
We hope you’ll join the Slice of Life community of writers today!

WRITE a slice of life story on your own blog.
SHARE a link to your post in the comments section.
GIVE comments to at least three other SOLS bloggers.
Discover more from TWO WRITING TEACHERS
Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.


Another late night of staring at the screen…..
http://iowaconflictedteacher.com/2019/07/16/another-late-night-blog-sol19/
After a day spent driving the kids to and from the pediatrician (near our old house that’s almost 50 miles away from our new one) and being home with them all afternoon, I didn’t think I’d slice today. But, then, something happened that I needed to preserve in writing. So, here I am.
https://raisealithuman.wordpress.com/2019/07/16/facecreamkisses/
Followed some advice that I read https://cast-of-characters.blogspot.com/2019/07/ten-observations-hold-metaphors.html
Feels good to be back blogging and posting.
http://elisawaingort.com/2019/07/15/cancer/
Yesterday…a day worth remembering…
https://moonsnailsdaisiesmarmots.wordpress.com/2019/07/16/yesterday/
A quick story about some great stories.
https://www.allaboutwriters.com/post/stories
PD sessions in a school library=a very bad idea;)
https://wahooliteracyteacher.wordpress.com/2019/07/16/distracted-by-books-sol19/
A “moving” small moment story from my vacation last week
https://iblessings.wordpress.com/2019/07/16/dancing-king/
Some things take a while before you see the results.
https://arjeha.wordpress.com/2019/07/16/it-took-a-while/
Spending time with my little nephew. We got a lot accomplished before noon.
https://justforamonth.blogspot.com/2019/07/things-i-did-before-noon-together-with.html
https://teacherstodaystudentsforever.com/2019/07/16/someday-it-wont-be-my-hand-you-reach-for/
Someday It Won’t Be My Hand You reach For
Summer means strawberries! https://alotalot.wordpress.com/2019/07/16/slice-of-life-strawberries-2/
I’m a little ashamed to have published this post and a little scared to share it, but I’m hoping to use it as motivation and accountability. Here is my not-so-pretty slice of life today:
https://memoirsfromthebelly.com/my-lowest-point-as-a-mother/
I tried to post a comment but I was “blocked as a suspected bot.” Please know that I am thinking about you. We’ve all been there. Parenting is hard!
I was able to leave one for Renae a moment ago. Maybe she’s changed the setting.
A summer story of book floods and flash floods…
https://mschiubookawrites.wordpress.com/2019/07/15/stories-step-by-step/
Vampires, witches, mysteries, writers workshop, and grammar — summer reading! https://sherlockesque.blogspot.com/2019/07/summer-reading-for-fun-and-learning.html
Does he have what it takes to enter? https://mrspalmerponders.wordpress.com/2019/07/16/best-in-show/
Part one in a series about the books I’ve read this summer and how I will use them in the classroom. http://everydaycounts.edublogs.org/2019/07/16/improving-my-craft-part-one/
When lifting each other up is just what you do…
http://www.clarelandrigan.com/blog/slice-of-life-when-community-is-just-part-of-what-you-do-sol19-twtblog
Into the “Wild”
https://wordsfromjl.wordpress.com/2019/07/16/into-the-wild/
What happens when you set out to declutter a closet? You find some things you never expect! http://justjumpin.blog/2019/07/16/finding-chocolates/
It feels good to be back to slicing and I found classroom reflections at the dog park – https://enjoy-embracelearning.blogspot.com/2019/07/gradual-release-slice-of-life.html
Sleep writing… https://standingtall47.wordpress.com/2019/07/16/talk-to-text/
I can’t think of a title. Just a moment noticed, a story imagined, and then gone.
https://lisakeelerblog.wordpress.com/2019/07/16/3791/
Strange questions from my kids. https://sararoyston.com/index.php/2019/07/16/bizarre-monday-morning-questions/
Summer learning, with authors, with passionate beliefs . . .
https://franmcveigh.wordpress.com/2019/07/16/sol19-dreamers/
Even when I am in a new place, my mind is where I call home. https://whatinotice.home.blog/2019/07/14/never-in-one-place/
A visit with a former colleague.
https://lgrainger125.wordpress.com/2019/07/16/visit/
Thinking about the power of words this morning after an early morning global Twitter conversation: https://beyondliteracylink.blogspot.com/2019/07/timeless-words.html
My mindset right now…and it’s not a positive one: https://horizon51.blogspot.com/2019/07/tuesday-slice-discombobulated.html
This slice is about my journey spending a year reading Onward: Cultivating Emotional Resilience in Educators by Elena Aguilar with my colleague, David, and the friendship that came from it. I HIGHLY recommend this text and reading it with others! Read on and please reach out if you have questions!
http://litcoachconnection.com/a-kindergarten-teacher-and-literacy-coachs-journey-onward/
Sometimes you have to shut the door and TEACH
https://tammysreadinglife.wordpress.com/2019/07/16/follow-your-intuition/
Saying goodbye to a house and update on Hurricane Barry: https://reflectionsontheteche.com/2019/07/16/slice-of-life-sometimes-its-just-too-much-for-a-slice/
Life is good – https://ebgriffin1119.wordpress.com/2019/07/14/weekend-of-gratitude/
summer sketching, slowing down, seeing, appreciating what’s I see
https://dmsherriff.wordpress.com/2019/07/16/seeing-summer/
On how my first impressions were blasted to smithereens and I received the gift of poetry from an unexpected source…
https://nixthecomfortzone.com/2019/07/16/an-unexpected-gift-of-poetry/
Henry writes again! Our “pawthor” celebrates his birthday and unveils his portrait:
https://litbitsandpieces.com/2019/07/15/puttin-on-the-dog-henry-writes/
A sweet moment when a literary moment became real for my five year old: https://wheresthejoy.wordpress.com/2019/07/15/stump/
Enjoying friend time in the French countryside.
https://msvictorreads.wordpress.com/2019/07/16/friends-in-france/
So grateful for this space which has become a writing sketch pad of sorts. This week thinking about swimming and history: https://sherrisslice.wordpress.com/2019/07/16/sol-tuesday-the-joy-of-diving-in/
Names on papers circled in my head before landing in the bin.
https://pleasuresfromthepage.blogspot.com/2019/07/slice-of-life-whats-in-name.html
Your students would feel so honoured if you recognized them some time in the future when you meet them in the future.
Hot cars and good Samaritans. How do we know who is doing the right thing when it comes to decisions about our children? https://persistenceandpedagogy.com/2019/07/15/hot-cars-and-good-samaritans/