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A Whole Year of Writer's Workshop! A-MA-ZING!!!

Can you believe it...A Year of Units for The Writers Workshop!!!  This bundle consists of 6 whole units. Each Unit is made for Upper Elementary 3-5. Each of the units have 12 - 18 Lessons, each with a Connection, Teaching Point, Active Engagement, Link, and Sharing. It also includes Common Core Standards that are addressed, print outs for writers notebooks, anchor charts, poem examples, rubrics, and much more...see detailed list below! The units that are included are as follows:

Unit 1: Launching the Writing Workshop
Unit 2: Raising the Quality of Narrative Writing
Unit 3: Big Dreams, Tall Ambitions Fiction Writing
Unit 4: Breathing Life into Essay Writing
Unit 5: Literary Essays Writing About Reading
Unit 6: Poetry

These products have been adapted from Units of Study for Teaching Writing Grades 3-5 by Lucy Calkins.

Example of a Detailed List of Materials and Resources Found In The Poetry Unit:

• Preparing for the Unit Description
• Materials Needed for Unit: You will find a list of materials that are specific to this unit. These materials should be prepared before beginning the unit.
• Terms Found In This Unit: These are specific phrases and terms that you will use or are used by Teaching Upstairs that communicate events, moments, or teaching techniques.
• Writing Workshop Components and Assessments: This is a list that was developed by me for my own school. We use this to determine assessment schedules, grades, and report card items. These are not required in the Lucy Calkins program, but we have found helpful in our years of teaching workshop.
• Writing Workshop Student Behavior Rubric: This rubric is used to assess student behavior both individually and as a partner. Please see the description on the Components and Assessments Handout for more detailed information.
• Common Core Standards That Are Addressed In This Unit: A list of the common core standards that are addressed in this unit. 
• On Demand Assessment Pre Unit, On Demand Assessment Post Unit: This script will give you the information that you need to conduct a pre and post assessment for this specific unit. The pre assessment should be done before beginning any of the lessons. The post assessment should be completed after the students publish their writing. 
• On Demand Assessment Rubric: Use this rubric for both the Pre and Post On Demand Assessment.
• Workshop Self Evaluation: Used by student. Please see the description on the Components and Assessments Handout for more detailed information.
• Tips for Conferring with Writers: Tips on teaching each the student one writing strategy or technique he/she can use in a current piece of writing and continue to use in future writing. 
• Conferring Examples and Worksheets: Examples of methods that I have found helpful, as well as, an example and blank worksheet that you can record your conferring on. 
• Student Notebook Labels: These labels are completely optional. I found myself somedays having students copy down the teaching point and anchor chart in their Writer’s Notebook and then there were other days that I handed these out for them to glue or tape into their Notebook. These are just there for convince if you choose to use them. 
• Example for Parent Handbook: If you need an explanation for your parent handbook at the beginning of the year you may find this helpful.
• Teacher Self Assessment: An assessment to judge how your workshop is going so far. 
• Student Poetry Packet: This is a packet for students to use mentor poems from to cut and place into their writers notebooks for inspiration.
• Poetry Form Posters: 10 posters are in another folder that you are able to print and use in a lesson.
• Mentor Text List
• Anchor Charts for Each Lesson
• 12 Lessons over the Course of 5 Weeks
• Suggested Poetry Websites
• Final Copy Rubric
• Revision and Editing Checklist
• Partner Editing Checklist
• Editing Checklist
• Publishing Checklist
• Celebration Ideas

Celebration Supplies: In another folder on your download you will find templates for your celebration. If you need a different color or something slightly different please email me at teachingupstairs@gmail.com and I can make them for you!

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Back To School FREEBIE!!!

Tomorrow is the day!  We are back to school and it is the perfect time to capture a memory.  This year I will have a Kindergartener and a Second Grader!  In honor of the first day of school I am sending out a freebie for parents and teachers alike!

Printable and Digital Back to School Signs!

In this freebie you will find signs for grades Kindergarten through Sixth Grade in two different colors!  Don't see what you need let me know and I can whip it right up!

Are you already back in school...don't worry you wont miss out because you can use these digitally.  You will see in the example above that you are able to take this image and place it on a picture from the past year.

Here are the specifics:

You can use the signs two different ways...

1. Print out the sign on a regular piece of paper and have your child or students hold them in the picture.  8.5x11 Landscape
2. Use the digital image to place on the photo using your computers photo editor or another online editing system like Canva.com or PicMonkey.com

Head over to my TeachersPayTeachers Store  and get your free download today!

School Year Calendar Freebie!

A Beginning of the Year Freebie for You!!

Who doesn't need a new printable calendar for this school year!  This was designed with everyone in mind!  Use it for home, work, or your classroom!  Just click to be directed to the download!  Leave a comment below and tell us what you used it for!

Back To School Sale and NINJA TURTLES

Don't miss the HUGE Back to School Sale over at TeachersPayTeachers.com!
The Teaching Upstairs Store will be 20% off and then you can use the coupon code BTS14 to get even more of a discount!  Make sure to check out our new Ninja Turtle Math Centers!  More info to come tomorrow about them but for now here is a sneak peek!

Flash Freebie!!!! Reading Workshop Unit Is FREE for 24 Hours!

Check it out!  Teacher's Notebook has this awesome new feature called Flash Freebies!  For 24 hours, Monday at 8am until Tuesday at 8am Teaching Upstairs is giving away 25 Launching Units for Reader's Workshop!!! This unit is adaptable for grades 3-5 and is based on the work of Lucy Calkins! Other units are available in our store. Watch for more Flash Freebies coming soon!!! 

How To Make a Button For Your Blog in 4 Simple Steps

Design a button for your blog using your favorite design program.  (Powerpoint, Photoshop,  ) It will need to be either 150x150 or 200x150 pixels (I prefer the bigger).  Today I am going to show you my new favorite way... Canva.com   It is FREE and easy to use.  Here is a 3 minute video of how to use Canva if you are interested.

Once you have made your button and saved it as a PNG or JPEG you are ready to move on to step 2.