Alice Faye Duncan shares three overlooked resources for biographical research. They include newspapers, museums, and family photo albums.
Ideas, Craft, and Stories
Author Aisha Saeed shares her writing inspiration and the relationship between authors and their young readers and how they inspire her storytelling.
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The 7th Annual #TWTBlog Author Spotlight Series
For the next week, picture book authors, graphic novelists, and middle-grade authors will take over #TWTBlog to share their thoughts on writing, their writing processes, and the path to publishing with you. Check out their daily posts for book + author chat giveaways!
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Looking Forward
The end of the school year is the perfect time to venture out of our classrooms and learn about what is happening in classrooms across our school buildings. These opportunities remind us that the work we do with writers is collective.
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Shaking Up Immersion: Reimagining Playful (& EFFICIENT) Ways to Launch a Unit
It’s hard to work with purpose and intention when you do not have a clear vision or context for what you are trying to create. Immersion is an easy - and JOYOUS - way to provide students with full-color clarity of the unit ahead.
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Slice of Life
April is nearly May. Share a slice of life with our Tuesday community today.
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End the Year with a Comma: Building Excitement for Summer Writing
The last days of school don’t only have to be about closure. What if we treat the end a little more like the beginning of the year, building writing excitement instead of winding down? What if we plant the seed of being a writer both in and out of school?
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April Classroom SOLSC Week 5- Celebrations!
It's the last week of the April 2022 Classroom SOLSC! How will you celebrate your students' efforts?
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Action Steps and Takeaways From Spring TWT Posts
Have you missed some of the amazing TWT posts this spring? I am sharing posts from March through April and my action steps and takeaways from each post.
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Write, Share, Give.
What's popping up in your world today? Share your slice of life story.
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Gratitude Journaling
Back in January, my students began writing gratitude journal entries. As unpredictable schedules and interuptions await us, gratitude journaling might be just what your students need now!
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April Classroom SOLSC Week 4- Momentum
This week, we are thinking about momentum as we are in the second half of the challenge! How do you keep momentum strong for your students?
