The Writing Minilessons Book, Grade 3

Your Every Day Guide for Literacy Teaching

By Irene Fountas, Lesley University, Gay Su Pinnell, The Ohio State University

With The Writing Minilessons Book, engage students in inquiry that leads to the discovery and understanding of a general principle they can apply to their learning. Principles are based on the grade 3 behaviors and understandings in the one-of-a-kind, market-leading Literacy Continuum.

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ISBN 978-0-325-11882-6 / 0-325-11882-5 / SKU E11882
2022 / Paperback
Curricular Resource Grade Level: 3rd

Topics: Curricular Resources, Inquiry, Language Arts, Reading, Writing

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Develop children’s deep knowledge of literacy concepts with these must-have writing minilessons—200 concise, explicit, whole-group lessons with a purposeful application in building student’s literacy power. With The Writing Minilessons Book, engage students in inquiry that leads to the discovery and understanding of a general principle they can apply to their learning. Principles are based on the behaviors and understandings in the one-of-a-kind, market-leading Fountas & Pinnell Literacy Continuum.

The writing minilessons in this book serve as a guide to a meaningful, systematic approach to literacy learning. When you surround children with literacy, provide them with time to write, encourage their efforts with enthusiasm, and gently guide them, you create the right conditions for children to grow into confident, engaged writers. Put writing minilessons into action and make learning visible for every child, every day.

Now, with The Writing Minilessons Book at your fingertips you will:

• Focus learning on a single idea so students can apply the learning and build on it daily
• Foster community through the development of shared language
• Use an inquiry approach to support active, constructive learning
• Make connections using mentor texts from interactive read-aloud and shared reading
• Create relevance by linking to previous learning experiences
• Expand students’ writing competencies and link them to reading
• Generate anchor charts with the whole group for student reference and support
• Nurture student independence with opportunities to extend learning
• Meet student’s needs and build on their strengths

The Writing Minilessons Book, Grade 3 contains:

200 Writing Minilessons Organized Into Five Types:
Management
Genres and Forms
Craft
Conventions
Writing Process
RECOMMENDATION: Per Teacher

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Fountas & Pinnell Classroom™ (FPC) is a cohesive, multi-text approach to literacy instruction for all students in grades PreK–6.
The System is designed to support whole-group, small-group and independent learning opportunities including: interactive read-aloud, reading minilessons, shared reading, phonics, spelling, and word study lessons, guided reading, book clubs, and independent reading collections. Fountas & Pinnell Classroom™ is rich with authentic texts, lessons or conferring cards, minilessons and professional tools & learning for a systematic, transformative approach to literacy instruction.