Lynne Dorfman & I are in search of pictures of beautiful writing workshop spaces for our forthcoming Stenhouse book about the basics of writing workshop (to teachers who are new to using the workshop structure). If you teach in a physical space you'd like to showcase, then please fill out the Google Form in this post.
Conversations with Yourself
Anna Forrester, a debut picture book author, sings the praises of critique groups, morning pages, and conversing with yourself in today's Author Spotlight post.
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Writing “Things to Do” Poems: It’s All About the Action Words!
Today's Author Spotlight includes some poetry with Elaine Magliaro, author of the new book, THINGS TO DO.
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What Trouper (The Three-Legged Black Lab) Has to Teach About Poetry
Meg Kearney provides us with some ways to teach poetry in the elementary school in today's Author Spotlight post.
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Reimagining Mentor Texts: A Collaborative Process
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to write a professional book for teachers alongside a friend? Lynne R. Dorfman and Rose Cappelli show us how it's done in today's Author Spotlight post.
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Keeping It Real: Writing Realistic Fiction for Teens
Author Renee Watson writes books that mirror what is happening in our world. It is her way of saying to a reader, "Yes, I see it too. I see you."
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It’s SOL Tuesday
Read some slices, get inspired, write your own! It's SOL Tuesday.
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Tackling Difficult Subject Matter in a Picture Book
Author and Illustrator Suzanne Del Rizzo talks about the way she tackled the Syrian Refugee Crisis in her new picture book, My Beautiful Birds.
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To Edit or Not to Edit
TWT's Third Annual Author Spotlight Series begins today. Starting us off is author and illustrator Ashley Spires who has some advice for dealing with criticism.
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A Few Games to Inspire Writing Lives
Here are a few writing games that can add fun and play to learning!
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Ending the Year with Intention
When this post goes live, there will be just 13 teaching days left in my school year. The end is coming quickly and more than ever, every minute counts. I'm thinking about how to spend each moment with the readers and writers I learn alongside and teach. What will we make time for? What will… Continue reading Ending the Year with Intention
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Sending Notebooks Up
We can send up our own little writing workshop time-capsules for kids to open in the fall.
