Writing Center

Our writing center is a place for students to get creative and inspired. Located next to our word wall,* the writing center houses a large table and four chairs. The clearly labeled shelves along the wall contain anything the students will need for writing: pencils, pens, lined paper, construction paper, letter stamps, small dry erase boards with markers, etc. Students can also find art supplies used for drawing and publishing in the cabinets next to the table. Supplies include cardstock, crayons, markers, colored pencils, three-hole punch, brads, and string. The walls around the writing center display posters, signs, and other messages to encourage writing. Next to the table sits the author’s chair, with a rug in front of it. Students share their writing from the author’s chair during the last part of each writing workshop.

*Word wall – the word wall is where we display words, in alphabetical order, that we have been discussing in class. Students can refer to this word wall for correct spelling of a word or as a prompt on a topic to write about.