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Jessica Carey
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Mom. Literacy Coach. Two Writing Teachers Contributing Author. Champion of Literacy. Always learning.
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Jessica Carey @jlcarey.bsky.social · Aug 28
A new @twowritingteachers.bsky.social blog post. A personal story. A call to action. This one feels important.
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Jessica Carey @jlcarey.bsky.social · Aug 8
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Thanks for the shout out, Jessica. I think we are kindred spirits.
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Jessica Carey @jlcarey.bsky.social · Aug 4
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...
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Jessica Carey @jlcarey.bsky.social · Aug 3
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!)
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Getting to Know Writers: Unboxing Fresh Routines Blog Series

Strong relationships are the foundation of effective writing instruction. This post shares concrete routines and research-based strategies to help teachers get to know their students as people and writers from day one.
Getting to Know Writers: Unboxing Fresh Routines Blog Series
Strong relationships are the foundation of effective writing instruction. This post shares concrete routines and research-based strategies to help teachers get to know their students as people and writers from day one.
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Jessica Carey @jlcarey.bsky.social · Jul 6
A little research for an upcoming blog series on @twowritingteachers.bsky.social Any guesses about the topic?!?
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Jessica Carey @jlcarey.bsky.social · Jun 17
Tuesday’s Slice of Life: wherethereisjoy.blog/2025/06/16/l... #sol25
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…
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Jessica Carey @jlcarey.bsky.social · May 8
New blog post: Writing our way into math!
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Jessica Carey @jlcarey.bsky.social · Apr 7
New @twowritingteachers.bsky.social Post: Three Simple Ways to Make Poetry Accessible for All Writers (Even Grownups!) twowritingteachers.org/2025/04/07/t...
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…
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Jessica Carey @jlcarey.bsky.social · Mar 21
March slice of life: day 22 wherethereisjoy.blog/2025/03/21/s...
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…
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Jessica Carey @jlcarey.bsky.social · Mar 20
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...
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…
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Jessica Carey @jlcarey.bsky.social · Mar 18
March Slice of Life: Day 19 #sol25 wherethereisjoy.blog/2025/03/18/i...
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 …
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Jessica Carey @jlcarey.bsky.social · Mar 18
March Slice of life: Day 18 #sol25 wherethereisjoy.blog/2025/03/17/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…
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Jessica Carey @jlcarey.bsky.social · Mar 17
March Slice of Life: Day 17 #sol25 wherethereisjoy.blog/2025/03/16/d...
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…
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Jessica Carey @jlcarey.bsky.social · Mar 16
March Slice of Life: Day 16 #sol25 wherethereisjoy.blog/2025/03/15/s...
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…
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A Mighty Girl @amightygirl.com · Mar 15
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
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Jessica Carey @jlcarey.bsky.social · Mar 14
March Slice of Life: Day 15 wherethereisjoy.blog/2025/03/14/w...
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…
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Jessica Carey @jlcarey.bsky.social · Mar 13
March Slice of Life: Day 13 #sol25 wherethereisjoy.blog/2025/03/12/l...
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…
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Jessica Carey @jlcarey.bsky.social · Mar 12
March Slice of Life: Day 12 #sol25 wherethereisjoy.blog/2025/03/11/w...
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…
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Jessica Carey @jlcarey.bsky.social · Mar 11
March Slice of Life: Day 11 #sol25 wherethereisjoy.blog/2025/03/10/g...
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…
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Jessica Carey @jlcarey.bsky.social · Mar 10
March Slice of a life: Day 10 #sol25 wherethereisjoy.blog/2025/03/09/l...
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 …
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Jessica Carey @jlcarey.bsky.social · Mar 9
March Slice of Life: Day 9 wherethereisjoy.blog/2025/03/08/n...
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, …
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Jessica Carey @jlcarey.bsky.social · Mar 8
March Slice of Slice: Day 8 #sol25 wherethereisjoy.blog/2025/03/07/a...
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…
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Jessica Carey @jlcarey.bsky.social · Mar 7
March Slice of Life: Day 7 #sol25 wherethereisjoy.blog/2025/03/06/b...
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…
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Katherine Applegate @kaaauthor.bsky.social · Mar 5
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.
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Jessica Carey @jlcarey.bsky.social · Mar 6
March Slice of Life: Day 6 #sol25 wherethereisjoy.blog/2025/03/05/d...
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…
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