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Just thought you might like to take a peek at our WriteShop Primary Book C cover. Isn’t it just adorable? Makes me want to pinch that chubby, huggable little panther!

And if you love the cover, you’ll be even more in love with the contents.  Here is the scope and sequence for the ten lessons of Book C:

1. Planning the Story
2. Writing a Mystery
3. Self-Editing
4. Journal Writing
5. Descriptive Writing: Describe a Thing
6. Descriptive Writing: Describe a Person
7. Descriptive Writing: Describe a Place
8. Writing a Book Report
9. Writing a Simple Report (no research needed)
10. Writing a Simple Research Report

In addition, you and your child will enjoy some delightful picture books together, create fun-filled writing projects, and learn more about the writing process in WriteShop Primary’s gentle, step-by-step manner. More details to come, so keep checking back with us! 

Book C, for grades 2-3, will be available sometime this summer, but definitely in time for the start of school in the fall. Would you like to be notified when WriteShop Primary comes available? Just drop us an email!

If the Gathering of Adjectives game seems too advanced for your K-2nd graders, you may enjoy using this simplified adjective-building activity with them from WriteShop Primary Book C.

Make a Willy Worm Word Wall

First, cut out about a dozen 3-inch circles from construction paper to make a Willy Worm Word Wall. Tape the circles together in a row to form a worm. Mount the worm on a wall or place it on a countertop. Draw a smiley face on the first circle to represent the worm’s face. On the first three blank circles, write various describing words (adjectives), one word per circle. Use words such as small, fast, yellow, soft, or bumpy. Continue reading →

I’ve been storing a mountain of emails in one of my Outlook folders—comments and testimonials from happy WriteShop users. Our brochures and website only have so much room for snippets like these, so I thought I’d give a voice to these dear moms and co-op teachers who took the time to brighten our day. Hope they encourage you, too! Continue reading →

You’ve heard of timed-release cold capsules, motion-sickness patches, and fertilizers. But timed-release curriculum?

In a sense, that’s what these past couple of months have been about—a slow-release introduction to our up-and-coming WriteShop Primary series for grades K-3. Today, let’s “release” just a bit more about this exciting new program!  Continue reading →

David Borrink is the owner of Arts & Letters, Inc, a small company that specializes in graphic design and editing services.  We’ve just loved working with him on WriteShop Primary and watching the project unfold under his designer’s eye.

You and I are so used to zipping down to the store (any store) and buying just about anything ready-made, from food products to clothing to books, yet we rarely think about how those items got there! So I thought it might be fun for you to become a fly on David’s wall and learn how a book actually comes into being. Continue reading →

Everyone is all a-buzz about WriteShop Primary Book A and its adorable cover artwork! Now you can enjoy another delightful illustration by Deborah Thomson as we officially unveil the cover for WriteShop Primary Book B. Aren’t these whimsical characters just the cutest?

OK. Are you ready to learn more about WriteShop Primary? 

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Thanks to everyone who took the time to cast a vote in yesterday’s cover illustration poll. Option A2 was the overwhelming choice for our WriteShop Primary Book A cover. Just take a look at what a splash of color and a hint of shading can do to a simple sketch! And when Deborah’s whimsical artwork is paired with David Borrink’s delightful layout design, we end up with a most appealing cover for the first book of the K-2nd grade series.

So here it is…the unveiling of the cover for WriteShop Primary Book A!

Oh, the excitement is mounting! The talented Deborah Thomson keeps sending us sketches, each one cuter than the one before! Since WriteShop Primary teaches writing for kindergarten, first, and second grades, we especially love the cheerful, whimsical, inviting faces and poses.

Once we settle on our three sketches, Deborah will create a clean drawing of each grouping. Finally, she’ll add color and shading.

Please tell us what you think!

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