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/

Lucy Calkins Writing Kits

 
http://literacybytes.com/  A wonderful site as a Grade 3-5 staff implements Lucy Calkins kits in their building.

Snow books with lots of details

Snow Day!    http://www.amazon.com/Snow-Day-Lester-L-Laminack/dp/1561454184/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1232830371&sr=8-2       by Lester L. Laminack  http://www.lesterlaminack.com/
Review according to Amazon:  When the television weatherman predicts a big snowfall, the narrator gleefully imagines the fun-filled possibilities of an unscheduled holiday from school. Piling under warm blankets. Sipping hot chocolate in snowman mugs. Building a snow fort. Piling up a zillion snowballs inside. Sledding in the [...]

Small Moment teacher tube

Writing Video Small Moment

Small Moment on Teacher Tube
http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=1410cd5cec559abe7cff

Small Moments List of Books

I am always looking for titles that work for Small Moments. Salt Hands by Jane Chelsea AragonSaturday and Teacakes by Lester LaminackThe Kissing Hand by Audrey PennJoshua’s Night Whispers by Angela JohnsonChicken Sunday by Patricia Polacco (other books by this author)Baghead by Jarrett J. Krosoczka My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother by Patricia PolaccoAmazing Grace [...]

Small Moments (Many Moments during a Big Idea)

Sometimes a story has a big idea. Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst has one big idea, A BAD DAY. The picture story book has many events of the bad day. The teacher and students retell the story as she places a bead on the [...]

Small Moment: What Matters to You?

Small Moment Unit of Study
String of Mini Lessons: Writers write focused, true stories about their lives· Writers zoom in (like a photographer) on just a small moment and recall it· Writers focus in on most important part of a memory· Watermelon/seed- big story –vs- small moment· Share how a published author zooms in· Contrast a [...]

Lucy Calkins New Books

A Quick Guide to Boosting English Acquisition in Choice Time, K-2A Quick Guide to Making Your Teaching Stick, K-5A Quick Guide to Reaching Struggling Writers, K-5A Quick Guide to Teaching Persuasive Writing, K-2
It is always a good day in my life when I can order new books from Heinemann especially when Lucy Calkins [...]

Small Moment Writing Lesson

1. Teacher reads the wonderful picture book, Rollercoaster by Maria Frazer. This story adds many specific, exact details in writing to a small moment story. Anyone who has ridden a rollercoaster will recognize this perfect description of a rollercoaster! This is a small moment story. 2. Teacher discusses the importance of adding specific [...]