Suggested Writing Materials for Writers' Workshop

Suggested Materials	K	1	2–3	4–6
Twin Pocket Folders with Fasteners (1 per student)	X	X	X	X
Hanging File Container and Hanging Files (1 hanging file folder per student)	X	X	X	X
Lined Chart Paper	X	X	X​	X
Personal Dictionaries			X	X
Thesauri and Dictionaries			X	X
Clipboards (1 per student)	X	X	X	X
Flat Baskets to Hold Different Kinds of Papers	4 or 5 per classroom	4 or 5 per classroom	4 or 5 per classroom	4 or 5 per classroom
Writers’ Notebooks (Composition Books: 1 per student)	​		X (3rd grade)	X
Stapler, Hole Puncher, Correction Tape, Ruler, Scotch Tape, Scissors, Staple Removers, Erasers	4–6 of each	4–6 of each	4–6 of each	4–6 of each
Writing Tools: Pens, Pencils, Crayons, Markers, Colored Pencils	X	X	X	X
Different Sizes and Types of Writing Paper (lined, half-lined, blank)	X	X	X	X
Paper for Publishing Student Books (i.e., construction paper, blank books, oak tag, etc.)	X	X	X	X
2” Loose Leaf Rings	1 box per classroom	1 box per classroom	1 box per grade level	1 box per grade level
Large and Small Post-Its (with and without lines)	X	X	X	X
Books and Mentor Texts	X	X	X	X