Writing 101

 First: Tomorrow is both Library and Picture Day.

This is probably what you expect when you think about writing in the classroom:

 

And we do the writing as part of our work:

Every student signs in by writing their name on a daily basis.

Every student writes their own name on their art. 

We write a letter of the day together, filling in letter sounds (e.g. __ctober).

Students write a weekly journal entry, where they draw, then write at their ability level with teacher support. 

But we explore writing in a variety of ways through play as well:

Playing Teacher:

Sensory activities with sand:

Play dough:

Labelling diagrams:

Next Steps: We've just placed a cash register in the kitchen, so I'm hoping to do some grocery lists and sale signs. However, students are still deciding whether it will become a store or a restaurant, so perhaps it will be menus instead.