Writing Workshop

Everyday students have writers workshop. During this time students write down "small moments". Small moments are true stories from the students lives. Students are beginning to learn and use tools in the writers process. Students take a planning sheet (graphing sheet) to plan our their writing. They are to choose a topic and write down 4 sentences dealing with that specific topic.

This helps the children focus on just one story instead of writing down everything that comes to mind.
From their students transfer their writing to actual writing paper to read and share. The next step will be editing their work.

During writing we have a "no talking" time where students are expected to limit their talking and focus on their writing.

In addition to "no talking" time students also listen to classical music