slice of life

It’s Tuesday! Join us for the Slice of Life Story Challenge!

It's time to write, share, and give!

conventions · grammar · Straight from the Classroom · Your Personal Writing Coach

Bring on the Grammar and Conventions!

Grammar, conventions, and sentence structures have the power to detract meaning and perceived value of writing content. These skills are important to teach students on a daily basis, although it's tricky to balance the focus on conventions with the celebration of content.

charts · From the Archives

It’s Time for a Chart Check-in: From the TWT Archives

If you’re wondering how to maximize charts in your classroom, these four transformative posts from the #TWTblog archives are sure to inspire.

bilingual · ELL · multilingual · Straight from the Classroom

Linguistic Transfer and Multilingual Writers: Straight from the Classroom

Linguistic transfer occurs naturally for multilingual writers. Bilingual alphabet charts are one way to help students recognize the positive and negative transfer between English and other languages.

Slice of Life Story Challenge

Slice of Life Tuesday

It's time to write, share, & give!

conventions · grammar · punctuation · Ready-to-Go Tip

Word-Sentence-Paragraph: Ready-to-Go-Tip

These ready-to-print resources can be adapted for any K-8 classroom using essential skills for any writer.

Recap

Biweekly Recap #ICYMI

Here's a round-up and recap of the last couple of weeks of fabulous ideas!

authentic writing · Reflective Practice · teacher of writing

Be a Blank Book: Reflective Practice

A blank book is a powerful tool for young writers. It can also be a metaphor for the way that teachers of writing can make meaningful connections with their students.

slice of life

It’s Tuesday – Welcome to the Slice of Life

Whatever your mindset, whatever your mood, I hope you find joy, solace, validation - whatever it is you seek - through your writing. Share your link in the comments below, and comment on the work of others.

Reflective Practice

A Close Look at Encoding: Reflective Practice

Practical tips for analyzing student writing with a lens of encoding.

From the Archives · minilesson

Leaping Into Whole-Class Instruction: From the Archives

Prepare for a seamless shift from community-building to focused instruction as you enter the heart of the school year. Discover a wealth of valuable blog posts about minilessons that will empower your students.

nonfiction · nonfiction writing · picture book

Writing Wonders

Nonfiction authors often start with wonder. But to spark wonder, we need to “prime the pump” with some knowledge, either by reading a book or article, studying a photograph, or watching a video. That’s where all of Kirsten Larson’s books begin! This post will help you find appropriate media to spark student curiosity and guide them through the process of writing down their wonders. The end result: topics students are eager to research and write during their writing time.