The new TCRWP 2013 edition of Writer's Workshop  Grade 3, Unit 2 , The Art of Information Writing by Lucy Calkins and Colleen Cruz. The students will discover information writing and develop their writing skills by writing their information books. This complete and comprehensive Writer’s Workshop Lesson Plan Bundle includes  CCSS for each lesson, Connection, Mini lesson/Teaching Points, Active Engagement, Linking section, Conferring and Small Group Instruction, Mid-Workshop Teaching,  and Share components for all  four bends  and 21 sessions. This bundle is a true time saver. It will save you hours of planning and preparation. Enjoy your Writers Workshop unit bundle!

Types of Sentences

     This lesson was created and developed to assist first,  second and third grade students to identify four types of sentences.

       Objective: The students will be able to identify the four different types of sentences: statement, command, question and exclamation. The student will practice by adding the correct punctuation mark to the end of the sentence and be able to check their answers with the magic magnifying glass. Next, the students will practice writing the four types of sentences. Finally as an optional reinforcement the student may link to a game to practice the four different types of sentences. Objectives and Core Content Standards included .

Valentine’s Day Smartboard Attendance: This Smart Notebook file can be used with your smartboard. Your students will  be motivated to start their day. They will  have fun sending their Valentine Card and watching   their special card disappear.  This file has 25 Valentine card to program and is quick and easy to program. Just double click the class sing and student names to program and lock down . A true time saver! Complete directions and helpful hints are included. Enjoy your smartboard attendance file.

We’re GREAT! No Bones About It Smartboard Attendance file is a smart notebook file for your smartboard. This file is interactive and filled with great animation! The file is all set up and ready for you to program. Just type the names and class sign.  This file is a true time- saver all around. When your students arrive they tap their name on the smartboard and give the dog the bone. Your students will be motivated to get their day started. This attendance file has  22 programmable bones and complete directions are included with this file. Enjoy your animated attendance file..

We’re Nuts About School is a Smart Notebook file that can be used with your Smartboard. This activity has animation your students will enjoy. Upon arriving to school your students will tap their name and watch their acorns disappear. This file is a great student motivator and a true TIME  SAVER! To program all you have to do is click the names, type the names of your students, and lock down. Add your name and the file is ready. I have added complete directions on how to program and use the file. Enjoy your animated attendance file.

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Welcome Back! Let’s Unpack Smartboard Attendance with or without  Lunch Count: Try this cute animated attendance file that can be used when school opens. Your students will enjoy tapping their backpacks and watching them disappear!   This Smart Notebook file includes complete directions and 24 programmable backpacks you can customize .This classroom themed attendance file with or without lunch count is a true TIME SAVERit’s ready to type your class title and student information in and go. Enjoy your attendance file!                                                                                                                                                                                     

What’s it Worth?is a Smart Notebook file that can be used with your Smartboard. This interactive game/activity has  dice animation your students will enjoy.   The Alphabet - Numerical dice game will help students develop phonemic awareness and word recognition by creating three,four, five and six letter words while using their math skills as well.  Place any combination of dice (vowels, consonants , blends, or consonant digraphs ) onto the  specific leveled game board. Write the letter and it's numerical value in the boxes. Add the addends to create the sum. Ask students to fill in their game sheet/ student worksheet  and create as many words as the can. The student with the highest points WINS !  You can vary  the game play to your students  needs and instructional level .I have listed the core content standards and included extra dice.

 Core Content Standards- This multi-level game addresses  literacy and mathematics ( k-2 operation and algebraic thinking).The k-2  students reviews phonemic awareness  vcv & cvvc and the 3-5 students develop phonemic and word recognition skills.

What’s It Worth?  is a smart notebook file Multi-level game for whole group or center activity for grades  K-5.

Writer’s Workshop Mini Opinion Writing Unit, Grade 2-3

     This writer’s workshop model supplemental writing unit is designed to develop  opinion writing skills  for grades 2-3. There are 10 mini-lessons in this Opinion Writing  Unit that build strong opinion writing  skills the prerequisite to writing to persuade. 

         This unit includes two Google slides documents. There is 35  teaching slides and  20 pages  in the digital student edition writing notebook  with a  detailed writing activity for each lesson in the unit. Each lesson includes an animated mentor writing piece for instruction and the teaching part of the lesson. Each lesson also includes a rather than writing prompt for students who are struggling with finding a topic.

        The writing lessons in the  unit start out with students creating a My favorite Things list for favorite foods, movies, activities, and books. The  first two lessons guide students  to learn, plan, organizing, and write their opinion writing. In lessons 3-4  the students learn to add buddy bonus sentences to their reasons and develop their examples and paragraphs. In lessons 5-6 students develop an introduction by hooking the reader with a question and their opinion.The Last two lessons help students develop their conclusion and offer advice to their reader with a call to action. 

         All mini units include the student notebook  that can be sent through the Google Classroom as one writing notebook or you can send each lesson separate. I share out the workbook to my students and add a new lesson each week to their existing notebooks.  The unit is broken down into a one month unit meeting two to three times a week. A total of 10 lessons. 

The product will include a PDF file with two google links that will ask you to make your own copy and rename your files. One Teacher edition and the other a student workbook. 

Writers Workshop Unit 3 How to Books: Writing to Teach Others, Kindergarten Level, 2013 edition. This lesson plan bundle guides you through all four Bends I to IV of Unit 3, Sessions 1 to 19. Students will choose activities they know how to do to write many how-to booksThe lesson plan bundle includes all components of the mini- lessons: Connection, Teaching point, Teaching, Active Engagement, link, Mid-Workshop Teaching, Conferring, and Share. The product includes a unit plan, monthly calendar, essential questions, enduring understanding, objectives, Common Core State Standards, Unit Celebration Invitation, and Ideas.

Writers Workshop Gr 1 Unit 3 Writing Reviews Lesson Plan Bundle

Writers Workshop Grade 1Unit 3: Writing Reviews. (2013  edition).  This lesson plan bundle guides you through bends I to III of Unit 3, Sessions 1 to 18. The lesson plans include all components of the Mini-lessons: Connection, Teaching point, Teaching, Active Engagement, link, Mid-Workshop Teaching, Conferring, Share, and Anchor Charts. The product includes a unit plan, monthly calendar, essential questions, enduring understanding, objectives, Common Core State Standards, and recommended Mentor Texts, and Anchor charts. 

        In this unit students will learn that writing can give them a way to make and defend decisions and opinions. They will learn to write their judgments, their reasons for those judgments, and to organize their reasons, supplying supporting details. The students will write opinion pieces in which they introduce the topic or name the book they are writing about, state an opinion, supply a reason for the opinion, and provide some sense of closure. This unit will encourage writers to develop opinions with multiple reasons, provide detailed descriptions, as well as strong openings and closings. It will also encourage students towards using and revising more complex sentences, using linking words.