Small moment writing

Transform your primary classroom into a hub of creativity with our tips on how to teach small moment writing. Explore now!

Teach the writing process and small moments with these ideas and tips. It has a great small moment anchor chart and books to use to introduce

So often, students just tell about the large picture of an experience. They get so caught up in listing all of the “moments” of the experience that they forget to really hone in on each

When teaching narrative writing in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade, there are so many writing skills to cover. They range from creating a sequence of events (beginning, middle, and end) to more difficult

Looking for some tips on how to teach writing personal narratives in kindergarten, first and second grade? This blog post walks through the steps to teach students how to start with a small moment and end with a published personal narrative. The blog gives activities, tips, and lesson ideas!

How do you write narratives?! I already mentioned this before, but I am piloting Being a Writer this year and while I am loving the community feeling, I feel like my writing is pretty basic right now. I know we are building the foundation, but I am itching to just dive in and get to […]

Magnifying Small Moments

Small Moments Anchor chart: Using a watermelon to show the big idea. The slice as your topic. The seeds as the small moments.

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Writing personal narratives is one of the first writing genres we learn in first grade! My students are usually successful in this writing venture because they get to write all about themselves. How were they feeling? What happened to them? Who was there? These are all things my students can answer and my job is to […]