,Katie Martin is having fun teaching writer's workshop in kindergarten! Writing is something that she really wanted to bring out more this year with her students and they are loving every minute of it. At the start of every lesson Mrs. Martin does a think aloud lesson that includes brainstorming ideas that she (pretending to be a student) knows about. So once an idea has been chosen, she talks aloud to her students and demonstrates drawing her story on her journal pages (like the kids') and labels pictures with words and even beginning letter sounds to show kids that it's okay to not know the spelling right away. In the next step, each student comes to the front to grab his or her writing journal and shares with Mrs. Martin what they are going to write about and goes directly to his or her own seat. Once at their seats, students start putting their story ideas to paper through drawing and labeling. This is where the stamina comes in. Gradually, Mrs. Martin has increased their writing time from 6 minutes to 10 minutes today. She expects students to draw, write, and add color during the entire time until the bell rings. When the bell rings and they are finished, they will get a chance to share the story with Mrs. Martin. If they are not done, they get to keep going until completed. The final part of the writing process is to meet with Mrs. Martin to share their story. If needed, she will add labeling to pictures as students tell her what is happening and will write the story as it is dictated from the students. This is a big deal! At this very moment in sharing Mrs. Martin gets to see first hand what the student has been able to do independently. Building stamina in writing is very important and is truly a building block for future writing.
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December 2019
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