I learned a lot and saved many ideas from my co-author team at TWT through the latest blog series, KEEP LEARNING GOING THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER. Just in case you missed a post you can find a recap today. Also, we have a bonus parent letter for you to use with your families and of course a GIVEAWAY announcement!
Category: writing workshop
Helping Parents Understand Writing Workshop: Keep Learning Going Throughout the Summer
I love watching parents and children enjoying our town library during the summer months. There's so much joy in reading together and selecting piles of books to bring home. My own daughters could never believe how many more books I'd let them take home from the library than from the local bookstore--after all, I was… Continue reading Helping Parents Understand Writing Workshop: Keep Learning Going Throughout the Summer
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Books Inspire Writing: Keep Learning Going Throughout the Summer
Another way to keep the writing going during summer is to look to books for ideas and inspiration.
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Ready for a Challenge? Keep Learning Going Throughout the Summer
Are your students ready to be Summer Writing Ninjas? Some challenges to keep the writing going this summer...
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GRAB A SEAT, GRAB A PEN, & GET APPY: KEEP LEARNING GOING THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER
Writers grow as they witness writing in their lives. The waiters jotting down orders, medical staff recording on charts, families creating a to-do list, shopping list, planning vacations, messaging family, and friends, composing emails, journaling, and the many other reasons we write in our lives.
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Summer Reading & Writing Connections: Keep Learning Going Throughout the Summer
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.
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The Why, The Slide, and Goal Setting: Keep Learning Going Throughout the Summer
Teachers typically spend the first three-six weeks reviewing previous skills while building routines within their classrooms. What can we do to encourage students to hold on to their learning and practice through the summer? We hope to tackle this question through the week in our blog series.
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A Peek into Opinion Writing
Here's a peek at some of my favorite tools for opinion writing and perhaps some ideas for developing tools for other genres, as well.
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Poetry Begins with Play
Learning to play with words is an important step for young writers who are learning to create poems.
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Three things that might be stressing out your young writers (and what you can do to support them)
Classrooms need to be places where students can take risks, solve problems, and learn to work through the hard parts. But sometimes anxiety and worry get in the way of learning.
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See Something Where There is Nothing: A Poetry Lesson
Need a fresh idea for poetry? Try this lesson!
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Reluctant Writer?
My son, a kindergartener, is reluctant to write at homework time. But is he a reluctant writer?
