Hello and welcome back to the Classroom Slice of Life Challenge! Have you thought about partnering up with another SOLSC classroom yet? Top three reasons why partnering up is a great way to go: It's a great way to connect with and learn about the lives of kids who live in places far away. You might… Continue reading Classroom SOLSC for Students: Day 9 of 31
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Literacy Coach, Consultant, Author, Graduate Course Instructor, and Mom. Passionate about fostering a love of reading and writing in learners of all ages.
Classroom SOLSC for Students: Day 8 of 31
It's Day 8! Have you been sharing your slices with your students?
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Classroom SOLSC for Students: Day 7 of 31
Welcome back for Day 7 of the Classroom Slice of Life Challenge!
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Back to Basics: Writing Centers
As you head into this week, remember to keep your head up and check on the basics. In this post I share five things you might look for and notice about writing centers.
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Classroom SOLSC for Students: Day 6 of 31
Welcome back for Day 6 of the Classroom Slice of Life Story Challenge! We are so glad you are with us this month. Our entire Two Writing Teachers team is incredibly proud of our community of teachers who write. Please remember that the Classroom SOLSC is meant to parallel the adult Slice of Life Story Challenge… Continue reading Classroom SOLSC for Students: Day 6 of 31
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Three Ways to Teach Empathy Inside Writing Workshop
This video, narrated by Brene Brown, has been viewed over 7,000,000 times. Empathy is more complicated than its twin sister, sympathy. Empathy is a challenge for a lot of people--not just kids. The great poet Nikki Giovanni has said, "Let me clear about this. If you wrote from experience, you'd get maybe one book, maybe three poems.… Continue reading Three Ways to Teach Empathy Inside Writing Workshop
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Writing Partners: Authentic Purposes for Writing
Someone once told me: You can't write well about something you don't care about. One day, I listened in on two first grade partners, Jennifer and Marco, sharing their pieces of writing. I stood ten steps away, just observing. Jennifer had written a piece about her brother. I watched as Marco and Jennifer scooted their seats… Continue reading Writing Partners: Authentic Purposes for Writing
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Tuesday Slice of Life Story Challenge #SOL17
Welcome to our weekly Slice of Life Story Challenge on Two Writing Teachers!
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Overview of the Classroom Slice of Life Story Challenge
We hope that many of you will join the fifth annual Classroom Slice of Life Story Challenge with your students!
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Tuesday Slice of Life Challenge #SOL17
Welcome to the Tuesday Slice of Life Story Challenge!
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Language to Convey Choice Versus Assignment
There are many things we can't control in the classroom: the amount of time we have, the number of students, the size (and sometimes temperature) of the classroom space. But one thing we can control is the language we use that conveys choice, versus language that conveys assignment.
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Tuesday Slice of Life Story Challenge #SOL17
It's Tuesday again! Time to share your slice of life.
