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With spring having finally arrived, I have taken such pleasure in watching all that is beginning to awaken in nature. This week, consider allowing nature to inspire you, perhaps the way Debbie Lynn did in her post entitled, “Clouds.”

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Published by Lanny Ball
For more than 30 years, Lanny has taught, coached, presented, staff developed, and consulted within the exciting and enigmatic world of literacy. With unyielding passion and belief in the possibility of workshop teaching, Lanny has worked to support students, teachers, and school administrators around the country in outgrowing themselves as both writers and readers. Working first as a classroom teacher, then as a coach and TCRWP Staff Developer, Lanny is now a literacy specialist, working and living in the great state of Connecticut. Outside of literacy, he enjoys raising his three ambitious young daughters with his wife, and playing the piano. Find him on this blog, as well as on Twitter @LannyBall. Lanny is also a former co-author of a blog dedicated to supporting writing teachers and coaches that maintain classroom writing workshops, twowritingteachers.org.
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In Which I See The Obvious http://klabonte.net/sol17-in-which-i-see-the-obvious/
Studying at her grandparents house… http://thisandthatbee.blogspot.ca/2017/04/slice-of-life-studying.html
I have tried profound and I have tried funny, and nothing worked today. Why? Perhaps my 6 word memoir about sleep explains it all.
https://karpenglish.wordpress.com/2017/04/19/six-word-memoir/
Late the table: Writing silliness about my hair: https://girlgriot.wordpress.com/2017/04/18/o-is-for-ode/
memories, art and my mother’s mentor, http://vcvaile.blogspot.com/2017/04/vanessa-helder-artist-my-mothers-mentor.html
Ugh…a late post, but a positive one!
https://iowaconflictedteacher.com/2017/04/18/you-have-to-love-what-you-do-sol17/
Squeezing in a slice at the end of a very long day … and it’s about the essence of time:
http://literacyzone.blogspot.com/2017/04/time-sol17.html
https://onathought.com/2017/04/18/a-slice-of-swimming-lessons/
Sometimes our expectations will not be met.
http://creativechaosintheclassroom.blogspot.com/2017/04/expectations-not-met-sol-tuesday-418.html
That moment when you’re reading something good and you’re excited to recommend it to readers of certain ages and some sudden salty language gives you pause. http://cast-of-characters.blogspot.com/2017/04/i-cant-believe-its-not-run-on-sentence-2.html
Loving on read alouds: https://teachingwithmrsclark.wordpress.com/2017/04/18/read-alouds-they-are-pretty-awesome/.
More weather woes with a twist!
http://ateachersruminations.blogspot.com/2017/04/electrical-storm.html
Feeling giddy for more than one reason.
https://moonsnailsdaisiesmarmots.wordpress.com/2017/04/18/owl/
Carb Coma
https://wordpress.com/post/bridgebuilder18blog.wordpress.com/754
https://wahooliteracyteacher.wordpress.com/2017/04/18/ten-things-tuesday-sol17/
Learning to walk.
https://pelicansandprose.wordpress.com/2017/04/18/april-18-2017/
Reconnecting with a long, lost friend.
http://threebrowneyedgirls.blogspot.com/2017/04/running.html
Poetry inspires a special reluctant writer…
https://reflectwriteshare.wordpress.com/2017/04/18/poetry-inspires/
Sweet Smells – Breath Slower
http://enjoy-embracewriting.blogspot.com/2017/04/sweet-smells-breath-slower-slice-of-life.html
One of my favorite family stories…because it pokes fun at my brother!
https://insiderecessagain.wordpress.com/2017/04/19/best-foot-forward/
It has been a rough couple of months, but I’m back to writing, and I’ve missed it! Sharing pure Easter joy today: http://ihabloespanglish.blogspot.com/2017/04/mommy-come.html
Well. This might be the latest I have ever posted a slice!
https://alotalot.wordpress.com/2017/04/18/slice-of-life-poetry/
Intense Latin grooves
https://thirteenpoint1milestofit.wordpress.com/2017/04/18/latin-grooves/
Just reflecting on life.
https://midwesternamerican.wordpress.com/2017/04/19/the-road-and-what-lies-ahead-sol-sliceoflife/
April is off and running
https://wordsfromjl.wordpress.com/2017/04/18/slice-of-life-april-is-off-and-running/
You’d think hearing a compliment would be easier…sometimes not so much. http://tworeflectiveteachers.blogspot.com/2017/04/slice-of-life-sometimes-compliments-are.html
It was one of THOSE days….one of those that you will remember forever.
http://travelinma.blogspot.com/2017/04/time-stood-still.html
I’m enjoying listening to books and now podcasts! https://poonam1.wordpress.com/2017/04/18/the-listening-experience/
Too much going on in my head today: https://midwesternheartindixie.com/2017/04/18/overload/
Started a “meditation experience” called “Hope in Uncertain Times.” It really pushed me to think about “hope”, a word I have always connected to, and what I truly understood about it.
http://lifeonewordatatime.blogspot.com/2017/04/hope.html
Running behind, but I’m here! Slicing about the best part of my day. http://readwriteandreflect.blogspot.com/2017/04/best-part-of-my-day-slice-of-life-41817.html
Awaken in the middle of the night so I attempt to capture the moonlight on the lake
http://coachbsreflections.blogspot.com/2017/04/a-picture-paints-thousand-words.html
My take on the book and the new Netflix series, 13 Reasons Why. Best series I’ve watched in a very long time.
http://blogs.ksbe.edu/legerboc/2017/04/18/13-reasons-why/
Grammy Does Her Nails because Easter break was slow and wonderful and the short work week will be fast and harried.
http://sometimesfabuloussometimesfail.blogspot.com/2017/04/grammy-does-her-nails-sol.html
List poems
https://writing328.wordpress.com/2017/04/18/list-poems-2/
Nothing to fear – but me?
http://wp.me/pPury-2Fh
A poem with some repetition and many life lessons that I learned about my strength ‘Alone’.
https://strasskt.wordpress.com/2017/04/18/alone/
New Learnings https://kristinemblog.wordpress.com/2017/04/18/new-learnings/
Elementary teachers paved the way to my obsession with poetry and a graduate course cemented the love.
http://pleasuresfromthepage.blogspot.com/2017/04/sol-npm-day-18-letter-p.html
REFLECTION IN A WRITER’S WORKSHOP: For this #SOL17, I took a video of a reflection experience I conducted in a K Writer’s Workshop this morning. (Yes…that bald head is getting harder to see! haha) I would love to hear some of your thoughts/comments about how you ask writers to reflect in your classrooms. http://briankissel.weebly.com/brians-blurbs
https://ureadiread.wordpress.com/2017/04/18/monday-night-at-the-symphony/ It was a school night date, but you take the “mom” with you
I’m back ‘having a crack’ as we would say back in Australia.
http://seiklused88.blogspot.com.ee/2017/04/a-conversation.html
Tanka Tuesday: https://deowriter.wordpress.com/2017/04/18/napowrimo-04182017-blue-green-leafhopper/
An Amazon Image on a Back-to-School morning
http://drferreri.blogspot.com/2017/04/sol17-shoes-that-make-me-smile.html
How is your life like a road? A writing exercise for your notebook.
https://lynnedorfmanblog.wordpress.com/2017/04/18/choosing-a-road/
My last minute habit led to some quality time in the kitchen with two of my favorite people.
https://lisakeelerblog.wordpress.com/2017/04/18/rescued/
What a Hoot! How I spent a half hour this past weekend!
https://theapplesinmyorchard.wordpress.com/2017/04/18/what-a-hoot/
A beginning of the week funk made worse by the Goose Patrol…http://hollymueller.blogspot.com/2017/04/slice-of-life-goose-patrol.html
A short slice about our intersession fun
http://myiearlychildhoodreflections.blogspot.com/2017/04/tuesday-sol-what-could-be-more-fun.html
How effective are you as a teacher? https://exploringwonderingwriting.wordpress.com/
“It’s springtime…decision time…and for once I don’t have to worry about that.”
https://undercoverbat.wordpress.com/2017/04/18/the-teachers-rite-of-spring
Sorry I’ve been absent. Here’s a little small batch of coaching.
https://readingteachsu.wordpress.com/2017/04/18/small-batch-coaching-sol17/
Some thoughts for a better life.
https://terierrol.wordpress.com/2017/04/18/abcs/
I like to write about nature, but today I’m reminiscing about a bookshelf — and some of the books on it — that holds a special place in my heart. ~JudyK
http://joodlesnowandthen.blogspot.com/2017/04/sol-tuesday-memories-of-special.html
A sad, but Joy filled slice about Max
http://myreadingblog-jac.blogspot.com/2017/04/tuesday-sol-41817-max-november-11-2001.html
I’ve got parent teacher conferences (student learning presentations) on my mind. http://mrsdkrebs.edublogs.org/2017/04/18/standards-and-assessment/
Since the SOLSC ended in March, I’ve joined a new challenge, the A to Z Blogging Challenge. My theme is a memoir encyclopedia (think AKR’s Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life). For today’s SOL, I present the entries for Letter M. Enjoy!
https://aggiekesler.wordpress.com/2017/04/18/letter-m-atozchallenge/
A tulip haiku
https://imaginethepossibilitiesblog.wordpress.com/2017/04/18/tulips
Easter evolving through the years.
http://kruegerslices.edublogs.org/2017/04/18/easter-traditions/
Thick or thin?
https://mollykirkblog.wordpress.com/2017/04/18/sol-tuesday-april-18-2017/
Something special to end the quilt show.
https://arjeha.wordpress.com/2017/04/18/a-special-exhibit/
What are you good at? http://mrstaylorstales.blogspot.com/2017/04/what-are-you-good-at.html
Jimmy Fallon inspired (He’s my favorite), but a BIG thank you to odd and particular things. Enjoy.
https://bushsliceoflife.wordpress.com/2017/04/18/oh-things-thank-you/
What’s the most important part of a story? What do you do when you encounter an unfamiliar structure? Here’s to figuring it out!
https://franmcveigh.wordpress.com/2017/04/18/SOL17-structure
I bet you can’t top this AR story….
https://vanessaw2007.wordpress.com/2017/04/18/funny-but-true-ar-story/
Today’s quote has me writing about the signs of Spring I’ve noticed lately, both inside and outside.
https://booksandbassets.wordpress.com/2017/04/18/spring-is-in-the-air/
… because all human feelings deserve to be regarded.
https://thepreciouswords.wordpress.com/2017/04/18/hearts-that-breathe-respect/
As luck would have it, Lanny, my planned Slice was inspired by nature — sort of. Harbingers of Spring! https://wonderingandwondering.wordpress.com/2017/04/18/harbingers-of-spring-sol/
Awesome!
I taught my students how to write chain poems. They’re great for reluctant poets. Here’s a few results.
https://djvichos.wordpress.com/2017/04/18/10522/
Wait, what?!
https://msvictorreads.wordpress.com/2017/04/18/wait-what/
If it’s Tuesday, it must be…
https://dianeandlynne.wordpress.com/2017/04/18/laundry-day/
The Effects of Sugar, https://aileenhower.wordpress.com/2017/04/18/the-effects-of-sugar/
My excited reaction to seeing Part 2 of my blog published on the NAEYC’s website:
https://readandwritebysally.wordpress.com/2017/04/18/part-2-of-my-maker-faire-reaction/
Some days the words just won’t come
https://readreflectteach.wordpress.com/2017/04/17/sol17-stuck/
Spring Cleaning
http://maryannreilly.blogspot.com/2017/04/sol17-spring-cleaning.html?m=0
Next week will be crazy busy at our school because of an evaluation visit. This week the teachers are on spring break. Thinking of time on my day off. I chose not to be productive.
https://justforamonth.blogspot.com.ee/2017/04/what-do-you-do-with-time.html
Reading Amy Krouse Rosenthal’s Textbook on Spring Break. https://reflectionsontheteche.wordpress.com/2017/04/18/more-for-amy/
Sharing the love of reading fantasy and its value with a bit of customized whimsy (heads up, Harry Potter/Narnia fans): https://litbitsandpieces.wordpress.com/2017/04/18/my-book-bag/
A wonderful morning exploring a small part of north Alabama. https://timgels.com/2017/04/17/i-love-hiking/
What do you do when you teach 5th grade and there are 6 week of school left?
https://themagicofreflection.blogspot.com/2017/04/5th-grade-book-madness-2017.html?m=1
A hospital stay in New York City with gorgeous views, provided me the inspiration for this piece:
https://theauthorspurpose.com/2017/04/18/waiting-on-a-masterpiece-sol17/
A poem written from harvested words for the 10 Found Words Challenge
https://mbhmaine.wordpress.com/2017/04/18/dawns-sweet-tendernesses/
What happened when I put my red pen down:
http://sweetwritinglife.blogspot.com/2017/04/focus-on-good-sol-41817.html
Those dang fidgets toys … another viral mystery …
http://dogtrax.edublogs.org/2017/04/18/slice-of-life-when-fidgets-go-viral/
Kevin
A duck tale: https://wheresthejoy.wordpress.com/2017/04/18/make-way-for-ducklings/
Week 2 of healthier eating… I’ve got this!
http://couragedoesnotroar.blogspot.com/2017/04/on-roll.html?m=1
Cheers to 21 years! Celebrating my daughter’s 21st birthday.
https://runreadmom.wordpress.com/2017/04/18/everybody-knows/
Walking with G
http://juliettesgifts.blogspot.com/2017/04/walking-with-g-put-your-heart-mind-and.html
What a beautiful quote you shared today. It is inspiring! Here’s my poetic slice: http://iheartpurplestuff.blogspot.com/2017/04/picking-myself-up.html
Just a teaching story for tired april teachers! https://teachworkoutlove.wordpress.com/2017/04/17/sol-south-bronx-classroom-stories/
Read aloud joy! https://jarhartz.com/2017/04/18/slice-of-life-when-we-figure-it-out/
My grandson’s tale of danger in the Amazon was like an Indian Jones episode, http://alicenine.net/danger-in-the-amazon/
We’ve been writing poetry…
http://wp.me/p2fY1t-Wx
Affirming my beliefs in what children really like: http://www.teacherdance.org/2017/04/sol17-npm17-poem-18-of-30.html
We had a quiet family-centered Easter…until I read about this young man who gave new meaning to the word “hope” which is what Easter is all about.
https://barbarasut.wordpress.com/2017/04/16/hope-springs-eternal-for-a-young-syrian-in-a-greek-refugee-camp/
Easter at the beach was a wonder-filled experience! My post: Arise! http://beyondliteracylink.blogspot.com/2017/04/arise