You’ve completed two-thirds of our month-long writing challenge. Way to go on this accomplishment!
BE INSPIRED:
Tracey from The Beach Papers wrote a slice of life story, “A few minutes was all it took,” filled with tension and suspense. My heart raced as my eyes read over her words. By the time I got to the end, I was in for quite a surprise.
If you’d like to try your hand at some suspenseful writing this weekend, have a look at Tracey’s slice of life story.
ESSENTIAL INFORMATION:
- Please use the SAME email/username information on all of your March comments.
- In order to be in the running for a prize at the end of the month, you must leave the link to your slice of life story by 11:59 p.m. EDT.
- Please leave only one link daily.
- Include the permalink to your post when you leave a comment.
- Please use #sol14 on tweets about Slice of Life Story Challenge.
- Questions? Contact one of our concierges:
- A – M last names: LeAnn Carpenter (aka: Elsie) – leannecarpenter[at]sbcglobal[dot]net.
- N– Z last names: Amanda Villagomez (aka: Mrs. V.) – amandavillagomez[at]gmail[dot]com.
OTHER USEFUL INFORMATION:
- 2014 Support Team
- Getting Started (infographic)
- Prize Information and Late Starters Prize Info
- Slice of Life Information Page
Learning more about myself – http://desreadsandwrites.blogspot.com/2014/03/struggle.html
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Eviction Time… a manifesto?
http://projectchameleon.blogspot.com/2014/03/sol14-eviction-time.html
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http://wp.me/p28u6D-6D a quick attempt at a poem
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A grandmotherly slice
http://pelicansandprose.wordpress.com/2014/03/22/march-21-2014/
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Girls Write Now! http://girlgriot.wordpress.com/2014/03/21/girls-write-right-here/
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Short… Need sleep and to avoid the oncoming cold!!
http://amandacornwell.edublogs.org/2014/03/21/inspiration-list-solsc-2131/
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A very quick slice, just under the wire, as we got to spend the day just with our youngest daughter, a rare occurrence.
http://morethanblueberries.blogspot.ca/2014/03/just-one.html?m=1
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Today I am sharing –
http://enjoy-embracelearning.blogspot.com/2014/03/slice-21-of-31-professional-stimulation.html
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Today’s slice…a reflection on weeds and students. http://thinkingthroughmylens.wordpress.com/2014/03/21/reflecting-on-weeds/
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Down to the wire again. I am looking forward to conference week when I’ll have time to write some more thoughtful pieces. For today, I have to giggle over bath time.
http://primarywordbyword.blogspot.com/2014/03/bath-time-2131.html
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Thanks to all of you who have supported me this month. I owe you!
Thank you for the comments – SOL, March 21
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HI, I hope you enjoy my Slice of Life about Joy. 🙂
http://mary-anderingcreatively.blogspot.com/2014/03/five-minute-friday-lesson-in-joy-from.html
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day 21-
https://twowritingteachers.wordpress.com
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Another Take on Laughter – A Poem, in the voice of my daughter, about her silly dad.
http://teachingfrombehind.blogspot.com/2014/03/solsc-21-of-31.html
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SOL 21/31: Hogan
http://kamsreading.blogspot.com/2014/03/sol-2131-hogan.html
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Had trouble coming up with a topic tonight, so here’s a short and sweet five senses poem: http://www.qualityeducator.net/blog/morning-coffee/
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Here are a few things I learned this week:
http://writeaboutanythin.blogspot.com/2014/03/sol-21-of-31-this-week.html
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http://readwritethinkgrow.blogspot.com/2014/03/next-steps-solsc-2014-2030.html
What could potentially end up resulting in big news for our family (or not). Waiting and wondering.
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http://archermom.blogspot.com/2014/03/scars.html
Inspiration from a quote
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Will e-Readers invigorate literacy in our society–and contribute to the revival of the middle class?
http://literacycoachingthoughts.blogspot.com/2014/03/quality-and-quantity-literary-life.html#links
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The Tooth Fairy http://blazelearningandteaching.wordpress.com/2014/03/21/the-tooth-fairy/
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What a day
http://lifeontherunshari.blogspot.com/2014/03/the-busiest-of-days.html
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post 21: Spring Break has begun!
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right now
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I just walked in the door so this is very quick and short.
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Lisa Keeler’s slice (she’s having tech issues with linking):
http://rdgtchr.blogspot.com/2014/03/five-things-right-now-1-i-am-feeling.html?m=1
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http://visitingexcellence.wordpress.com/2014/03/21/sweet-victory/
Put 1 on the Board for Mom!
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Today
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A very short post tonight.
http://carolwscorner.blogspot.com/2014/03/slice-21-friday-night.html
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I’m praying this works. Technical nightmares today and I didn’t want to miss a posting. Not much of a post, but it’s done. ish. http://kathgillis.wordpress.com/2014/03/22/resort/
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A short humorous story about my dad’s other serious girlfriend
http://tgtmmusings.blogspot.com/2014/03/the-girlfriend-who-got-hit-by-train.html#!/2014/03/the-girlfriend-who-got-hit-by-train.html
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Tonight I celebrate the start of spring break by cozying up on the couch while I (attempt) to write this slice. Cathartic, but not productive! 🙂
http://livewriteteach.blogspot.com/2014/03/two-hours-in-making-2130.html
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http://onathought.com/2014/03/22/sol14-march-21/ My iPad is messing me up .. Sorry if this is a double post! It’s a picture poem.
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Today I Love Rap Music? Well…Today I Do! Day 21 of 31
http://triciaeaton.blogspot.com/2014/03/today-i-love-rap-welltoday-i-do-slice.html
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Getting back to it http://kristinemblog.wordpress.com/2014/03/22/end-of-break/
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A philosophy
http://waggonerwhim.blogspot.com/2014/03/slice-of-life-day-21.html
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An overheard conversation reminds me that coming home is a good thing! http://misscollins606.blogspot.com/2014/03/slice-of-life-march-21st-home.html
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Soooo ready for spring!
http://debllairson.blogspot.com/2014/03/ready-for-spring.html
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Last days of my in-laws visit http://iowatobrisbane.wordpress.com/2014/03/22/solsc-day-twenty-one-last-days/
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When things get a little too serious in the teaching world, laughter is the best medicine.
http://teachingandlearning-carr.blogspot.com/2014/03/sol-day-21-laughter-is-best-medicine.html
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Day 21: Circulatory System 101
http://meandmysoliloquy.blogspot.com/2014/03/circulatory-system-101.html
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Welcome, Spring! (& it’s Spanish Friday!) http://ihabloespanglish.blogspot.com/2014/03/bienvenida-primavera.html
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2/3 of the way there! Woo Hoo! Think of the time we’ll recover in April.
http://pleasuresfromthepage.blogspot.com/2014/03/solsc-21-what-i-give-up-for-slicing.html
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My SOLSC coauthor (and four year old daughter), Little L. combines storytelling, singing, and play:
http://tinyreader.blogspot.com/2014/03/day-20-sol-story-challenge-combining.html
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Shopping Success http://mvervinck.wordpress.com/2014/03/22/way-to-spend-a-friday-night/
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Here’s Day 21 of my first SOLC challenge! Tonight, I reflect on the importance of personal reading time…
http://inspiringaloveofreading.blogspot.com/2014/03/personal-reading-time.html
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Appreciate the little things…
http://readingteacherwrites.com/2014/03/22/day-21-solsc-s…tory-challenge/
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Tradition revisited
http://myteachertown.blogspot.com/2014/03/tradition-revisited.html
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http://thisandthatbee.blogspot.ca/2014/03/slice-of-life-day-21.html
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Spring Break Goals! http://seekingsix.blogspot.com/2014/03/short-term-goals.html
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The magic of MoMo
http://throighmyeyes.blogspot.com/2014/03/momo.html
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Party prep going on tonight…
http://pursuit-of-sanity.blogspot.com/2014/03/no-cupcake-stands-this-year.html?m=1
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Trying something new: catching words.
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Twenty years later
http://scatteredthoughtsmary.blogspot.com/2014/03/an-epic-gift.html
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http://buckeyegrl.weebly.com/1/post/2014/03/day-21.html
Ten Favorite Sounds
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http://buckeyegrl.weebly.com/1/post/2014/03/day-21.html
Ten favorite sounds
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Can’t Win Eim All right? http://wp.me/p3Gehh-f2
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Some things I’m looking forward to on this end-of-term weekend: http://smilingallthewhile.blogspot.com/2014/03/looking-forward-to.html
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Sometimes it is fun to fling words around and see what happens!
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4:56 p.m.
http://nessasnoise.blogspot.com/2014/03/456-pm.html
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A Backstage Moment: 7:00 The show begins
http://parentingandpedagogy.blogspot.com/2014/03/700-show-begins.html
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Track season – in two haikus
http://sunsandstone.blogspot.com/2014/03/track-season.html
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Changing Perspectives: Writing from a different point of view
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Getting back to my dream: http://www.raisingreadersandwriters.com/2014/03/21-of-31-slice-of-life-getting-back-to.html
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My house, your house, his house. Whose house is it?
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Spring break! http://teachreflectbeinspired.wordpress.com/2014/03/21/spring-break/
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So ready for spring break!
http://kaymcgriff.edublogs.org/2014/03/21/a-top-10-list-for-spring-break/
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Whose job is it to teach writing? http://readerlee.wordpress.com/2014/03/21/solsc-21-school-wide-writing-instruction/
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Encountering A Constant Talker On A Plane…
http://livinglifetwice-alwrite.blogspot.com.au/2014/03/slice-of-life-story-challenge-march-21.html
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hard stuff: http://pscilla.wordpress.com/2014/03/21/day-21/
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Calgon take me away!
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I continue on the journey of helping my students as they search for their higher selves. http://teachingyoungwriters.blogspot.com/2014/03/know-your-higher-self.html
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A day at the Beach
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Our epic battle yesterday: http://morebooksthantime.blogspot.com/2014/03/solc-2014-day-twenty-one-huddle.html
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Spring Break http://jess2e28.wordpress.com/2014/03/21/spring-break/
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I started my drive to school feeling quite sleepy, but in a small “slice of life,” a memory was triggered, and I was suddenly full of energy!
http://writingwithoutaniche.blogspot.com/2014/03/music-memories.html
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Day 21
Post: 3-2-1 World Down Syndrome Day
http://learningisgrowing.wordpress.com/2014/03/21/3-2-1-world-down-syndrome-day/
Inspired by the son of some good friends.
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http://dreaminwithdar.blogspot.com/2014/03/consumed-by-cloud-of-complacency.html
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that link looked a little weird….http://www.klingercafe.com/2014/03/slicing-sol14-21.html
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I had to take a break from cycling to talk about, well, eventually, cycling… http://thirdandrosedale.blogspot.com/2014/03/a-break-from-cycling-if-i-may.html
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find-ing tihttp://www.klingercafe.com/2014/03/slicing-sol14-21.htmlme
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Movie madness: http://portable-teacher.blogspot.com/2014/03/movie-maddness.html
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Another “late-ish” post for me… “Silence Will Fall” http://www.mariaselke.com/2014/03/slice-silence-will-fall.html
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Alright for Friday and sunshine!
http://alittlefaithandalotofheart.blogspot.com/2014/03/think-happy-thoughts.html?m=1
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Between the vocabulary of the old man I met this afternoon and the confusion among my kids about why Tom Sawyer wants to “lick” the new kid, a slice on vocabulary has been on a collision course with me all day.
http://walkthewalkblog.blogspot.com/2014/03/why-does-he-want-to-lick-him.html
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A mixed bag today: a spring poem and a little giggle.
http://teachingtomorrowsleaders.blogspot.com/2014/03/day-21-spring-and-funny.html
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Five Bits of Randomness from Today
http://imwritingtoo.blogspot.com/2014/03/five-bits-of-randomness-from-today.html
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Buddy, Baby, and a lot of Blubbering. Week 2 with baby.
http://shewritesbecause.blogspot.com/2014/03/buddy-baby-and-blubbering.html
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Some disbelief in the room when I said that we should not write on students’ writing
http://tworeflectiveteachers.blogspot.com/2014/03/why-we-should-not-write-on-students-work.html
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Everyday is a day to learn.
http://travelinma.blogspot.com/2014/03/opportunities.html
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An Afternoon Celebration! http://techencounter.wordpress.com/2014/03/21/celebrating-di…ublished-books/
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Permalink: http://larmourblog.wordpress.com/2014/03/21/just-being-silly/
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The Kiss!
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A Jane of Some Junk:
http://butlerbin2013.wordpress.com/2014/03/21/a-jane-of-some-junk/
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Bedtime changes
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Divorce
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Local Celebrity
http://www.nothing2read.com/2014/03/celebrity.html
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A sad little slice about our delayed Spring Break…
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This was one of those days where I wanted tow rite, but didn’t know what to write, so I just started writing to get it over with. Have you been there yet this month?!?! 🙂 http://jenbaum-laughoftenlovemuch.blogspot.com/2014/03/day-21-i-dont-know-what-to-write-but-i.html
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another beeeauuutiful day!
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After a week of discussions, students turned in work to show what their best effort looked like.
http://readwriteandreflect.blogspot.com/2014/03/slice-of-life-what-is-your-best-effort.html
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“Is the box here? When is it coming?”
http://readingamidthechaos.blogspot.com/2014/03/is-box-here-solc-21.html
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I ruined fun.
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Day 21- Quite the adventure!
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Celebrating 3 weeks with the slice where I get personal and very real
http://www.kidlitfrenzy.com/2014/03/slice-of-life-one-where-i-get-personal.html
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Adventures of a new mom’s day out
http://screech33.wordpress.com/2014/03/21/moms-big-day-out/
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Hello Hello? (hello? hello? hello?) http://valsgalore.blogspot.com/2014/03/hello-hello.html
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Is it really my memory…or it all made up
http://firstgradedelight.blogspot.com/2014/03/my-memories-or-their-memories-slice-of.html
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What true fear (anxiety) feels like
http://lmhteach.wordpress.com/2014/03/18/fear/
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Intentions board and 2 poems for 30 Words Thursday. (a day late!)
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This is my week for trying (my one little word for 2014) new things.
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A poem conceived in the shower
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These poetry classes are bringing some things up for me.
http://chrisleish.weebly.com/1/post/2014/03/poem-5-loss-and-lonliness.html
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While you are sleeping
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From my favourite place in the school
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Breakfast for 100 this morning!
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Following the fad…Hello There http://thekingzooandfunnyfarm.blogspot.com/2014/03/hello-there.html
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A Spring Haiku >> http://dianesweeney.com/spring-haiku/
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Laying my worries at God’s feet would not so exhausting if I didn’t take them back and pick them up again. My prayer of desperation.
http://dysfunctionalityisaword.blogspot.com/2014/03/prayer-of-desperation.html
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The end to a an exhausting week. Today’s slice is more of a nod to my students. Spring break is upon us, and I am not certain I will be able to slice during my holiday.
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a student leaves school early and writes an email to her teachers to explain why
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Thanks for the kind thoughts yesterday about my little Nimbus. Today is a more light hearted post about my first pet. http://familytrove.blogspot.com/2014/03/and-winner-is.html
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I like to get things done as quickly as possible. I don’t like putting things off until later.
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Happy Friday, Friends!
http://wp.me/p3cml8-bC
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student/teacher basketball game–yikes
http://goo.gl/VOK5eq
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http://simplylearningtogether.blogspot.com/2014/03/sol14-hello-there.html
Hello There! A quick post. Time to get serious about my “to do list” for spring break. 🙂 Also, thanks to @MrsDay75 for the inspiration.
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I am amazed at my gifted students’ ability to process vocabulary and use the words correctly. Read their amazing poems. Inspired by Katie Muhtaris’ poem “Oreos.” http://reflectionsontheteche.wordpress.com/2014/03/21/big-words/
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Today’s post is about unwanted visitor.
http://adayinthelifeof19b.blogspot.com/2014/03/solsc-21-visitor.html
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THANK YOU to my mom & dad
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Woot! Woot! I am posting early because I am taking the morning off to visit my son (dressed as Abe Lincoln). Here’s a little collection of YA fiction creating a YA poem about the demise of a school because of bullying. “School of Fear” http://meanderingmaya.wordpress.com/2014/03/21/school-of-fear/
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On being the Help Desk http://jwc123.weebly.com/1/post/2014/03/the-help-desk.html
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One for my dad, the piano tuner.
http://annagratzliteracy.blogspot.com/2014/03/march-slice-of-life-story-challenge-day_21.html
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Poem on Perpetual
http://mainelywrite.blogspot.com/2014/03/perpetual-poetry.html
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Some random thoughts as I get ready for Spring Break
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Focusing on a moment, as yesterday’s slice encouraged
http://myiearlychildhoodreflections.blogspot.com/2014/03/solsc-21-sense-of-loss.html
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Third graders using technology to publish nonfiction pieces? You bet!
http://dkdougka01.blogspot.com/2014/03/slice-of-life-day-twenty-one-technology.html
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in search of happy feet:
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What I Saw in the Teachers’ Lounge: http://jenniebblog.wordpress.com/2014/03/21/what-i-saw-in-the-teachers-lounge/
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It’s Poetry Friday, so I’ve assembled two spine poems.
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One of many good-bys . . .
http://inspire-lynn.blogspot.com/2014/03/yesterday-was-my-last-tech-club-session.html
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Another life we used to have
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My 100th post- wow! Never ever thought I would stick with this. Today’s flashback Friday post is about a moment to which I wish my teenage self paid closer attention.
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:: right now::
http://justforamonth.blogspot.com/2014/03/right-now.html
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A few funny snippets from my 4 year old daughters —
http://literacyzone.blogspot.com/2014/03/solsc-snippets-of-kidspeak-2131.html
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http://peanutrwco.wordpress.com/2014/03/21/so-punny/ One of those teaching moments that makes everything worth it.
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needing your mom
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Fran, went to read your post and it isn’t there.
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Poetry is in the air! I read @MrsDay75’s blog post “8:15 on a School Day as mentioned in Stacey’s “Be Inspired” and here’s my first go! (2/3 of the way – what a milestone!)
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Doubling up with Poetry Friday and a Spring poem:
http://ateachinglifedotcom.wordpress.com/2014/03/21/slice-of-life-march-challengepoetry-friday-march-21st-2014-in-celebration-of-the-first-day-of-spring/
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So many things have happened over these weeks…a slice about one… Have a great weekend everyone. xo
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The Line Between (a poem)
http://merelydaybyday.blogspot.com/2014/03/slice-of-life-line-between-21-of-31.html
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Sometimes I long for the weekends of my 20s when I’d sleep-in ’til 10 or 11 a.m. Nowadays, I’d consider 8 a.m. a luxury, but that never happens. Unless it’s a random Thursday. Find out what I mean at http://raisealithuman.wordpress.com/2014/03/20/notsoearlywakeup/.
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Small Gains = Big Victories
http://literacy180.blogspot.com/2014/03/small-gains-big-victories.html
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A tribute to a friend:
http://jmk11.blogspot.com/2014/03/laurence-reflections-on-friendship.html
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Time to try poetry for Friday!
http://jaanaswritingblog.blogspot.com/2014/03/poetry-friday.html
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We have made it to the 21st day of the challenge…have you developed a habit?
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One could do worse than be a swinger of birches…http://hollymueller.blogspot.com/2014/03/slice-of-life-challenge-day-21-one.html
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Gratitude grows playfulness. Today I am grateful.
http://show–nottell.blogspot.com/2014/03/play-titude-20-gratitude-grows.html
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44 years and enjoying life
http://myreadingblog-jac.blogspot.com/2014/03/solsc-32114-to-special-man-in-my-life.html
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Happy Friday! http://sharpread.wordpress.com/2014/03/21/slice-of-life-spring-concert-hangman/
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Catching the 7:25am train to NYC for TCRWP Reunion Saturday!!
http://mywritingstoriesbysally.blogspot.com/2014/03/march-21-heading-to-tcrwp-reunion.html
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Camp Hunting: http://schoolinspirations.wordpress.com/2014/03/21/solc-21-of-31-camp-hunting/
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It’s Quidditch Season (one of my recurring Slice of Life themes). Come see what my students named our team this year, and you can get a little history of how our school plays its fast and furious and fun game of Quidditch.
http://dogtrax.edublogs.org/2014/03/21/slice-of-life-lifting-off-with-quidditch/
Kevin
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Looking back on my day with new eyes
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Just a short slice today, about yoga and rightness…
http://whateverings.blogspot.com/2014/03/yoga-getting-it-right.html
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One more Hello There post…with a few more added on…FUN idea! Thank you!! http://1gratefulteacher.blogspot.com/2014/03/hello-there.html
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http://onathought.com/2014/03/22/sol14-march-21/ a picture poem
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What can’t you live without?
http://rzlearnsomethingnew.blogspot.com/2014/03/dont-know-how-i-ever-lived-without.html
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The longest day of the year – for teachers – is not really in June!
http://drferreri.blogspot.com/2014/03/sole14-longest-day-of-year-is-not-in.html
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It’s been a shocker, here’s just part of it. http://thebeachpapers.wordpress.com/2014/03/21/one-day/
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Wow two-thirds sounds good. Thanks for all of the support slicers! We can do this. This slice is about girls and sport and daughters standing on their own. http://jarhartz.wordpress.com/2014/03/21/slice-of-life-day-21-standing-on-your-own/
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A rainbow brings a smile: http://deowriter.wordpress.com/2014/03/20/solsc-day-21/
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It’s Poetry Friday, so today I’m sharing an original poem that I’ve been thinking about for years, but it’s really still a draft. Happy Friday, everyone!
http://readingtothecore.wordpress.com/2014/03/21/solc-2014-poetry-friday-2/
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Happy Spring, there is snow coming again-sorry to burst the bubble! Warm again by Tuesday! My post today connects in several ways to memories, sparked first by Holly Mueller! http://www.teacherdance.org/2014/03/2131-poem-connection-march-madness-not.html
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An Epic Journey – The Bicycle Corp http://windows2mylife.blogspot.com/2014/03/an-epic-journey.html
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