Last year we opened a Cafe Press store for people interested in buying some Slicer swag. We received our commission from our store a couple of weeks ago and recently made another donation to the Pajama Program with the profits.
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Stacey Shubitz is a K-6 literacy consultant and former elementary teacher. She is the author of CRAFT MOVES and other professional books on writing workshop. Her new book, MAKE THE SCHOOL SYSTEM WORK FOR YOUR CHILD WITH DISABILITIES (Guilford Press, 2026), empowers parents to navigate the special education system.
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Btw: My apologies for posting this at 5 am instead of midnight. This post has been scheduled to go live at 12:01 a.m. for two weeks. Problem is that it was scheduled for May 9th, which isn’t even a Tuesday.
Last year we opened a Cafe Press store for people interested in buying some Slicer swag. We received our commission from our store a couple of weeks ago and recently made another donation to the Pajama Program with the profits.
https://vickielawrites.wordpress.com/2016/05/05/life-is-2/
Proposal of Email Free Tuesdays. Would it work in your classroom?
Still fighting blogger over formatting issues, but here’s the post, just in the nick of time. Correct font size and picture still to come
http://pleasuresfromthepage.blogspot.com/2016/05/slice-of-life-music-from-oliver-on.html
Dad’s Tapes
https://illgiveyouallthisandmore.wordpress.com/2016/05/03/dads-tapes-sol-2016/
Thank you!
Grateful for the out of doors
https://mollykirkblog.wordpress.com/2016/05/04/tuesday-may-3-2016/
My experience with Beautiful Oops
https://wakeupandwrite.wordpress.com/2016/05/03/53-may-be/
Question posed in a book study at my school: How do we make both new and veteran teachers feel valued and supported? How would you answer that? What do you think of my list? What’s missing? https://meanderingmaya.wordpress.com/2016/05/03/on-feeling-valued/
Trying to get back at this weekly blogging!
Hey girl, Happy Teacher Appreciation (LOL)
http://wp.me/p7hLu1-bP
A different spin on thanking some teachers…
https://insiderecessagain.wordpress.com/2016/05/04/teacher-appreciation-shout-out/
Caught up in the watching the news about the terrible fire in Ft. McMurray, Alberta.
https://beverleyabaird.wordpress.com/2016/05/04/slice-of-life-tuesday-62/
Sharing their love for their mothers http://mrsliecksclass.blogspot.com/2016/05/a-mothers-day-slice-of-life-writing-to.html
My sense of humor remains, for now, more intact than some of my body’s connective tissue. http://cast-of-characters.blogspot.com/2016/05/looking-backward-forward.html
A Fairy Tale for today’s teaching!
https://writintime.wordpress.com/2016/05/04/fairy-tales/
Sometimes all it takes is a dropped snow cone to put everything in perspective…
http://galleystreet.blogspot.com/2016/05/snow-cones.html
A thousand and one words….
https://maribethbatcho.wordpress.com/2016/05/04/lumiere
A thousand words
https://maribethbatcho.wordpress.com/2016/05/03/lumiere
I attempt to share my current state of ennui…
http://myiearlychildhoodreflections.blogspot.com/2016/05/tuesday-sol-what-to-write-how-to-write.html
I am in a writing black hole.
https://ritadicarne.com/2016/05/03/writer-block/
How we celebrated National Teacher Day
Multi-tasking http://thirdandrosedale.blogspot.com/2016/05/multi-tasking.html #sol16 #thankateacher
My husband is not going to be happy, but my son is!
https://shawndastories.wordpress.com/2016/05/03/free-fish/
My feelings as retirement draws near…
https://dailyscribbles.wordpress.com/2016/05/03/heart-of-a-teacher/
Balanced in the middle.https://terierrol.wordpress.com/2016/05/03/balanced-in-the-middle/
Celebration of Kindergarten poets!
https://writing328.wordpress.com/2016/05/03/celebration-of-poetry-month/
Rocking to a Positive Beat after our epic #NYEDChat convo that some slicers attended. http://beyondliteracylink.blogspot.com/2016/05/rocking-to-positive-beat.html
Traveling doesn’t always go as planned…
https://aggiekesler.wordpress.com/2016/05/03/unexpected-bump-in-the-road/
My inner monologue out loud entitled B.S.
http://rembertrambling.weebly.com/blog/bs
MAP testing is always a good kick in the teeth……..:(
https://iowaconflictedteacher.wordpress.com/2016/05/03/ah-map-testing-such-a-joyous-time/
Finishing up a year of mindfulness https://sites.psu.edu/sliceoflifeposts/2016/05/03/finishing-up-a-year-of-mindfulness/
lamenting Grammar Instruction or lack of
https://cflathers.wordpress.com/2016/05/03/give-me-that-old-time/
I lost my dog last week–what a sad time! But helping my kids through their grief is even harder.
http://whateverings.blogspot.com/2016/05/losing-lulu.html
Trying to get better about posting. It’s a process you all!
http://tiggsteaches.blogspot.com/2016/04/maintain-hope-read.html
May is here! http://bit.ly/24nlvyn
Whoops I didn’t sign in correctly. Here’s my icon back again 🙂
https://digitalbonnie.me/2016/05/02/letters-to-tuvia-219-nyc-still-lovin-it-sol16/
Today’s SOL!
Be sure to leave the permalink to your slice, Kelly.
I write about my love of dogs and particularly, Welsh Corgis. New photo art made it even more fun!
https://lynnedorfmanblog.wordpress.com/2016/05/03/my-welsh-corgis/
I’m late, but I’m here! Here’s my post for the week! https://lisaorchard.wordpress.com/2016/05/03/slice-of-life-my-thoughts-on-the-big-short/
My ELL students are still enjoying slicing, and they’d love some comments! https://www.writeabout.com/class/JM5298/
Lasting Nuggets from a Teacher https://dwitkus.wordpress.com/2016/05/03/lasting-nuggets-from-a-teacher/ … via @wordpressdotcom
A recent visit to a favorite restaurant led to a nice surprise…
https://barbarasut.wordpress.com/2016/05/03/sangria-salmon-and-a-spanish-lesson/
How my daughter went inside a book and outside the box
https://murphyslawblog.wordpress.com/2016/05/03/inside-and-outside/
Do you use “up” and “down” as directions?
http://gretchensmeattoast.blogspot.com/2016/05/up-or-down.html
The Hershey Theatre season has ended but the new one will soon be here.
https://arjeha.wordpress.com/2016/05/03/as-one-season-ends-we-get-ready-for-a-new-one/
I’m finally able to keep the library open during June! http://mrstaylorstales.blogspot.com/2016/05/keeping-library-open-during-june.html
#SOL16: Loosening the Wall or Why I Write
http://maryannreilly.blogspot.com/2016/05/sol16-loosening-wall-or-why-i-write.html
Talking About the Intangibles and the NFL Draft
http://talkworthy.blogspot.com/2016/05/talking-about-intangibles-and-nfl-draft.html
The river cruise travelogue continues.
https://lcinmo.wordpress.com/2016/05/03/kinderdijk-antwerp-brussels/
What name do you call the Stinky Pinky game? http://familytrove.blogspot.com/2016/05/im-thinking-of-geyser-in-hills.html
Funny boating emergencies with a two year old… https://wordpress.com/post/arlsvera.wordpress.com/380
Poetry month ran me dry of words…or so I thought: http://iheartpurplestuff.blogspot.com/2016/05/more-sunshine-to-write-about.html
Prom Date: Creatuve Ways Students Pop the Question. http://www.evolvingenglishteacher.blogspot.com/2016/05/prom-date-creative-ways-students-pop.html?m=1
senseless
http://wp.me/pPury-1Ih
Thoughts on an old, now departed, friend. http://sherlockesque.blogspot.com/2016/04/mourning-friend.html
Learning from Kelly Gallagher, Penny Kittle & the music teacher up the street:
https://ateachinglifedotcom.wordpress.com/2016/05/03/slice-of-life-tuesdaylearning-from-kelly-gallagher-penny-kittle-the-music-teacher-up-the-street/
waiting is the hardest part http://dickenslibrary.blogspot.ca/2016/05/slice-of-life-waiting.html
I needed a new structure for daily writing in May, so I turned to gardening.
http://www.mentortextswithlynneandrose.com/blogging-with-rose/every-day-in-may
I didn’t start it https://dianeandlynne.wordpress.com/2016/05/03/i-didnt-start-it/
Letters to Tuvia: NYC Still Lovin’ It
https://digitalbonnie.me/2016/05/02/letters-to-tuvia-219-nyc-still-lovin-it-sol16/
Considering what we think about ‘night’! http://www.teacherdance.org/2016/05/considering-night.html
I’ve been playing traffic cop lately.
https://booksandbassets.wordpress.com/2016/05/03/traffic-cop/
https://jarhartz.wordpress.com/2016/05/03/sol-a-slice-of-their-life/ Little slices of my kiddos: My end of the year project
Thinking about happy places today.
https://lisakeelerblog.wordpress.com/2016/05/03/happy-places/
A huge thank you to you slicers who changed my writing life forever. http://kimberleymoran.blogspot.com/2016/05/book-giveaway-thank-you.html
Every now and then, you have a perfect food moment- that’s what I’m writing about today
https://newtreemom.wordpress.com/2016/05/03/flan-at-chile-verde/
Routines or Habits?
https://msvictorreads.wordpress.com/2016/05/03/routines-or-habits/
Downsizing, a sweet poem
https://vanessaw2007.wordpress.com/2016/05/03/downsizing/
#WHYITEACH Happy Teacher Appreciation Week!
http://adayinthelifeof19b.blogspot.com/2016/05/whyiteach.html
a personal slice
http://justforamonth.blogspot.com.ee/2016/05/slice-of-life.html
Changes ahead https://thereisabookforthat.com/2016/05/02/changes-ahead-slice-of-life/ After 21 years . . .
Where have all the phrases gone? A musing about how words come and go.
https://haddonmusings.com/2016/05/03/
Saturated: After 31 days of slicing and 30 days of poems, I search for words. A photo-poem. https://reflectionsontheteche.wordpress.com/2016/05/03/slice-of-life-saturated/
An acrostic for Teacher Appreciation Week but also thinking about those authors who have deeply impacted my literacy belief system . . .
https://franmcveigh.wordpress.com/2016/05/03/sol16-teacher-appreciation/
Intentional plans to see a student outside of school brought surprises. http://enjoy-embracelearning.blogspot.com/2016/05/slice-of-life-surprises-within.html
https://alotalot.wordpress.com/2016/05/03/slice-of-life-12/ I have too many things on my mind!
When a poet speaks your mind: http://horizon51.blogspot.com/2016/05/tuesday-slice-viorst-speaks-my-mind.html
No voice… http://thisandthatbee.blogspot.ca/2016/05/slice-of-life-voice.html
Celebrating Teacher Appreciation week – Mentor Teaching Moves
http://assessmentinperspective.com/?p=3767
A long overdue thank you:
http://sweetwritinglife.blogspot.com/2016/05/an-overdue-thank-you-sol-50316.html
The important thing about being a teacher http://couragedoesnotroar.blogspot.com/2016/05/the-important-thing-about-being-teacher.html?spref=tw&m=1
Thinking about thunderstorms and writing. http://1gratefulteacher.blogspot.com/2016/05/storms.html
A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to face my fear of scuba diving. Here is part 1 of my adventure.
https://teachtoinspire.wordpress.com/2016/05/03/facing-fears-one-breath-at-a-time/
Turning my son into a Firefly Fanboy
http://dogtrax.edublogs.org/2016/05/03/slice-of-life-another-firefly-fanboy-a-dads-role-done/
Kevin
PS — I have my SOL TShirt and it gets a lot of comments …
Happy Tuesday! Here’s my attempt to write a reverso poem:
https://runreadmom.wordpress.com/2016/05/03/running-reverso/
An e-mail from a parent reminds me about the power of language https://mbhmaine.wordpress.com/2016/05/03/the-gift-of-language/
Rhyming can be serious — or silly — business!
https://raisealithuman.wordpress.com/2016/05/02/words-that-rhyme/
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Btw: My apologies for posting this at 5 am instead of midnight. This post has been scheduled to go live at 12:01 a.m. for two weeks. Problem is that it was scheduled for May 9th, which isn’t even a Tuesday.