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Kindergarten Writing Warm Ups | Oral Language Activities | Writing Workshop Google Slides
Give your students the opportunity to tell their stories before they write them! These Kindergarten Writing Warm Ups help students develop oral language, organize their thinking, and generate writing ideas before putting pencil to paper.
Strong writers begin as strong storytellers. These engaging Writing Workshop Google Slides encourage students to turn and talk with a partner, practice speaking in complete sentences, and rehearse their ideas aloud before writing. By strengthening oral language first, students become more confident, detailed, and independent writers.
Simply display a warm-up slide as students arrive or before your writing block, have students discuss the prompt with a partner, and then transition directly into writing.
⭐ Why Teachers Love These Writing Warm Ups
✔️ Students practice telling stories before writing them
✔️ Builds oral language and vocabulary
✔️ Helps students generate writing ideas with confidence
✔️ Creates a consistent beginning to Writing Workshop
✔️ Completely editable Google Slides
✔️ Includes blank templates to create your own prompts
✔️ Perfect for morning work, whole group instruction, or small groups
📚 What’s Included?
✏️ True Story Writing & Introduction to Writing
48 Google Slides
Students practice recalling personal experiences and telling true stories before writing.
💭 Opinion Writing
26 Google Slides
Students share opinions, explain their thinking, and practice supporting their ideas through discussion.
📝 How-To Writing
20 Google Slides
Students orally explain familiar procedures while organizing events in sequential order.
🔍 Informational Writing
16 Google Slides
Students discuss facts, observations, and real-world topics before writing informational pieces.
Every Set Includes
✅ Turn-and-talk prompts
✅ Oral language practice
✅ Discussion questions
✅ Editable Google Slides
✅ Blank templates for creating your own prompts
Skills Students Will Practice:
⭐ Develop oral language
⭐ Tell complete stories before writing
⭐ Generate writing ideas
⭐ Speak in complete sentences
⭐ Practice active listening
⭐ Organize their thinking
⭐ Build confidence during Writing Workshop
⭐ Participate in collaborative conversations
Perfect For
- Kindergarten Writing Warm Ups
- Writing Workshop
- Oral Language Activities
- Turn and Talk
- Morning Meeting
- Narrative Writing
- Opinion Writing
- Informational Writing
- How-To Writing
- Writing Centers
- Beginning Writers
Why Oral Language Matters
One of the biggest challenges for young writers isn’t writing—it’s coming up with ideas. These writing warm ups give students time to think, talk, and rehearse their stories before they ever pick up a pencil.
When students can confidently tell their story aloud, they’re much more prepared to write it independently.
Supports Kindergarten Speaking & Listening and Writing Standards, including:
- Oral language development
- Collaborative conversations
- Narrative writing
- Opinion writing
- Informational writing
- Speaking in complete sentences
- Recalling experiences
- Presenting ideas clearly
Whether you’re launching Writer’s Workshop or looking for a meaningful way to begin every writing lesson, these Kindergarten Writing Warm Ups provide the perfect bridge between oral language and written language. Your students will become more confident storytellers, stronger communicators, and more successful writers—all through a simple daily routine.
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