This is a free download standards-alignment guide for my bundles of writing workshop mini-lessons for the year for kindergarten, first grade, and second grade.

There is also a free sample lesson plan and writing templates from the February unit included!

Grade Level Writing Mini-Lesson Bundles

Kindergarten

First Grade

Second Grade

Writing Mini-Lessons for Every day of the Year

A year of writer's workshop mini-lessons that addresses the age old question, "What am I going to do today for my writing mini-lesson?" Each mini-lesson helps to build competent, equipped, and motivated writers!

Every writing lesson is standards-aligned to CCSS and Texas TEKS for Kindergarten, first grade, and second grade

Each monthly writing mini-lesson unit contains:

General information on writer's workshop and the mini-lesson

Lesson plans and prewriting templates when necessary

A variety of scaffolded writing paper templates for many levels of writers.

Extra writing paper for your writing center *optional

Lessons in the August/September Unit

• Drawing and Labeling
• Bubblegum Spelling
• My Memories
• Adding Details
• Focus on a Topic
• Starting Sentences
• I know all about me!
• A Special Fish
• Johnny Appleseed Informative writing

Lessons in the October Unit

• Writers organize Part 1
• Writers organize Part 2
• Spider’s Web of organization
• Spiders- informative writing
• Bats- Explanatory writing
• Bats- opinion writing
• Apples and Pumpkins Contrast
• Pumpkins- Sequence Writing
• Fire Safety Sequence writing

Lessons in the November Unit

• What is Voice?
• Voice through Feelings
• Voice through Word Choice
• Voice through Senses
• Head-To-Toe Voice Writing
• America the Brave Research-Report
• A Trip to the Moon (Part 1)
• A Trip to the Moon (Part 2)
• Talking Turkey Explanatory

Lessons in the December Unit:

• Word Choice Introduction
• What Makes a Complete Sentence?
• Animal Card Word Choice
• How to Wrap a Gift writing
• How to decorate a tree
• My Gingerbread Story
• How to Make Reindeer Food
• Story Starters- Paragraph Writing
• Story Closers- Paragraph Writing

January Writing Lessons

• New Year Goal Writing
• Stories have a Beginning, Middle and End
• Influential People & Me!
• Writing to Inform: Penguins
• Research Writing: Winter Animals
• How to Writing: Building a Snowman
• Opinion Writing: Winter
• Character Traits: Tacky the Penguin

February Writing Lessons

• Groundhog Fact and Opinion- Opinion Writing
• Abraham Lincoln- Informative Writing
• George Washington- Expository Writing
• If I Were President: Personal Narrative
• Dental Health-Sequence Writing
• Letter Writing
• Paragraph Writing
• When I am 100- 100th Day of school writing

March Writing Lessons

• Leprechaun Adjectives-Descriptive Writing
• My Lucky Life- Personal Narrative
• Report Writing-Expository
• Rainbow Template- Paragraph Writing
• Life Cycle Sequence Writing
• Season of Spring- Opinion Writing
• My State Brochure- Informative

April Writing Lessons

• Poetry is as easy as1,2,3 Number Poems
• Animal Poem Riddles
• Senses Rain Poetry
• Days of the Week Poetry
• Speak to Me: Picture Descriptive Word Poetry
• A Little Seed Sequence Writing
• Alliteration & Tongue Twisters Poetry

May Writing Lessons

• Mother’s Day Writing
• A Special Woman in my Life writing
• Insects expository writing
• Life Cycle of a Butterfly
• Sequencing Writing
• Dinosaurs Opinion Writing
• Paragraph Writing Summer Topics
• Rainforest Animals Report

This Blog Post shares all about how I teach writing in the classroom and the resources used.

Thank You!

Reagan Tunstall

Tunstall's Teaching Tidbits