Writing Anchor Charts For Writing Workshop

Launching writing workshop or even just setting up your writing block can feel overwhelming, but with the help of these anchor charts, you’ll feel confident and prepared to set your students up for writing success this year.  These writing workshop anchor charts and posters are perfect for back to school and will help your students remember all the important writing habits and behaviors they should practice this year.

This set of anchor charts will be your teacher bestie when it comes to launching writing workshop and setting up your writing block. These posters describe and explain key writing habits and behaviors you want your students to embrace. From building the writing process, to collecting ideas, to independent writing to peer review, these anchor charts will help you teach all these key back-to-school writing lessons. With the help of these posters, students will understand exactly what they need to do to become successful writers in your class this year.

And let’s be honest… back to school can be a stressful and busy season for teachers. Having this set of ready-to-print anchor charts will take the guesswork out of your first few weeks of writing lessons. You’ll be able to print out the anchor chart you need for your lesson each day and will be set for the first three weeks of school!

HERE’S WHAT YOU GET:

In this resource, you’ll get 20 anchor charts to help you launch writing workshop. The posters are formatted in the following ways:

• Half-page anchor charts – perfect for students journals
• Full page anchor charts – works great for whole group lessons
• Digital version – created using Google Slides
• FIll-in version – available for both the half-page and full-page versions and are great if you want your students to take notes during the lesson

LOVED BY BOTH TEACHERS AND STUDENTS: 

Your students will love having access to these anchor charts during the year. They won’t feel the pressure to remember all the different parts of the writing workshop because they know they can look back in their journals anytime they need a reminder.

You’ll love these anchor charts because they have easy-to-read font and are written with clear and concise language. Your students will understand the objective of each lesson with these anchor charts.

So many upper elementary teachers love these anchor charts because they aren’t cluttered with excess clipart or fonts that are too “cutesy”.

And, you have options. You can choose to print them in half pages for students to glue in their journals… or you can share them with your students in Google Classroom… or you can give students the fill-in version so they can take notes during your lessons. You can pick the version that will work for you and your students.

Prep is quick and easy… Just print the anchor chart option you want to use before your writing lesson and you’re ready to go.

ANCHOR CHART TITLES INCLUDE: 

• All About Writer’s Workshop
• Collecting Ideas
• Conferring
• Habits of a Strong Writer
• Independent Writing
• Looks Like/Sounds Like
• Peer Review
• Revise vs. Edit
• Sharing Our Writing
• Show Not Tell
• Story Telling
• Strong Listeners
• Student and Teacher Roles During Writing Workshop
• Think I’m Done, Now What?
• Using Mentor Texts
• What do Writers Writer?
• Why Writers Write
• Writer’s Notebook
• Writing For Your Audience
• Writing Process

HOW TO USE THESE CHARTS IN YOUR CLASSROOM:

• Use them at the start of the school year to help launch Writing Workshop.
• Use them throughout the year to review key writing habits and behaviors.
• Use as a model for your whole group lessons.
• Give students a copy to glue in their journals.
• Send home a copy to parents to keep them informed.
• Include a copy with your lesson plans to show your administrators what you’re teaching.
• Put posters on a ring or in a binder as a reference for small groups or workstations.

TEACHERS LIKE YOU SAID:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “My students loved using these as a resource during our writers workshop. They helped students stay focused on the lesson.” – Sarah H.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “This was a very helpful resource in distance learning, but I also think it is going to be equally as helpful in-person. These are helpful to have on hand digitally and can easily be printed out. Thank you for a wonderful, helpful way to make learning more accessible in these trying times. :)” – Jaclyn Parolin

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “Writers’ Workshop is a great method of laying out your writing, and these posters really supported a clear structure to the system. Thank you!” – Jeanine F.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “These writing workshop anchor charts provided so much visual support to my 2nd graders! I was so thankful to have purchased such a resource that I have and will refer to throughout the year!” – Haley W.