Leah Thomas📝
@leahthomaswrites.bsky.social
MSEd • Co-Author at Two Writing Teachers Blog • Gateway Writing Project • Kindergarten Teacher in St. Louis, MO • Kirkwood School District • Passionate about young readers and writers
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A big crowd of teachers who write at NCTE/NCTM Joint Conference in Chicago! I loved presenting with @litcoachvalter.bsky.social and @lainlev.bsky.social.
New episode of #TWTPod. I chat with Melanie and Sarah about inspiring writers beyond the classroom: contests, challenges, clubs, and more! Listen wherever you get your podcasts.
November 9, 2025 at 4:05 PM
New episode of #TWTPod. I chat with Melanie and Sarah about inspiring writers beyond the classroom: contests, challenges, clubs, and more! Listen wherever you get your podcasts.
Kindergarteners aren’t too little to do BIG work! These writers co-created a learning progression, analyzed sample texts and placed them on the progression, then set their own goals and worked to improve their writing.
November 4, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Kindergarteners aren’t too little to do BIG work! These writers co-created a learning progression, analyzed sample texts and placed them on the progression, then set their own goals and worked to improve their writing.
Taking conferring notes shouldn't feel harder than the conference itself, but for me, it often does. Finding a system that lets you focus more on students and less on note-taking makes all the difference.
The Conferring Notes System That Finally Works for Me: Google Forms
Taking conferring notes shouldn't feel harder than the conference itself, but for me, it often does. Finding a system that lets you focus more on students and less on note-taking makes all the difference.
twowritingteachers.org
October 9, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Taking conferring notes shouldn't feel harder than the conference itself, but for me, it often does. Finding a system that lets you focus more on students and less on note-taking makes all the difference.
On the first day of Author’s Club, we decorate our notebooks!
October 6, 2025 at 10:36 AM
On the first day of Author’s Club, we decorate our notebooks!
The Two Writing Teachers Podcast is back for the fourth season! Listen to the first episode wherever you get your podcasts.
October 5, 2025 at 10:29 PM
The Two Writing Teachers Podcast is back for the fourth season! Listen to the first episode wherever you get your podcasts.
A short belief statement inspired by Daniel Pennac.
The Rights of a Writer
A short belief statement inspired by Daniel Pennac.
twowritingteachers.org
September 8, 2025 at 9:51 AM
A short belief statement inspired by Daniel Pennac.
The first day of Kindergarten = First day being writers = First name written on our author’s chair!
August 27, 2025 at 11:24 AM
The first day of Kindergarten = First day being writers = First name written on our author’s chair!
Yay, Kindergarten!
August 20, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Yay, Kindergarten!
I love any chance to chat about writing with passionate educators. Thanks for having me on the podcast, Melissa! open.spotify.com/episode/0Ehy...
August 19, 2025 at 11:37 AM
I love any chance to chat about writing with passionate educators. Thanks for having me on the podcast, Melissa! open.spotify.com/episode/0Ehy...
Have you joined our Two Writing Teachers Facebook Group yet? Come on in to participate in conversations and ask your questions. We are stronger together! www.facebook.com/share/g/15pw...
August 13, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Have you joined our Two Writing Teachers Facebook Group yet? Come on in to participate in conversations and ask your questions. We are stronger together! www.facebook.com/share/g/15pw...
Come on in to participate in conversations and ask your questions. We are stronger together! www.facebook.com/share/g/15pw...
August 13, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Come on in to participate in conversations and ask your questions. We are stronger together! www.facebook.com/share/g/15pw...
Identity influences whether we engage with writing or not. Spending time on routines early in the year to help students develop a unique writing process and build a writerly identity pays off! Learn actionable steps to try this year, no matter your curricular resource.
Identity Through Process: Unboxing Fresh Routines Blog Series
Identity influences whether we engage with writing or not. Spending time on routines early in the year to help students develop a unique writing process and build a writerly identity pays off! Learn actionable steps to try this year, no matter your curricular resource.
twowritingteachers.org
August 6, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Identity influences whether we engage with writing or not. Spending time on routines early in the year to help students develop a unique writing process and build a writerly identity pays off! Learn actionable steps to try this year, no matter your curricular resource.
I played today- AND I wrote today! Thanks to the great Tracy Brosch and Diana Hammond for the research-based and fun ideas for play-based and place-based writing today at the Love & Literacy Conference.
July 22, 2025 at 9:06 PM
I played today- AND I wrote today! Thanks to the great Tracy Brosch and Diana Hammond for the research-based and fun ideas for play-based and place-based writing today at the Love & Literacy Conference.
I enjoyed sharing mentor text protocols and strategies for independence today with Sarah Valter at the Love and Literacy Conference. @litcoachvalter.bsky.social
July 22, 2025 at 8:33 PM
I enjoyed sharing mentor text protocols and strategies for independence today with Sarah Valter at the Love and Literacy Conference. @litcoachvalter.bsky.social
Some inspiration from Donalyn Miller @donalynbooks.bsky.social at the Love & Literacy Conference in St. Louis, MO.
July 22, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Some inspiration from Donalyn Miller @donalynbooks.bsky.social at the Love & Literacy Conference in St. Louis, MO.
@litcoachvalter.bsky.social kicking things off at the Love and Literacy Conference!
July 22, 2025 at 3:02 PM
@litcoachvalter.bsky.social kicking things off at the Love and Literacy Conference!
Finished!✅ “Leadership in Teaching Writing” Summer Institute with the Gateway Writing Project through UMSL
July 10, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Finished!✅ “Leadership in Teaching Writing” Summer Institute with the Gateway Writing Project through UMSL
This summer, your favorite St. Louis area professional learning organizations are joining forces to host Love & Literacy: a conference for educators in grades K-16 on July 22nd & 23rd, 2025.
events.humanitix.com/love-and-lit...
events.humanitix.com/love-and-lit...
July 1, 2025 at 2:52 PM
This summer, your favorite St. Louis area professional learning organizations are joining forces to host Love & Literacy: a conference for educators in grades K-16 on July 22nd & 23rd, 2025.
events.humanitix.com/love-and-lit...
events.humanitix.com/love-and-lit...
This summer, your favorite St. Louis area professional learning organizations are joining forces to host Love & Literacy: a conference for educators in grades K-16 on July 22nd & 23rd, 2025.
events.humanitix.com/love-and-lit...
events.humanitix.com/love-and-lit...
June 27, 2025 at 12:17 AM
This summer, your favorite St. Louis area professional learning organizations are joining forces to host Love & Literacy: a conference for educators in grades K-16 on July 22nd & 23rd, 2025.
events.humanitix.com/love-and-lit...
events.humanitix.com/love-and-lit...
Grandma’s Marathon Reflection: Not As Planned
Come along with me for a marathon that didn’t go the way I hoped or planned.
Come along with me for a marathon that didn’t go the way I hoped or planned.
Grandma’s Marathon Reflection: Not As Planned
Come along with me for a marathon that didn’t go the way I hoped or planned.
leahthomaswrites.wordpress.com
June 24, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Grandma’s Marathon Reflection: Not As Planned
Come along with me for a marathon that didn’t go the way I hoped or planned.
Come along with me for a marathon that didn’t go the way I hoped or planned.
Class Views: For today’s meeting of the Gateway Writing Project’s Summer Institute, class today is at the Missouri Botanical Garden for some Place-Based Writing.
June 23, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Class Views: For today’s meeting of the Gateway Writing Project’s Summer Institute, class today is at the Missouri Botanical Garden for some Place-Based Writing.
Yesterday, I created a timeline of my writing life.
My Writing Life
Yesterday, I created a timeline of my writing life.
leahthomaswrites.wordpress.com
June 17, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Yesterday, I created a timeline of my writing life.
A big crowd of teachers who write at NCTE/NCTM Joint Conference in Chicago! I loved presenting with @litcoachvalter.bsky.social and @lainlev.bsky.social.
June 17, 2025 at 1:47 PM
A big crowd of teachers who write at NCTE/NCTM Joint Conference in Chicago! I loved presenting with @litcoachvalter.bsky.social and @lainlev.bsky.social.
Loved sharing ideas and inspiration with a great, engaged audience! #LITMATH25
June 16, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Loved sharing ideas and inspiration with a great, engaged audience! #LITMATH25
We are presenting at 4:15pm on Monday, June 16th in Chicago at the NCTE/NCTM Joint Conference. Come see us! @litcoachvalter.bsky.social @lainlev.bsky.social
June 8, 2025 at 6:51 PM
We are presenting at 4:15pm on Monday, June 16th in Chicago at the NCTE/NCTM Joint Conference. Come see us! @litcoachvalter.bsky.social @lainlev.bsky.social