Download or read book 36 Workshops to Get Kids Writing written by AnnMarie Hurtado and published by ALA Editions. This book was released on 2018 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For years reading books has been the main focus of libraries working with children. But an emphasis on literacy should include writing, as well as reading. Many children learn to read through writing, both because of the correlation between hand movement and skills, and because of the pride in having written something of their own. Hurtado provides workshops that encourage writing-- especially as part of a play program-- to help children develop better spelling and reading skills.
Download or read book Interactive Writing written by Andrea McCarrier and published by F&p Professional Books and Mul. This book was released on 2018-08-22 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Interactive Writing is specifically focused on the early phases of writing, and has special relevance to prekindergarten, kindergarten, grade 1 and 2 teachers.
Download or read book Launching the Writing Workshop written by Lucy Calkins and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In this resource, you'll find four units of study for each grade level that fit tongue-in-groove alongside each other, each accounting for about five weeks of teaching. Each new unit in the sequence helps students consolidate, use, and build upon what they have already learned. Each of the four units offers a sequenced set of daily sessions that invite students along a path of writing development in one of three genres: narrative, information or explanation, and opinion or argument writing. This is unit 1 of the series is intended for Grade K"--
Download or read book Workshops Work written by Patricia Broderick Zaballos and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2012-11-01 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A writer's workshop is simply a gathering in which writers come together to share their writing and offer one another feedback. Workshops are fairly easy to facilitate, yet nearly magical in their ability to inspire kids to write. Workshops Work! offers parents all the nitty-gritty details you'll need to start up your own workshop. It's a comprehensive guide covering everything from how long a meeting might run to how to encourage a positive atmosphere. Workshops Work! is written for parents who may not have much writing training themselves, but who want to make writing a fun, engaging experience for their kids. Whether you're a homeschooling parent trying to make writing more meaningful for your child, or the parent of a schooled child seeking a less standards-based, more creative writing experience for him or her, a writer's workshop may be just what you're looking for. Workshops Work! will show you how to make writer's workshops an essential, enjoyable part of your child's development as a writer.
Download or read book Rocket Writes a Story written by Tad Hills and published by Schwartz & Wade. This book was released on 2012-07-24 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inspire a lifelong love of reading with an irresistible dog named Rocket and his teacher, a little yellow bird in this sequel to the New York Times bestselling picture book, How Rocket Learned to Read. #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY School Library Journal • Publishers Weekly "A perfect choice to inspire new readers and writers." —Kirkus Reviews, starred review Rocket loves books and he wants to make his own, but he can't think of a story. Encouraged by the little yellow bird to look closely at the world around him for inspiration, Rocket sets out on a journey. Along the way he discovers small details that he has never noticed before, a timid baby owl who becomes his friend, and an idea for a story. Tad Hills, the creator of the beloved Duck & Goose series delivers another heartwarming story, filled with fresh, charming art making this a favorite for story time. Don’t miss the animated movie based on the bestselling Rocket books--now airing on PBS!
Download or read book No More I m Done written by Jennifer Jacobson and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-10-10 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Disregarding the false notion that writing instruction in the primary grades needs to be mostly teacher directed, Jennifer Jacobson shows teachers how to develop a primary writer' s workshop that helps nurture independent, engaged writers. No More I' m Done! demonstrates how to create a more productive, engaging, and rewarding writer' s workshop. Jennifer guides teachers from creating a supportive classroom environment through establishing effective routines; shows teachers how to set up a writer' s workshop; and provides an entire year of developmentally appropriate mini-lessons that build confidence and, ultimately, independence.
Download or read book About the Authors written by Katie Wood Ray and published by Heinemann Educational Books. This book was released on 2004 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on a profound understanding of the ways in which young children learn, this book shows teachers how to launch a writing workshop by inviting children to do what they do naturallymake stuff.
Download or read book Be a Changemaker written by Laurie Ann Thompson and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-09-16 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Empower yourself in today’s highly connected, socially conscious world as you learn how to wield your passions, digital tools, and the principles of social entrepreneurship to affect real change in your schools, communities, and beyond. At age eleven, Jessica Markowitz learned that girls in Rwanda are often not allowed to attend school, and Richards Rwanda took shape. During his sophomore year of high school, Zach Steinfeld put his love of baking to good use and started the Baking for Breast Cancer Club. Do you wish you could make a difference in your community or even the world? Are you one of the millions of high school teens with a service-learning requirement? Either way, Be a Changemaker will empower you with the confidence and knowledge you need to affect real change. You’ll find all the tools you need right here—through engaging youth profiles, step-by-step exercises, and practical tips, you can start making a difference today. This inspiring guide will teach you how to research ideas, build a team, recruit supportive adults, fundraise, host events, work the media, and, most importantly, create lasting positive change. Apply lessons from the business world to problems that need solving and become a savvy activist with valuable skills that will benefit you for a lifetime!
Download or read book Everyone Loves Bacon written by Kelly DiPucchio and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2015-09 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Everyone loves Bacon, but letting his fame go to his head may prove more dangerous than he thought"--
Download or read book Craft Moves written by Stacey Shubitz and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-10-10 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do you choose mentor texts for your students? How do you mine them for the craft lessons you want your students to learn?In Craft Moves: Lesson Sets for Teaching Writing with Mentor Texts , Stacey Shubitz, co-founder of the Two Writing Teachers website, usestwenty recently published picture books to createmore than 180 lessons to teach various craft moves that will help your students become better writers.Each of the 184 lessons in the book includes a publisher's summary, a rationale or explanation of the craft move demonstrated in the book, and a procedure that takes teachers and students back into the mentor text to deepen their understanding of the selected craft move. A step-by-step guide demonstrates how to analyze a picture book for multiple craft moves.Shubitzintroduces picture books as teaching tools and offers ways to integrate them into your curriculum and classroom discussions. She then shares different routines and classroom procedures designed to help students focus on their writing during the writer's workshop as well as focusing how teachers can prepare for small group instruction.Using picture books as mentor texts will help your students not only read as writers and write with joy but also become writers who can effectively communicate meaning, structure their writing, write with detail, and give their writing their own unique voice.
Download or read book Breathing Life Into Your Characters written by Rachel Ballon and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2009-03-01 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Create Convincing Characters That Readers—and Editors—Can't Resist! It's the question that eternally plagues all good writers: How can you describe the thoughts and feelings of characters who have backgrounds or psychological aberrations with which you have no personal experience? How can you describe the feelings of a drug addict if you've never been one? How can you write about being a prisoner if you've never been to jail? You can do all the research you want, but the question still remains: How do you convincingly portray characters if you've never lived in their skin? In Breathing Life Into Your Characters, writing consultant and professional psychotherapist Rachel Ballon, Ph. D., shows you how to get in touch with the thoughts and feelings necessary to truly understand your characters—no matter what their background or life experiences. She'll show you how to: • Develop a psychological profile for every character • Turn archetypes into conflicted characters • Think like a criminal to convincingly write one • Reveal personalities through the use of nonverbal communication In addition, you'll learn how to effectively use Ballon's "Method Writing" system—taught previously only in her writing workshops—to explore your own feelings, memories, and emotions to create characters of astonishing depth and complexity!
Download or read book Every Child Can Write Grades 2 5 written by Melanie Meehan and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2019-09-20 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Empowering striving writers to thrive as writers! Somehow, in every classroom during every year, there are students who keep us up at night because of the instructional challenges they face as writers. These students—our striving writers—may find success exploring different entry points and pathways than those their classmates travel. Every Child Can Write will help you lead striving writers along their journey toward growth, confidence, and success. Filled with practical strategies, classroom-management ideas,and reproducible tools, this book also offers low- and high-tech solutions for increasing writing volume and boosting self-esteem. Plus, with suggestions for differentiating instruction based on standards and student needs, it will help you: Implement principles of UDL to optimize your classroom environment and student learning; Identify and honor students’ strengths throughout your writing instruction; Maximize the power of formative assessment to set goals with students; and Integrate the most appropriate technology that empowers students and leads them to independence. As essential as writing is in elementary school, it will be even more important when your students reach middle school. Now is the time to give them the skills, practice, and confidence they need to succeed. As we know, in distance learning caregivers and teachers partner more than ever to help students with writing. The Distance Learning companion to Every Child Can Write is for teachers to share with caregivers to help children develop their writing lives—even while learning at home. Each of the eight modules contains video clips that talk caregivers through tools for supporting their student writers, along with downloadable tools that can be used by teachers or caregivers.
Download or read book A Writer s Notebook written by Ralph Fletcher and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2010-08-24 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tap into your inner writer with this book of practical advice by the bestselling author of How Writers Work and the ALA Notable Book Fig Pudding. Writers are just like everyone else—except for one big difference. Most people go through life experiencing daily thoughts and feelings, noticing and observing the world around them. But writers record these thoughts and observations. They react. And they need a special place to record those reactions. Perfect for classrooms, A Writer’s Notebook gives budding writers a place to keep track of all the little things they notice every day. Young writers will love these useful tips for how to use notes and jottings to create stories and poems of their own.
Download or read book Literacy Workshop written by Maria Walther and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-10-10 with total page 423 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Literacy Workshop: Where Reading and Writing Converge is a first-of-its-kind resource that offers a practical process for creating an integrated literacy workshop using demonstration lessons that align with current curriculum standards. In this forward-thinking book, authors Maria Walther and Karen Biggs-Tucker share what they've learned over countless reading and writing workshops and combine into one literacy workshop. The authors demonstrate how you can save valuable classroom time while still empowering students to uncover exciting connections in their learning – leading to stronger, more motivational readers and writers. By weaving the common threads of literacy learning together, you can increase the time your students spend engaged in authentic reading and writing. Inside you'll find the following: A clear, succinct explanation of the literacy workshop structure, how to get started, and how to determine the best time to begin the merge 50+ demonstration lesson plans, appropriate for both primary and intermediate grade levels, that use strategies incorporating elements from recommended fiction and nonfiction anchor texts Substantial, printable resources and online tools to help make this instructional shift as smooth as possible. From the big picture to small, helpful details, The Literacy Workshop will be your guide as you blur the lines between your reading and writing workshops - creating space for students to apply their learning and practice the habits, behaviors, and actions of literate and engaged citizens.
Download or read book Writer s Workshop written by Michelle Copher and published by . This book was released on 2020-11-20 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Writer's Workshop is a family-style program, which means your whole family, from ages six to eighteen and beyond, can use the program together. The activities are meant to be a family affair, with individual expectations being tailored to the ages and abilities of each child. We also encourage you to share completed individual work, like reports, posters, stories, and other writing projects, with one another in share-and-clap sessions.Like all of Layers of Learning, Writer's Workshop is a pick-and-choose curriculum; you don't need to complete everything in the book. Instead, browse through and choose the Mini-Lessons and Exercises that appeal to you and are appropriate for your kids. For a more detailed look at Writer's Workshop, we invite you to read Guidebook: How to Create a Writer's Workshop, which you can find at Layers-of-Learning.com.In general, each unit within this book is designed to last about a month and then be repeated in subsequent years, but the exact schedule and timing are completely up to you. If your kids are engaged and enthusiastic about a topic, feel free to carry on for a little while longer. Writer's Workshop should be a daily part of your homeschool. In Writer's Workshop, each Exercise is one complete lesson plan. The exact length of each one varies and depends on your needs, the ages of the students, and how absorbed in a lesson you get. However, you can generally plan on one hour per lesson. Lessons can stretch over multiple days as needed.
Download or read book Story Workshop written by Susan Harris MacKay and published by Heinemann Educational Books. This book was released on 2021-03-11 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Even our youngest students have lots of stories to tell, whether real or imagined. How can we create entry points for writing, so that all writers feel confident and motivated to share their stories? How can we establish a classroom community of beginning writers where equity, empathy, and compassion become part of the process and vital by-products of story writing? Enter story workshop, a structure for early literacy that amplifies the relationship between play, art, and writing. Children develop ideas and stories through choices of art materials. By creating images through play, story workshop invites children to explore the "amazingness" (Nisa, age 10) of their ideas in a variety of art forms. "Through their stories," Susan writes, "students share the meaning they make of their experiences in the world." Children in every classroom environment feel empowered to transition from play to pencil as they add words to their stories. Story Workshopincludes an abundance of classroom videos, photos, and student samples that illustrate what is possible when children use words, colors, textures, shapes and all kinds of materials to create the stories they want to tell. Watch how students' imaginations soar, their love of writing blossoms, and their connections with one another become the focal point of your classroom.
Download or read book Creative Writing for Kids vol 1 2 written by Amanda J Harrington and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2013-04-02 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Creativity comes in lots of different packages, and not just the ones marked with a red tick or a gold star! Creative Writing for Kids helps children relax and have fun with creative writing. All the work in the Creative Writing for Kids series has been used in classrooms, workshops, private classes and individual one-to-one lessons, as well as by children working independently at home. The exercises in this book are suitable for ages 7-14. The work includes activities that can be adapted for different abilities, as well as more advanced exercises for budding authors and poets
