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Nonfiction writing in kindergarten. Anchor charts for informational texts and model writing for writers workshop.

Good times in our Reading and Writing Workshop this past week. We jumped into nonfiction studies. I handed 2-3 nonfiction books to each reading partner with some Post-it notes. I asked them to put the notes in areas of the book that looked different from the story books we have been reading.

Nonfiction Writing: Looking at the work of others

I circulated the room and commented on those who found nonfiction text features. I did this is a slightly louder voice, so others quickly caught on. Once we came back together we charted the things we noticed. After they left, I took some photocopies and re-wrote this chart.

We then read a couple of nonfiction books about polar bears.

On day one we put our facts down in light blue. On day two (book two) we added new facts in darker blue. It is hard to tell in this picture, but it is a great way for us to check our schema and monitor our learning.

Nonfiction Writing: Model Writing for the Class

I then set out to write my own nonfiction text. I modeled going back to the above chart over and over.

Here is the book I wrote with my kiddos.

We also worked in a little polar bear action into my morning message (which was a Riddle of the Day). It is a great way to work in inferential thinking!

I get my riddles here.

Sadly, I do not have any student samples to show you. I had three students start a piece of nonfiction writing, but we only had a few days to work on it, so it would be premature to show it. However, I am confident some, if not most, of my other students, will jump on board and start one this week.

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Wow! What wonderful ideas! I love: – the two colours used when charting facts – the illustrative tools for sharing ideas

Thank you so much for sharing!

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Love this! You draw very well, I am always impressed with your little books. The last time I drew some people on our morning message my students shouted "Yay! Aliens!" I just went with it, of course I was trying to draw aliens! LOL

I. LOVE. YOUR. WRITING. POSTS! They are so helpful and full of information. Ms. A

Thanks guys! Randi, I edited my post and added the Riddle of the Day source. I should have done that with the original post. I LOVE this book. We use it all year long.

I really need to make that anchor chart about non-fiction books!!!! I confuse my kiddos because I say non-fiction, but in the common core they call it informational. Do you just call it both?

Great post!

Sounds like a great week for nonfiction! Jennifer First Grade Blue SKies

Hi Deedee! I've been using a lot of your ideas in my writing block and it's been working great! When you write a book with your class do you just do a page a day with them? Do they all want to write about the same thing that you do??? That's one of the problems I'm facing. How do you encourage original ideas? Little Warriors

You are wonderful!

This is too cute. I especially love the page where you drew the bubbles of the things the polar bear eats. I think your drawings rock. I always tell my class "Ms. Fleming is a teacher not an artist!"

Where do you get your riddles or do you make them up? Thanks. Randi @ Teach It With Class My TPT Store My Facebook Page

Hi Katie! Yes, I do a page a day with my kiddos. At first, my kids want to write what I write, but over time, they venture into their own ideas. This becomes a little trick (like right now) because I would like my class to write nonfiction, but they are still interested in their own stories.

You know everyday you have kids bursting to tell you a story about something that happened in their life. I listen enthusiastically then say, "Oh my! You know, you could write about that." Parents tell me their child says the same thing to them at home."Oh Mom! I could write about this."

My hope is that the kids write for themselves and not for me. I want them to write about the rich stories they have to tell. See you soon!

I bought the Riddle of the Day from Scholastic after you recommended it last year and love it! We are doing our non-fiction unit on penguins this week and the non-fiction anchor chart is genius! I always love reading your posts 🙂 You are the BOMB! Erin Eberhart’s Explorers

What kinds of activities do you do with your polar bears? I am a new teacher and want to do a winter unit that is informational! Any tips or suggestions?!

I love your book! Compared to my drawings, you would definitely win a Caldecott – I can't even draw stick people very well! I also love the anchor chart on nonfiction – I might have to make one next week! Teachin' First

WOW! Awesome stuff. I love your Polar Bear. 🙂

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Deedee, I just LOVED this post… and all of your great non-fiction ideas. We just wrapped up our Non-Fiction writing unit. It was an awesome time of growth for my writers! : )

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PRIMARY WRITING - UNIT 6

My nonfiction writing unit is here!

This is the perfect way to introduce students to what informational writing is.

This unit is so engaging for students because it uses real life photographs and animals.

We discuss how exciting it is to write and learn about the real world around us.

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I introduce students to this Non-Fiction Anchor Chart Poster. We discuss the real-life objects and what a fact is.

This poster comes as a regular 8.5x11 PDF file as well as a jumbo 16x20 JPG file that can be uploaded to a photo center for printing.

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These non-fiction passages all present facts focused on the words:

are, have, can, eat, like, live

By the end of this unit, these have all become sight words for students.

I like to use these in small group settings. I read the passage first, then we choral read and then I have students practice reading them to a partner.

Then we discuss the facts and practice filling in our graphic organizer.

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Both color and BW graphic organizers are included! You can laminate and use the color version in a center or as the teacher copy.

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Students can then practice taking their graphic organizers and turning their notes into their own complete sentences.

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Or they can also take their notes/sentences and then make “All About” Books.

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We love making these adorable, mini books!

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Students are proud of all that they have learned and written. They can’t wait to take these home and read them to their families. I have them write one sentence per page so they can illustrate the fact/sentence.

Another fun way to show off all they have learned about each animal is to make these adorable “Craft Facts” craftivities.

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Students can color, paint or even glue adornments to these cute animals to make them come alive. Display in your hallway or on a bulletin board to show off all that your students have learned!

So many ways to practice non-fiction writing on a level that is doable for kinders, first or second graders.

This unit provides the scaffolding and support students need to be successful, confident writers.

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NONFICTION WRITING IN KINDERGARTEN

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Explorations in Nonfiction Writing, Grade K

By Anthony Stead , Linda Hoyt

“Nonfiction texts govern as much as 90% of the reading and writing done by literate adults and comprise more than 70% of standardized assessments. For our children to succeed in school and beyond they need to be fluent in the different purposes of nonfiction writing. They need to know how to plan, compose, revise, edit, and publish a range of nonfiction texts.” —Tony Stead and Linda Hoyt

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In Explorations in Nonfiction Writing, Tony Stead and Linda Hoyt offer teachers and students alike scaffolds to move forward with nonfiction writing, using writing as a natural way to wonder, learn, and think about topics that excite them. It includes opportunities for students to explore a variety of real-world nonfiction texts and to work collaboratively as researchers and writers to create their own informational texts.

While learning how to locate, access, interpret, record, publish, and share information, students also consider ways to activate their voice and make their nonfiction writing clearer, more authoritative, and better organized. Designed around a consistent mix of explorations—some are extended units of study that engage primary writers in the complete writing process and others are targeted minilessons that expose students to various forms of nonfiction writing— Explorations in Nonfiction Writing is easily adaptable and will support you whether you are integrating nonfiction writing into your established literacy block or developing a new nonfiction writing program that supports your entire academic curriculum.

Explorations in Nonfiction Writing components: • The teacher’s guide outlines the series’ guiding principles, offers practical tips for outfitting and organizing classrooms, and describes strategies and procedures for embedding nonfiction writing into your curriculum.

• Organized around 5 major purposes for writing nonfiction—to inform, to instruct, to narrate, to persuade, and to respond—the lesson book supports your nonfiction writing instruction in two ways. -- Extended Writing Units are in-depth studies—two weeks to a month in length— that give children a chance to explore more deeply a particular type of nonfiction text. In the course of an extended writing unit, students work collaboratively on a class research writing project and then apply what they’ve learned to an individual project. -- Power Writes are compact minilessons that encourage students to analyze and try their hand at a wide variety of nonfiction texts from across the curriculum, such as signs, letters, labeled diagrams, reports, poetry, directions, and interviews.

• An accompanying Big Book of Mentor Texts provides an anthology of exemplar nonfiction texts in an expansive big book format. Each mentor text supports one or more lessons. The carefully crafted text and dynamic visuals show how engaging and vibrant nonfiction texts can be and set a high standard for young writers.

• The Resources CD-ROM provides a wealth of printable resources including instructional charts, checklists, and assessment forms.

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Kindergarten Contents

Inform: Extended Writing Unit

Inform: Power Write

Instruct: Extended Writing Unit

Instruct: Power Write

Narrative: Extended Writing Unit

Narrative: Power Write

Persuade: Extended Writing Unit

Persuade: Power Write

Respond: Extended Writing Unit

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Index of Model Lessons by Subject Area Index of Lessons by Writing Form Index of Lessons by Mentor Text Handwriting Guide Tools Researchers Use Additional Resources

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The teacher modeled lessons start the immersion of my students as writers into what excites them as learners! To quote a visitor to our classroom Writer's Workshop, "To see the pride in even the most struggling writer's eyes is priceless." Thank you to Explorations! On a funny side note...I have bought several of the Exploration books because when parents who teach in other districts come to their child's parent teacher conference, they ask what I use to engage their child in writing. I've given three Explorations in Non Fiction Writing away so far this year!

–Denise Lukingbeal , Second Grade Teacher Ellsworth Hill Elementary

Explorations in Nonfiction Writing provided me with a structured framework to encourage nonfiction writing across the curriculum. The step-by-step lessons are relevant, concise and easy to follow. Incorporating Explorations into my classroom helped me feel confident that I was meeting the expectations of the Common Core Standards as well as meeting the needs of all my students.

–Patty Montgomery , Third Grade Teacher McDowell Elementary

Since we began using Explorations in Nonfiction Writing 3 years ago, I have seen a significant increase in the excitement and energy for nonfiction writing among our teachers and students. With Explorations’ focus on inquiry, research, and the craft of writing, the quality of student writing has increased year after year. Our students no longer just regurgitate facts, they careful plan and utilize strategies to make their nonfiction writing more interesting for the reader. Explorations provides support for teachers in teaching the features of effective writing through high quality modeled writing and the gradual release of responsibility--creating capacity for all teachers to be great writing teachers.

–April Willard , Literacy Curriculum Specialist Liberty Drive Elementary

The lessons in Explorations in Nonfiction Writing equip both the writer and the reader for success by making the reading and writing connections explicit. Each lesson is easily adaptable to fit into every part of the instructional day making it a valued resource in writers workshop and across the curriculum.

–Elaine Shobert , Curriculum Coordinator North Carolina

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Chapter 2: “It’s like we’re learning and having fun!” Writing NonFiction In The Kindergarten Classroom

“It’s like we’re learning and having fun!” Writing Nonfiction in the Kindergarten Classroom

by Elizabeth Jo Ingraham

While kindergartners often live in an imaginative world, much of what they write is nonfiction—facts about themselves and the world around them.

“I like yellow.”

“I went to the pool.”

Young children yearn to share their thoughts and experiences with the world. They want people to know they have a dog and they love their family. Writing provides an opportunity for these facts to be heard.

It is also the case that the simple text structure inherent in young children’s nonfiction writing allows them to enter into the world of authorship easily. They do not have to create characters and describe events in great detail. Instead they can list facts using high frequency words, environmental print and simple sentence structures.

In the following chapter I describe how I guide Kindergarten students from “I like dinosaurs” to “His neck is so long that it is the size of you,” from simple declarative sentences to more descriptive writing that purposefully entertains and informs readers. Carefully planned lessons, individual conferences, and time to write books on topics that interest them provide opportunities for students to move from writing a list of facts to making connections with content and using specific vocabulary. Likewise by studying high-quality nonfiction texts as readers, students begin thinking about how best to describe information as they consider what readers want to know and interesting ways to express information so that readers can understand it.

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Academic writing is a style of writing governed by rules and practices such as a formal structure and order, citations for research to support ideas, and the use of correct spelling, grammar and punctuation. A formal tone is also necessary.
How to Write a Performance Review
Employers and employees find value in performance reviews. The feedback can range from guidance to praise, thus allowing for both parties to engage in discussion regarding what’s working and what isn’t.
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They are more accomplished writers and. I am a more accomplished teacher.” — SANDY GORDON,. KINDERGARTEN. TEACHER,. HUDSON, OHIO. Page 10
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In the following chapter I describe how I guide Kindergarten students from “I like dinosaurs” to “His