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https://alotalot.wordpress.com/2021/11/17/slice-of-life-tacos/ Taco Wednesday!
The difference between honor and respect–and why it matters in my classroom: https://bethmorrow.blog/2021/11/17/wednesdays-words-2/
Gratitude poems (haynaku) for earth’s beauty and granddaughters: https://beyondliteracylink.blogspot.com/2021/11/haynaku-of-gratitude.html
A sentence a day…
https://elisawaingort.com/2021/11/16/a-sentence-a-day/
Ode to Muffins: https://teacherswrite.com/2021/11/16/ode-to-muffins/
I recently had a lesson go so badly, I apologized to my students and asked for a do-over. And you know what? It helped…https://edsoapbox.com/2021/11/16/slice-of-life-tuesday-on-do-overs/
We lost a dear neighbor this week, unexpectedly, and far too young; I’ve attempted a poem
https://maureenyoungingram.blogspot.com/2021/11/dear-neighbor.html
Taking a week off subbing for some hiking and one of the best vista views for writing…https://moonsnailsdaisiesmarmots.wordpress.com/2021/11/16/grandiose/
Looking Back and Back to move forward: https://wordsfromjl.wordpress.com/2021/11/16/looking-back-and-back-to-move-me-forward/
Walks with students provide so many benefits. https://reflectingonrecreation.wordpress.com/2021/11/17/beneficial-conversations-sol21/
More Than Two Months of Crickets: https://portcityspaces.ca/karenjmclean/2021/11/16/more-than-two-months-of-crickets/
My reflections on documenting a moment of every hour of my day. http://multifacetedmusings.com/2021/11/16/sol-one-hour-a-day-challenge/
https://thereisnosuchthingasagodforsakentown.blogspot.com/2021/11/gratiku-day-sixteen.html
Gratiku Day 16. Today I got to teach some kids in person.
This week, I had inspiration from Jacqueline Woodson – reflecting on a life in verse.
https://wordancerblog.com/2021/11/14/living-a-life-in-verse/
I’m not sure we can ever serve up too much kindness. Here’s a poem about why https://carlambrown.wordpress.com/2021/11/16/serving-up-a-bit-of-kindness/
Happy Tuesday, Everyone.
~Carla Michelle
Do you write ta-da lists? https://justforamonth.blogspot.com/2021/11/ta-da-list.html
The student who said those words made my day! https://wahooliteracyteacher.wordpress.com/2021/11/16/i-wish-i-could-go-with-miss-floyd-sol21/
I missed making apple cider this fall. https://theapplesinmyorchard.com/2021/11/16/slice-of-life-tuesday-cider-making-memories/
A remembrance about a Thanksgiving long ago https://dailyscribbles.wordpress.com/2021/11/16/a-thanksgiving-memory/
http://drferreri.blogspot.com/2021/11/sol21-november-16-face-in-mirror.html
I’m looking more and more like my mother.
If you can’t decide between cake or pie have something that combines both: https://arjeha.wordpress.com/2021/11/16/cake-and-pie-in-one/
Thinking about professionals and professionalism after several call outs for folks who were labeled as “unprofessional” . . . What is a professional? Where did this rabbit hole take us? https://franmcveigh.wordpress.com/2021/11/16/sol21-professionalism/
That feeling when you get your work done on time! 🙂 Some emotions from the weekend visit to Iowa City. https://iowaconflictedteacher.com/2021/11/16/monday-muddlings-when-emotions-surprise-you/
Geese are easier than people. Finding comfort in fleeting moments, https://nixthecomfortzone.com/2021/11/16/fleeting/
Brunch…https://standingtall47.wordpress.com/2021/11/16/impromptu-brunch/
When is change a good thing? When is it time for hope? What makes something a habit? https://readingteachsu.wordpress.com/2021/11/16/habit-and-hope-sol21/
A mentor text from Amy Ludwig VanDerwater becomes poem gifts from me and my students: https://reflectionsontheteche.com/2021/11/16/slice-of-life-mentor-poets/
My most challenging student surprised me yesterday by offering light in a dark moment.
http://litcoachconnection.com/students-who-live-in-our-hearts/
Times made more challenging by protests…a few insufficient lines of thanks to amazing people who keep on keeping on at my school, for the kids: https://litbitsandpieces.com/2021/11/16/against-the-zeitgeist-lines-of-gratiku/
#kidscanteachus https://msvictorreads.wordpress.com/2021/11/16/dear-opinionated-kids/
The past two years have brought challenges to everyone, my granddaughter included. Her Nana — my wife — has stepped in to help with one of those challenges: learning to read. Much to my joy, she even felt moved to pen a slice about one aspect of her effort, that being our book collection. https://timgels.com/2021/11/16/a-slice-of-my-wifes-life/
My two days off were just as wonderful as I predicted last Tuesday: https://horizon51.blogspot.com/2021/11/tuesday-slice-accurate-forecast.html
A glimpse of my view as I take a walk in Virginia in November…https://readandwritebysally.wordpress.com/2021/11/16/colors-of-fall/
In which I develop new habits…https://humbleswede.wordpress.com/2021/11/14/filling-time/
Contemplating a few of my habits…
https://dmsherriff.wordpress.com/2021/11/15/too-many-tabs/
Still getting to know our newest four-legged son ….
http://drjohnsonscommonthreads.blogspot.com/2021/11/a-new-son.html?m=1
I am no man’s “young lady,” and a preview of my NCTE sessions: https://evolvingenglishteacher.blogspot.com/2021/11/i-am-no-mans-young-lady-ncte21-preview.html?m=1
Too soon: https://wheresthejoy.wordpress.com/2021/11/16/too-soon/
Sometimes you write about deep thoughts and sometimes you find yourself saluting sweet words in foil wrappers!
https://pleasuresfromthepage.blogspot.com/2021/11/sharing-our-story-slice-of-life-sweet.html
Have you ever felt like your face has been swallowed up by your hat and face mask? https://raisealithuman.wordpress.com/2021/11/15/mercurydropped/