When teachers take on the sole responsibility for teaching children to write, it is a hefty load to bear. Fortunately, families can serve alongside teachers as powerful writing role models and help welcome children into the world of written language. Involving families as team members in a teacher's writing instruction is not always easy. It takes more effort to develop and maintain reciprocal relationships with families than it does to utilize one-way communication through newsletters and emails (Daniel, 2009; Ferlazzo, 2011; Halgunseth, 2009; Tran, 2014). However, once teachers put the extra time and energy into building relationships with families, they will reap the benefits that come from creating an extended writing community within your classroom (Lopez & Caspe, 2014; Tran, 2014). When teachers and families share openly about writing goals, instructional strategies, and children's progress, children feel supported, motivated, and inspired. Instead of viewing teachers as the all-knowing experts, families realize that they too are their children's first writing teachers. This article examines how teachers can engage families in the classroom writing community.