Writing Detectives
Tell and draw an idea, add useful labels, build sentences, and improve writing for a reader.
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Big ideas.
Growing writers.
Writers Academy gives first graders a clear path from telling an idea to sharing writing with a reader. Explore all nine books by Dr. Theresa Nellis—180 lessons across 36 weeks.
Explore the nine books Explicit lessons. Original mentor stories. Time for children to write.
Build your writing year
Nine books. A year of writing.
Start with Book One or choose the writing focus your class needs. Each cover and button opens the matching Payhip product.
Sentence Workshop
Build complete thoughts, add useful details, and revise sentences with capitals, spaces, and punctuation.
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Small Moment Stories
Choose one small event, sequence what happened, and add actions and details that bring a story to life.
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How-To Workshop
Write clear steps, include needed materials, and test and revise directions with a real reader.
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Opinion Studio
State an opinion, give relevant reasons and examples, and revise while keeping an individual voice.
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All About Books
Choose a familiar topic, check facts, organize ideas, and create a book that teaches someone else.
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Read, Think, Write
Answer reading questions, select useful text details, and explain how the evidence supports an idea.
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Curious Researchers
Ask useful questions, gather information, take notes, and turn facts from two sources into clear reports.
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Author Workshop
Choose a focus piece, respond to feedback, revise with purpose, and share writing with an audience.
View Book 9 on PayhipDigital PDF teaching resources. Purchase books individually through Payhip. Each book contains four weeks of instruction with 20 daily lessons.
Get your Sundays back.
More time for teaching. More room for children’s ideas.