1. MWP Kindergarten Opening Writing Unit 1 Lessons
Trina Cibor
Diana Moore
Melissa Salkeld
Carly Maietta
MWP Kindergarten Opening Writing Unit 1 Lessons 

2. Unit 1, Week 1: Who is a Writer. Lesson 1a-Why do Writers Write
Unit 1, Week 1:  Who is a Writer? Lesson 1a-Why do Writers Write? Who is a writer? 
The goal of this lesson is to generate ideas about why people write and to get the students to see that everyone is a writer.

3. Illustrators are writers too!!

4. Unit 1, Week 1: Who is a Writer? Lesson 1b-What Makes a Good Writer?

5. Unit 1, Week 1: Who is a Writer? Lesson 1c-How Do Writers Plan?

6. Lesson 2: We are all writers!

7. Lesson 2: We are all writers!

8. Lesson 3: Launching Writer's Workshop

9. Lesson 3 Continued: What can I write about?

10. The Writing Strategies Book By Jennifer Serravallo
Generating Ideas
The Writing Strategies Book
By Jennifer Serravallo

11. Week 2 Lesson 1 When we are done, we have just begun!
Reread 
Meet with our partners
Add to our pictures and words. 
Start a new piece. 

12. Week 2 Lesson 2 How do you add detail to your illustrations?
What does adding detail look like?

14. Resources
Pencil anchor chart on what writers write: 
Anchor chart with illustrations on what writers write: 
Anchor chart for how writers plan: 
kindergarten-writing-workshop/
Writing Curriculum on
Write from the heart:
Ideas for Writer’s Block: how-to-inspire-student-writers-in-class-2/