-05-29 15:39:39 UTC https://padlet.com/lisa_moberg/a2yhs0k7qodz/wish/264292627 https://padlet.com/lisa_moberg/a2yhs0k7qodz/wish/264292701 writing can be an outlet for behavior students to express their thoughts and feelings.]]> 2018-05-29 15:39:54 UTC https://padlet.com/lisa_moberg/a2yhs0k7qodz/wish/264292701 https://padlet.com/lisa_moberg/a2yhs0k7qodz/wish/264292706 Encouraging students to read different genres to gain more ideas for writing.]]> 2018-05-29 15:39:54 UTC https://padlet.com/lisa_moberg/a2yhs0k7qodz/wish/264292706 lisa_moberg https://padlet.com/lisa_moberg/a2yhs0k7qodz/wish/264292859 When I taught Kinder, we would use the bank of sight words to create sentences and stories]]> 2018-05-29 15:40:26 UTC https://padlet.com/lisa_moberg/a2yhs0k7qodz/wish/264292859 https://padlet.com/lisa_moberg/a2yhs0k7qodz/wish/264292900 She is a professional that has guides for common core reading and writing. Great resource! 

]]> 2018-05-29 15:40:32 UTC https://padlet.com/lisa_moberg/a2yhs0k7qodz/wish/264292900 https://padlet.com/lisa_moberg/a2yhs0k7qodz/wish/264292960 Students are required to write how they completed their math problems. This also helps with spelling numbers.]]> 2018-05-29 15:40:46 UTC https://padlet.com/lisa_moberg/a2yhs0k7qodz/wish/264292960 lisa_moberg https://padlet.com/lisa_moberg/a2yhs0k7qodz/wish/264292995 Sharing stories is the critical completion to Writer's Workshop. Students are proud to share their "masterpiece," and their peers can connect to them and get new ideas of what to write next.]]> 2018-05-29 15:40:53 UTC https://padlet.com/lisa_moberg/a2yhs0k7qodz/wish/264292995 https://padlet.com/lisa_moberg/a2yhs0k7qodz/wish/264293019 Science Plant journals - wrote about how to grow a plant, what you need, steps. and daily observations]]> 2018-05-29 15:40:59 UTC https://padlet.com/lisa_moberg/a2yhs0k7qodz/wish/264293019 https://padlet.com/lisa_moberg/a2yhs0k7qodz/wish/264293041 Allowing students to explain HOW they came to a certain answer or solution.]]> 2018-05-29 15:41:04 UTC https://padlet.com/lisa_moberg/a2yhs0k7qodz/wish/264293041 https://padlet.com/lisa_moberg/a2yhs0k7qodz/wish/264293148 There so many options to engage reluctant writers in the process of writing. ]]> 2018-05-29 15:41:23 UTC https://padlet.com/lisa_moberg/a2yhs0k7qodz/wish/264293148 lisa_moberg https://padlet.com/lisa_moberg/a2yhs0k7qodz/wish/264293300 Daily exemplars help students analyze and complete word problems, using language to express their metacognition.]]> 2018-05-29 15:41:53 UTC https://padlet.com/lisa_moberg/a2yhs0k7qodz/wish/264293300 https://padlet.com/lisa_moberg/a2yhs0k7qodz/wish/264293339 Allowing students to share their writing with their parents/friends/family would be a great way for them to play the role of author and take more ownership and pride in their writing

]]> 2018-05-29 15:42:02 UTC https://padlet.com/lisa_moberg/a2yhs0k7qodz/wish/264293339 lisa_moberg https://padlet.com/lisa_moberg/a2yhs0k7qodz/wish/264293634 Always model every step of the writing process for specific writing prompts!]]> 2018-05-29 15:43:00 UTC https://padlet.com/lisa_moberg/a2yhs0k7qodz/wish/264293634 https://padlet.com/lisa_moberg/a2yhs0k7qodz/wish/264293728 Students create a word wall including adjectives to include throughout their writing. Students are encouraged to include a variety of adjectives to produce writing that draws the reader in. ]]> 2018-05-29 15:43:17 UTC https://padlet.com/lisa_moberg/a2yhs0k7qodz/wish/264293728 https://padlet.com/lisa_moberg/a2yhs0k7qodz/wish/264293842 I teach my students what a true partner-checker looks like. Then after modeling on a doc-cam how to be a good partner (teacher checker), I have students check each other's and fix their work before I conference with the student. 

]]> 2018-05-29 15:43:38 UTC https://padlet.com/lisa_moberg/a2yhs0k7qodz/wish/264293842 lisa_moberg https://padlet.com/lisa_moberg/a2yhs0k7qodz/wish/264293889 Have students have their peer partner read their story to them, then the mistakes are more noticeable. ]]> 2018-05-29 15:43:49 UTC https://padlet.com/lisa_moberg/a2yhs0k7qodz/wish/264293889 https://padlet.com/lisa_moberg/a2yhs0k7qodz/wish/264294044 Teach:
Ideas
Organization
Voice
Word Choice
Sentence Fluency 
Conventions ]]> 2018-05-29 15:44:15 UTC https://padlet.com/lisa_moberg/a2yhs0k7qodz/wish/264294044 https://padlet.com/lisa_moberg/a2yhs0k7qodz/wish/264294282 Have students read their stories to a peer. A lot of times they tend to catch their own mistakes when they read it aloud. ]]> 2018-05-29 15:45:00 UTC https://padlet.com/lisa_moberg/a2yhs0k7qodz/wish/264294282 https://padlet.com/lisa_moberg/a2yhs0k7qodz/wish/264294385 Allowing students to turn their writing into some sort of presentation using whatever type of media they would like.]]> 2018-05-29 15:45:19 UTC https://padlet.com/lisa_moberg/a2yhs0k7qodz/wish/264294385 lisa_moberg https://padlet.com/lisa_moberg/a2yhs0k7qodz/wish/264294434 Have students write a blog article and publish to their class]]> 2018-05-29 15:45:29 UTC https://padlet.com/lisa_moberg/a2yhs0k7qodz/wish/264294434 https://padlet.com/lisa_moberg/a2yhs0k7qodz/wish/264294449 I LOVE this PD! :)]]> 2018-05-29 15:45:32 UTC https://padlet.com/lisa_moberg/a2yhs0k7qodz/wish/264294449 https://padlet.com/lisa_moberg/a2yhs0k7qodz/wish/264294485 Exposing students to a variety of poetry also encourages reluctant writers to take risks. ]]> 2018-05-29 15:45:39 UTC https://padlet.com/lisa_moberg/a2yhs0k7qodz/wish/264294485 lisa_moberg https://padlet.com/lisa_moberg/a2yhs0k7qodz/wish/264294664 writeabout.com  
PTO will buy a license for you.]]> 2018-05-29 15:46:13 UTC https://padlet.com/lisa_moberg/a2yhs0k7qodz/wish/264294664