Overview of the April 2022 Classroom SOLSC
Who else is dreaming of April and brighter, better days? The Classroom SOLSC is right around the corner (with hopefully those brighter and better days!)
Tuesday Slice of Life Story Challenge
It’s Tuesday! Time to write, share and give!
Tuesday Slice of Life Story Challenge
It’s Tuesday! Time to write, share and give!
Tuesday Slice of Life Story Challenge
It’s Tuesday! Time to write, share and give! PLEASE watch today’s video announcement and read the post before sharing your slice!
Tuesday Slice of Life Story Challenge
It’s Tuesday! Time to write, share and give! PLEASE read the announcements in today’s post!
3 Reasons to Try Word Ladders!
Have you tried Word Ladders with your students? Here are three reasons you might want to!
ICYMI-Expanding the Reach with Small Group Work
The co-authors of TWT sincerely hope you enjoyed last week’s blog series on Expanding the Reach with Small Groups! ICYMI, here are the links to all the posts from our blog series. Congrats to two lucky winners of the Candlewick Press giveaway! Read on to see who the winners are…
Shared Writing: Expanding the Reach with Small Groups
Shared writing isn’t just for whole class lessons and isn’t just for primary grades! Expand your reach by incorporating small group shared writing lessons in any grade!
Nourishing Your Teacher Soul
When your “to-do” list is super long at back-to-school time, should you take time for poetry, writing and friends? A resounding yes! How are you making time to nourish your teacher soul during these challenging times?
5 Kinds of Nonfiction: Review + Giveaway
Get ready to add many amazing nonfiction picture books to your TBR list! 5 Kinds of Nonfiction, by Melissa Stewart and Marlene Correia, is THE professional text you need to learn more about the different types of nonfiction and how to enrich your writing lessons through nonfiction mentor texts! Be sure to comment for a chance to win your own copy of 5 Kinds of Nonfiction.
Creating Community: Our Favorite Things
One of my favorite things about writing workshop is building a strong community of learners. Today’s post highlights some of my favorite ways to create community in my third grade class. How do you define community? How do you build community in your writing workshop? Be sure to leave a comment for the chance to win the giveaway!
Tuesday Slice of Life
It’s Tuesday! Time to write, share and give!
Tuesday Slice of Life
It’s Tuesday! We are so glad you are here to write, share and give!
Tuesday Slice of Life
It is Tuesday! We are so glad you are here to write, share and give!
Tuesday Slice of Life
It’s Tuesday! Time to write, share and give!
“We-Do” Writing: Review and Giveaway
Are you looking for a professional summer read that will provide a plethora of ideas for how to improve the way you teach next year? Read on to learn more about Leah Mermelstein’s book, “We-Do” Writing, a book with many ideas for helping your students with their conventions, composition and application! Comment on this post for a chance to win your own copy.
ICYMI: Reflections and Shifts As We Move Forward
Today marks the end of the May blog series, Reflections and Shifts As We Move Forward. Did you miss a post in this series? I’ve got you covered! Read on for links to all the posts in the series and the announcement of our giveaway for The Responsive Writing Teacher!
Classroom SOLSC Week 5: Celebrations!
We’ve reached the final stretch of the Classroom SOLSC! How will you celebrate the end of the challenge?
Classroom SOLSC Week 4: Reflections
It’s Week 4 of the Classroom SOLSC! What reflections do you have on the experience so far? How are you planning ahead for a celebration?
Classroom SOLSC Week 3: Comments Make Community!
We are beginning Week 3 of the Classroom SOLSC! How are your student bloggers doing? This week, we will focus on how essential thoughtful comments are for bloggers. Please share your ideas on how you teach your writers to comment in meaningful ways in the comments of this post.
TWO WRITING TEACHERS 