Narrative Unit for Kindergarten Writing

This is a four week narrative unit to help kindergarten writers become confident in their story writing skills with a beginning, middle and end. Kindergarten students will learn how to use map out their ideas, use transitional words, match their picture with their sentence and become independent writers!

This unit goes through the book making process slowly by allowing students to complete at their own pace. Students will be met where they are developmentally with 3 different book options. The headers at the top of each writing pages allows students to stay organized and for teachers to know at a glance what they are working on.

What's included:

• 4 weeks of lesson plans (20 lesson plans)
• 7 anchor charts (narrative writing, beginning, middle, end, feelings, narrative checklist, problem/solution
• 2 options for a rough draft and heart map
• 2 personal word wall options
• 3 differentiated student book options with B, M or E labeled at the top of each page (pages have lines AND "roads" for handwriting)
• 12 directed drawings for setting: kitchen, dining room, family room, bedroom, bathroom, classroom, pool, playground, park, farm, beach, store
• Editable rubrics
• Parent notes and celebration hats for end of unit

How to Use:

• Refer to daily lesson plans which contains materials and mentor texts that you will need.