Launching the Writer's Workshop by Kristina Smekens

Enroll in Our On-Demand Writer’s Workshop

Learn at your own pace with this 5.5-hour on-demand workshop led by Kristina Smekens. At the end of the workshop, you will be ready to launch your writer’s workshop with your own personalized blueprints in hand.

A digital copy of Launching the Writer’s Workshop is included!

Choose from two grade-specific, on-demand workshops, including the kindergarten writers workshop and up.

Kristina Smekens presenting Launching the Writer's Workshop

K-2 WORKSHOP

3-12 WORKSHOP

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Buy the Book: Launching the Writer’s Workshop

This best-selling resource is packed with everything you need to get your writer’s workshop off the ground.

Starting with “The Launch,” you’ll get a taste for this book’s approach to teaching writing via the writing workshop. The first 50 pages include techniques, procedures, methods, and strategies to use during the initial weeks of school.Part two shifts its focus to the rest of the year. This section offers over 50 explicit mini-lessons to target the most essential writing skills.

Writers workshop mini lessons are available in two grade-specific versions. Select our K-2 book for the kindergarten writers workshop through second grade. Or select the 3-12 book for more advanced writers.

K-2 BOOK

3-12 BOOK

Preview the First Chapter of Launching the Writer’s Workshop

What exactly is a writer’s workshop? And how can it help students to write better, clearer, and more intentionally? It’s all covered in the book.

Are you interested in learning more about our writing workshop for elementary students? Enter your information below. We’ll send you an email with a link to download chapter one of Launching the Writer’s Workshop! This will give you a taste of how easy it is to launch your own writing workshop for elementary students.

Receive lifetime access to digital resources

Whether you buy the book or watch the workshop, you’ll get lifetime access to digital resources that will help you launch your writing year!

Blackline Masters

Anchor Papers

Google Docs

Downloadable Lessons

Graphic Organizers

Photos, Videos, and More!

What educators are saying

Hear directly from teachers just like you who have used our online writers workshop training and resources with great results.

“This workshop gave me a concrete plan, helped me structure the first few weeks of the school year, and gave me a tool kit FULL of great ways to help my students.”

Megan Sears

Annapolis High School
Dearborn Heights, MI

“Loved the materials I received to go along with the videos. Having a plan to walk away and execute was HUGE for me!”

Andrea Simpson

Southport Middle School
Indianapolis, IN

“Everything presented has been applicable to my kindergarten classroom, and I can already feel my confidence as a writing teacher growing!“

Meredith Wolff

Camden Primary School
Camden, OH

Meet Your Guide

After learning from Kristina Smekens, you’ll feel excited and ready to apply new ideas in your own classroom. This is because she has a gift for making the complex seem simple. You will learn how to meet the needs of readers and writers. Bridge the gap between education research and practical classroom-tested strategies that get results!

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Take Your First Step: Building Stronger Writers!

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