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Write TIME FOR KIDS®

Grades K–8

This writing program uses diverse mentor texts and purposeful practice to help develop opinion writing, informative writing, narrative nonfiction writing, and narrative fiction writing. Write TIME FOR KIDS® also emphasizes language and reading standards across genres.

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Series Highlights

  • Explore the four writing genres using high-interest Mentor Text Cards designed with relevant content from TIME FOR KIDS®

  • The four genre-specific Teacher's Guides feature creative and interactive lesson plans with eight specific lessons for each writing genre

  • Encourage progress in writing through student rubrics and exemplars to help students develop strong writing skills

  • Digital resources support close reading skills and further develop the writing process

  • Enhance student language acquisition and background knowledge with audio recordings of Mentor Text Cards

 

Explore the Series

  • Student Materials

    Student Handbooks

    Each student handbook is organized by genre and is an essential tool to help students gain reading and writing skills through personal practice.

    • 25 Full-Color Student Handbooks with lessons and activities (e.g. graphic organizers) for purposeful practice and supplemental reinforcement.

    • Complements the lessons and activities outlined in Teacher Guide for maximum student interaction.

    • Includes copy of mentor text.

    write-time-for-kids-student-handbook

    Mentor Text Cards

    These high-interest Mentor Text Cards will allow students to become familiar with the fun and relevant TIME FOR KIDS® content as well as offer a variety of effective writing models to improve writing skills and analyze author's choices. Enhances reading and fluency skills with writing models and practices to apply in their own writing.

    • Each kit includes 8 Mentor Texts for each of the four genres that correspond to each specific, teacher-instructed lesson.
    write-time-for-kids-mentor-texts

    Student Engagement

    Encourages progress in writing through student rubrics, assessments, and examples.

    • Provides a student-centered approach to writing for increased student participation.
    write-time-for-kids-student-engagement
  • Teacher Materials

    Teacher Guides

    The four genre-specific Teacher's Guides prepare easy-to-follow and easy-to-implement instructions and activities in order for students to master their writing applied to each text structure.

    • 4 Teacher's Guides with 8 specific lessons for each writing genre: Opinion/Argument, Informative/Explanatory, Narrative Nonfiction, and Narrative Fiction.

    • Includes flexible, student-focused lesson plans and instructions with lesson components for practice in language, content, and the writing process so teachers are equipped to instruct confidently.

    • Emphasizes writing, language, and reading standards for a comprehensive approach to guide instruction.

    write-time-for-kids-teachers-guides

    Best Practice Guide

    This thorough guide for teachers provides model lessons, research, and practical strategies to apply during every step of the writing process so they can improve each child's writing skills as needed.

    • Offers instructions, exemplars, rubrics, and assessments to execute lessons effectively and facilitate improvement. Suggests lesson extensions and activities to strengthen students' understanding of each lesson and genre.

    write-time-for-kids-best-practices

    Assessments

    Lessons incorporate various kinds of assessment and encourage students to take a critical and constructive look at their own work. This program honors process as well as product and helps students recognize that writing development happens over time.

    • Rubrics in the Teacher’s Guides match the specific skills taught in each lesson and are designed to make assessing students’ work efficient, consistent, and objective.

    wtfk-assessments
  • Digital Resources

    Technology Platform

    Write TIME FOR KIDS® provides a Technology Platform for teachers and students to interact with the skill-building digital components of the program, including ways for teachers to provide positive feedback directly within the program through audio or written notes.

    • Options for keyboarding skills to familiarize students with electronic testing.

    • Allows students to interact with the skill building digital components of the program (e.g. texts with annotations).

    • Enhances student language acquisition and background knowledge with audio recordings of Mentor Text Cards.

     

    Best Practice Guide

    This thorough guide for teachers provides model lessons, research, and practical strategies to apply during every step of the writing process so they can improve each child's writing skills as needed.

    • Offers instructions, exemplars, rubrics, and assessments to execute lessons effectively and facilitate improvement. Suggests lesson extensions and activities to strengthen students' understanding of each lesson and genre.

    write-time-for-kids-best-practices

    Assessments

    Lessons incorporate various kinds of assessment and encourage students to take a critical and constructive look at their own work. This program honors process as well as product and helps students recognize that writing development happens over time.

    • Rubrics in the Teacher’s Guides match the specific skills taught in each lesson and are designed to make assessing students’ work efficient, consistent, and objective.

    student-engagement-wtfk-series

Student Handbooks

Each student handbook is organized by genre and is an essential tool to help students gain reading and writing skills through personal practice.

  • 25 Full-Color Student Handbooks with lessons and activities (e.g. graphic organizers) for purposeful practice and supplemental reinforcement.

  • Complements the lessons and activities outlined in Teacher Guide for maximum student interaction.

  • Includes copy of mentor text.

write-time-for-kids-student-handbook

Mentor Text Cards

These high-interest Mentor Text Cards will allow students to become familiar with the fun and relevant TIME FOR KIDS® content as well as offer a variety of effective writing models to improve writing skills and analyze author's choices. Enhances reading and fluency skills with writing models and practices to apply in their own writing.

  • Each kit includes 8 Mentor Texts for each of the four genres that correspond to each specific, teacher-instructed lesson.
write-time-for-kids-mentor-texts

Student Engagement

Encourages progress in writing through student rubrics, assessments, and examples.

  • Provides a student-centered approach to writing for increased student participation.
write-time-for-kids-student-engagement

Teacher Guides

The four genre-specific Teacher's Guides prepare easy-to-follow and easy-to-implement instructions and activities in order for students to master their writing applied to each text structure.

  • 4 Teacher's Guides with 8 specific lessons for each writing genre: Opinion/Argument, Informative/Explanatory, Narrative Nonfiction, and Narrative Fiction.

  • Includes flexible, student-focused lesson plans and instructions with lesson components for practice in language, content, and the writing process so teachers are equipped to instruct confidently.

  • Emphasizes writing, language, and reading standards for a comprehensive approach to guide instruction.

write-time-for-kids-teachers-guides

Best Practice Guide

This thorough guide for teachers provides model lessons, research, and practical strategies to apply during every step of the writing process so they can improve each child's writing skills as needed.

  • Offers instructions, exemplars, rubrics, and assessments to execute lessons effectively and facilitate improvement. Suggests lesson extensions and activities to strengthen students' understanding of each lesson and genre.

write-time-for-kids-best-practices

Assessments

Lessons incorporate various kinds of assessment and encourage students to take a critical and constructive look at their own work. This program honors process as well as product and helps students recognize that writing development happens over time.

  • Rubrics in the Teacher’s Guides match the specific skills taught in each lesson and are designed to make assessing students’ work efficient, consistent, and objective.

wtfk-assessments

Technology Platform

Write TIME FOR KIDS® provides a Technology Platform for teachers and students to interact with the skill-building digital components of the program, including ways for teachers to provide positive feedback directly within the program through audio or written notes.

  • Options for keyboarding skills to familiarize students with electronic testing.

  • Allows students to interact with the skill building digital components of the program (e.g. texts with annotations).

  • Enhances student language acquisition and background knowledge with audio recordings of Mentor Text Cards.

 

Best Practice Guide

This thorough guide for teachers provides model lessons, research, and practical strategies to apply during every step of the writing process so they can improve each child's writing skills as needed.

  • Offers instructions, exemplars, rubrics, and assessments to execute lessons effectively and facilitate improvement. Suggests lesson extensions and activities to strengthen students' understanding of each lesson and genre.

write-time-for-kids-best-practices

Assessments

Lessons incorporate various kinds of assessment and encourage students to take a critical and constructive look at their own work. This program honors process as well as product and helps students recognize that writing development happens over time.

  • Rubrics in the Teacher’s Guides match the specific skills taught in each lesson and are designed to make assessing students’ work efficient, consistent, and objective.

student-engagement-wtfk-series

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My students loved the articles… I felt like writing finally made sense to them… I also love that the language standards are incorporated and integrated with writing.

Erin Boettcher

Third Grade Teacher
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I can use these across the curriculum.

Fourth Grade Teacher, Deming PS, NM

Fourth Grade Teacher