Can First Graders become BETTER WRITERS?
Hello everyone!
My name is Wendy McCarty.
I am the creator behind…
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that engage young minds and help the teacher to support instruction.
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Today’s Topic…
Writing in First Grade
Now… I wish I was PERFECT.
I wish my kiddos were PERFECT.
There are NO Perfect PEOPLE!
NO Perfect KIDDOS.
No Perfect.
Now that we have gone there…how do we get close?
We get BETTER!
Better Readers.
Better Speakers.
Better Writers.
Better..Better…Better
( My Mantra )
HOW?
We write EVERY DAY.
Usually..more than once.
We write about our day in school
…things we like
…stories we have read
…new words we have learned
…new thoughts we have had
etc.etc.etc.
I try to do a mini-lesson on a strategy.
I add new vocabulary. In CONTEXT.
We make connections.
We expand our thinking.
We TALK!
And it can be noisy.
It’s OK.
Sometimes LEARNING is messy.
And loud. And busy.
It’s OK!
We do writer’s workshop.
My kids write.
AND they LOVE IT!
HOW?
Give them paper, pencils, markers, colored pencils, etc…
Give them…TIME!
And … LET THEM TALK!
My classroom is NEVER quiet!
Talking
about writing,
during writing,
and after writing.
TALK, Write, Create!
Are they perfect?
NO.
Is that OK?
YES!
*(Update)
I have added new
to my
Writing Center.
Fall Vocabulary Banners for WRITING
The banners
help my
beginning writers
( HOW DO YOU SPELL…..??? )
and my
EL students
(LOTS of VISUALS )
See how I use the
VOCABULARY BANNERS
Here.
For WRITER’S WORKSHOP
If you need a starting point...
Monthly Writing Pages
WITH
VOCABULARY Helpers
at the
bottom of EVERY PAGE!
I LOVE TEACHING!
I am currently headed into my 27th year teaching…ALL of them in first grade!
My kiddos ask me “WHY don’t YOU ever GRADUATE to Second Grade?”
I tell them
“First Grade is IN my HEART!”
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This so so great! Oral language plays such
an important part!
I love using visuals to help my students with writing. They write so much more when they have something to look at. Your banners look great!