INSTANT Writing Center

INSTANT Writing Center (for the year) -- an engaging and differentiated writing center

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What is the INSTANT Writing Center?

The INSTANT Writing Center is a hands-on and engaging monthly writing center in one packet. Each monthly packet covers ten themes. The themes can be interchanged between any months. The themes are independent of one another and can be swapped to fit your needs.

Each theme has 6 word cards for a total of 60 word cards per monthly packet. The cards can be displayed for students to access. Along with the word cards, each theme comes with five activities. The five activities are repeated for every theme so that the task only has to be taught once. The monthly packets also include a center display sign, activity posters and organization labels.

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What makes THIS writing center so unique?

This writing centers rocks SIMPLISTIC BLISS! What does that mean? This packet allows you to teach the 5 activities and then have them simply repeat for each theme! This allows you TIME that you are not repeating directions each month!

What activities are included in the writing center?

Just a reminder that these FIVE activities are replicated for all 110 THEMES!

The following activities are included for each of the 110 themes. Each of these systematic activities allow you the simplistic bliss of teaching the activity only one time for the entire school year. Each of the activities include two versions for variety and differentiation.

1. Build It: Build It is designed to encourage students to build and write stories. The students will use the three included sentence starters and six vocabulary cards. After the students build their sentence, they will record their answers. There are two differentiated recording sheets included.
2. Predict It: Predict It is designed to encourage students to write and read predictable stories. The students will use one of the two included predictable texts to create a story. There are two differentiated versions included. The differentiated version offers a picture and sentence starter.
3. Element It: Element It is designed to encourage students to write a piece built upon story elements (setting and characters). The students will use one of the two included Element It story sheets. The differentiated version offers a sentence starter.
4. Create It: Create It is designed to encourage students to write a piece built upon the given vocabulary words. The students will use one of the two included Create It story sheets. The differentiated version offers a sentence starter.
5. Vocab It: Vocab It is designed to encourage students to build an understanding of the thematic vocabulary. The students will use the six included vocabulary cards to assist in their understand. Two differentiated vocabulary recording sheets are included.

What themes are included?

August (INCLUDED NOW) **Purchase just this month HERE!**

• Post Office
• Dentist
• Restaurant
• Grocery Store
• Pizza Parlor
• Donut Shop
• Recess
• School Cats
• Read Day
• Unicorns

September (INCLUDED NOW) **Purchase just this month HERE!**

• Apples
• School
• Transportation
• Fairy Tales
• School Helpers
• Park
• Family
• Feelings
• School Supplies
• School Subjects

October (INCLUDED NOW) **Purchase just this month HERE!**

• Halloween
• Fall Animals
• Fire Safety
• Owls
• Fall
• Pumpkins
• Jungle Animals
• Three Little Pigs
• Three Little Bears
• Three Billy Goats

November (INCLUDED NOW) **Purchase just this month HERE!**

• Thanksgiving
• Baking
• Then and Now
• Scarecrows
• Veteran’s Day
• Maps & Globes
• Community
• Bees
• Reptiles
• Mammals

December (INCLUDED NOW) **Purchase just this month HERE!**

• Reindeer
• Gingerbread
• Christmas
• Holidays
• Needs
• 5 Senses
• Polar Express
• Winter
• Colors
• Manners

January (INCLUDED NOW) **Purchase just this month HERE!**

• New Year
• Arctic Animals
• Snow
• Bears
• Winter Sports
• Woodland Animals
• Hibernation
• The Mitten
• Penguins
• MLK

February (INCLUDED NOW) **Purchase just this month HERE!**

• Dental Health
• President’s Day
• Valentine’s Day
• Germs
• My Body
• Friendship
• Groundhog’s Day
• Castles and Kings
• Western
• Travel

March (INCLUDED NOW) **Purchase just this month HERE!**

• St. Patrick’s
• Dinosaurs
• Moon
• Snakes
• Spring
• Pond
• Pets
• Construction
• Exercise
• Healthy Food

April (INCLUDED NOW) **Purchase just this month HERE!**

• Easter
• Frogs
• Butterflies
• Plants
• Weather
• Farm
• Bugs
• Space
• Ponies
• Chickens

May (INCLUDED NOW) **Purchase just this month HERE!**

• Zoo
• Ocean
• Community Helpers
• Pirates
• Beach
• Summer
• Bedtime
• Koalas
• Picnic
• Camping

June (INCLUDED NOW) **Purchase just this month HERE!**

• Summer Sports
• Landforms
• Bug Collecting
• Pool
• Fishing
• Technology
• Vegetables
• Car Wash
• Cookout
• Fourth of July

FAQ:

Question: I already have your thematic writing center, is this the same?

Answer: This packet is completely NEW! All five activities are new and not included within the thematic writing center OR writing extension packets!

Question: What makes this packet different from the thematic writing center?

Answer: This packet was designed to offer 100% differentiation so you can reach every writer ALL year long! Each sheet that is included is offered in a differentiated format! The differentiation comes in sentence starters and/or traceable words!

Question: Can I purchase just one month at a time to try it out?

Answer: Yes, each month is available to purchase separately for $7.50. Please note that the bundle is highly discounted and still the best bargain! There are individual links above next to the month! You can click those to grab just that one month!


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