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It’s been one of those days! I was rushing to post before an evening commitment, came home, and didn’t see it. Oops, I posted it on last week’s call for slices! An antonym diamante takes one from languishing to flourishing. Can it help me?
https://pleasuresfromthepage.blogspot.com/2021/04/when-i-read-this-article-today-those.html
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After a brief nod out, I slide into today’s slice about a nature walk with my granddaughters: https://beyondliteracylink.blogspot.com/2021/04/springs-magic-9.html
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Randoms thoughts with a purpose. https://iowaconflictedteacher.com/2021/04/27/a-random-mess-with-a-purpose-sol21/
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Poetry month is almost over! https://girlgriot.wordpress.com/2021/04/27/what-the-universe-said/
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About a funeral…
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Reflections of severe weather drills from way back https://nerdsbegetnerds.org/2021/04/28/severe-weather-drill/
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A Teacher’s Life: Take #2
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It’s been awhile since I last sliced. A new blog with a new focus has energized my desire to blog again. This week, I reminisce about the memories evoked by fragrance. What scents evoke special memories for you? https://glimpsinginspiration.blogspot.com/2021/04/lilac-memories.html
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A great reminder:https://justgiftslife.gift/2021/04/27/a-reminder/
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Our garden plans for this year changed: https://jpnault.wordpress.com/2021/04/27/over-budget-and-overboard-again/
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I love when I can poem and slice at the same time:
https://bibliobardblogger.blogspot.com/2021/04/secret-connoisseur-of-stickers.html
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Unexpected Joy in a Little Blue Envelope — https://portcityspaces.ca/karenjmclean/2021/04/27/unexpected-joy-in-a-little-blue-envelope/.
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A sentimental verse: https://pelicansandprose.com/2021/04/27/for-jane/
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I got my hair cut!
https://maureenyoungingram.blogspot.com/2021/04/flow-it-show-it.html
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The writing challenge may be over, but the random thoughts rage on. https://anewteacherstestimony.blogspot.com/2021/04/random-thoughts-new-teachers-testimony.html
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As part of the A-Z blogging challenge- W is for Wait where?
https://maggie-itselementary.blogspot.com/2021/04/wait-where.html?m=1
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Who is doing our school’s catering? Why did the menu change??? https://teacherswrite.com/2021/04/27/when-did-we-turn-a-la-carte/
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I can’t escape my storytelling roots (nor would I want to)…https://edsoapbox.com/2021/04/27/poetry-month-day-27-once-upon-a-time/
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On post-pandemic PD: https://shaistasrambling.wordpress.com/2021/04/27/meetings/
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Another gorgeous day, and it’s still April, so a nature poem felt right! Enjoying the sounds (and their accompanying sights) of the day: https://ihabloespanglish.blogspot.com/2021/04/spring-song.html
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I know I am not the only one who sometimes worries that they might bring too many books home. Changing my mindset.
https://justforamonth.blogspot.com/2021/04/dangerous-or-wonderful.html
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My 100 word memoir is actually 100 words. I love writing this assignment in front of my students. https://persistenceandpedagogy.com/2021/04/27/100-word-memoirs/
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Teachers – this has been a tough year – know you are seen and appreciated! https://ritadicarne.com/2021/04/27/you-are-seen/
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Feeling a need to just play with words and not worry too much about meaning: https://sherrisslice.wordpress.com/2021/04/27/sol-tuesday-trying-stuff-out/
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I used haiku to describe my day.
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It took a while. I’m ready…
http://imwritingtoo.blogspot.com/2021/04/im-ready.html
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Languishing….a new word for a familiar feeling https://amyilene.home.blog/2021/04/27/the-dance/
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A slice of poetry on being an expert at providing a lap for my dog: https://litbitsandpieces.com/2021/04/27/secret-connoisseur-poem/
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A slice of poetry on being an expert at providing a lap for my dog… https://litbitsandpieces.com/2021/04/27/secret-connoisseur-poem/
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Another time my Americanness was questioned…https://mscheninthemiddle.wordpress.com/2021/04/27/what-does-america-mean-to-you/
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Yesterday I visited the Grand Canyon for the first time, and it was amazing, but today I wanted to write about this dog. https://theonewiththebooks.wordpress.com/2021/04/27/what-a-dog-knows/
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I have the itch to plant my garden! https://theapplesinmyorchard.com/2021/04/27/slice-of-life-tuesday-the-prospect-of-planting/
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Pandemic musings: https://dianedou.wordpress.com/2021/04/27/pandemic-musings/
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A poem for mijo – To the White Woman Who Feigns Curiosity: https://multifacetedmusings.com/2021/04/27/slice-of-life-to-the-white-woman-who-feigns-curiosity/
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A human recognition: https://writeliveandteach.wordpress.com/2021/04/27/fragility/
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A perfect society? Sadness in 7th grade…
https://write-between-the-lines.weebly.com/solsc-2021/solsc-a-perfect-society
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An unexpected extension: https://arjeha.wordpress.com/2021/04/27/extending-an-extension/
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Such a wonderful quote. : https://mukhamani.wordpress.com/2021/04/27/everyday-moments-sol-2021-6/
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Garden Season ???? :https://wordsfromjl.wordpress.com/2021/04/27/garden-season/
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Undergoing a simple surgery: https://writersworkshop.home.blog/2021/04/27/a-simple-surgery/
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It’s the little things: https://msvictorreads.wordpress.com/2021/04/27/a-few-small-moments/
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I cannot begin to tell you how proud I am of myself for this! https://raivenne.com/2021/04/27/got-it-write-this-time/
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A poem about this beautiful alpine lake, a stunning jewel of North America. https://lynnedorfmanblog.wordpress.com/2021/04/27/reflections-on-lake-tahoe-2/
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Will you celebrate poetry with Poem in Your Pocket Day?https://tammysreadinglife.wordpress.com/2021/04/27/poem-in-your-pocket-day-sol21/
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Silly over sleep!
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Classroom changes… https://standingtall47.wordpress.com/2021/04/27/13-to-18/
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Old libraries can be mesmerizing
http://drjohnsonscommonthreads.blogspot.com/2021/04/a-secret-connoisseur-of-antiquarian.html?m=1
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To celebrate poetry month, my 5th graders and I posted poems all over the school for all to enjoy! What a joyful experience for them and for me! Read all about it!
http://litcoachconnection.com/painting-the-school-with-poetry/
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A small moment / poem inspired by my time planting 250 Christmas trees over the weekend: https://iblessings.wordpress.com/2021/04/27/and-so-we-knelt-day-27-30-nationalpoeteymonth/
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Today’s slice is a short poem written after a recent walk in the woods. This is the last Tuesday in National Poetry Month, and it’s been fun to have a bit of overlap with slicing and . . . poeming? https://timgels.com/2021/04/27/conflict/
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One more poem to round out poetry month. I’ve been reading past my bedtime: https://horizon51.blogspot.com/2021/04/tuesday-slice-book-beckons.html
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As many Americans know, masks have become a polarizing issue. For me, they’ve forced me to make changes to where I choose to spend my money despite being loyal to people, places, and things I love. https://raisealithuman.wordpress.com/2021/04/26/masks/
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Reflecting on my daughter’s month slicing and the writing routine that has settled into our home: https://wheresthejoy.wordpress.com/2021/04/25/writing-process/
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Today I wrote a poem about the ordinary birds in my world. https://thereisnosuchthingasagodforsakentown.blogspot.com/2021/04/slice-of-life-tuesday-npm-day-27.html
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The fundraisers for spring sports have begun and here I am on the flip side this year for the first time. https://thewriteapple.wordpress.com/2021/04/27/sport-fundraiser-wonderings-as-a-mom/
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his announcement threw me back 28 years…he’s retiring
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I’m always trying to figure out how to teach vowel sounds to our students. Today, I wrote some short and long vowel Fibonacci poems. https://mrsdkrebs.edublogs.org/2021/04/27/phonics-fibonacci-poems/
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“The Long and Winding Roads We Travel”: A Photo Essay of our recent Maui trip.
https://evolvingenglishteacher.blogspot.com/2021/04/the-long-and-winding-roads-we-travel.html?m=1
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It’s birthday season. How do you celebrate? Sometimes it takes a village . . . https://franmcveigh.wordpress.com/2021/04/26/sol21-willing-to-celebrate/
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