Kindergarteners Write Pattern BOOKS!

Writing Workshop in Kindergarten Works!

Blog Post about writing about Pattern Books: 
http://kinderbridges.blogspot.com/2009/03/hello-pattern-books.html

Blog Post:
http://creativeliteracy.blogspot.com/2010/10/writing-workshop-pattern-book-study.html

http://timmonstimes.blogspot.com/2011/12/pattern-book-bulletin-boards.html

READ THIS:  Chapter 2: Pattern Book chapter:
http://books.heinemann.com/shared/onlineresources/E00524/chapter2.pdf
 

http://kindergartencce.wikispaces.com/

http://firstgradecce.wikispaces.com/

http://timmonstimes.blogspot.com/2008/04/pattern-books.html

http://timmonstimes.blogspot.com/2008/04/more-pattern-books.html

List of Pattern books:
http://literacy.kent.edu/Oasis/Pubs/patterns.html

Lucy Calkins Writing: Christmas Writing Ideas

If you are using Lucy Calkins in the kindergarten classrooms, you will appreciate these ideas:

http://kindergals.blogspot.com/2011/12/christmas-writing-activities.html

More samples of how to writing

 

http://mallonmessages.blogspot.com/2010/12/procedural-writing-how-tos-in-first.html

How to use a mentor text or touchstone text

I wrote about using mentor texts here: 

http://writingeverydayworks.wordpress.com/2009/01/27/touchstone-text-or-mentor-text-activity/

Mentor Author: Patricia Polacco

Patricia Polacco is a great example of using an Author as a Mentor

http://www.middleweb.com/ReadWrkshp/JK65.html

Mentor Author: Ezra Jack Keats

Characteristics of Ezra Jack Keats as an author as mentor resource

-all caps 

-dialogue 

-specific word choice 

-dramatic tension 

-simile/metaphor 

-sound words 

-dash 

-problem solution story structure 

-transition words 

-multiple steps to solve a problem

Writing: Small Moments

The class wrote about the same experience: 
http://debrennersmith.blogspot.com/2008/12/writing-about-class-experience.html

Writing Narrative / Small Moments Writing: 
http://firstgradecce.wikispaces.com/Writing+-+Narrative

http://mallonmessages.blogspot.com/2008/09/writers-workshop-planning-details.html

http://timmonstimes.blogspot.com/2008/09/do-mini-lessons-make-difference.html

http://hkidshighlights.blogspot.com/2008/09/look-into-great-writing.html

I Love My Hair 
http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/lessonplan.jsp?id=934

Writing Videos

Here are some videos and teaching ideas about writing.

http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3749217

Unit of Study: Fiction Writing

This is a link to a great write up about one of Lucy’s units of study:  fiction.  I am always searching for references to Lucy’s units since many of the teachers I work with use the units as a resource. 

http://bestbookihavenotread.wordpress.com/2009/10/27/unit-of-study-fiction-writing-grades-3-5/

How-To make crayons!

This was one of my FAVORITE VIDEOS when I was a little girl!  This is an awesome procedure lesson.