Writing Process Teaching Resources
Make teaching the writing process more fun for you and your students this year with writing process resources created by teachers that are ready to be downloaded and used in your classroom!
Find printable writing posters for the classroom, instructional slide decks on each step of the process for students, editing and writing checklists, and more.
Teach Starter's curriculum-aligned teacher resources all go through a rigorous review process by our expert teacher team, and that includes these writing resources for teaching your students to embrace this part of the ELA curriculum and helping them to flex their writing muscles!
What Is the Writing Process and Why Is It Important?
The writing process refers to the series of mental and physical steps that a writer takes as they create any written material.
Learning these steps helps students in a number of ways, but some of the most important reasons to teach the writing process in your ELA classes includes:
- Students learn to get their ideas down on paper and how to beat writer's block
- Students learn to organize their thoughts in writing to create a more finished product
- Students get to practice developing their stories and characters
- Students learn that writing is a true process, which can make it less intimidating!
- Students learn to bring a growth mindset to writing, improving over a series of drafts and revisions
What Are the Steps of the Writing Process?
The steps of the writing process you'll find in this resource collection for teachers include:
- Brainstorming and pre-writing
- Writing a rough draft
- Editing
- Revising
- And more
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Time Order Words - Transition Words Word Wall
Help your students demonstrate the passage of time in their writing with 35 time-order transition word cards.
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Super Synonyms List
Boost your students’ vocabularies with a synonyms list to reference in their daily writing lessons.
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ARMS and COPS Writing and Editing Posters and Checklists
Encourage your students to proofread and edit their writing using the C.O.P.S. and A.R.M.S acronym with a pair of printable writing anchor charts.
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Editing for Incomplete Sentences Worksheet
Read a short text passage, underline and rewrite all incomplete sentences in this 2-page worksheet.
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Brainstorming Template - A Favorite Memory With...
A template for brainstorming favorite memories.
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Editing Checklist
Help your students with the editing process with this editing checklist.
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General Writing Checklist (Printable Poster for the Classroom)
A writing checklist poster to use with your primary students across multiple genres.
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Introduction to Brainstorming PowerPoint
An editable PowerPoint to use when introducing brainstorming to your students.
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C.O.P.S. and A.R.M.S Editing Anchor Charts
Encourage students to proofread and edit their writing using the C.O.P.S. and A.R.M.S acronyms with printable writing anchor charts and editing checklists.
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Wheely Wonderful Words – Overused Adjectives
Banish overused adjectives with a handy adjective-synonym word wheel!
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Revising Our Writing - Adding, Deleting, and Rearranging Worksheet
Practice revising writing by adding, deleting, and rearranging text for substance and clarity.
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General Writing Checklist
A writing checklist for primary students to use across multiple genres.
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Writing Process Posters-Classroom Display
Create a beautiful visual word wall in your classroom to support your students in the mastery of the writing process!
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Brainstorming: Brain Dump Activity
An activity to use when brainstorming.
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Six Seconds of Brainstorming Activity
A fast-paced brainstorming activity that will leave your students begging for more!
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Brainstorming Techniques PowerPoint
An editable PowerPoint to use when teaching various brainstorming techniques.
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Brainstorming for Essays Worksheet
A worksheet to practice using Venn diagrams, mind maps, and cause and effect maps to brainstorm for various essays.
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Brainstorming Template - A Time That I Felt...
A template for brainstorming times associated with specific feelings.
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Brainstorming Template - A Time I Had a Problem With...
A template for brainstorming times there has been a problem.
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Color Quest: Brainstorming Map
A template to use with your students when brainstorming for a narrative text.
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What I Love: Brainstorming Map
A template to use with your students when brainstorming for a narrative text.
- Writing Process Templates
- Writing Process Writing Checklist
- Writing Process Posters
- Writing Process Labels Signs Decorations
- Writing Process Worksheets
- Writing Process Bulletin Board Displays
- Writing Process Instructional Slide Decks
- Writing Process Word Walls
- Writing Process Graphic Organizers
- Writing Process for Kindergarten
- Writing Process for 1st Grade
- Writing Process for 2nd Grade
- Writing Process for 3rd Grade
- Writing Process for 4th Grade
- Writing Process for 5th Grade
- Writing Process for 6th Grade
- Writing Process for 7th Grade