Kindergarten Writing Personal Narrative, Opinion, How To, Prompts, Paper, Poetry

This bundle contains 7 writing units for a FULL year of writing curriculum!

Also available:

First Grade Writing Curriculum HERE

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Do you struggle with teaching your students how to write? Do you feel like you need more confidence and guidance in teaching writing? This Kindergarten Writing Curriculum has EVERYTHING you need to be successful with teaching writing!

What Units are Included in the Bundle?

• Unit 1: Personal Narrative: Sharing my Stories
• Unit 2: Non-Realistic Fiction: Using our Imagination
• Unit 3: Writing to Teach & Inform: How-to Books
• Unit 4: Poetry: Exploring Poetry
• Unit 5: Realistic-Fiction: Writing Interesting Stories
• Unit 6: Opinion & persuasive Writing: Changing the World
• Unit 7: Non-Fiction Chapter Books: Creating a Chapter Book

Unit 1 Scope:

Lesson 1 Research: Introduction to personal narrative

Lesson 2 Planning: Topics I can write about

Lesson 3 Planning: Choosing a small moment

Lesson 4 Writing/drawing to tell about what happened first

Lesson 5 Writing/drawing to tell about what happened next

Lesson 6 Writing/drawing to tell about what happened last

Lesson 7 Revising: Adding details and labels to my story

Lesson 8 Planning: Choosing a small moment

Lesson 9 Writing/drawing to tell about what happened first

Lesson 10 Writing/drawing to tell about what happened next

Lesson 11 Writing/drawing to tell about what happened last

Lesson 12 Revising: Adding details and labels to my story

Lesson 13 Planning: Choosing a small moment

Lesson 14 Writing/drawing to tell about what happened first

Lesson 15 Writing/drawing to tell about what happened next

Lesson 16 Writing/drawing to tell about what happened last

Lesson 17 Revising: Adding details and labels to my story

Lesson 18 Proofreading my best story

Lesson 19 Getting & giving feedback

Lesson 20 Using feedback to edit my story

Lesson 21 Publishing my story

Lesson 22 End of unit celebration

Unit 2 Scope:

Lesson 1 Research: Introduction to non-realistic fiction

Lesson 2 Planning: Using my imagination

Lesson 3 Planning: Mapping my story

Lesson 4 Writing/drawing to tell about what happened first

Lesson 5 Writing/drawing to tell about what happened next

Lesson 6 Writing/drawing to tell about what happened last

Lesson 7 Revising: Adding details and labels to my story

Lesson 8 Planning: Mapping my story

Lesson 9 Writing/drawing to tell about what happened first

Lesson 10 Writing/drawing to tell about what happened next

Lesson 11 Writing/drawing to tell about what happened last

Lesson 12 Revising: Adding details and labels to my story

Lesson 13 Planning: Mapping my story

Lesson 14 Writing/drawing to tell about what happened first

Lesson 15 Writing/drawing to tell about what happened next

Lesson 16 Writing/drawing to tell about what happened last

Lesson 17 Revising: Adding details and labels to my story

Lesson 18 Proofreading my best story

Lesson 19 Getting & giving feedback

Lesson 20 Using feedback to edit my story

Lesson 21 Publishing my story

Unit 3 Scope:

Lesson 1 Research: Introduction to non-fiction how-to books

Lesson 2 Planning: What do I know how to do?

Lesson 3 Planning: Mapping my how-to book

Lesson 4 Writing/drawing to teach step 1

Lesson 5 Writing/drawing to teach step 2

Lesson 6 Writing/drawing to teach step 3

Lesson 7 Revising: Adding details and labels to my book

Lesson 8 Planning: Mapping my how-to book

Lesson 9 Writing/drawing to teach step 1

Lesson 10 Writing/drawing to teach step 2

Lesson 11 Writing/drawing to teach step 3

Lesson 12 Revising: Adding details and labels to my book

Lesson 13 Planning: Mapping my how-to book

Lesson 14 Writing/drawing to teach step 1

Lesson 15 Writing/drawing to teach step 2

Lesson 16 Writing/drawing to teach step 3

Lesson 17 Revising: Adding details and labels to my book

Lesson 18 Proofreading my best how-to book

Lesson 19 Getting & giving feedback

Lesson 20 Using feedback to edit my book

Lesson 21 Publishing my book

Lesson 22 End of Unit Celebration

Included in Unit 4: Poetry

Unit 4 Scope:

Lesson 1: Research: Introduction to poetry

Lesson 2: Planning: Exploring the Senses

Lesson 3: Planning: Finding words for my poem about colors

Lesson 4: Writing my poem about colors

Lesson 5: Revising: Refining my poem about colors

Lesson 6: Planning: Finding words for my poem about a season

Lesson 7: Writing my poem about a season

Lesson 8: Revising: Refining my poem about a season

Lesson 9: Planning: Finding words for my poem about nature

Lesson 10: Writing my poem about nature

Lesson 11: Revising: Refining my poem about nature

Lesson 13: : Planning: Finding words for my poem about myself

Lesson 13: Writing my poem about myself

Lesson 14: Revising: Refining my poem about myself

Lesson 15: Planning: Finding words for my poem (open-ended)

Lesson 16: Writing my poem (open-ended)

Lesson 17: Revising: Refining my poem (open-ended)

Lesson 18: Proofreading my best poem

Lesson 19: Getting & giving feedback

Lesson 20: Using feedback to edit my poem

Lesson 21: Publishing my poem

Lesson 22: End of unit celebration

Included in Unit 5: Realistic Fiction

Unit 5 Scope:

Lesson 1 Research: Introduction to realistic fiction

Lesson 2 Planning: What real world stories are interesting to me?

Lesson 3 Planning: Mapping my story

Lesson 4 Writing/drawing to tell about what happened first

Lesson 5 Writing/drawing to tell about what happened next

Lesson 6 Writing/drawing to tell about what happened last

Lesson 7 Revising: Making my story more interesting

Lesson 8 Planning: Mapping my story

Lesson 9 Writing/drawing to tell about what happened first

Lesson 10 Writing/drawing to tell about what happened next

Lesson 11 Writing/drawing to tell about what happened last

Lesson 12 Revising: Making my story more interesting

Lesson 13 Planning: Mapping my story

Lesson 14 Writing/drawing to tell about what happened first

Lesson 15 Writing/drawing to tell about what happened next

Lesson 16 Writing/drawing to tell about what happened last

Lesson 17 Revising: Making my story more interesting

Lesson 18 Proofreading my best story

Lesson 19 Getting & giving feedback

Lesson 20 Using feedback to edit my story

Lesson 21 Publishing my story

Lesson 22 End of unit celebration

Included in Unit 6: Opinion and Persuasive Writing

Unit 6 Scope:

Lesson 1 Research: Introduction to opinion & persuasive writing

Lesson 2 Planning: Developing my opinion

Lesson 3 Planning: Supporting my opinion

Lesson 4 Writing: Drafting my opinion piece

Lesson 5 Revising: Using my resources

Lesson 6 Planning: Developing my opinion

Lesson 7 Planning: Supporting my opinion

Lesson 8 Writing: Drafting my opinion piece

Lesson 9 Revising: Using my resources

Lesson 10 Planning: Identifying my problem and why it matters

Lesson 11 Planning: Identifying a solution and who can help

Lesson 12 Writing: Drafting my persuasive letter

Lesson 13 Revising: Using powerful words and images

Lesson 14 Planning: Identifying my problem and why it matters

Lesson 15 Planning: Identifying a solution and who can help

Lesson 16 Writing: Drafting my persuasive letter

Lesson 17 Revising: Using powerful words and images

Lesson 18 Proofreading my best letter

Lesson 19 Getting & giving feedback

Lesson 20 Using feedback to edit my letter

Lesson 21 Publishing my letter

Lesson 22 End of unit celebration

*Lesson 23 Optional: Address and mail letters

Included in Unit 7: Non-Fiction Chapter Books: Creating a Chapter Book

Unit 7 Scope:

Lesson 1 Research: Introduction to non-fiction chapter books

Lesson 2 Research: Getting information from a trusted source

Lesson 3 Research: Using another trusted source

Lesson 4 Planning: Organizing my information

Lesson 5 Writing: Drafting chapter 1

Lesson 6 Writing: Adding text features to chapter 1

Lesson 7 Writing: Drafting chapter 2

Lesson 8 Writing: Adding text features to chapter 2

Lesson 9 Writing: Drafting chapter 3

Lesson 10 Writing: Adding text features to chapter 3

Lesson 11 Writing: Drafting chapter 4

Lesson 12 Writing: Adding text features to chapter 4

Lesson 13 Writing: Creating a table of contents

Lesson 14 Writing: Creating a bibliography

Lesson 15 Revising: Making my writing easy to understand

Lesson 16 Revising: Using sounds and sight words

Lesson 17 Proofreading my book

Lesson 18 Getting & giving feedback

Lesson 19 Using feedback to edit my book

Lesson 20 Publishing my book (day 1)

Lesson 21 Publishing my book (day 2)

Lesson 22 End of unit celebration

How are the Units Designed?

Part 1: Pre-Unit On Demand

This quick writing task provides an an opportunity to assess prior knowledge. Use this writing sample to guide your teaching throughout the unit and measure growth.

Part 2: Lessons

Each lesson is broken up into 6 easy-to-follow parts.

• Focus- The skill, strategy, or idea students will be focusing on this lesson.
• Warm Up- A quick activity that has students review and practice previous skills.
• Mini Lesson- Teach, model, and discuss the new skill in today’s lesson.
• Practice-The hands-on portion of the lesson where students apply what they have learned in the mini lesson to their own writing. During this time you will conference individually with students.
• Mid-Practice Teaching Point-A quick reminder and chance to highlight the great work students are doing.
• Share- Lesson wrap up where students analyze, reflect on, and share their work.

Part 3: Final Writing Piece

The unit final writing piece is a published piece of writing that highlights everything the student learned in this unit.

Part 4: Post-Unit On Demand

This quick writing task provides an opportunity to assess progress and measure growth.

What Does a Lesson Look Like?

Depending on the time you have available for writing, I have suggested schedules for the following time blocks:

• 60 Minute Time Block
• 45 Minute Time Block
• 30 Minute Time Block

The Writing Process:

• Research- Learn about a style of writing or topic.Read and look at great books to get ideas
• Planning: Decide on a topic and plan out your ideas.
• Writing: Use your plan to help you write your story.
• Revising: Improve your writing by adding details.
• Proofreading: Check your work. Use your resources to help you.
• Feedback: Ask others to read your story and give you ideas of how to improve it!
• Editing: Use the feedback you got from others to help make your story even better!
• Publishing: Make a neat copy of your book that is ready to share with the world!

Also included in the Curriculum:

• Tips for Getting Started (Classroom and Material Organization and Procedures)
• Developmental Writing Stages
• Yearly Goals by Unit with a First Grade side by side comparison
• Unit Text (Mentor Text) Guides
• Conferencing Guides
• Conferencing Planner
• Conferencing Tracker
• Assessment Guide
• Rubrics and Rubric Guide
• Multiple Writing Templates
• Publishing Party Guide
• Publishing Party Supplies
• Unit Posters
• Writing Idea Charts
• The Writing Process Chart
• Writing Checklists
• Peer Editing Checklist
• Young Author Award
• Writing Folder Covers
• Pencil Organization Labels
• Writers Library Labels
• Alphabet Chart (full and mini size)
• Letter Formation Chart (full and mini size)
• Alphabet Sounds Chart (full and mini size)
• Word Wall Personal Book (blank copy and sight word copy)
• We Are Authors Banner
• 3 Wordless Picture Books (per unit)
• Black and White Version Included

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