Our community of writers is growing #SOLSC #SOL21

We end each day in my remote Kindergarten class with Writer’s Workshop. It’s my favorite time of the day, and I believe it has become a favorite for my young writers, too. A mini-lesson with something new to try, calming classical music, quiet time to write or sketch, and then “glows and grows” feedback during sharing. Once fidgety after five minutes, they now beg for more time after 20 minutes and scold me for interrupting them when I call them back with a soft-spoken, “OK, writers. Time to come back. How’d it go today?” We are a community of writers who miraculously grow daily despite the odds.

Yesterday, during that heavenly. quiet stretch, I looked up from my own writing (yes, I write with them, too) to witness this.

We have grown in ways I never expected. Siblings are now joining us. 3- and 4-year olds, and even a few 2s sit close by with crayons, markers, and paper in hand. Inspired, they work away diligently on their latest creative endeavors, too. Sometimes they even ask to share. Our community of writers is growing, and we welcome them with open arms.

Thanks for wondering and wandering a bit with me today. And many thanks to the crew at Two Writing Teachers, and the extended SOL community, for giving us the time, space, and encouragement to live the writerly life here every Tuesday throughout the year and daily during the month of March.