It’s Tuesday! Time to Share a Slice of Life!
WRITE a slice of life story on your own blog.
SHARE a link to your post in the comments section.
GIVE comments to at least three other SOL bloggers.
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Active Authentic Audience: Starting with What Matters Most
Once an audience is established it becomes omnipresent in your classroom, the effects aren’t limited to the one sharing; they reach the community as a whole.
New Blog Series: Starting with What Matters Most in Writing Workshop
Over the next eight days, my friends and I at Two Writing Teachers will share what goes into developing writers who work with agency, purpose, and independence in our Blog Series: Starting With What Matters Most. Set a reminder or mark your calendars, you won’t want to miss a day of these timely posts.
It’s Tuesday! Write. Share. Give.
Welcome to Slice of Life Tuesday! Write a slice of life. Share your link. Give at least 3 comments on other posts! Stacey Shubitz, TWT’s Chief of Operations and Lead Writer, recently… Continue reading
It’s Tuesday! Write. Give. Share.
Write a post. Share your link. Give at least 3 comments to other Slicers! Children’s author and writing teacher, Amy Ludwig Vanderwater, has an amazing site called Sharing Our Notebooks. If you are feeling… Continue reading
It’s Tuesday! Write. Share. Give.
Time to post your Slice of Life!
It’s Tuesday! Write. Share. Give.
What can you shine a light on that others might not be seeing? What is your unique story to tell? Today is the day to share! Please write your slice, share your link,… Continue reading
July Blogging Break
Announcing a short pause in our regular blogging schedule
Micro-Workshop: Making Time for Conventions and Grammar
How do you find time to put a focus on the littlest pieces of our writing to create big pieces of work?
It’s SOL Tuesday!
Writing takes bravery and a willingness to take a risk. Today is your day to be brave.
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.
Why Confer?
Six educators make the case for conferring with students regularly.
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… Continue reading
Where Have All the Narratives Gone?
I’ve been thinking about why young writers struggle with personal narrative and realistic fiction writing.
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.
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.
Welcome to SOL Tuesday!
Writing isn’t magic, yet your writing can only exist with you.
Show Up and Do the Work
A lesson from Kate DiCamillo
SUMMER LEARNING PLANS
As I looked ahead and began to attempt to set goals for the upcoming school year I realized I needed a plan. What is your summer learning plan?
Literacy Coaches: Three Ideas for Next Year’s Goals
Are you a literacy coach? Here are three ideas to try next year.