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Here’s my first post about my favorite place. I’m ready for March!
https://wordpress.com/post/50somethingstew.wordpress.com/11
Excited about starting to blog, thankful for help
https://irishdaybreak.wordpress.com/2019/02/26/grateful-to-sally/
The rain came in torrents this week,
fluidic, aqueous, diliquescent
grey, cloudy, and cold.
https://angelinasgarden.wordpress.com/2019/02/27/watery-world/
A little late but I’ve been out looking for my mojo…..
http://iowaconflictedteacher.com/2019/02/26/wheres-my-mojo-sol19/
Looking forward to starting daily slicing starting Friday? or hoping I’ll be able to keep up. I’ve done it before.
https://redemma1991.blogspot.com/2019/02/soltuesday-rain-last-week-sunny-but.html
Planning for March SOL – getting excited (and a wee bit nervous)
https://beverleyabaird.wordpress.com/2019/02/27/tuesday-slice-of-life-2/
Just making up new poetry patterns over here. 🙂
https://onathought.com/2019/02/26/a-slice-from-my-chair-2/
Educational Reform: How many End of Term Assessments are Too Many? http://theapplesinmyorchard.com/2019/01/23/educational-reform-how-many-end-of-term-assessments-are-too-many/
I didn’t think I had anything to write about today but I did.
https://moonsnailsdaisiesmarmots.wordpress.com/2019/02/26/joyful-day/
When it’s your daughter’s birthday and you have no candles….
https://threebrowneyedgirls.blogspot.com/2019/02/noshes-not-542.html
My husband has always said, “Getting old is not for sissies.”
https://patriciajhollowaystudio.wordpress.com/2019/02/26/like-minds/
Oh, my, March is coming fast! Today’s slice is about a letter…
https://wp.me/p2fY1t-1hg
I set something up for them and in turn it helped me…
https://enjoy-embracelearning.blogspot.com/2019/02/for-them-for-me-for-both-slice-of-life.html
Teachers need to press reset sometimes, too.
https://pelicansandprose.com/2019/02/26/reset/
I wrote a letter to winter. I’m trying to convince this frigid season to end early!
https://readingamidthechaos.blogspot.com/2019/02/go-away-winter-sol19.html
As a teacher, I hope to no longer be needed.
https://readandwritebysally.wordpress.com/2019/02/26/no-longer-needed/
Multicultural books for my students and for family
https://jaanawrites.wordpress.com/2019/02/23/childrens-and-ya-books/
Trying out “photoblogging” for my slices on a new site: http://lifeinslices.photo.blog/2019/02/26/goodbyes/
A permission slip for grownups.
https://readwritetravelrepeat.wordpress.com/2019/02/26/permission/
Trying out slicing via “photoblogging” on a new site: http://lifeinslices.photo.blog/2019/02/26/goodbyes/
Everyone needs a friend who makes them brownies!! https://justwritemelanie.blogspot.com/2019/02/slice-of-life-where-are-brownies.html
Some groups work better than others… https://persistenceandpedagogy.com/2019/02/26/group-work/
Kids say the darndest things…and sometimes they’re right on target!
https://nixthecomfortzone.com/2019/02/26/27753/
Are you feeling February? Has it soaked into your bones? Are you teetering on miserable?
https://sometimesfabuloussometimesfail.blogspot.com/2019/02/the-february-doldrums.html
My first comic ever: My Kids Built A Couch Fort.
I’m hoping to do lots of these during the March SOLSC (and hopefully I will get better at it)! https://writeanotherone.wordpress.com/2019/02/26/my-first-comic-couch-fort/
Thinking about SOLSC19: https://deowriter.wordpress.com/2019/02/26/sol19-planning-for-march/
“I closed the card, slowly turned it over, and …” You. Me. Without love. https://alicenine.net/you-me-without-love/
Fulfill your chocolate fantasies with my latest post:
http://www.labeillefrancaise.net/galler-belgian-chocolate-factory-outlet/
let’s help paint a picture of everyone’s happiness and success.
https://readingteachsu.wordpress.com/2019/02/26/the-stuff-they-carry-sol19/
Better times will come for sure…
https://happensirl2.blogspot.com/2019/02/better-times.html
Extending gratitude to my nightmare!
https://pleasuresfromthepage.blogspot.com/2019/02/sol-exam-nightmare-to-rescue.html
Painting a room helped me learn something.
https://whatinotice.home.blog/2019/02/25/covering-to-reveal/
Advice From My Father
https://wordsfromjl.wordpress.com/2019/02/26/advice-from-my-father/
https://parenting421473376.wordpress.com/2019/02/20/naming-the-children-am-i-doing-this-right/
I was a contestant on the Price Is Right. That is all. https://wp.me/p14eyw-2cm
Why commenting is the heart and soul of the March Slice of Life challenge: https://thedirigibleplum.wordpress.com/2019/02/26/my-best-piece-of-advice-for-making-it-through-the-slice-of-life-challenge-sol19-2-26-19/
Do you have a green thumb? I certainly don’t!
https://wp.me/p5LXww-1f4
Hi Jennifer! I think you need to turn on comments for your blog so that people can leave you notes about your writing! I wanted to leave you a comment but couldn’t see a way to do it.
I hope that I’ve gotten it taken care of:) Thank you for letting me know!
Hi Jennifer. I have been trying to leave a comment as well and can’t find a place to do it. I just went back to you post now and I don’t see a comment box.
Winter weather has been an interesting mix this year on Long Island. I am combining prose and poetry to describe what I see. https://beyondliteracylink.blogspot.com/2019/02/winter-wail.html
Thoughts on my Inclusion course….
https://sites.google.com/asfm.edu.mx/garciailiana/my-blog/manifest-destiny
I don’t have a green thumb but some things grow really well for me.
https://arjeha.wordpress.com/2019/02/26/planting-a-seed/
Birthday love and I am so lucky!
https://msvictorreads.wordpress.com/2019/02/26/birthday-love/
We finally got a snow day!
https://booksandbassets.wordpress.com/2019/02/26/finally/
I learned to play the game Tenzi during a winter storm on Sunday: https://trinarrative.blogspot.com/2019/02/tuesday-slice-of-life-tenzi-time.html
Am I ready for Friday?
https://terierrol.wordpress.com/2019/02/26/breathe-sip-breathe/
This is my first SOL!
Bad,bad mom morning…. http://writeinroom20.edublogs.org/2019/02/26/sol-my-first/
Thoughts on a story and a writing prompt
https://tammysreadinglife.wordpress.com/2019/02/26/gate-a-4-writing-prompt-sol19/
https://alotalot.wordpress.com/2019/02/26/slice-of-life-42/ I never planned to be an art teacher, but here that is part of my regular job. I’ve had to learn how to do art along the way!
I tried to record my class. It did not go well. https://forlearningsake.blogspot.com/2019/02/an-honest-recording.html
March is close…and you know what that means!
https://drferreri.blogspot.com/2019/02/sol19-should-i-save-this-for-sol.html
What happens when students grow to love poetry?
“Dear Reader: Reader Response Poetry Letters” http://evolvingenglishteacher.blogspot.com/2019/02/dear-reader-reader-response-poetry.html?m=1
Snow day challenge…
https://standingtall47.wordpress.com/2019/02/26/snow-day-challenge/
Evening Pages, anyone? https://wonderingandwondering.wordpress.com/2019/02/26/evening-pages-anyone-sol19/
I am trying to create a poem about what the beach is like in winter. This is a draft of what I have so far.
http://feliksa.weebly.com/slice-of-life/tuesday-feb-26th-beach-in-winter
There are moments etched into our minds, as fans…
http://imwritingtoo.blogspot.com/2019/02/toosoon.html
WE set up a wood duck house on the bayou: https://reflectionsontheteche.com/2019/02/26/slice-of-life-a-new-house-for-wood-ducks/
I had a tiny sous chef at dinner last night. Thankful for the company in the kitchen.
https://raisealithuman.wordpress.com/2019/02/25/little-kitchen-helper/
As February wanes and 1 / 6 of the year is done, checking in on my #OLW: celebrate . . .
https://franmcveigh.wordpress.com/2019/02/26/sol19-olw19-celebrate/
I moved to a new blog site! My post today is a reflection on a podcast about paying attention to your own business: http://kathleenneaglesokolowski.weebly.com/courage-doesnt-always-roar–blog/sol19-my-business
Putting my First Words out to SOL in anticipation of joining for the SOLSC
https://wordpress.com/post/amyilene.home.blog/27
Hi there!
Delighted you’ll be participating. Please check your link again since this doesn’t lead us to your blog post.
Thanks, Stacey
Take two!
https://amyilene.home.blog
Hi Amy – I think this is the link you need to leave so that people can link directly to today’s post: https://amyilene.home.blog/2019/02/26/first-words/
You pasted the link to your homepage instead. : )
Thanks…I’ll try to make this work for March!
Slow morning. Slow day. My choice.
https://justforamonth.blogspot.com/2019/02/choices-choices.html
My February wordcloud: https://horizon51.blogspot.com/2019/02/tuesday-slice-cloud-of-february-words.html
No snow and subzero temperatures here, but nine straight days of rain takes a toll on the psyche. Then, at last, a glimmer of hope…
https://litbitsandpieces.com/2019/02/24/sun-day/
Sometimes you have to push yourself out of your comfort zone – https://ebgriffin1119.wordpress.com/2019/02/24/embracing-the-unfamiliar/
Aaaaghhh! SOL starts on Friday!
https://www.allaboutwriters.com/blog/the-right-time
I was going to write about a vacation slice and then there was a knock at the door.
https://dmsherriff.wordpress.com/2019/02/26/a-knock-at-the-door/
A glimpse at my February break: https://wheresthejoy.wordpress.com/2019/02/24/ode-to-february-break/
Am I that nosy neighbor that worries about all the happenings?
https://iblessings.wordpress.com/2019/02/26/nosy-neighbor/
Nature 🙂
https://mukhamani.wordpress.com/2019/02/26/letter-from-home-9-sol-2019/
Gave myself a pop quiz after today’s fire drill and realized the choices are always multiple. https://cast-of-characters.blogspot.com/2019/02/drill-baby-drill.html
A new way of looking at people…and it’s not how you would think.
https://adayinthelifeof19b.blogspot.com/2019/02/two-kinds-of-people-in-world.html