WELCOME TO MRS. WILLS KINDERGARTEN
K-1  teachers

FREE WEBINAR

From Scribbles to
Sentences: How to
Teach Writing to
5 & 6 Year Olds!

Deedee Wills, K–1 writing educator and literacy coach
A young student drawing and writing on paper

DOES THIS SOUND
FAMILIAR?

  • Your students freeze the moment you say “writing time”
  • Writing time turns into constant redirecting instead of actual teaching
  • You’re not sure how to fit in conferencing within a short writing block
  • Your strongest writers thrive while your reluctant writers just shut down

I can help!

IN THIS FREE WORKSHOP, YOU WILL LEARN...

HOW TO BUILD A DAILY WRITING BLOCK THAT ACTUALLY WORKS

Discover how to design a K-1 writing routine grounded in early literacy research and aligned to the developmental writing stages your students are actually moving through. No more guessing what to teach next, just a clear, repeatable structure that fits your day.

SIMPLE STRATEGIES FOR CONFERENCING, CHOICE, AND COLLABORATION

Learn how to make the most of even a short writing block with practical, low-prep strategies for one-on-one conferencing, giving students real choice, and building in collaboration, all without adding more to your plate.

HOW TO BUILD A CLASSROOM WHERE WRITING IS CELEBRATED

Walk away with tools to create a writing culture where student voice is amplified and published work becomes part of your classroom identity, so every writer, even your most reluctant ones, feels proud of what they create.

What’s Included?

90 MINUTE RECORDED TRAINING

Deedee walks you through her exact approach to teaching writing in K-1.

SIMPLE STRATEGIES

Take away ready-to-use strategies that you can implement in your classroom tomorrow!

1.5 HOURS OF PD CREDIT

Earn your certificate simply by completing the training.

UNLIMITED REPLAYS

Can’t make it? Watch it whenever works for you.

FREE WEEK OF LESSON PLANS

Yours to keep just for showing up, no purchase required.

READY-TO-USE STRATEGIES

Walk away with ideas you can try in your K-1 classroom tomorrow.

This isn’t just another workshop...

... IT’S A COMPLETE SHIFT IN HOW
YOU’LL APPROACH WRITING TIME.

Workshop training, lesson plans and professional development certificate

THIS WORKSHOP WILL TRANSFORM THE
WAY TEACH WRITING IN K-1, AND THE
WAY YOUR STUDENTS FEEL ABOUT IT.

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TEACHER TESTIMONIAL

Learning from Deedee Wills completely changed the way I approach writing instruction. Writing time used to be one of the parts of the day I dreaded. I never felt sure what to teach, how to sequence the skills, or how to support all of my writers. After this webinar, writing finally feels manageable.
Free writing lesson plan with colorful classroom markers
★★★★★

REVIEW

Deedee breaks writing instruction down in such a clear, practical way. I walked away understanding what to teach, why it works, and how to pull it off with my kindergarten and first grade students. The strategies are realistic, easy to implement, and based on how young children develop as writers.

★★★★★

REVIEW

The biggest surprise is how much my feelings about writing time have changed. What used to feel overwhelming is now one of my favorite parts of the day. I feel more confident walking into writing time, and it shows in what my students are producing.

★★★★★

REVIEW

If writing instruction has ever felt confusing or like one more thing you are trying to figure out on your own, learn from Deedee. She has a way of simplifying writing instruction without oversimplifying the work our students need to do.

Deedee Wills at a professional development session
Have we met?

I’M DEEDEE WILLS!

  • 25+ years teaching K-2, with a soft spot for young writers
  • 15 years as a literacy coach, turning research into real classroom wins
  • LETRS and Orton-Gillingham trained
  • Presented at conferences nationwide, hosted hundreds of PD sessions