Opinion Writing

First Grade begins it's new Lucy Calkins Unit this week!  Our focus is opinion writing.  Here are just a few charts I'm using in my classroom.  Hope they give you some ideas!

 

Editing Checklist

 

 

 

Did I Do It Like a First Grader?

 

 

My Opinion Checklist

 

how to write a true story

This will help teach Kindergarteners about how to write a true story in Writer's Workshop.

Family Words

This will help teach kindergarten students how to read and spell family words.

Math sorting

This will help in teaching kindergarteners about Sorting.

night and day

This will help teaching kindergarteners about differences in night and day.

Anchor Charts, Anchor Charts, and MORE Anchor Charts

Seems like this year we are searching all over to include some cute anchor charts into our classrooms.  Here are just a few I have found.

For Writer's Workshop

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For Math

 

 

For Grammar

 

 

 

For Science/Social Studies

 

Conferencing in Writing Workshop

Our future professional learning will be focused on the conferencing piece of the writing workshop. Here are some pictures of what that may look like in the classroom.


one-on-one



peer



small group