humor

Making Space in Writing Workshop for Kids to Be Funny

It is often said that great comedy requires great empathy. Making space for humor in your classroom builds connections that will sustain you and your students through the highs and lows of the school year.

Slice of Life Story Challenge

DAY 18 OF THE MARCH SOLSC! #SOL21

Welcome to Day 18 of the 2021 Slice of Life Story Challenge! #sol21

Slice of Life Story Challenge

DAY 17 OF THE MARCH SOLSC! #SOL21

The seventeenth day has arrived! #sol21

Slice of Life Story Challenge

DAY 16 OF THE MARCH SOLSC! #SOL21

Welcome to Day 16 of the 2021 Slice of Life Story Challenge! #sol21

EAL · multilingual · summarization

Supporting English Language Learners with Summary Writing

When I first started teaching and heard experienced teachers converse using acronyms related to English Language Development, I wondered if I would be able to memorize these acronyms as freely as they had. Twenty years later, I think I have a grasp on several of them. Here’s a few, try it out and see if… Continue reading Supporting English Language Learners with Summary Writing

Slice of Life Story Challenge

DAY 15 OF THE MARCH SOLSC! #SOL21

Welcome to Day 15 of the 2021 Slice of Life Story Challenge! #sol21

Slice of Life Story Challenge

DAY 14 OF THE MARCH SOLSC! #SOL21

Welcome to the fourteenth day of the 14th Annual Slice of Life Story Challenge! #sol21

Slice of Life Story Challenge

DAY 13 OF THE MARCH SOLSC! #SOL21

You are thirteen days stronger. Keep working those writing muscles.

Slice of Life Story Challenge

DAY 12 OF THE MARCH SOLSC! #SOL21

Check out the Be Inspired post for today, especially if you are person who is multilingual. We have a special challenge for you today!

Voices from the Community

Contributing Your Voice to the Community

Do you remember when you first became a reader of Two Writing Teachers Blog? I do. I was a second grade teacher, and I was launching writer’s notebooks with my students for the first time. I stumbled across a TWT post through (smart) luck via Google, and discovered a gold mine.

Slice of Life Story Challenge

DAY 11 OF THE MARCH SOLSC! #SOL21

Eleven days of writing is eleven days closer to a writing habit!

Slice of Life Story Challenge

DAY 10 OF THE MARCH SOLSC! #SOL21

You made it to day ten. Congratulations!