Slice of Life Story Challenge

DAY 7 OF THE MARCH SOLSC! #SOL22

Give yourself a pat on the back for writing for seven consecutive days before you share the link to your slice of life story today.

Slice of Life Story Challenge

DAY 6 OF THE MARCH SOLSC! #SOL22

You're six days in to this 31 day writing challenge. Leave your teaser & link when you're ready to share your slice of life story today.

Slice of Life Story Challenge

DAY 5 OF THE MARCH SOLSC! #SOL22

It’s day five of our month-long writing challenge. Time for you to write, share, and give!

Slice of Life Story Challenge

DAY 4 OF THE MARCH SOLSC! #SOL22

Write. Share. Give. Be sure to mention if you're participating in Multi-Lit Friday when you leave the teaser and link to your post today.

digital tools · note-taking · research-based writing · writing workshop

A Pathway in For Opinion Writing

Accessibility to resources and information becomes critically important as students move into the realm of supporting their opinions --or even developing their opinions--, and as with other forms of writing, the more options and pathways provided, the more likelihood of success. This is why I appreciate the resources from KQED.

Slice of Life Story Challenge

DAY 3 OF THE MARCH SOLSC! #SOL22

It’s the third day of our 31-day writing challenge. Join us by writing your slice of life story, sharing the link to it in the comments section, and giving comments to at least three other Slicers.

Slice of Life Story Challenge

DAY 2 OF THE MARCH SOLSC! #SOL22

Write. Share. Give. And, while you’re add it, pick up some Slicer Swag! All proceeds from our Cafepress store are donated to the Pajama Program.

blogging · education · writing

Join Our Team

We are in search of educators who would like to join the TWT team! Maybe it's time you took the leap.

digital tools · narrative

Some Narrative Writing Fun

For the next few days, I am working in a fourth-grade classroom, and I really wanted to spice things up a bit. I'm sharing what I did because the kids loved it.

Slice of Life Story Challenge

SOL Tuesday

There’s one week left until our month-long writing challenge begins!

writer identity

Nurturing Your Writing Soul: Rethinking Self-care

Everywhere I look, the world wants me to engage in self-care. Instagram posts, TV commercials, Twitter threads, email newsletters…all of them chock-full of reminders that even as the world falls to pieces around us, It's important to fill our buckets, put on our own air masks first, give ourselves grace. But how about creative self-care? What can we do to make our writing selves feel stronger, happier, more resilient?

agency · Read Aloud · small group · word study · writing workshop

Small Groups, Big Engagement: Expanding the Possibilities and Potential 

Here are some fresh approaches from Melanie Meehan and guest authors Julie Wright, Pam Koutrakos, and Maria Walther. In this post, we reimagine when and why small groups come together and expand your small group repertoire.