Elementary Writing Teaching Kit

135 pages of elementary writing resources for teachers - strategies and advice from veteran teachers, graphic organizers for writing, writing pre-assessment and differentiation tools, student choice activities, and writing prompts you can use all year - this Teaching Kit has everything you need to teach elementary writing successfully from day one through end of year.

What's Included In This Teaching Kit

• More than 30 graphic organizers for writing, all in one place, printable and ready to use
• Advice and strategies for teaching writing from veteran teachers and writing instruction experts
• Writing pre-assessment and types of writing differentiation strategies for elementary grades
• Resources for expository, persuasive, and narrative writing, including a list of character traits
• Rubrics, self-assessment, student inventory, and assessment tools
• Student choice writing activities and writing prompts to use throughout the year
• Prints in 8.5" x 11" portrait or landscape for easy reading and copying

Resources Featured In This Teaching Kit

• Graphic Organizers for Writing: KWL Chart, Sequencing Map, Five-Paragraph Essay, Beginning-Middle-End, 5Ws and 1H Organizer, Story Elements, Clustering, Outlining, Citing My Sources, Story Pyramid, and more
• Advice and Strategies: How I Teach Elementary Writing: Best Practices, 5 Steps to Better Outcomes, Writing Differentiation and Remediation Strategies for Elementary Grades, Strategies for Building Vocabulary
• Writing Assessment: Rubrics for Expository, Narrative, Persuasive, and Expressive Writing, Writing Pre-Assessment for Grades 3-5, Writing Self-Assessment, Student Writing Inventory
• Focused Writing Resources: Writing a Research Report, Character Traits Writing Activity, Activities for Building Vocabulary
• Writing Prompts and Activities: Seasonal and holiday writing activities, student choice boards for writing, summer writing activities

What You'll Find Inside

Teaching Ideas and Best Practices for Teaching Elementary Writing (pages 3-20)

• How I Teach Elementary Writing - Best Practices for Teaching Writing
• How I Teach Writing: A Veteran Teacher’s 5 Steps for Better Outcomes

Writing Differentiation Strategies and Activities for Elementary Grades (pages 20-35

• Teaching notes and advice
• Let Me Be the Teacher Template
• Step by Step Lesson Plan Outline
• Writing Hooks Template
• Writing the Introduction Guided Lesson Plan
• Sensory Overload Template
• Proofreading Checklist
• Writing a Personal Narrative - Story Organizer

Elementary Writing Pre-Assessment for Grades 3-5(pages 36-41)

• Teaching Notes
• Writing Assessment Script
• Writing Prompts
• Scoring Guide for Correct Word Sequence

Elementary Writing Activities and Printable Rubrics (pages 42-59, 64-72)

• Character Traits Writing Activity
• Rubric for Expository Writing
• Rubric for Expressive/Descriptive Writing
• Rubric for Narrative Writing
• Rubric for Persuasive Writing
• Writing Rubric (Generic)
• Writing Self-Assessment
• Student Writing Inventory
• Strategies and Activities for Buidling Vocabulary

Elementary Writing Graphic Organizers (pages 60-63, 73-96)

• Writing Planning Graphic Organizer Set
• Writing Organizer for Students
• A Map to Organization Graphic Organizer
• Beginning, Middle, End Graphic Organizer
• Brainstorming Web Graphic Organizer
• Citing My Sources Graphic Organizer
• Clustering Graphic Organizer
• Five-Paragraph Essay Graphic Organizer
• Five Sentence Paragraph Graphic Organizer
• KWL Chart Graphic Organizer
• Main Idea and Supporting Details Graphic Organizer
• Outlining Graphic Organizer
• Plot/Story Sequence Graphic Organizer
• Story Pyramid Graphic Organizer
• The Handy 5Ws and 1H Graphic Organizer
• 2 Story Timeline Graphic Organizer
• Who, What, When, Where, Why, How Graphic Organizer
• 6 Writing a Research Report

Elementary Writing Choice Boards and Activities Packets(pages 97-135)

• St. Patrick’s Day Writing Activities Packet
• Easter Writing Prompts
• Halloween Story Starter Cards Writing Activity
• Halloween Writing Choice Board
• Thanksgiving Writing Choice Board
• Summer Writing Practice Choice Board
• Vocabulary Choice Board
• Writing Choice Board
• 30 Tips for Teaching Writing at Home - Handout for Parents