In this comprehensive resource, two veteran primary teachers share a multi-faceted approach to teaching writing that seamlessly combines the use of powerful mentor texts, strategy lessons, and the traitsNideas, organization, word choice, voice, sentence fluency, and conventions. Their yearlong planNorganized month-by-monthNincludes ideas for interactive morning messages, read-aloud suggestions, and more than 75 mini-lessons for teaching genre, grammar, the traits, and much more. Also included are reproducible planning sheets for a variety of genres and editing checklists, plus more than 250 literature suggestions. You'll find everything you need to help your young writers soar! For use with Grades K2.

You've heard it said many times; reading and writing go hand in hand. It's true. But how do you meaningfully connect the two in everyday classroom practice? Taking cues from their students, two seasoned teachers will share what they've learned from occasionally converging their separate reading and writing workshops into one literacy workshop. In this forward-thinking book, Maria Walther and Karen Biggs-Tucker will help you save valuable classroom time while empowering students to uncover exciting connections in their learning-leading to stronger, more motivated readers and writers. The Literacy Workshop is a first-of-its-kind resource that offers a practical process for creating an integrated literacy workshop using demonstration lessons that align with current curriculum standards. By weaving together the common threads of literacy learning, you can increase the time your students spend engaged in authentic reading and writing. Inside you'll find the following: a clear, succinct explanation of the structure of the literacy workshop, how to get started, and how to determine when it's best to merge the two workshops into one 50 demonstration lessons, appropriate for both primary and intermediate grades using strategies that incorporate elements from recommended fiction and nonfiction anchor texts substantial, printable resources and tools to help make this instructional shift as smooth as possible From the big picture to the helpful details, The Literacy Workshop will be your guide as you blur the lines between your workshops-creating space for students to apply their learning and practice the habits, behaviors, and actions of literate, engaged citizens.

The Common Core has raised the bar for students--and their teachers. In this comprehensive resource, master teacher Maria Walther describes the teaching shifts needed to help students meet the rigorous demands of the Core, showing teachers how they can build upon good practice already in place and take it up a notch to address the Core. With charts highlighting changes, sample lessons that take instruction to the next level, and plenty of practical tips and how-to's, this will be a welcome companion for any teacher working with the Common Core. Includes downloadable videos and teaching resources For use with Grades K-2.