Today I thought I would share a little bit of how I teach
writing!! Of course I start off the year
with some handwriting practice. I
usually start with A and work my way through the alphabet. I teach my students that some letters are
tall and some letters dig down below the line.
At the same time I start teaching my students to focus on only one topic at a time. I LOVE to use beanie babies to help them write. This also help them practice describing. During the first week of school we practiced describing this little cutie “Lips”.
We also practice writing about animals. I read an easy reader and my students write
what they learned. During the second week
of school I read this little book about frogs.
At the same time I start teaching my students to focus on only one topic at a time. I LOVE to use beanie babies to help them write. This also help them practice describing. During the first week of school we practiced describing this little cutie “Lips”.
picture from amazon.com
picture from scholastic.com
Then, we created this anchor chart and wrote about what we learned.
We use Lucy Calkins writing workshop but I like to throw in a few
extra lessons here and there. For the
past few weeks we have also practice writing about small moments. I'll try and post some pictures soon. :)
How do you teach writing in your classroom?
