Writing Workshop

Students have been working hard in writer's workshop in our classroom!  The past few weeks we have been working on building our writing stamina,  the ability to write for a longer periods of time.  Students are also working on developing strategies for generating ideas to write about.  We created heart maps, pictures and labels of things that we love, and NOT heart maps, pictures and labels of things we DON"T love!  Some of the things on my heart map included my family, my class, exercising, office supplies, and vacations.  My NOT heart map included snakes, spiders, dentists, and high places.  Now I have a source of things to write about during writer's workshop!  You can help your child add to their maps by discussing with them what they might want to add to either page! We will continue to brainstorm ideas for writing while we are building our writing skills through utilizing the writing process.

One of our favorite parts of writing workshop time is the opportunity to share our writing with others.  Sometimes we share with partners, as seen in our photos, and sometimes the author will share with the entire classroom.  The other students then serve as reviewers and give positive feedback and offer suggestions for improving the piece.  I enjoy seeing their respectful interactions with each other as they strive to become more accomplished writers!