You know that expression people use: "It's like riding a bicycle?" It's supposed to mean that once you learn a skill set you'll never forget it. Turns out reading and writing are not like riding a bicycle.
Category: summer vacation
July Blogging Break
Announcing a short pause in our regular blogging schedule
Writing Our Way to Goodbye
Today is my last day of school! My third grade students and I have been writing our way towards goodbye over the last few weeks.
Summer Writing: A Confession and a Goal
All of us at Two Writing Teachers are thinking about and planning for summer writing. Summer writing inspiration for our students and summer writing goals for ourselves. Kathleen wrote this fabulous post about using QR codes to support students' summer notebook writing. Beth shared inspiration in her recent Summer Writing Bucket List post. And Melanie reflected on… Continue reading Summer Writing: A Confession and a Goal
Summer Writing Bucket List
What's on your summer writing bucket list? You don't need to have a novel hiding in your desk drawer to call yourself a writer. All the small things add up. If you don't have a list going already, here's a little inspiration for Summer 2016.
QR Coding Our Way to Summer Writing!
QR Codes might just be the way to help summer writers keep writing!
July Blogging Break
It's time for our annual co-author summer vacation. But wait, we have lots to keep you going in the meantime!
Summer Writing Goals
This year, they were going to be the first group of 5th graders to break the summer curse.
What Will You Write This Summer?
Glue your butt to the chair, every day, or at least once a week, and you will not only become a better writer--you'll become a better teacher of writing.
Two Writing Teachers Summer Vacation
The six of us will be recharging our batteries, planning and brainstorming, coming up with even more great ideas to share with our lovely community of teachers and writers. But don't worry, we've got lots to keep you going in the meantime!
A Writing Teacher’s Summer Project: Building a Teaching Toolkit
Looking for a summer project? Spruce up your teaching toolkit.
Summer Institutes Here We Come!
Whether it's an institute put on by your own district, or an expert is coming to town, or if you'll be traveling many miles to take part, I hope that you are as excited about attending your institutes as I am about teaching them.

