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Tomorrow’s Friday, at least here.
http://imwritingtoo.blogspot.com/2015/04/tomorrows-friday-as-of-last-night.html
I know it’s after midnight, but it’s been hard to adjust to real life after spending four days at the Highlights Foundation Spring Poetry Retreat with Rebecca Kai Dotlich!
https://readingtothecore.wordpress.com/2015/04/22/slice-of-life-a-spring-poetry-retreat/
In trying to build on my strengths, I took Gallup’s Clifton Strengthsfinder assessment to find out where my strengths lie and how to build on these. Very cool stuff–Here is a slice about my top strength, ideation. No wonder I meander.
https://meanderingmaya.wordpress.com/2015/04/21/strengthsfinder/
Celebrating Blogger’s Voice is today’s offering at http://beyondliteracylink.blogspot.com/2015/04/celebrating-bloggers-voice.html
An evening drive led us to “The Best Pie in the Sky.” http://www.raisingreadersandwriters.com/2015/04/best-pie-in-sky.html
Back after a break – with a fun pattern “Hello There”
https://beverleyabaird.wordpress.com/2015/04/22/slice-of-life-tuesday-36/
Are you still a writer if you take a break?
https://myreadingreflections.wordpress.com/2015/04/21/taking-a-break-sol15/
http://archermom.blogspot.com/2015/04/children-are-not-pets.html
a spring poem
https://pelicansandprose.wordpress.com/2015/04/21/april-21-2015/
Dancing in the Rain https://sarahfrelix.wordpress.com/2015/04/21/dancing-in-the-rain/
Digital Citizenship is on my mind tonight…
http://simplylearningtogether.blogspot.com/2015/04/an-app-some-screen-time-and-digital.html
An on demand poem. What emerges when you have no idea? Something.
http://imlivingmywords.blogspot.com/2015/04/a-slice.html
A day of remembering
https://newtreemom.wordpress.com/2015/04/21/fifteen/
Squeezing in a quick slice of life today!
https://writeanotherone.wordpress.com/2015/04/21/april-21-slice-of-life-story-challenge-running-into-nana-and-grandpa-at-trader-joes/
What does it mean when you no longer notice? (a poem) http://merelydaybyday.blogspot.com/2015/04/poetry-month-noticing-21-of-30.html
Trying poetry but it makes me a feel like an angst ridden teenager. Perhaps that’s my poet voice.
https://adeserteducation.wordpress.com/2015/04/21/poetry-makes-me-feel-like-a-teenager/
Hellos and Goodbyes
https://wordsfromjl.wordpress.com/2015/04/21/sol2015-hello-and-goodbyes/
Who to be when you change schools? I wanted to be the book crazy one!
https://msvictorreads.wordpress.com/2015/04/22/sol-april-21-2015-the-book-crazy-one/
Are we learning? Am I teaching? Come to my classroom to find out, but not today. Don’t come today.
http://spaceonthespectrum.org/2015/04/21/come-to-my-classroom-but-not-today/
A poem with a photo that I just love. http://iheartpurplestuff.blogspot.com/2015/04/falling.html
Exploring the garden, I’m detecting signs of spring.
https://mbhmaine.wordpress.com/2015/04/21/spring-is-stirring/
A poem about umbrellas: https://deowriter.wordpress.com/2015/04/21/national-poetry-month-the-ll-challenge-umbrella/
Finding some treasures among the junk
https://lgrainger125.wordpress.com/2015/04/21/sorting-through-some-stuff/
Thanks to my son, I found myself reflecting on skin color this morning…
http://memoirsfromthebelly.blogspot.com/2015/04/a-morning-spent-in-rumination.html
I can’t sleep. http://sherlockesque.blogspot.com/2015/04/insomnia.html
an unexpected encounter on the way to the dump:
https://fireflytrails.wordpress.com/2015/04/21/a-tale-of-two-tillers-solsc-tuesday/
El día de los niños, El día de los libros – preparing for the fun http://readingtl.blogspot.com/2015/04/slice-of-life-gettting-ready-for-el-dia.html
Continuing in my writing a poem a day from March SOLC through April for Poetry Month…a Rondeau inspired by a local sign, and R is for Reading, too! Spending a few mornings a week with a homeschooler for reading! http://mainelywrite.blogspot.com/2015/04/r-is-for-reserved-for-sweet-dreamers.html
Time for a Gramma Playdate!
http://dkdougka01.blogspot.com/2015/04/slice-of-life-tuesday-bam-and-graham.html
What Gets in the Way of Pleasure Reading? Reflection and goal setting to keep us engaged after testing: http://portable-teacher.blogspot.com/2015/04/what-gets-in-way-of-pleasure-reading.html
It’s a great day for slicing!
https://wahooliteracyteacher.wordpress.com/2015/04/21/i-do-not-like-that-book-and-thats-okay-sol15/
We are having so much fun at school!
http://myiearlychildhoodreflections.blogspot.com/2015/04/tuesday-sol-when-do-you-see-learning.html
I have a confession…
http://realwriting.us/home/2015/03/true-confession/
Trying to make some home made closure where there will probably never naturally be any.
I’ve been in a funk and it’s really disrupted my writing.
http://www.demonsonpaper.com/2015/04/the-end.html
“My Husband Read a Book–Almost” http://evolvingenglishteacher.blogspot.com/2015/04/sol-story-my-husband-read-book-almost.html
Finding kindred spirits in a most unusual spot…
http://www.galleystreet.blogspot.com/2015/04/kindred-spirits-in-car-circle.html
A work in progress. Inspired by my students who are content to be the best thing a girl can be in this world — a beautiful little fool.
http://srtawright.blogspot.com/2015/04/i-prefer-well-spoken-love-poem-in.html
No, really–how are you? http://jackieregales.com/2015/04/21/sols-how-are-you/
We celebrated the SOL Classroom Challenge last week…http://hollymueller.blogspot.com/2015/04/slice-of-life-classroom-challenge.html
About the importance of space.
http://www.mentortextswithlynneandrose.com/blogging-with-rose
The joys (not) of using a computer.
http://myreadingblog-jac.blogspot.com/2015/04/tuesday-sol-42115-computer-frustration.html
I continue my poetic April slices with an arun, a form introduced to me by fellow blogger, GirlGriot (by the way I loved her File Under R poem posted on April 20).
http://pleasuresfromthepage.blogspot.com/2015/04/enchanted-afternoon.html
We are getting a new addition.
https://arjeha.wordpress.com/2015/04/21/his-name-is-dustin/
Ever get stuck? Unmotivated? You’re not alone…read on! http://makeithappenwriteaway.blogspot.com/2015/04/slice-of-life-3.html
Spring cleaning mishaps https://agurneyblog.wordpress.com/2015/04/21/clean/
Did you know that a sandbox is full of magic and wonder? Something I learned this weekend with my four year olds:
http://literacyzone.blogspot.com/2015/04/the-sandbox-sol15.html
Where do you find your professional development? You won’t be surprised by my sources but look at what I’ve already learned this week!!! . . . ooh-la-la!
https://franmcveigh.wordpress.com/2015/04/21/sol15-digital-literacy-and-tcrwp-in-paris/
It’s the season when people start making there career moves.
https://booksandbassets.wordpress.com/2015/04/21/please-share-why-you-are-interested-in-this-position/
OOps. Typo. I meant THEIR career moves.
A robin has a new home, but this was not a good choice.
https://lcinmo.wordpress.com/2015/04/21/if-she-only-knew/
I’m getting ready to teach the teachers soon. Oh, how I love to write. Oh, how I love to read. Oh how I love to learn. xo nanc
https://lovenancxoxo.wordpress.com/2015/04/20/i-just-scored-big/
The antidote to my doldrums
https://murphyslawblog.wordpress.com/2015/04/21/the-antidote/
Flowing with nature – miraculous.
http://haddonmusings.com/2015/04/21/miraculous/
My memoir written during my 5th graders’ Memoir Unit of Study
http://mywritingstoriesbysally.blogspot.com/2015/04/a-memoir.html
Following up on some amazing read aloud work–
http://tworeflectiveteachers.blogspot.com/2015/04/grand-conversations-following-read-aloud.html
A slice about writing a line of poetry for the Kidlitosphere Progressive Poem:
https://ateachinglifedotcom.wordpress.com/2015/04/21/slice-of-life-tuesday-the-kidlitosphere-poem-arrives-here/
Found a newish app your students could be using. Yik Yak: a perfect bullying platform http://morningmusing.weebly.com/morning-musing/im-yik-yakked-out
My first ever SCNWI conference. Am I ready to swim with the big fish? https://reflectionsontheteche.wordpress.com/2015/04/21/jumping-into-the-deep-end/
15 minutes of morning inspiration:
http://sweetwritinglife.blogspot.com/2015/04/15-minute-pd-sol-4-21-15.html
Feeling a bit overwhelmed: http://morebooksthantime.blogspot.com/2015/04/tuesday-slice-details-in-three-parts.html
https://alotalot.wordpress.com/2015/04/21/forest/
What would Pharell do? The role of happiness in the classroom. . . .
http://rwtlive.blogspot.com/2015/04/plugging-into-things-that-matter.html
On being asleep and waking up (figuratively). . .
http://show–nottell.blogspot.com/2015/04/coming-out-of-hibernation.html
I don’t know how it happened but we celebrated my daughter’s 19th birthday last week. Here’s to those wonderful nineteen years! 🙂
https://runreadmom.wordpress.com/2015/04/16/nineteen-special-years/
A review of Naomi Shihab Nye’s Transfer
http://thirdandrosedale.blogspot.com/2015/04/a-fine-soup.html
Taking a break from test prep to write some poetry with my fourth graders
https://skinnedkneesandrunnynoses.wordpress.com/2015/04/20/paint-chip-poetry/
A First for Everything
https://stepsintheliteracyjourney.wordpress.com/2015/04/21/a-first-for-everything/
Kids say the darnedest things…….when writing about their teachers!
http://drferreri.blogspot.com/2015/04/sol15-getting-to-know-you-getting-to.html
Testing and poetry. Poetry and testing. http://1gratefulteacher.blogspot.com/2015/04/poetry-and-testing.html
Since Slice of Life ended, I have been diving into something known as Rhizomatic Learning (with Dave Cormier, who was the first to define and use MOOCs). Yesterday, I was reading blogs and grabbing quotes.
https://youtu.be/MfbJpKPVWLY
Looking to contextualize read aloud… https://jarhartz.wordpress.com/2015/04/21/slice-of-life-contextualizing-part-1/
Getting sick can open your eyes to what is really important. It gave me pause to start a blog and begin my foray into the writing world I teach about every day. Here’s my first slice http://blackboardoflife.blogspot.com/2015/04/my-friends-dont-bring-soup-when-i-am.html
Do you feel this way too?
https://wakeupandwrite.wordpress.com/2015/04/20/every-time/
http://justforamonth.blogspot.nl/2015/04/slice-of-life.html
Writing sorts it for me.
http://wp.me/p3cml8-la
Your reasons resonate with me. You gave voice to my list too. Thanks!
Still writing haiku, thinking about my growing up learning to ‘notice’! http://www.teacherdance.org/2015/04/tuesday-slice-of-life.html
Restorative yoga sounded good! Read to see what really happened.
https://barbarasut.wordpress.com/2015/04/21/taking-a-well-deserved-break-or-trying-to/
Looks like staying up like a night owl made me an early bird! Here’s a slice inspired by a picture:
http://couragedoesnotroar.blogspot.com/2015/04/scenes-from-bus-stop-and-beyond-sol.html
It’s been a tough few days around our home for reasons I am unable to articulate in writing. So instead of an in-depth explanation, I wrote a poem that encapsulates the way I’m handling some news that shell-shocked me (so-to-speak) last week.
https://raisealithuman.wordpress.com/2015/04/20/reshaping-a-year-in-12-hours-and-in-3-words-sol15-digipoetry/