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Why I’m determined to slice every day this month, even though so far I’ve been late every night:
http://misstaniamarie.weebly.com/blog/determined
In at the stroke
https://wakeupandwrite.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/3717/
Inspired by time, bowties, Joni Mitchell, and Simon and Garfunkel…
http://livewriteteach.blogspot.com/2017/03/7-lost-in-dangling-conversation.html
https://theteachingbee.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/sol-7-non-sunday-sundays-word-babble/ Non-Sunday Sundays, Word Babble
Ever heard of a man boss?! http://readerandleader.blogspot.com/2017/03/man-boss-731-sol17.html
https://tzawackiblog.wordpress.com/2017/03/08/1197
Thinking about the particular kind of self-care I need right now. http://wp.me/pb2Ea-2jK
on murals and sites of memory, http://vcvaile.blogspot.com/2017/03/sol17-day-7.html
https://grindingwithgraves.wordpress.com/2017/03/08/my-transformation/
Getting the brush off from a peacock hair colored mom from preschool.
https://abitofanalliterate.com/2017/03/07/effie-off/
A slice about a much needed movie night.
https://hela124.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/movie-night/
http://whatwouldagrownupdo.weebly.com/blog/phone-bills-suck
https://rememberthismoment.blog/2017/03/07/slice-of-life-2017-day-7/
Rise and Shine Routine!
I’m having trouble getting photos from my phone onto my computer, and cannot for the life of me figure out how to edit my blog on my phone, so right now there are just placeholders for the pix for this afternoon of protest.
http://redemma1991.blogspot.com/2017/03/solsc-7-protest-time.html
Broke outside of my usual after school routines, gave up my “free” evening, and built up my son!
http://creativechaosintheclassroom.blogspot.com/2017/03/not-my-usual-after-school-haunts-sol17.html
A poem about changes. http://missivesfrommissouri.blogspot.com/2017/03/day-7-sol-2017-beginning-anew.html
My four year old’s morning preschool drop off routine and my reflections on his year so far. http://growingsoundroots.blogspot.com/2017/03/walking-into-preschool-731-sol17.html
Started reading Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s latest book today… http://wp.me/p6rnl0-1l8
Poetry and animals and Kwame… https://noideasbutinnature.wordpress.com/
This one is really just meh….Also, the quote of the day is perfect. https://readwriteteachmakedinner.wordpress.com/2017/03/08/before-that-again/
Stuck. http://carolwscorner.blogspot.com/2017/03/slice-of-life.html
mixed feelings about a joke… http://nazdrowieblog.weebly.com/blog/march-07th-2017
April is almost here!
http://metsdiaspora.blogspot.com/2017/03/sol17-day-7-countdown.html
Today, Bob Dylan was right: You didn’t need a weather man to know which way the wind blows. http://cast-of-characters.blogspot.com/2017/03/red-flag-warning-37-sol17-story.html
https://kristalee11.wordpress.com/2017/03/08/the-greatest-of-these-is-love/
Musings upon returning home from a visit with my beautiful 96 year old Grandma.
Why The Bachelor?
https://writingallin.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/why-the-bachelor-solsc-731
My slice: Day 7…At The Table https://fromthemiddleweb.wordpress.com/
Tiny celebrations…
https://thinkingthroughmylens.com/2017/03/07/tiny-celebrations/
Here I am the 291st writer to post tonight! Wow!!
It’s about my cat.
http://wp.me/p3cml8-1Al
It’s official!
https://wordpresscom4256.wordpress.com/2017/03/08/its-official/
http://dreaminwithdar.blogspot.com/2017/03/the-flow.html
Sometimes you just have to embrace the screen time…
http://annayukiko.blogspot.com/2017/03/i-am-thankful-for-social-media.html
My version of a “calm before the storm”
https://teachingbychanceblog.wordpress.com/2017/03/08/sol-7-calm-before-the-storm/
Holding onto faith and hope in the midst of trials
http://shannanlee126.blogspot.com/2017/03/day-7-slice-of-life.html#.WL9_FzsrKUk
“I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing”
https://wordpress.com/post/bridgebuilder18blog.wordpress.com/211
Boldly writing about how much I stink at relaxing:
http://sliceoflisa.blogspot.com/2017/03/march-7-in-which-i-do-not-embrace-mind.html
Today, I wrote about things I carry. I was having a tough day, so I used a writing tips. You know what? Writing this made me feel better.
https://karpenglish.wordpress.com/2017/03/08/the-things-i-carry/
Today is my half birthday
https://jess2e28.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/happy-half-birthday-to-me/
A late post today about the first day of Ultimate Frisbee practice. http://maxsmarchmusings.blogspot.com/2017/03/solsc-7-on-fly.html
On parenting lessons and life lessons found in suzuki violin practice.
https://hfellowsblog.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/violin-lessons-or-life-lessons/
A woman’s work is never done
https://quotesphotosandwonders.wordpress.com/2017/03/08/march-7/
When you reach for that buzzing goal every weekday!
https://colin143blog.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/step-crazy/
Confessions of some middle school testers….
https://wrmswrites.wordpress.com/2017/03/08/confessions-of-some-middle-school-testers/
Morning liquid gold
https://surridgestuff.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/sol-mar-7-morning-bliss/
http://mustwrighte.blogspot.com/2017/03/elephant-in-my-school.html
Today was a very long day!
http://ateachersruminations.blogspot.com/2017/03/snapshot-of-my-day-or-day-in-life-of.html
I’m forgetting.. how do I help my children remember?
https://illgiveyouallthisandmore.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/marry-the-dog-sol-day-7/
An Unexpected Send-off…sometimes life really does give you an unexpected surprise!
https://onewritersjourney.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/an-unexpected-send-off/
Slice 7: the taste adversion https://tarahtesmer.wixsite.com/sliceoflife/single-post/2017/03/07/The-Taste-Adversion
An ode to a weeknight Tuesday dinner.
https://onetoomanybeautiful.com/2017/03/07/ode-to-a-tuesday-dinner/
https://usingthewholedancefloor.wordpress.com/2017/03/08/johely/
https://sweatersandsharpies.wordpress.com/2017/03/08/it-had-to-be-you/
Thank you for leading me here.
A note to my daugher http://wp.me/p7FRaq-4y
The Ups and Downs of Writing http://www.raisingreadersandwriters.com/2017/03/the-ups-and-downs-of-writing-sol-7.html
And oh my. Goosebumps. The students got it, and I can’t wait to see the final product.
http://fallhugs.blogspot.com/2017/03/curious-incident.html
A thank you note to my feet, even though you don’t like heels: http://hollymueller.blogspot.com/2017/03/slice-of-life-story-challenge-7-thank.html
https://teachingmoore.wordpress.com/
Coming full circle
Looking up…
http://imlivingmywords.blogspot.com/2017/03/day-seven-of-thirty-one-not-my-driveway.html
A moment of universal proportion:
http://wp.me/p7i0Vk-jI
My Slice tonight features a Cookie Pizza: http://maryanderingcreatively.com/spring-fever-and-the-voice-cookie-pizza/
Day #7: Professional Book Review (Cont.)… It took me two days to read this one, but it was chock full of great ideas… https://write4todayblog.wordpress.com/2017/03/08/day-7-professional-book-cont/
Love
https://stepsintheliteracyjourney.wordpress.com/2017/03/08/love/
I am feeling thankful tonight…
http://teachersamblogs.blogspot.com/2017/03/thankful.html
All of my favorite people are broken
https://etceteranwhatever.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/all-my-favorite-people-are-broken/
http://simplylearningtogether.blogspot.com/2017/03/two-writing-teachers-hosting-slice-of.html
I had an idea when I wasn’t sleeping last night…
Just a few appetizers today ~
https://islandsofmysoul.com/2017/03/08/just-appetizers-today-sol-72017/
Good Advice for Me to Remember!
http://ellensruminations.blogspot.com/2017/03/good-advice.html
Your day may present with challenges, but a simple thing can put give you hope.
https://leadingaliterarylife.blog/2017/03/08/hope-springs-eternal/
“We will take the best parts of ourselves and make them gold.” http://www.buddhabellykidsyoga.com/day-7-31-make-gold/
Oh March, thou longest of months!
https://wordpress.com/post/writintime.wordpress.com/1671
Why is my car making that noise?
https://torreybakke.wordpress.com/2017/03/08/mysterious-noises/
celebrating grandma’s birthday today http://thesassybibliophile.blogspot.com/2017/03/grandmas-birthday-solsc-day-7.html
Sleeping in on a sick day…
https://attemptingpresence.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/sleeping-in-sol-7/
My latest slice EVER since my daughter stayed up her latest EVER! Good grief! https://learningloveandliterature.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/other-peoples-birthdays/
words aren’t flowing
https://pelicansandprose.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/march-7-2017/
Hopes and Prayers Answered
http://enjoy-embracewriting.blogspot.com/2017/03/hopes-and-prayers-answered-slice-of.html
The importance of baseball talk in the reading room.
https://scribblesandstickies.wordpress.com/2017/03/08/baseball-talk/
Owning who I am – and apparently, I’m Zen.
https://dudenasl.blogspot.com/2017/03/wonky.html
Wrote about my Uncle John tonight, who’s battling multiple myeloma. http://slowingdownthemoments.blogspot.com/2017/03/3717-sol17.html
Err in favor of the child
http://debllairson.blogspot.com/2017/03/err-in-favor-of-child.html
Experts in the classroom. http://tasharoa.weebly.com/blog/march-7-2017
The struggle is real…with my hair.
https://krissybertrand.wordpress.com/2017/03/08/firestarter-busduty-houstonhumidity/
Thank you, Amy Krouse Rosenthal, for your books, love, and light.
https://readingtothecore.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/sol-17-life-lessons/
Feeling a little flustered Http:// turningpagesinlifesstory.wordpress.com/2017/03/08/year-1-sol17-731/
Parent Teacher Conferences and Report Cards
https://confessionsofarealteacher.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/conferences/
Top of my game yesterday, fell flat on my face today!
https://insiderecessagain.wordpress.com/2017/03/08/ducks-amuck/
best friends?
http://justjantz.blogspot.com/2017/03/sol17-7-best-friends.html
The perfect cup is how we start days around here!
http://sometimesfabuloussometimesfail.blogspot.com/2017/03/when-you-start-on-high-note-731-sol17.html
A poem for those days that my brain is a pile of mush, but I still try to make conversation with the people I love after work.
http://taxonomyofateacher.blogspot.com/2017/03/sol-challenge-day-7.html
I’m posting late tonight because I was downtown-
https://pencilonmybackporch.wordpress.com/2017/03/08/the-escalator-ride-as-a-metaphor-for-the-passing-of-time/
When planning isn’t enough
https://normannoise.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/when-planning-just-isnt-enough/
Keeping it light today: the joy of window shopping; or why I think it’s possible to both be smart and love fashion https://thehyphenatedlifeblog.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/sol17-the-joy-of-window-shopping/
My students might not remember everything I try to teach them, but they remember the things that they can use to get me riled up! ๐
http://themrshauptsteen.weebly.com/teacher-and-learner/dasani-water-and-thin-mints
Starting is hard, but restarting is the WORST…but on the upside, there’s no place to go but up!
https://riceandcoffee.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/restart-button/
English is hard !!
https://presentperfectblog.com/2017/03/07/7e-mars-english-is-hard/
Tech Tuesday – one way to share a slice of learning:
http://love2learn4life.weebly.com/blog/sol17-day-7-tech-tuesday
The look we get from our dogs.
https://educatorsareawakeners.wordpress.com/2017/03/08/dixie-dog/
I am tired of being on this walker, but there must be a reason.
https://ritadicarne.com/2017/03/07/expectations-be-gone/
Parenting differently with the help of Hands Free Mama: https://singlemomsofar.wordpress.com/2017/03/08/sol17-day-7-parenting-down-a-different-path/
Warning: attempt at a poem
Missing the snow
https://merlinetteblog.wordpress.com/2017/03/08/sol-7-march-2017/
Teacher tired: http://coffeebooksreflection.weebly.com/coffee-books-reflection/sol17-day-7
Using Remy Charlip’s Fortunately picture books as inspiration for my format for today’s post.
Here is the link! http://seekingsix.blogspot.com/2017/03/fortunately-unfortunately-my-workout.html
Frustrated with getting kids to read simply for the joy of reading, https://cflathers.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/frustration/
I am clean…..
http://threebrowneyedgirls.blogspot.com/2017/03/i-am-clean.html
Using an exercise from 59 Reasons to Write to write poetry.
http://elementaryreflections.blogspot.com/2017/03/sol-7-poetry-inspiration.html
Conversations. Conversations. Never a dull moment in The Hays Team. https://themhayskids.com/2017/03/08/conversation/
This morning might have been my most dangerous adventure yet, but you know what I was most worried about?
https://writeanotherone.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/day-7-solsc-the-ski-patrol-dont-like-me/
What we see today is a product of our past. AKA my messy desk has a story.
https://tinysliceofmylife.blogspot.com/2017/03/it-would-be-unfortunate-if-we-were-all.html
A delivery at school for me? Really? 1st timer http://www.yetthereismethod.net/writings-of-my-own/cabbages-yes-cabbages-solsc-7
Remodeling
https://finaleinfifth.wordpress.com/2017/03/08/sol-remodeling/
Note to self: grade the learning: http://portable-teacher.blogspot.com/2017/03/grade-learning.html
I’m distracted and lacking energy to write today, but I made a pledge to show up to write everyday, so here’s today’s — a very brief list of things I realize I take for granted.
http://plantingrootsgrowingbranches.blogspot.com/2017/03/the-things-i-take-for-granted.html
Real or fake?
http://wp.me/p2fY1t-Ky
Day 7: Left at Home. Yes… I left my phone at home today! http://mindimusings.blogspot.com/2017/03/left-at-home.html
Just getting words down today! http://sliceoflifewriting.weebly.com/blog/solc-slice-7
Digging in a bottomless pit (aka my purse)
https://sixtyseasons.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/the-bottomless-pit/
Catch-up Slice with a little whining
https://makesharegive.blogspot.com/2017/03/slice_7.html
A little conversation with a student. http://deb-day.blogspot.com/2017/03/solsc-731-sol17.html
Being all things to all people
http://earhartsliceoflife.blogspot.com/2017/03/i-am-so-exhausted.html
Find Your Tribe
http://merelydaybyday.blogspot.com/2017/03/sol17-find-your-tribe.html
A love story in 5 acts…
http://literatelives.blogspot.com/2017/03/a-love-story-in-5-acts-solsc-day-7.html
http://scatteredthoughtsmary.blogspot.com/2017/03/common-ground.html
Thinking about the importance of providing students with time to reflect:
http://likeneverbefore.edublogs.org/2017/03/07/our-reading-lives/
Making Dinner
http://hattrickeducator.blogspot.com/2017/03/making-dinner-sol17-7.html
https://jenkotbressanelli.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/pops/
Anyone have strategies for surviving meetings??? Do tell!
http://failingreatly.blogspot.com/2017/03/too-many-cooks.html
Wishful thinking:
http://tswalkingthedog.blogspot.com/2017/03/spellbound.html
A letter to my younger self…http://shredsofmymind.blogspot.com/2017/03/solc-731-letter-to-me.html
This is getting easier: https://midwesternheartindixie.com/2017/03/07/painful-listening-sol17-731/
A read-aloud leads to block building. http://myiearlychildhoodreflections.blogspot.com/2017/03/sol17-7-what-if-we-relived-story-with.html
Car Accident this morning: https://deowriter.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/solsc17-731/
Walking with Ole Riley
https://moonsnailsdaisiesmarmots.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/ole-riley/
A slice about a place that is good for the soul. **Linking up for a friend. https://paisanoblogblog.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/this-place/
The simple pleasure of chasing butterflies: https://teachingwithmrsclark.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/chasing-butterflies-sol17/.
Today’s Word: Energy
This rainy, dreary weather did NOT help my energy levels today!!
http://lifeonewordatatime.blogspot.com/2017/03/energy.html
Holey socks
http://survivedtoday.blogspot.com/2017/03/holey-sock.html
Day 2 of Prevention Dimensions. It’s more annoying than I thought.
http://sliceofclass.blogspot.com/2017/03/day-2.html
A reason to $mile http://jwc123.weebly.com/home/open-up-and-say-ahhhh
https://cthompson2014.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/what-a-way-to-start-the-day/
The month of March is usually “bleh.”
http://pbgsliceoflife.edublogs.org/2017/03/07/sol-day-7/
A few things my writing group and this challenge has taught me about myself.
http://deb-frazier.blogspot.com/2017/03/a-few-things-about-myself-as-writer-sol.html
The Risk – thoughts of writing with passion from a new slicer
https://theapplesinmyorchard.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/the-risk/
Still Got It!
https://llogean.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/still-got-it/
I can’t believe it’s been ten years.
http://teachingtomorrowsleaders.blogspot.com/2017/03/i-cant-believe-its-been-ten-years.html
Compliments
https://amakowskiblog.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/compliments/
Giving it a try!
http://misscampbellsliceoflife.blogspot.com/
Green Hat, Red Hat, Blue Hat, Thinking Hat
https://room311news.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/six-thinking-hats/
A walk
https://showgem.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/a-walk-the-life-of-a-dog/
Tea Time
https://wordsmithing2017.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/tea-time/
https://dailydoseofdennisblog.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/stem/
stem projects
https://sodamountainsandy.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/ice/
Ice and bugs
A little harder to write today…sometimes there’s too much to say and you need to try and pick out the important parts.
https://reflectwriteshare.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/precious-moments/
A rooster or a hen?
https://middlemusingsblog.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/chicken-littles/
A lot is on my mind this week, including an upcoming adventure. Writing is my favorite ways to process my feelings. Check out ‘Prepping to Trek’.
https://strasskt.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/prepping-to-trek-slice-of-life-day-7/
This slice recalls the time my mother went back to work, leaving my brothers and I in charge of ourselves. In “Monkeying Around” we all learned a lesson. Day 7 done!
https://theauthorspurpose.com/2017/03/07/monkeying-around-sol17/
Description of a decorating dilemma…
https://dailyscribbles.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/the-saga-of-the-new-backsplash/
https://mywritingjourney2017.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/sol-7-love-bug/
A love bug from my love bug…
Stretch is a good word.
https://chocolatedelight2.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/stretch/
https://tallpinessite.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/slice-of-life-day-7-migraines/
I’m a few months late, but here is my one little word:
http://misscollins606.blogspot.com/2017/03/march-7th-2017-one-little-word.html
Day 7 is all about positivity.
https://thirteenpoint1milestofit.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/self-confidence/
Nashville is a changing place:
https://fireflytrails.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/a-sight-for-sore-eyes-solc-2017-7/
If I was brave enough or even more like my subject in todays slice I would video it for you. It definitely needs to be on You Tube. https://thebeachpapers.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/bus-stop-boggie/
http://kruegerslices.edublogs.org/2017/03/07/whats-missing/
Dog lovers will appreciate this one!
Walking my dog Sunny on a rainy day…just a little slice today.
http://whateverings.blogspot.com/2017/03/soggy-walks.html
My thoughts at the opera. http://sherlockesque.blogspot.com/2017/03/carmen-opera-experience.html
https://lfitzgerald2015.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/the-call/
Taking a lil snooze during PARCC testing….
https://sgeijer.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/zzzzzzzz/
hello there, today… http://thisandthatbee.blogspot.ca/2017/03/slice-of-life-challenge-day-7.html
https://penandpaper49.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/sometimes-life-is-a-carnavil/
I hope you can get to this- no magic number showed up ๐
My return to wonder
https://djvichos.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/a-return-to-wonder/
PARCC Test- Day 1
https://ahansen609.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/a-walk-in-the-parcc/
Sweet potatoes and bok choy
https://dailysliceblog.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/sweet-potatoes-and-bok-choy/
Washing the car!
https://terierrol.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/wash-and-skate/
https://onathought.com/2017/03/07/sol17-march-7-a-slice-of-tae-kwon-do/
My 7 year old at his first class…
Can’t even handle hugs
http://wp.me/p7hLu1-gF
Everyone has a favorite marathoner, right? Why I’d love to run with Meb.
https://stufflizreads.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/marathoning-meb/
Using an interactive handbook to help students overcome anxiety…
“I’m afraid to share my words”
https://pamlingelbach.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/march-7/
Fair-Weather Relationships
http://volcanomouth.blogspot.com/2017/03/fair-weather-relationships.html
A pig heart dissection meant that I got to write a very literal slice of life story today: http://mskraushaar.blogspot.com/2017/03/0731-literal-slice-of-life-sol17.html
Usually I make it home in time to hide the mail order books. Not yesterday! https://alotalot.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/slice-of-life-caught/
Eating Habits https://kristinemblog.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/eating-habits/
Day 7-Dance Parties
http://lsmith0917.blogspot.com/2017/03/day-7-dance-parties-sol17.html
Laugh if you want, I’m feeling old.
“Golden Girls, Here I Come”
http://stumbleon.weebly.com/blog/golden-girls-here-i-come
Mamma Mia! https://jenniebblog.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/sol-7-mama-mia/
Sometimes a Moose can be a Muse…amusing? Wait that could be another day’s post!
http://mainelywrite.blogspot.com/2017/03/a-moose-for-muse.html
Here is the link for Darin’s post:
https://iowaconflictedteacher.com/2017/03/07/sol17-challenge-day-7-400/
Yesterday, my attitude caused me to miss a big milestone in my blog!
#SOL17 Challenge – Day 7 – 400
Thanks to Clare Landrigan for the inspiration to try out different beginnings in a yoga-oriented post: http://tworeflectiveteachers.blogspot.com/2017/03/slice-7-of-31-sol17-sometimes-its-more.html
F is for Fluffy
https://beverleyabaird.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/march-slice-of-life-day-7-f/
Day 7 – Blogging in the 1940’s
https://wordsfromjl.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/day-7-slice-of-life-challenge-blogging-in-1940s/
If you’re divorced with children you may already know all about pick up day…..
https://vanessaw2007.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/pick-up-day/
finding stories in the small moments, like yoga over facetime with a friend ๐
http://www.bigtimeliteracy.com/2017/03/sol17-8-small-yoga-moment.html
Online clothing boxes are my new favorite thing!!!!
https://teachworkoutlove.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/sol-d7-online-clothing-boxes-are-the-new-fad/
Drawing to Write
https://wordjourneysite.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/drawing-to-write/
Pencils and Poetry….Yes, they can go together! ๐ ~JudyK
http://joodlesnowandthen.blogspot.com/2017/03/slice-of-life-story-challenge-day-7.html
I just tried to link to your post through the link above and it didn’t work. You might want to double check it.
Thanks so much for alerting me to that! I ended up having to write a new post…argh. ๐ Here is the link (hopefully correct) for today’s post:
http://joodlesnowandthen.blogspot.com/2017/03/solsc-day-7-well-it-happened.html
Thanks! ~JudyK
https://vickielawrites.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/music-i-love-you/
Vickie Wright’s post
How long have you been there?
https://caroline524.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/morning-flight/
https://larkinacrossthepond.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/the-magic-of-florence/
just another day in the most amazing city
High maintenance?
https://lisakeelerblog.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/high-maintenance/
http://falconerslibrary.blogspot.com/2017/03/sol-7-phone-poem.html Poetry based on old phone numbers
“I Love Us”
https://writereadlearn.wordpress.com/2017/03/06/i-love-us/
A Snapchat of My Digital Life
http://www.thelogonauts.com/2017/03/solc77.html
– Katie @ The Logonauts
Less than a week in and today it’s no internet connection . . .
https://franmcveigh.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/solsc17-extreme-alert/
Lis have been whispered so frequently that I have come to believe them. http://naborsnook.blogspot.com/2017/03/truth-sol17.html
What does it mean to be literate? What beautiful questions can we ask that might help us know our learners more fully? A story about a young reader who helped me see that she really was a reader. https://makethinklearn.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/youre-going-to-love-this/
This is a short poem inspired by the beautiful night sky.
https://kmscheirer0624.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/star-light-star-bright/
SO many more bloggers this year- the list to scroll down is SUPER long
http://chrisleish.weebly.com/blog/feeling-guilty
The Struggle
https://wordpress.com/stats/day/athorns.wordpress.com
Problems with sleeping all night.
http://myreadingblog-jac.blogspot.com/2017/03/march-sol-731-short-nights-sleep.html
I wrote about the many potential slices in a meal of Ethiopian food I cook for my son: https://thedirigibleplum.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/slices-everywhere-slice-of-life-731-sol17/
Currently
https://growinglifelonglearners.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/currently-3/
Magic Music – a special event with a singer/song-writer who helped students create a song about “Finding the Leader in You”
https://schoolinspirations.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/magic-music-solc-7-of-31/
Day 7- New Beginnings
https://embekka.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/new-beginnings/
One of your college students asked me if I was jealous when my husband walked the matron of honor back down the aisle. Um… no. http://mrstaylorstales.blogspot.com/2017/03/were-you-jealous.html
https://shaggerspicchu.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/life-lesson/
Did you ever discover some money that you didn’t know you had?
https://imaginethepossibilitiesblog.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/easy-come-easy-go/
Hi, we’ll take a crappy dinner for three, please
https://murphyslawblog.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/day-7-crappy-dinner-for-three-please/
http://mbushsliceoflife.edublogs.org/2017/03/07/best-resources-human-brain/
The best resource we can have, the human brain.
Sorry Richard Simmons, but my heart belongs to Sean T.
http://loves2writealot.blogspot.com/2017/03/7-of-31-sorry-richard-simmons-my-heart.html
Collecting Art and Taking a Trump Break https://digitalbonnie.me/2017/03/07/letters-to-tuvia-y2sol17art-collecting-7-march-7-2017/
Healthy eating in the food court
http://mrsdkrebs.edublogs.org/2017/03/07/healthier-choices-in-the-food-court/
Reflecting on the lessons I’ve gained from my parents http://readwriteandreflect.blogspot.com/2017/03/lessons-from-my-parents-slice-of-life.html
I can’t believe that I sliced about my purse:)
https://wahooliteracyteacher.wordpress.com/2017/03/06/a-journey-through-my-purse-sol17
#SOL17 โ Day 7 โ Our Court Date, https://aileenhower.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/sol17-day-7-our-court-date/
Day 7 #SOL Looking for clues https://exploringwonderingwriting.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/the-boot/
Day 7 of #SOL17: https://exploringwonderingwriting.wordpress.com/ Looking for clues.
A little self reflection today, even though it’s not easy…
https://mlb1202.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/solsc-challenge-day-7-heavy-heart
A little story about the rather surprising way in which we ended up with two cats
http://abregan.blogspot.com/2017/03/the-story-of-penny-and-benny.html
https://tammysreadinglife.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/you-should-write-a-book-sol-7/
what people say…
Best shopping trip for Girl Scout Cookies ever!
https://booksandbassets.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/the-best-brownies-ever/
I can’t use the facilities by myself, and it’s not even the human kid that’s the problem…
https://kkoehlerblog.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/momma-let-me-in/
http://wp.me/p6nQS4-8D Accepting the challenges of teaching a reading program after ten years of training in reading and writing workshop.
I recognized a mermaid today.
https://jet197.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/the-mermaid
Is 30 the abaya anniversary?
http://imwritingtoo.blogspot.com/2017/03/30th-anniversary-abaya-anniversary.html
I thought I was writing about one thing, but it turned out to be something entirely different by the end. It’s titled: Changes. http://briankissel.weebly.com/brians-blurbs/changes #SOL17
Today I’m writing about the challenges of doing my first ever classroom SOL challenge alongside my own adult writing challenge. I would love some tips for ways that I can make it run a little more smoothly!
– Amanda at https://teachingwanderlust.com/2017/03/07/slice-of-life-challenge-2017/
A little writing inspiration from my six year old as she wrote about being 100 years old …
http://literacyzone.blogspot.com/2017/03/inspired-writing-731-sol17.html
A trip to Longwood Gardens is made more memorable by meeting up with a friend I haven’t seen in years.
https://arjeha.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/longwood-gardens-part-1/
The day was not quite what I imagined.
https://lcinmo.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/mental-plans-vs-reality/
My distractibility led me to today’s found poem about things to do!
http://pleasuresfromthepage.blogspot.com/2017/03/sol-731-write-by-numbers.html
Staying optimistic despite the “facts”: http://horizon51.blogspot.com/2017/03/2017-solc-day-7-considering-facts.html
http://mbushsliceoflife.edublogs.org/2017/03/07/best-resources-human-brain/
The best resource I have: the human brain.
And he thought I got a haircut…..
https://everythingineedtoknowilearnedinkindergarten.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/he-thought-i-got-a-haircut/
Rough night sleeping….it’s going to be a long day!
http://keepingthewonderalive.blogspot.com/2017/03/sleeplessness.html
Put the Toilet Seat Down: A Rant https://evolvingenglishteacher.blogspot.com/2017/03/put-toilet-seat-down-rant-sol17-day-7.html?m=1
Teachers have enough difficulty finding potty time; we shouldn’t have to deal w/ bad seat etiquette, right?
Daddy’s business trips turn into play time.
https://kmurphy1027.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/when-daddys-away/
Who knew NYC would inspire a few haiku?https://wonderingandwondering.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/haiku-for-new-york-city-sol17/
Love the quote of the day. Writing solves so much: https://itsaboutmakingspace.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/the-writers-release/
Each slice is a delicious bite of life! A quick poem & pics for slicers today! https://litcoachlady.com/2017/03/07/slices-enough-for-all-guests/
Learning from each other is powerful! https://romeolitcoach.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/lab-class-for-ela-march-7-sol17/
My nephew pitches for the University of Tenn baseball team!
https://readandwritebysally.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/march-7-baseball/
Lamaestraagradecida.weebly.com
Hello! Your link doesn’t appear to be working. Could you please try again?
Day 7- Be careful what you wish for:)
https://kdiez39.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/paging-princess-anna/
Slicing taught a few blogging tips
http://coachbsreflections.blogspot.com/2017/03/slicing.html
8th graders came into my classroom yesterday to do a Anti-Bullying Lesson. BUT my 2nd graders taught them something too….
https://wonder864.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/2nd-graders-are-the-best-teachers/
Thankful for a supportive working environment.
https://teacherbydaymombynight.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/supportive-working-environment/
My first ever Pilates class- lessons learned!
https://msvictorreads.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/things-i-learned-in-my-first-pilates-class/
Our walls talk…:
https://ateachinglifedotcom.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/solsc17our-walls-talk/
It is the little things that I am so very grateful for…..
http://travelinma.blogspot.com/2017/03/a-routine-of-gratitude.html
I love meetings. http://wiredlikethat.blogspot.ca/2017/03/fact-i-love-meetings.html
A tiny poem, in hope of Spring.
https://themagicofreflection.blogspot.com/2017/03/sol17-day-7-haiku-for-spring.html?m=1
A tribute to my Nana on her birthday.
https://writing328.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/nana/
https://writing1973.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/do-dreams-come-true/
Do Dreams come true? – Day 7
A mural artist came to town. https://reflectionsontheteche.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/sol-7-slice-of-a-mural/
Glow at Night
https://johnrereads.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/glow-at-night/
I like “reading” in the care these days! https://ccahilldotcom.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/thanks-audible/
Sorry – it looks like I linked up twice! I didn’t mean to!!
I love “reading” in the car these days! https://ccahilldotcom.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/thanks-audible/
Rain Day?
https://mymainethoughtsblog.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/rain-day/
Today, a poem to celebrate beauty. https://lynnedorfmanblog.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/red-maple/
Sometimes we all just need a little nudge https://ureadiread.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/a-little-nudge-slice-of-life-challenge-day-7/
Trying to live and model a writerly life by keeping a writer’s notebook. Here’s a peek at a page.
http://adayinthelifeof19b.blogspot.com/2017/03/a-peek-into-my-writers-notebook-sol17.html
Studying the conversations of others.
https://poonam1.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/caffe-society/
Do you ever have to talk yourself into doing something?
http://sweetwritinglife.blogspot.com/2017/03/i-really-should-do-this-sol-30717.html
A quick blurb on why we didn’t go to Disney World even though we stayed at a Disney Resort.
https://thirdmusings.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/no-we-didnt/
Full disclosure: I’ve read DogMan and a lot of romance novels and no one took away my literacy specialist license. ๐
https://readingteachsu.wordpress.com/2017/03/06/book-snob-sol17/
Title: “Rainbows” – Just because we taught it doesn’t mean they learned it… https://lannyball.com/2017/03/07/day-7-sol17/
Bigger Kids, Bigger Worries
https://wordpress.com/post/mypug.blog/165
https://dianeandlynne.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/catching-the-moments-of-brilliance/
I didn’t have an idea..then I saw this: https://wheresthejoy.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/i-didnt-have-an-idea/
From success to complete spectacle in seconds flat – ever have a moment you’d like to erase?
https://litbitsandpieces.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/spectacle/
Slice of Life (Day Seven): Cells, Cells, Everywhere You Look
http://dogtrax.edublogs.org/2017/03/07/slice-of-life-day-seven-cells-cells-everywhere-you-look/
Kevin
There is nothing like professional development in the cafeteria
http://assessmentinperspective.com/?p=4375
It was time to do homework, but my son had other ideas…
http://couragedoesnotroar.blogspot.com/2017/03/day-7-instead-of-homework-sol17.html?m=1
Celebrating the days of March!
https://runreadmom.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/march-is-here/
My wise son at 23. He’s amazing. Just ask me.
https://wordpress.com/read/feeds/42165597/posts/1366632616
A great start to the day–a brief slice about what I saw on the way to work
https://mbhmaine.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/eagle-sighting/
Missing my sister, at a time she needs me.
http://seiklused88.blogspot.com.ee/2017/03/my-dear-sister.html
Longest 20 Minutes! https://mcoop1st.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/longest-20-minutes/
I can’t keep quiet…http://1gratefulteacher.blogspot.com/2017/03/pause-breathe-love.html
My love/hate relationship
http://blogs.ksbe.edu/legerboc/2017/03/06/sol-day-7-the-lovehate-relationship/
Short but oh so sweet.
https://mollykirkblog.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/solsc-march-7-2017/
The them has me awake so I might as well use it as my muse for today’s post.
Late Night Company
When you’re young thunderstorms seem scary.
ย I was petrified of thunderstorms growing up. Whenever I heard there was a thunderstorm watch, I โฆ
https://sanguinepenguin23.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/late-night-company/
I never considered myself a procrastinator, but I just might be.
https://shawndastories.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/procrastination/
Ever since my accident, I’ve been enveloped in kindness ๐
https://aggiekesler.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/enveloped-in-kindness/
Took a while to get started, been busy getting my 22 fifth graders blogging for the challenge! Thankful that I had a moment to write along with them. ๐
https://teachtoinspire.net/2017/03/07/the-month-of-march/
A little video game fun with Mario
http://responsiveliteracy.blogspot.com/2017/03/sol17-mario.html
Watched a parent have a line in the sand moment today.
ivinglifetwice-alwrite.blogspot.com.au/2017/03/slice-of-life-story-challenge-march-7.html
Here is a link for Alan’s post: https://livinglifetwice-alwrite.blogspot.com/2017/03/slice-of-life-story-challenge-march-7.html
I could not make his link work.
As I listen to the stories around me I am reminded that some words come with their own baggage. http://windows2mylife.blogspot.com/2017/03/some-words-come-with-their-own-bagage.html
One week down and I wrote about something positive! http://iheartpurplestuff.blogspot.com/2017/03/comfort.html
Thinking through who I am as a reader today (thanks to Katie at The Logonauts for the inspiratin!)
https://readreflectteach.wordpress.com/2017/03/06/sol17-day-7-my-reading-identity/
I am glad that I was able to move up with my students. To see that they remember what they learned last year makes me smile.
https://justforamonth.blogspot.com.ee/2017/03/an-element-of-surprise.html
jazz takes me back to my grandfather: https://maestradl.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/jazz/
I created a hack to stop worries from overflowing. Interested? Read on:
http://beyondliteracylink.blogspot.com/2017/03/march-musings-7-mindful-practice.html
Being outside, always an adventure: http://www.teacherdance.org/2017/03/solc17-seven-of-thirty-one-outside.html
4:30 p.m.
http://maryannreilly.blogspot.com/2017/03/sol17-430-pm.html
The first anniversary of my husband’s death.
Read Aloud.Planning the best part of the day
https://jarhartz.com/2017/03/07/day-7-a-read-aloud-checklist/
An active day in the life of a senior activist!
https://barbarasut.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/activism-is-the-only-choice-for-me/
Kid collecting: https://thereisabookforthat.com/2017/03/06/kid-collecting-slice-of-life-7/ When you live not far from school, you acquire a few kids along the way
No one wants to a child in pain… especially their own.
https://raisealithuman.wordpress.com/2017/03/06/taking-a-kid-for-bloodwork-is-not-fun-sol17/
I’m on vacation! http://wp.me/p14eyw-1Ef
Dinner at La Molienda (The Grinder) . Enjoying local cuisine. You’re going to love the posted sign to order “un cafe.” http://alicenine.net/la-molienda/
Performing in an unfamiliar language
http://juliettesgifts.blogspot.com/2017/03/performing-drama-group-performing-in.html
Report cards, rehab crisis, and grad school papers to read…but I did write about COMMENTS because it’s all about our words! Our wrods matter!
http://drferreri.blogspot.com/2017/03/sol17-comments.html