Welcome back to Teachers Write, friends! I hope you had a great weekend and are ready to write. This week, we’ll be focusing on haiku, a form many of us learned in grade school, but now it’s time to take our three-line poems to another level. Mentor poet Joseph Bruchac joins us for today’s mini-lesson! …
Welcome back, campers! Did you get a chance to play around with a found poem or two after Monday’s post? If not, no worries – you can return to earlier posts any time throughout the summer and beyond. Today, mentor poet Laura Ruby joins us with another challenge to experiment with poetic forms. Hermit Crabs and…
Welcome to Teachers Write 2023! It’s day one of our online summer writing camp, and whether you’re new to Teachers Write or a returning camper who’s been writing with us for years, I’m so glad that you’re here, that you’re making a commitment to write this summer. For yourself and for your students, who always…
Happy Summer, friends! Our new session of Teachers Write begins on Monday, and I couldn’t be more excited about the summer of writing that’s in store. Our focus this year is Poetry and Play. I’ll be kicking off the summer with a mini-lesson on found poems that includes a sneak-preview excerpt from my current…
Happy Summer, friends! It’s time for another summer of Teachers Write, our free, online summer writing camp especially for teachers & librarians. If you haven’t already registered, you can sign up here. Once that’s done, just pull up an Adirondack chair and join us with your notebook or laptop! Teachers Write begins on July 10th.…
Good morning, friends! I hope last week’s adventures in world building were fun and productive for you, whether or not you choose to return to any of those settings for future writing. This is our last week of summer camp, so I want to send you off with some activities and tips to carry you…
Good morning, friends! This week at camp, we’re going to ramp up the fun factor by doing some world building. If you’re a fan of science fiction or fantasy, you already have an appreciation for the amazing worlds created by authors like Dhonielle Clayton, whose MG novel THE MARVELLERS is set at a global magic school in…
Teachers Write Week 2 – The Power of Place Welcome back to Teachers Write! How did our first week go for you? Hopefully, you found some time to dust off your notebook or laptop and do a little playing. Don’t forget that this is summer, so we’re all about making this a low-stress creativity boost!…
Welcome to Teachers Write 2022! Good morning, friends, and welcome to Teachers Write! There’s no question about it – 2021-22 was another school year that brought unprecedented stresses and challenges for teachers and librarians. Sometimes, in the midst of that, it’s easy to forget the joy of teaching and learning – and the joy of…
Hello, friends! Whether you’re a long-time veteran of Teachers Write or checking it out for the first time this summer, I’m so glad you’re here. Pour yourself a glass of iced tea or lemonade, pull up a chair on the deck, and let’s talk about writing. Teachers Write is a free, online summer writing camp…
