Writing Essentials K-2

This series introduces teachers to the classroom cultures and instructional practices that research suggests are critical to nurturing and developing thoughtful, motivated, and proficient writers.

The series will be an in-depth study designed to increase teacher’s pedagogical content knowledge of teaching writing to K-2 grade students. This offering will help you be prepared to incorporate the new Common Core Standards into your Language Arts program.

K-2 Creative Writing Student Artifacts

os_literacy_logo-stackedSledding with My Mom when I Hit a Bump
Kindergarten. An illustrated story about sledding.

Soccer
Kindergarten. An illustrated story about a rainy day of soccer.

I Start My School
Kindergarten. An illustrated story about an average school day.

My Flu Shot
Grade 1. An illustrated story about getting a flu shot.

Moving Beds
Grade 1. An illustrated story about the time the student’s parents got new beds.

Surprised
Grade 1. An illustrated story about losing a tooth.

When the Cat Got Stuck on Our Deck
Grade 2. An illustrated story about a student’s rescue of a cat.

Sledding
Grade 2. An illustrated story about a day of sledding.

Christmas Morning
Grade 2. An illustrated story about a surprise gift.

K-2 Informational Writing Student Artifacts

os_literacy_logo-stackedBirds
Kindergarten. A graphical report about birds.

Big Leaf
Kindergarten. Three scientific observations about leaves, with drawings.

My Shell
Kindergarten. Several sentences, with drawings, describing a shell.

Pine Cone
Kindergarten. Sentences that use similes and drawings to describe a pine cone.

Foods Animals Like
Kindergarten. Questions and answers, with drawings, about the foods that animals eat.

Vacation
Kindergarten. A pattern story about a student’s vacation.

How to Play Basketball
Kindergarten. A series of instructions about playing basketball.

How to Ride a Bike
Kindergarten. A series of instructions about bicycle riding.

How to Make a Pigeon
Kindergarten. A series of instructions about drawing a pigeon.

All About Butterflies
Grade 1. A graphical book, with a table of contents, about butterflies.

Rhinoceros
Grade 1. A graphical book, with a table of contents, about a rhinoceros.

How to Feed a Hamster
Grade 1. A graphical set of instructions for feeding a hamster.

Sharks
Grade 2. A graphical report about sharks.