Writing Workshop

Ideas, lessons, resources, and information about setting up and using a writing workshop model in your classroom! These ideas are perfect for Kindergarten…
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Do you struggle to get your students to write independently because they don’t want to spell words on their own? 

Trust me, you’re not alone. It can be hard to get kids confident enough to take risks with their spelling. But this is such an important part of becoming a strong writer! 

However, spelling is just part of what it takes to become an independent writer. But don’t panic - I’ll share ALL 5 of my secrets in my free hour-long training with you! Check it out today! Writing Workshop, Hard To Get, What It Takes, Take Risks, Trust Me, Check It Out, Second Grade, Spelling, The Secret
{FREE} 5 Secrets to Getting K-2 Students to Write Independently!
Do you struggle to get your students to write independently because they don’t want to spell words on their own? Trust me, you’re not alone. It can be hard to get kids confident enough to take risks with their spelling. But this is such an important part of becoming a strong writer! However, spelling is just part of what it takes to become an independent writer. But don’t panic - I’ll share ALL 5 of my secrets in my free hour-long training with you! Check it out today!
Alison @ Learning At The Primary Pond - Writing Lessons | Reading Lessons for Teachers
Alison @ Learning At The Primary Pond - Writing Lessons | Reading Lessons for Teachers
Teaching sentence writing is tough! Kindergarten, first grade, and second grade students often write run-on sentences or incomplete sentences. Learn what to do to help them write correct sentences in this blog post! Teaching Sentence Writing, Teaching Kids To Write, Teaching Sentences, Teaching Reading Strategies, Run On Sentences, Writing Lists, Teaching Toddlers, Teaching Preschool
How to teach K-2 students to write in complete sentences
Teaching sentence writing is tough! Kindergarten, first grade, and second grade students often write run-on sentences or incomplete sentences. Learn what to do to help them write correct sentences in this blog post!
Alison @ Learning At The Primary Pond - Writing Lessons | Reading Lessons for Teachers
Alison @ Learning At The Primary Pond - Writing Lessons | Reading Lessons for Teachers
5 Secrets to Getting Your Students to Write Independently!!
Do you struggle to get your students to write independently because they don’t want to spell words on their own? ⁠ ⁠ In this video, I’ll share a few of my favorite strategies to help your students begin to spell on their own! ⁠However, spelling is just part of what it takes to become an independent writer. But don’t panic - I’ll share ALL 5 of my secrets in my free hour-long training with you! Check it out today!
Alison @ Learning At The Primary Pond - Writing Lessons | Reading Lessons for Teachers
Alison @ Learning At The Primary Pond - Writing Lessons | Reading Lessons for Teachers
Tips to Improve Your Students' Sentence Writing Skills!
Sentence frames are a great way to help improve sentence writing in your K-2 students. My no-prep sentence writing worksheets are great for all students who are learning to write complete sentences, and they’re especially helpful for English language learners and students with special needs. You can grab them in my TpT store!
Alison @ Learning At The Primary Pond - Writing Lessons | Reading Lessons for Teachers
Alison @ Learning At The Primary Pond - Writing Lessons | Reading Lessons for Teachers
Do You Have Students Who Struggle to Edit Their Writing?
Do your students struggle to make significant changes to their writing? Is it hard for them to see errors in their drafts once they've finished? My Revising and Editing Toolkit can support and motivate even your reluctant writers in editing their writing!
Alison @ Learning At The Primary Pond - Writing Lessons | Reading Lessons for Teachers
Alison @ Learning At The Primary Pond - Writing Lessons | Reading Lessons for Teachers
In this post I give you some tips to help your students overcome writer's block in your primary classroom! Primary Students, Primary Classroom, What To Write About, Student Writers, Writer's Block, Raise Your Hand, Interrupting
How to Help Elementary Students Overcome Writer's Block
Raise your hand if your students ever tell you they don’t know what to write about! 🙋🏽 Getting writer’s block is so normal - it happens to everyone. But it becomes a problem when you’re trying to confer with another child or teach a small group - and kids keep interrupting you because they don’t know what to write about. In this post I give you some tips to help your students overcome writer's block in your primary classroom!
Alison @ Learning At The Primary Pond - Writing Lessons | Reading Lessons for Teachers
Alison @ Learning At The Primary Pond - Writing Lessons | Reading Lessons for Teachers
How to Get Your Students to Write in More Detail!
Alison @ Learning At The Primary Pond - Writing Lessons | Reading Lessons for Teachers
Alison @ Learning At The Primary Pond - Writing Lessons | Reading Lessons for Teachers
Project-based learning has so many benefits! Students are able to dive into real-life experiences while also working on core academic skills. Writing Ideas, First Grade, Homeschool Mom, Homeschooling, Project Based Learning, Writing Activities
Project Based Writing Activities
Project-based learning has so many benefits! Students are able to dive into real-life experiences while also working on core academic skills. In this post, our guest blogger & homeschooling mom, Jessica Waldock, is going to explain exactly what project-based learning is. She'll also provide you with many amazing writing ideas that can easily transfer to your own classroom!
Alison @ Learning At The Primary Pond - Writing Lessons | Reading Lessons for Teachers
Alison @ Learning At The Primary Pond - Writing Lessons | Reading Lessons for Teachers
Tips for Helping Your K-2 Students with Writing!
Alison @ Learning At The Primary Pond - Writing Lessons | Reading Lessons for Teachers
Alison @ Learning At The Primary Pond - Writing Lessons | Reading Lessons for Teachers
Free Resource for Struggling Writers
Alison @ Learning At The Primary Pond - Writing Lessons | Reading Lessons for Teachers
Alison @ Learning At The Primary Pond - Writing Lessons | Reading Lessons for Teachers
It's totally natural for your K-2 students to want to say how they personally feel about something. Students share their opinions about their favorite books, athletes, subjects...you name it! So how do we get them to use their strong sentiments to produce strong *writing* piece? In today's new post, I give actionable tips on how to help students successfully plan out their opinion pieces. Writing Checklist, Opinion Piece, Opinion Writing, Learning, Athletes, Favorite Books, Pond
3 Tips for Getting Started with Opinion Writing in K-2
It's totally natural for your K-2 students to want to say how they personally feel about something. Students share their opinions about their favorite books, athletes, subjects...you name it! So how do we get them to use their strong sentiments to produce strong *writing* piece? In today's new post, I give actionable tips on how to help students successfully plan out their opinion pieces.
Alison @ Learning At The Primary Pond - Writing Lessons | Reading Lessons for Teachers
Alison @ Learning At The Primary Pond - Writing Lessons | Reading Lessons for Teachers
Need some fun activities to teach nouns to your 1st or 2nd grade students? The activities and ideas in this blog post will help you teach common and proper nouns - and make connections to real reading and writing! Proper Noun Examples, Common And Proper Nouns, Common Nouns, Grammar Lesson Plans, Grammar Instruction, Grammar Lessons, School Teacher Movie, Teaching Nouns, Nouns Activities
5 Fun Activities for Teaching Nouns in the Primary Grades
Need some fun activities to teach nouns to your 1st or 2nd grade students? The activities and ideas in this blog post will help you teach common and proper nouns - and make connections to real reading and writing!
Watch this FREE workshop on implementing the writing workshop model in Kindergarten, first grade, and second grade! You'll get ideas for helping your students become more independent during writing time, scheduling your writing workshop, and more. You'll get a big writing freebie at the end, too! Elementary Writing, Kindergarten Writing, Teaching Writing, Writing A Book, Kindergarten Classroom, Ell Writing, Writing Voice
Free Webinar on Writing Workshop
Watch this FREE workshop on implementing the writing workshop model in Kindergarten, first grade, and second grade! You'll get ideas for helping your students become more independent during writing time, scheduling your writing workshop, and more. You'll get a big writing freebie at the end, too!
Alison @ Learning At The Primary Pond - Writing Lessons | Reading Lessons for Teachers
Alison @ Learning At The Primary Pond - Writing Lessons | Reading Lessons for Teachers
Kindergarten Grammar, Kindergarten English, Teaching English Grammar, English Phonics, Primary Grammar, Primary Grades, Primary Education
5 Fun Activities for Teaching Adjectives in the Primary Grades - Learning at the Primary Pond
Alison @ Learning At The Primary Pond - Writing Lessons | Reading Lessons for Teachers
Alison @ Learning At The Primary Pond - Writing Lessons | Reading Lessons for Teachers
If you want your students to work more independently during writing time, using writing folders is a great step in that direction! In this post, I’ll describe (in detail) what I put in my students’ writing folders and how I teach them to use those tools. Student Writing Folders, Independent Writing, Read More, Students, Lesson, Classroom, Step
How To Build Writing Folders That Support Independent Writing - Learning at the Primary Pond
If you want your students to work more independently during writing time, using writing folders is a great step in that direction! In this post, I’ll describe (in detail) what I put in my students’ writing folders and how I teach them to use those tools.
Is it okay to teach spelling? Is it okay to correct students' spelling? What about invented spelling? This post gives Kindergarten, 1st grade, and 2nd grade teachers guidance in teaching spelling and phonics effectively! | Learning at the Primary Pond Teaching Career, Teaching Tips, Teaching Handwriting, Teaching Spelling, Learn To Spell, How To Memorize Things, Spelling Instruction
Should I Teach Spelling in K-2? - Learning at the Primary Pond
Is it okay to teach spelling? Is it okay to correct students' spelling? What about invented spelling? This post gives Kindergarten, 1st grade, and 2nd grade teachers guidance in teaching spelling and phonics effectively! | Learning at the Primary Pond
These writing prompts come with built in scaffolds for differentiation: sentence starters for helping students structure their writing, word banks to provide language and vocabulary support, and self-assessment checklists help students learn to routinely self-assess their writing. Differentiated Writing, Differentiation, Teacher Workshops, Teacher Moments, Sentence Starters, Teaching Style, Word Bank
Differentiated Writing Prompts for K-2
These writing prompts come with built in scaffolds for differentiation: sentence starters for helping students structure their writing, word banks to provide language and vocabulary support, and self-assessment checklists help students learn to routinely self-assess their writing.
This FREE writing center activity is easy to set up and fun! Have your kids write recipes (for real or imagined dishes). It's a great review of their how-to / procedural writing skills...and also pretty entertaining to read what they write! Free Teaching Resources, Teaching Literacy, Free Activities, Help Teaching, Kids Writing, Creative Writing
K-2 Free Writing Center Activities
This FREE writing center activity is easy to set up and fun! Have your kids write recipes (for real or imagined dishes). It's a great review of their how-to / procedural writing skills...and also pretty entertaining to read what they write!
If you're getting started with writer's workshop, you might find these five tips helpful to organizing your writing block. Freebie included. Upper Elementary Writing, Elementary Writing Activities, 5th Grade Writing, Teaching Ideas, Elementary Ela, Primary Writing, Kindergarten Lessons
5 Ways To Run Writer's Workshop Like A Boss
If you're getting started with writer's workshop, you might find these five tips helpful to organizing your writing block. Freebie included.
Carla Fedeler | Comprehension Connection| Literacy Resources
Carla Fedeler | Comprehension Connection| Literacy Resources
How to Start Writing Workshop at the Beginning of the Year Third Grade Writing, Ela Writing, Writing Units, Writing Jobs, Writing Resources, Start Writing
How to Start Writing Workshop at the Beginning of the Year - Not So Wimpy Teacher
How to Start Writing Workshop at the Beginning of the Year
Do you teach your primary students about the chicken life cycle? I created a FREE downloadable activity you can use to teach them! Check it out on the blog. #teacherblog #teachertoolbox #writing #easterkidsactivities #studentactivities #freeteacherresources #firstgradeclassroom #secondgradeclassroom Writing Project, Easter Activities For Kids, Student Activities, Learning Activities, Free Teacher Resources, Teacher Blogs
Free Chicken Life Cycle / Easter Writing Project
Do you teach your primary students about the chicken life cycle? I created a FREE downloadable activity you can use to teach them! Check it out on the blog. #teacherblog #teachertoolbox #writing #easterkidsactivities #studentactivities #freeteacherresources #firstgradeclassroom #secondgradeclassroom
I think it is absolutely essential to create a joyful and positive environment for your writing workshop. Kids are likely to have greater motivation and write more in this kind of environment. In this post, I’ll share some examples of the things that I say and the things that I do to help establish a joyful writing workshop environment in my K-2 classroom. Social Skills Activities, Health Activities, Kids Learning, Toddler Activities, Positive Parenting, Parenting Advice, Green Parenting, Wrinkled Heart
Creating a Joyful Writing Workshop Environment in Your K-2 Classroom - Learning at the Primary Pond
I think it is absolutely essential to create a joyful and positive environment for your writing workshop. Kids are likely to have greater motivation and write more in this kind of environment. In this post, I’ll share some examples of the things that I say and the things that I do to help establish a joyful writing workshop environment in my K-2 classroom.
Do your students write with lots of details? If not, you’re not alone. In this post, I go more in-depth and focus on writing details in nonfiction. I’ll provide ideas for different lessons and videos for 3 of the lessons. #primarystudents #primaryteachers #wordwork #primarygradeactivites #writing #nonfiction Teaching Nonfiction Writing, Nonfiction Activities, Primary Teachers
How to Teach Primary Students to Write Nonfiction with DETAILS! - Learning at the Primary Pond
Do your students write with lots of details? If not, you’re not alone. In this post, I go more in-depth and focus on writing details in nonfiction. I’ll provide ideas for different lessons and videos for 3 of the lessons. #primarystudents #primaryteachers #wordwork #primarygradeactivites #writing #nonfiction
If your kindergarten, first grade, and second grade students need to learn to work more indepently during writing time, writing folders can help! In this post I share my tips, and theres a link to FREE downloads! The free download includes transition word lists, visual writing scaffolds, and a chart of the writing process. Homeschool Writing, Writing Centers
How To Build Writing Folders That Support Independent Writing - Learning at the Primary Pond
If your kindergarten, first grade, and second grade students need to learn to work more indepently during writing time, writing folders can help! In this post I share my tips, and theres a link to FREE downloads! The free download includes transition word lists, visual writing scaffolds, and a chart of the writing process.
You want your students to grow in their writing (and drawing!), but maybe you're not sure where to start. This yearlong bundle of narrative, opinion, and informational #writinglessons for Kindergarten makes it easy to plan your writing instruction! #primarygradesclassroom #teacherblog #kindergartenworksheets Writing Genres, Writing Workshop Kindergarten, Workshop Ideas
Kindergarten Writing Workshop Bundle
You want your students to grow in their writing (and drawing!), but maybe you're not sure where to start. This yearlong bundle of narrative, opinion, and informational #writinglessons for Kindergarten makes it easy to plan your writing instruction! #primarygradesclassroom #teacherblog #kindergartenworksheets
This word work resource for first grade includes lesson plans, printable activities for all year long, and kid-friendly directions! For 6 of the core activities, have students bring word lists/cards to the center, and they can do the activity with their own words. Instant differentiation - without any additional prep work on your part! Spelling Cvc Words, Cvce Words, Differentiation Activities, Word Work Activities, Sight Words List, Word List, Teaching Procedures, Explicit Phonics
Word Work Activities for First Grade (for Centers or D5)
This word work resource for first grade includes lesson plans, printable activities for all year long, and kid-friendly directions! For 6 of the core activities, have students bring word lists/cards to the center, and they can do the activity with their own words. Instant differentiation - without any additional prep work on your part!
This is a set of digital activities for first grade grammar skills! These digital grammar activities will save you tons of time - no prep is required! Grammar Games, Grammar Skills, Grammar Activities, Phonemic Awareness Activities, Phonological Awareness, Subject And Predicate, Tablet Computer
{Distance Learning} First Grade Grammar Games (BoomCards™)
This is a set of digital activities for first grade grammar skills! These digital grammar activities will save you tons of time - no prep is required!
This is a set of digital activities for first grade grammar skills! These digital grammar activities will save you tons of time - no prep is required! Decoding Strategies, Comprehension Strategies, Reading Mini Lessons, Reading Ideas, First Grade Reading, Reading Workshop
{Distance Learning} First Grade Grammar Games (BoomCards™)
This is a set of digital activities for first grade grammar skills! These digital grammar activities will save you tons of time - no prep is required!