How do you find time to put a focus on the littlest pieces of our writing to create big pieces of work?
Category: writing workshop
Three Tips for Summer Storytelling Practice
Whether you tell stories with the children in your life, or share stories with other adults, these tips will get you started and keep you going all summer long.
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Have Charts, Will Travel. Mentor texts? Even better!
My last post was about some of the reflections that I want to remember when I teach any genre of writing, but I also wanted to share more of our poetry workshop and some of the amazing poems students wrote during our time by the lake. Teaching poetry in an outdoor education setting to fifth-grade students is… Continue reading Have Charts, Will Travel. Mentor texts? Even better!
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Where Have All the Narratives Gone?
I've been thinking about why young writers struggle with personal narrative and realistic fiction writing.
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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.
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Reflecting & Raising Clarity: Parent Communication
I began to see what my parent communication was missing. The families have various opportunities to see what we do in first grade, but I have not provided consistent access to the thinking and rationale behind my teaching practices.
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Literacy Coaches: Three Ideas for Next Year’s Goals
Are you a literacy coach? Here are three ideas to try next year.
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Respect, React, and Write–My Three Reflections
Three important reflections inspired by teaching poetry to fifth-grade writers
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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
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Go-To Digital Tools for Writing Workshop
Digital tools can transform your teaching by allowing students to have a writing community beyond the classroom walls, be innovative, make meaningful connections to other writers and students, have more resources readily available, and have true, authentic reasons for writing.
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Reflections and Refinements: The Year Ahead
I packed the books, cleared the tables and turned in my keys. It's an official end to the school year. As I sit down in my car, my head, and my heart begins to reflect on the year, the successes, the trials and what could've been
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DIY Literacy: A Review & Giveaway
DIY Literacy will give you the tools you need to reach all your students
