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Creating Curious and Confident Writers

Creating Curious and Confident Writers. Mrs. Parmenter’s Kindergarten Classroom. Our big goal…. share our K-5 classroom practices that focus on nurturing student curiosity and bolstering confidence in students’ views of themselves as writers. Survey says….

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Creating Curious and Confident Writers

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  1. Creating Curious and Confident Writers Mrs. Parmenter’s Kindergarten Classroom

  2. Our big goal… share our K-5 classroom practices that focus on nurturing student curiosity and bolstering confidence in students’ views of themselves as writers.

  3. Survey says… • Students in my Kindergarten class indicated that they were confident, enjoyed writing, and were eager to learn more.

  4. Kindergarten Writing Survey _______ as a writer… 1. I think writing is fun.  2. I like to write.  3. I am a good writer.  4. I want to learn more about writing.  5. I have good ideas.  6. I like to tell stories.  7. I draw great pictures.  8. I ask questions. 

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  6. Science Exploration Center

  7. Writer’s Notebooks

  8. Easy Access to Books

  9. Writing Center

  10. Writing Opportunities Writer’s Notebooks Writing Center Reader Response (sticky notes) Morning Journals Class Activities – Guided and Independent

  11. “I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious.”-Albert Einstein

  12. A Place for Wonder-Georgia Heard and Jennifer McDonough

  13. What I have tried… • The Discovery Table • “Wonder World” The Observation Window • Pondering Time and Whole-Class Shared Research– Guided and Independent • Wonder Journals • Wonder Center • Wonder of the Week

  14. The Common Core Lesson Book K-5-Gretchen Owocki

  15. Types of Instruction in Sequence Demonstration Collaborative Engagement Independent Application

  16. Prompt to Support Teacher-Led Demonstration and Discussion

  17. Writing Wonders(Demonstration)

  18. We wonder about snakes…(Collaborative Engagement)

  19. Sources of Information http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/animals/creaturefeature/anaconda/ Stewart, M. (2009). Snakes!. New York, NY: Scholastic Inc. Hoffman, M. (1988). Animals in the wild snake. New York, NY: Scholastic Inc.

  20. What I learned…

  21. www.popplet.com Animal Babies in Grasslands -Jennifer Schofield

  22. T.Z.(Independent Application)

  23. M.S.(Independent Application) Students drew pictures and we wrote their dictation.

  24. Future Plans to Foster Curiosity and Confidence in Student Writing… Additional surveys to collect data about curiosity and confidence attitudes towards writing. Wonder Journal independence. Informative writing (CC.K.W.2) building on strategies introduced already.

  25. Resources • Lane, B. (2003). 51 Wacky We-Search Reports Face the Facts With Fun!. Canada: Discover Writing Press. • Heard, G. & McDonough, J. (2009). A Place for Wonder Reading and Writing Nonfiction in the Primary Grades. Portland, ME: Stenhouse Publishers. • Glover, M. (2009). Engaging Young Writers Preschool – Grade 1. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann. • Hoyt, L. (2002). Make It Real Strategies for Success with Informational Texts. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann. • Ray, K.W. (2010). In Pictures and In Words Teaching the Qualities of Good Writing Through Illustration Study. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann. • Dorfman, L.R. & Cappelli, R. (2009). Nonfiction Mentor Texts Teaching Informational Writing Through Children’s Literature, K-8. Portland, ME: Stenhouse Publishers.

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