Step by Step: Guided Writing & Assessments

***UPDATED 08.16.18: Portfolio covers and monthly name writing and portrait drawing pages have been updated for the 2019/2020 school year***

***UPDATED 03.09.18: 3 "Writing Responses to Read Alouds" added! All "Writing Responses to Read Alouds" now come with clip art and no clip art***

I am so excited to bring you my third and final file for teaching writing in Kindergarten!

This file includes a step by step guide for how I run my guided writing groups and all the paper you need for your guided writing and for creating writing portfolio covers!

WHAT'S INCLUDED?

Part 1: GETTING STARTED

- Before You Begin

- What Should I Get Them to Write About?

- Getting Ready

- Guided Writing/Conferencing

- At the End

Part 2: WRITING PAPERS

- Portfolio Covers

- Monthly Name Writing & Portrait Drawing Papers

- Monthly Guided Writing Papers

Part 3: WRITING RESPONSES TO READ ALOUDS

- Text-to-Self Connection with "Kindergarten is Cool!" by Linda Marshall

- Text-to-Self Connection with "Thanksgiving is for Giving Thanks" by Margaret Sutherland

- Text-to-Self Connection with "The Berenstain Bears: When I Grow Up" by Stan Berenstain

- Text-to-Self Connection with "A Chick 'n' Pug Christmas" by Jennifer Sattler

- Text-to-Self Connection with "Snowmen at Night" by Caralyn Buehner

- Text-to-Self Connection with "Squirrel's New Year's Resolution" by Pat Miller

- Text-to-Self Connection with "Love, Splat" by Rob Scotton

- Text-to-Self Connection with "Roses are Pink, Your Feet Really Stink" by Diane DeGroat

- Text-to-Self Connection with "Lucky Tucker" by Leslie Mcguire

- Text-to-Self Connection with "The Thing About Spring" by Daniel Kirk

- Text-to-Self Connection with "Tops & Bottoms" by Janet Stevens

- Predicting with "Emeraldalicious" by Victoria Kann

- Text-to-Self Connection with "Katy Duck Is a Caterpillar" by Alyssa Capucilli

- Inferencing with "Houdini the Amazing Caterpillar" by Janet Pederson

- Text-to-Self Connection with "See You Next Year" by Andrew Lawson

Part 4: OTHER

- Writing Checklist BLM

- Blank Guided Writing Papers

- Writing Conference Notes BLM

- Writing Rubric

EDITABLE FILE: {You will need PowerPoint to edit these files!}

- Watch Me Grow Portfolio Covers

- Name Writing & Portrait Drawing Papers

- Monthly Writing Papers {add your own prompts}

- Simple Guided Writing Paper to add your own prompts

- Writing Conference Notes BLM

Please click the preview button to see more of what's included!

I hope you enjoy using these materials to support your guided writing time!

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If you would like your fonts to match in the editable file, please download these three fonts! {free for personal use}

KG Primary Penmanship

KG Neatly Printed

KG Sorry Not Sorry

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ALSO IN THIS SERIES:

Step by Step: Kindergarten Writing Plans

Step by Step 2: Kindergarten Writing Plans

AND INCLUDED IN:

Step by Step: Kindergarten Writing BUNDLE

PLEASE DO NOT PURCHASE THIS UNIT IF YOU OWN THE WRITING BUNDLE!