end of year reflection · summer vacation

Time For A Summer Break

Summer break is upon us! As the TWT team gets ready for a few months of much-needed rest, it's time to look back on a fantastic year, look forward to sharing new ideas in the fall, and look inward to reflect.

blogging · podcast · summer vacation

Time to Recharge Our Batteries: A Summer Break and Some Ways to Keep Learning

TWTBlog and TWTPod are taking a summer break. Read on to learn about ways to stay connected this summer and to glimpse a sneak peek of our fall blog series!

journaling · Reflective Practice · summer vacation

One Line a Day Journals

This year I am wondering if the old saying “less is more” might be true when it comes to summer journals for my students.

caregivers · parent involvement · Ready-to-Go Tip · routines · summer vacation

Supporting Caregivers in Setting Up Writing Routines for Summer

Read about tips to pass along to caregivers to support writers in continuing to strengthen their writing identities all summer long!

journaling · prompts · Reflective Practice · summer vacation · writing prompts

The Power of a Guided Journal: Reflective Practice

Encouraging children to write regularly and independently is important. Providing children with guided options for writing outside of school can help them develop daily writing habits and become more confident and expressive writers.

summer vacation · teacher-as-writer · Teachers who write

Treat Yourself to a Summer of Writing

If you’ve determined that carving out space for your own writing life is important this summer, here are a few tips for making it happen.

family · publishing · summer vacation · writing workshop

Summer Writing Ideas

A common question at this time of year is a welcome one! How can we encourage children's writing lives over the summer? Here are a few ideas to share.

letter writing · summer vacation

Handwritten Letters & Summer Snail Mail

Letter writing is a fun way to end the school year and launch students into summer writing. Bonus: personalize the postcard template and set up a class/school summer writing challenge!

summer vacation

End the Year with a Comma: Building Excitement for Summer Writing

The last days of school don’t only have to be about closure. What if we treat the end a little more like the beginning of the year, building writing excitement instead of winding down? What if we plant the seed of being a writer both in and out of school?

details · small moment · summer vacation · writing life

A Moment to Inspire Summer Writing

Consider this an invitation. An invitation to seek out the magic happening in your own environment. An invitation to fuel your writing life with small moments that help you to appreciate all that is worth writing about. An invitation to encourage a young writer (or a group of young writers) to do the same. 

blogging · slice of life · summer vacation

2020 June/July Vacation

As this historic school year comes to a close, the TWT team is taking a break through the rest of June and July. We will return on August 2nd. Of course, we will still be here each Tuesday for Slice of Life through June and July and we look forward to connecting through stories.

COVID-19 · independence · independent writing · summer vacation

Reimagine Tools for Summertime Writing

Many of us will be satisfied if kids choose to JUST WRITE this summer. However, for the students who are ready to do more than just write, we can provide them with a nudge to transform tools they’ve leaned on during the school year so they can become updated tools for at-home, independent use this summer.