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January Writing REBOOT

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Teaching in Room 6

January Writing REBOOT

Hello Reader,

January is the perfect time to refresh and start anew some things in the classroom. I know that my students always need a few classroom reminders coming off of the long break, particularly when it comes to writing. Below I have three tried and true resources that I personally use in my own classroom to help get my kids writing proficiently and still having fun!

Writing Boot Camp

I always start the new year off fresh with my Paragraph of the Week BOOT CAMP! I find that the refresher for how to dissect prompts and write systematically is such a help as the kids come off a few weeks of break. Using these lessons is a great way to get the new year going and remind the students how to write to a prompt all while using proper paragraph format.

Candy and Narratives

Another thing I love using to the get the kids into narrative writing is this SNAPSHOT WRITING. Using various types of candy, the kids write about their experiences eating it in a systematic, easy to follow way. The kids LOVE LOVE LOVE this set of lessons (and so do I!) They walk away with amazing strategies for writing narratives and I, in turn, have some great bulletin boards! (If you want to read my blog post more in detail about this, click here!)

Nursery Rhyme Details

I find that a sure fire way of getting the kids to expand their writing ideas and details is to use nursery rhymes. These WRITING IN DETAIL lessons use familiar nursery rhymes to to help me teach the kids how to fill in their own writing with necessary details so that the reader isn't left hanging. These are a HUGE hit with the kids and I just love seeing how they grow as writers as the lessons progress. You can read in depth about how I do this here on my blog. In the meantime, you can pick up this quick little freebie to get you started brainstorming details with your students!

What I really love about all three of the resources above is that they have actual LESSON PLANS so that I don't have to think or plan too much (which is always a huge help to me as I too come off break!) I just grab them and go! It really is that simple. The kids enjoy the learning and I enjoy the ease of it all.

What are some things that you do to get your kids back into the swing of writing after the long winter break?

Happy Teaching!

Stephanie

600 1st Ave, Ste 330 PMB 92768, Seattle, Washington 98104-2246
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