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Kids can't teach themselves how to write sentences!

Your classroom is full of diverse writing levels and you've probably been told “just have them write every day”.

Without structured practice, kids won't learn how to write sentences.  You need visuals and scaffolded support to give your students meaningful writing instruction.

Our Beginning Writers Bundle is your step-by-step guide to help to build your students into confident independent writers so that they build a strong foundation for future writing.

YES! I NEED WRITING HELP!

Your writing curriculum (if you have one) doesn't offer enough structured practice. I've been there, too!

Chances are you have students who:

  • aren't able to write independently, yet.
  • struggle to come up with ideas to write about.
  • say writing is too hard.
  • struggle with fine motor skills.
  • lack motivation and think writing is boring.

And somehow you have to teach all of them to write complete sentences by the end of the year.  Right? 

Take your students from frustrated, unmotivated, and unengaged to eager, successful writers with our Beginning Writers Bundle!

Click here to build better writers today!

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Build eager, confident, and independent writers with our Beginning Writers bundle

Our curriculum units will take the guess work out of where to start your writing instruction and give you step-by-step plans to build a foundation of writing success in your classroom!

Here's what's included in our Beginning Writers Bundle:

  • Labeling Unit - 2 weeks of editable lesson plans, anchor charts, practice pages, fun activities, and centers to begin writing by labeling objects and scenes. An $8 value!
  • Listing Unit - 5 days of easy-to-follow lesson plans, activities, worksheets, and centers to practice writing by building lists. A $5 value!
  • Sentence Unit - 4 weeks of lesson plans, anchor charts, corresponding practice pages, fun activities, centers, and more! Teach students how to write complete sentences in a systematic, structured way that works! A value of $20!
  • Picture Writing Prompts - 18 packs of fun writing prompts with pictures to eliminate the "I don't know what to write about!" excuse. The themes will keep your students writing all year long! Easily differentiate writing assignments with 3 different levels including a set with sentence starters. A value of $63!
  • Writing Reference Folders - Create writing folders with reference pages for handwriting, letter sounds, mini word walls and more! A $5 value!
  • 5-Star Sentence Writing Checklists and Posters - Help students to self-check their writing with our simple and effective 5-star sentence checklists. Hang the poster on the wall for easy reference! A $5 value!

A total value of more than $102 for only $42!

I'm ready to revamp my writing lessons!

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Our Beginning Writers bundle is filled with engaging ways to teach writing:

Easy-to-use

Step-by-step lesson plans, engaging anchor charts, corresponding practice pages, centers, picture writing prompts, and more!

Easy to Differentiate

Easily differentiate assignments for all of your students no matter their writing abilities.

Great for Accountability

The 5-star writing checklists on each page help students to self-check their work!

Yes! I need these writing tools!

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  • Structured Writing Practice
  • Easy Differentiation
  • Keep students engaged
  • Low-prep with no small pieces
  • Develop Independent writers
A picture of Santa's feet poking out of a chimney
Animal sentence starters journal cover and pages
I'm ready to revamp my writing block!

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Beginning Writers bundle (a $102 value)...for only $39.99!

Join thousands of teachers who are LOVING these writing activities!

Here are some of the many five-star reviews:

"This is the perfect resource for working on sentences! Students are able to come up with a sentence based on a pre-drawn picture which alleviated the stress of coming up with an idea on their own. They have been engaged in writing and I have seen their writing improve each day. They now say, "are we writing a five-star sentence?". I can not recommend this resource enough!"
Amanda M.
"I love this resource - it is perfect for my kindergarten students in their begining writing stage! I appreciate the differentiated prompts that can be inclusive of all students. And my class enjoys their writing time with these. Thank you!"
Katie M.
"This is an amazing resource for writing instruction and promoting independence! I use this each week during our small group, independent writing, and progress monitoring! Thank you!"
Miss Taylor
"Very engaging resource for students to follow and practice their writing! Thank You!"
Myriam D.
I need these writing units!

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Our beginning Writing Unit is packed full of engaging and meaningful ways to teach kids writing!

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This BUndle includes our Picture Writing Prompt Bundle with 17 different themes to use all year long!

Winter
Spring
School Rules
Animals
and more!

See FAQ section for the complete list!

  • Winter
  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Fall
  • Back to School
  • Space
  • Halloween
  • Thanksgiving
  • Christmas
  • Valentine's Day
  • St. Patrick's Day
  • On the Farm
  • Easter
  • Winter Sports
  • 100th Day
  • Animals
  • School Rules 

What's included in each theme?

  • A PDF with printable themed board and pieces
  • 6-10 Writing Prompts with 3 Different Levels (Sentence starter, Traceable Sentence Starter, and Black with just the picture)
  • A Blank Page with checklist
  • BONUS: 5-Star Sentence Writing Checklist, Posters, and Student Reference Sheets
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Frequently Asked Questions

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  • Label it! Writing Unit – Start with the very basics of sounding out words and writing to label pictures.
    • 7 engaging mini-lessons with editable PowerPoint Templates
    • Interactive Anchor Charts
    • Corresponding worksheets
    • Journal pages & covers
    • A culminating craft project
    • 2 sets of task cards for instant centers
  • List it! Writing Unit – Practice the basics of sounding out words while building lists.
    • 5 engaging mini-lessons with editable PowerPoint Templates
    • List Chart Posters and Organizers
    • Corresponding worksheets
    • Journal pages & covers
    • A culminating craft project
  • Sentence Writing Unit – Learn the conventions of writing complete sentences with scaffolded practice.
    • 3 weeks of detailed, standards-aligned lesson plans (editable PowerPoint)
    • Anchor Charts with corresponding student practice pages
    • 5-star Sentence Writing Poster
    • Independent practice worksheets
    • 2 sets of task cards for instant centers
    • Build-a-Sentence center activity
    • 25 Directed drawing sentence writing pages
    • 2 options for a culminating craftivity with an ocean or arctic animal theme
  • 5-Star Sentence Posters and Checklists – Help students to self-check their writing with built-in rubrics.
    • A poster/anchor chart with I can statement, without I can and with and without clipart
    • Half page writing checklists in color or black & white, also with and without a space for a name.
    • A reference page with number formation, high frequency words (add your own list), writing checklist and letter sound alphabet chart. This page is perfect for a writing folder.
    • A blank writing page with space for a picture, writing guidelines, and a small 5-star sentence checklist at the top.
  • Writing Folders – Create writing resource folders with key vocabulary words, handwriting cues, and more.
    • Vertical and horizontal cover options
    • Letter formation/handwriting page
    • Letter Sound Chart
    • Number Formation
    • Sentence Writing Checklist
    • Sentence Starters
    • Color Words
    • Family Words
    • Feeling Words
    • Weather Words
    • Months and Days
    • Places in School
    • Add your own heart words and sentence starters to the templates
  • 15 sets of Picture Writing Prompts for the year – Eliminate the “I don't know what to write about!” excuse. Each set includes 3 differentiated levels with 5-star sentence writing self-checklist at the top.
    • School Themed Sentence Starters
    • Animal Themed Picture Writing Prompts
    • Fall Picture Writing Prompts
    • Winter Picture Writing Prompts
    • Spring Picture Writing Prompts
    • Summer Picture Writing Prompts
    • Halloween Picture Writing Prompts
    • Thanksgiving Picture Writing Prompts
    • Christmas Picture Writing Prompts
    • Valentine's Day Picture Writing Prompts
    • St. Patrick's Day Picture Writing Prompts
    • Easter Picture Writing Prompts
    • 100th Day of School Picture Writing Prompts
    • Winter Sports Picture Writing Prompts
    • School Rules Writing Prompts
    • Farm Writing Prompts
    • Space Writing Prompts

Take away the “I don't know what to write about” excuse with pictures and/or sentence starters.  And remind students how to write complete sentences with the 5-star sentence self-check on every page.

The labeling, listing, and sentence writing units all include detailed lesson plans, anchor charts, and corresponding activities for your to use to teach writing!
 
There are also print & use centers included to revamp your writing center or early finisher activities.
 
You can use the 5-star sentence writing posters to teach students how to write complete sentences during your writing instruction.
 
The picture writing prompts can be used in a variety of ways:
  • Independent Writing Assignments
  • Create Writing Journals
  • Writing Center Activities
  • Morning Work
  • Snowman
  • Love Monster
  • Leprechaun
  • Bunny
  • Flower
  • Bug
  • Crayon Box
  • Scarecrow
  • Jack-o-Lantern
  • Turkey
  • Camping
  • Ice Cream Sundae
  • Fishbowl
  • Pizza
  • Rocket
  • Burger
  • Train
  • Castle
  • Robot
  • Dinosaur
  • Reindeer
  • Santa
  • Christmas Tree
  • Gingerbread House
  • Gingerbread man
  • Snow Globe
  • Cornucopia
  • Unicorn
  •  Sandcastle
  • Teddy Bear

These were created with kindergarten students in mind, but they are great to provide support for beginning writers in any grade level.  

No.  These are digital downloads.  You will have to print and assemble the resources.

No physical product will be mailed to you.

Due to the digital nature of the content and resources, there are no returns or refunds. 

Upon purchase, you will be redirected to a page with links to download your files. 

You will also receive an email from amy@teachingexceptionalkinders.com with instructions for how to download your files.

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