Sarah Valter

Use the Frayer Model to facilitate fun icebreaker activities in your classroom! 👉🏻 bit.ly/3YPnBqv #sel #educhat #k12

Teachers are talking about executive functioning more and more, and for good reason. Check out this week’s #TWTpod to learn about the role of executive skills in writing.

Writing about reading is often a daunting task for kids, but a few easy moves will make it more successful in your classroom. twowritingteachers.org/2024/09/23/wha… via @LitCoachValter #TWTBlog

Especially on the first day, but throughout the first weeks of school, @melaniemeehan1 tries hard to imagine who knows and loves the child who sits at a desk. She carries a few questions as she connects and reconnects with children. #TWTBlog  twowritingteachers.org/2024/08/26/beg…

💡Need #writing prompt ideas or bellringer questions? 👀Check out 275 WOULD YOU RATHER Questions ✍ sbee.link/7rdtc8npux via @simplifycreate #backtoschool #teaching #ela

Starting a new literacy program this year? Today’s first post in the #TWTblog Help Desk series is just for you! twowritingteachers.org/2024/08/04/twt…

⚡️Padlet Updates you might have missed⚡️ Did you know that you can convert any padlet into an auto-designed slideshow with just one click? Try out Slideshow today!

Teacher & librarian friends! Don't forget that Teachers Write, our free online summer writing camp especially for teachers & librarians, starts on Monday! Are you signed up yet? katemessner.com/announcing-tea…

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. twowritingteachers.org/2023/10/04/lin… #TWTBlog #multilingualwriters #bilingual

Teachers, librarians, educators, parents, & readers! It’s #giveaway time! I need to find these picture books books a new home! Follow, ❤️, & RT/QT and/or Comment+Tag a friend to enter for a chance to add these books to your collection! Winner selected 6/10.

#TWTBlog and #TWTPod are taking a summer break. Read on to learn how to stay connected this summer, and take a sneak peek at our fall blog series! 🔗tinyurl.com/twtsummer24

This is for anyone who has ever had to navigate writers who choose taboo topics. Thanks @LeahKoch_ for sharing your wisdom!

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Hey, friends. Anyone in the St. Louis area who would like a discounted school visit on October 8th or a half-day visit on October 9th? Just LMK!

@DustiBowling I’d love more info!

✍️ICYMI: Catch up on last week's #TWTBlog Author Spotlight Series. 📖Last chance for the book giveaways! Leave a comment on each author's post for a chance to win a copy of their latest book.  ➡️Catch up quick: twowritingteachers.org/2024/04/22/icy…

🎙️Simplify sentence structure with Melanie's playful and purposeful ideas! Discover how she helps students grasp the definition of a sentence, create sentences using phrases and pictures, and combine sentences. 🎧Listen now: buzzsprout.com/2027003/148726….  #TWTPod

✍️ICYMI: Catch up on last week's #TWTBlog Author Spotlight Series. 📖There's a book giveaway for those who share comments on each author's post! ➡️Catch up quick: twowritingteachers.org/2024/04/22/icy…

📚Craig Barr-Green closes out #TWTBlog's Author Spotlight Series with a post that dives into the art of storytelling. Check out his post at twowritingteachers.org/2024/04/20/bar…. 🖥️Be sure to enter the giveaway since it's for a copy of his latest book + for a 20-minute virtual author visit!

Lisa Eickholdt & Lola M. Schaefer teamed up to write a picture book. Today on #TWTBlog, they share their love for teaching kids to write. Join them as they reflect on their creative process & offer valuable lessons for young writers.  twowritingteachers.org/2024/04/19/eic…

✅ Discover the power of accessible checklists for students! 💡 Join @MelanieMeehan1 as she shares strategies to chunk, think intentionally, & digitize checklists. 🎧 Listen to #TWTPod at buzzsprout.com/2027003/145317… or wherever you get your podcasts.