spelling · vocabulary · word study

3 Reasons to Try Word Ladders!

Have you tried Word Ladders with your students? Here are three reasons you might want to!

Expanding the Reach with Small Group Work Blog Series · writing workshop

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...

Expanding the Reach with Small Group Work Blog Series · shared writing

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!

back to school · challenges · creativity · LIWP · NWP · poetry

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?

mentor texts · nonfiction

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.

back to school · community · Our Favorite Things Blog Series

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!

Slice of Life Story Challenge

Tuesday Slice of Life

It's Tuesday! Time to write, share and give!

writing workshop

Tuesday Slice of Life

It's Tuesday! We are so glad you are here to write, share and give!

Slice of Life Story Challenge

Tuesday Slice of Life

It is Tuesday! We are so glad you are here to write, share and give!

Slice of Life Story Challenge

Tuesday Slice of Life

It's Tuesday! Time to write, share and give!

writing workshop

“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.

Reflections and Shifts As We Move Forward Blog Series

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!