Whether you're a new or seasoned teacher, this printable or digital unit will help jump-start your writer's workshop at the beginning of the school year! Teacher step-by-step lesson plans, student writing activities, organization materials and more are all included.

Setting clear and specific writing and behavior expectations and procedures will help your writer's workshop run like clock-work all year long!

Through clear teacher lesson plans, video tutorials, student activities and more, this unit will help you walk your students through the format of writer's workshop, what to expect, how to organize their writing materials and much more!

WRITING CONCEPTS COVERED:

• What is writer's workshop?

• Organizing our materials and tools used during writer's workshop

• Creating student writing goals

• Strategies for generating ideas for our writing (4 lessons)

• Taking care of ourselves during writer's workshop

• Author's Chair - sharing our writing

• The Writing Process (5 lessons)

• What are writing conferences?

With each lesson, students will become familiarized with important writing routines and procedures that will help create stronger writers. The resources and lessons in this unit are curated to provide authentic writing experiences in your classroom all year long!

STUDENT RESOURCES INCLUDED:

• Student Writing Survey

• Materials to create a writer's notebook that will be used all year (includes writing references sheets, goal trackers, writing process tracker, conference forms, writing tools, and more)

• Writing templates and graphic organizers

• "I Am A Writer" activity to kick off the rest of the school year

TEACHER RESOURCES INCLUDED:

• "A Teacher's Guide to Writer's Workshop" (What to know before getting started)

• Unit lesson plans (CCSS aligned for grades 3-5)

• 80 anchor slides (provided in PPT, PDF, and PNG image files)

• Bulletin board set

• Writing conference forms

• Student writing progress trackers

• Observation forms

• List of suggested mentor texts to use during mini-lessons

• video tutorials

WHAT'S INCLUDED:

• Student Writing Survey

• Materials to create a writer's notebook that will be used all year (includes writing references sheets, goal trackers, writing process tracker, conference forms, writing tools, and more - 30 pages)

• Writing Center Activity

• Stationary for final copies

• "I Am A Writer" activity to kick off the rest of the school year

WHAT OTHER TEACHERS ARE SAYING...

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Teachers, just do yourself a favor and buy this resource. It is worth the money, and it included mini-lessons that I never even thought to teach my 3rd graders. My college was great at teaching us Reading and Math teaching methods but fell short with Writing. This resource gives you the mini-lessons, mentor texts, anchor charts, Google Slides, and more to create a consistent Writing Workshop routine with upper-elementary students. It has saved me SO much time!! - Sarah P. 3rd grade teacher

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ LOVE this resource! It really helped my focus my intro to Writer's Workshop and successfully hit all the important pieces to create a fun and successful writing time in my classroom. Thanks! - Katie B.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This resource will save me so much time planning on how to set up Writer's Workshop. Thank you so much! - Heidi K.