I remember seeing this idea on Pinterest, and falling in love with it! I do Daily 5 in my classroom and my Work on Writing station is always the most dreaded. So I'm constantly thinking of ways to spice it up. The writing during Daily 5 is completely separate from my normal writing block, and this little writing center idea has been a life saver. I created one that I felt would work great with my group. I start with modeling each of the choices on different occasions, and then adding it to my "I can Write a...." wall. For each of the choices, I have at least 2 choices of stationary or paper to complete the writing. My pack includes 9 writing choices:
POSTCARDS
RECIPES
RESPONSE TO LITERATURE
STORY
CARD
BOOK
POEM
LETTER
JOURNAL ENTRY (for whole class journals)
Here are a few pictures from the file.
Do you do Daily 5 in your classrooms? What do your kids do during the Work on Writing time? How do you keep it from being the most dreaded rotations of all? I would like to offer this file to the first three followers to comment answering the questions above! Don't forget to leave your email address!
