My Back To School "Fall into Fun" tip is really a request for you to take a look at your writing time. I get that their is a time and a place for mini lessons diving into Writing Workshop procedures, grammar, different genres of writing, finger spaces, punctuation, sentences, etc. However, I am a FIRM believer in letting the kids be kids. I introduced directed drawings to my class years ago. Then I started getting bogged down with my county saying, "you must teach (this)", rubrics, and data collection. I found that it was becoming more of a "must-do" than a "love to do" scenario. I hated that. Which brings me to my next point. Let the kids be kids in each aspect of your school day. I started bringing directed drawing back into my classroom last year and it was SOOOOOO worth it! The kiddos begin loving to write about their characters and there settings because they were "theirs" in a more realistic sense. When given the opportunity to draw a really good character through directed drawing, painting, using construction paper, or any other "crafty" way, the student's characters really come to life. The kiddo's eyes just burst with excitement and I can see those lightbulbs for creating more detailed stories flick on brighter than before. My goal this year is to get back to "fun" and incorporate a directed drawing once a week (or at least once every 2 weeks) this year. So I offer this to you...........are you willing to step out of the box and have a little fun from your normal everyday Writing Workshop routine?? It's worth it!!
In order to entice you over to the fun side, I am offering a free directed drawing with 4 writing prompt options to help differentiate your classroom needs. This directed drawing is based on Johnny Appleseed and would go great with any Johnny Appleseed unit.
Just click Johnny Appleseed Directed Drawing to get your FREE copy!
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