Jessica Carey

A new @twowritingteachers.bsky.social blog post. A personal story. A call to action. This one feels important.

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Leaning on @arrowpoint17.bsky.social and my favorite, Joy Write, to help think about fresh routines for getting g to know writers in today’s @twowritingteachers.bsky.social post: twowritingteachers.org/2025/08/03/g...

My first contribution to a Two Writing Teachers blog series! Not just for teachers…a great lens for parents to also stay curious about what writing instruction looks like at your kids’ schools. (It’s taken a hit in many places over the last few years!)

A little research for an upcoming blog series on @twowritingteachers.bsky.social Any guesses about the topic?!?

Lasting Connections I herded the last kindergarteners onto the bus and passed through a shower of bubbles amid cheers from the crowd of teachers who had gathered to send off our students for summer vacation. After pro…

Tuesday’s Slice of Life: wherethereisjoy.blog/2025/06/16/l... #sol25

New blog post: Writing our way into math!
twowritingteachers.org/2025/05/08/w...

Three Simple Ways To Make Poetry Accessible for All Writers (Even Grownups!) Poetry can feel intimidating to teach, but simple, replicable strategies can make it accessible and enjoyable for all writers. By using mentor texts, sensory images, and playful list poems, teacher…

New @twowritingteachers.bsky.social Post: Three Simple Ways to Make Poetry Accessible for All Writers (Even Grownups!) twowritingteachers.org/2025/04/07/t...

Seasons In the fall, I gifted tulip bulbs for every birthday and anniversary, A gift that would keep on giving. I gifted myself bulbs, just because. Summer was neverending, the Earth so thirsty It was Nove…

March slice of life: day 22 wherethereisjoy.blog/2025/03/21/s...

Hole Punch Receptor. Last week, a fourth-grade lesson in the science lab meant that the regularly scheduled writing lesson I was supposed to be part of was postponed. This freed me up to tackle my long to-do list. Afte…

March Slice of Life: Day 20…the part of the month where I start writing about random machinery! #sol25 wherethereisjoy.blog/2025/03/19/h...

Incentive-Part 3 Maybe you’ve read about my pal Dawn and some work she has been doing to share the joy of writing with a particular student at our school. You can read about that in her posts, Incentive Part …

March Slice of Life: Day 19 #sol25 wherethereisjoy.blog/2025/03/18/i...

Irony “I have my own irony post brewing,” I commented to Peter last week in response to his Irony piece. Yesterday, I wrote about a bush that our neighbors removed from the end of our drivewa…

March Slice of life: Day 18 #sol25 wherethereisjoy.blog/2025/03/17/i...

Displaced When we moved into our new house, over three years ago now, we did some yard work early on. The many trees in the yard were a selling point, but many needed trimming. At the end of our driveway, be…

March Slice of Life: Day 17 #sol25 wherethereisjoy.blog/2025/03/16/d...

See-ers Being Seen This March, I’ve made an effort to read through each day’s daily call for slices. I try to take in each day’s tip and check out the inspirational post highlighted. I know each TWT…

March Slice of Life: Day 16 #sol25 wherethereisjoy.blog/2025/03/15/s...

Elon Musk shared this post: “Stalin, Hitler and Mao didn’t murder millions of people. Their public sector workers did.”

It's now more important than ever to teach young people about the atrocities committed by totalitarian regimes.

Here are resources to start:
www.amightygirl.com/blog?p=11586

Writers Need Readers “If you’ve commented on a slice this week, please report to the main lobby for a special drawing,” Mela’s voice boomed through the intercom. Dawn and I left the office, comp…

March Slice of Life: Day 15 wherethereisjoy.blog/2025/03/14/w...

Let Me Tell You! My middle daughter, Adi, is in fifth grade. My kids have always loved school, but I’m not sure if it is the age or what, but fifth grade hasn’t been a big hit for either of my older kid…

March Slice of Life: Day 13 #sol25 wherethereisjoy.blog/2025/03/12/l...

Worry… It feels like this sick season has wore out it’s welcome. Even though my crew has remained relatively healthy, dodging germs feels like a full-time job. Last month, Wren tested positive for C…

March Slice of Life: Day 12 #sol25 wherethereisjoy.blog/2025/03/11/w...

Going Gray Yesterday, I received this text from my husband. Seeing Arnauld’s face with the words, “I think I finally have my first gray hair,” was a bit of a surprise. He doesn’t usually send selfies. G…

March Slice of Life: Day 11 #sol25 wherethereisjoy.blog/2025/03/10/g...

Life Sliced A couple of days ago, I wrote about how our school is taking on a writing challenge for the third March in a row (read more here). I’m so grateful to have my buddy Dawn to navigate the extra …

March Slice of a life: Day 10 #sol25 wherethereisjoy.blog/2025/03/09/l...

Never Enough This is the first day of the challenge I have struggled to write. Every year, for the last eight challenges, I have written a birthday slice for my mom on March 9th. I’ve wracked my brain all day, …

March Slice of Life: Day 9 wherethereisjoy.blog/2025/03/08/n...

Announcements Three February’s ago, Dawn and I asked the question, “What happens when we invite our school community to write with us during the month of March?” We quickly found out what happe…

March Slice of Slice: Day 8 #sol25 wherethereisjoy.blog/2025/03/07/a...

But it’s messy… Today, I had the chance to teach a full writing workshop lesson because the teacher I was scheduled to work with had a meeting. As I quickly scanned the unit resource, I realized the lesson was a r…

March Slice of Life: Day 7 #sol25 wherethereisjoy.blog/2025/03/06/b...

Calling all educators! 📚❤️

I'm giving away a class set of 25 copies of @mrschureads.bsky.social's new book, RUTHIE ROSE’S BIG IDEA, illustrated by @hollyhatam.bsky.social.

Re-post this post and follow John and Holly for a chance to win! I'll pick and tag a random winner on Monday, 3/10. US only.

Daily Rituals In an era where we hear all about the downfalls of technology and the dangers of putting devices into the hands of our children, I want to share a positive story. Our oldest daughter Wren has had a…

March Slice of Life: Day 6 #sol25 wherethereisjoy.blog/2025/03/05/d...

The Power Of Anchor Charts Have your anchor charts become wallpaper? When used intentionally, anchor charts can be powerful tools that guide learning, foster independence, and support assessment.

The Power Of Anchor Charts

Have your anchor charts become wallpaper? When used intentionally, anchor charts can be powerful tools that guide learning, foster independence, and support assessment.

The Power Of Anchor Charts Have your anchor charts become wallpaper? When used intentionally, anchor charts can be powerful tools that guide learning, foster independence, and support assessment.

New blog post on @twowritingteachers.bsky.social twowritingteachers.org/2025/03/05/b...

The Whole Point I came downstiars this morning and saw a box of crackers on the counter. “Do you need me to put these in a container for you?” I asked Adi as I scrambled to get us out the door. For som…

March Slice of Life: Day 5 wherethereisjoy.blog/2025/03/04/t...

Stats My middle daughter is our athlete. This year, she joined a travel soccer league and right now, she is ending her rec basketball season. At the beginning of the basketball season, after her first ga…

March Slice of Life: Day 4 #sol25 wherethereisjoy.blog/2025/03/03/s...

Out of Context My daughter’s basketball team played in a tournament this weekend. The complex they were playing in with right on space. My family, including my parents, stood huddled in an entrance area, waiting …

March Slice of Life: Day 3 #sol25 wherethereisjoy.blog/2025/03/03/o...