Welcome back to the weekly Slice of Life! I am so excited to begin the March challenge this weekend alongside my second grade students. In honor of the last SOL Tuesday of February, write today and share a story from a past challenge- from your experience or your experience with students. New to the challenge this year? Share your predictions and feelings for the month to come. Good luck, Slicers!
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Leah Thomas is passionate about honoring student voice and identity through writing workshop and early literacy. She believes that for children to see themselves as writers, they must be trusted with autonomy and supported as they explore their writing processes. By centering intentional identity development, foundational skills instruction, and a brave classroom community, Leah nurtures young writers as they grow in both skill and craft. The Gateway Writing Project strengthens her belief that teachers who write are better writing teachers. Leah slices at leahthomaswrites.wordpress.com, and you can follow her on LinkedIn and BlueSky: @LeahThomasWrites.
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I wanted to write ‘Twas the week before March and all through the web, not a writer was…. But instead I was trying to learn a lesson from my kitchen cabinet. http://onathought.com/2025/02/25/kitchen-lessons/
About our week 🙂 https://mukhamani.wordpress.com/2025/02/26/day-to-day-life-sol-2025-8/
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getting back on this horse called blogging – https://theakilahbrown.com/is-this-thing-on-sol25/
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Another town hall meeting — resistance and resting https://mrsdkrebs.edublogs.org/2025/02/25/slice-of-life-resisting-and-resting/
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Holy hannah, teaching ain’t easy……https://iowaconflictedteacher.com/2025/02/25/slice-of-life-tuesday-teaching-aint-easy/
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The struggle is real today
https://hannahshappenings.net/2025/02/25/curse-of-the-closed-door-sol-tuesday/
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I thought it was going to be a blah kind of writing day. https://wahooliteracyteacher.wordpress.com/2025/02/25/a-blank-kind-of-writing-day-thats-not-so-blank-after-all-sol25/
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A milestone birthday and reflection. https://pelicansandprose.com/2025/02/25/decades/
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Trying to be where my feet are – staying present:
https://wordancerblog.com/2025/02/23/mindfulness-in-teaching-be-where-your-feet-are/
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Did you Hoodie Hoo last week: Hoodie Hoo | arjeha
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Morning thoughts that I finally took the time to capture. What is your favorite breakfast? https://wherewerv.wordpress.com/2025/02/25/a-slice-of-breakfast/
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Sunday mornings are for breakfast burritos https://learnwithvivian.com/2025/02/25/the-breakfast-burrito-club/
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Old Lady Gardener #160 Redo before I get started https://wordsfromjl.wordpress.com/2025/02/25/olg-old-lady-gardener-160-redo-before-i-get-started/
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A Sunday afternoon fills me with hope. https://ritadicarne.com/2025/02/25/musical-magic/
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Am I nuts to join a writing course and a writing challenge at the same time? https://justforamonth.blogspot.com/2025/02/as-ready-as-i-will-get.html
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February has been a hard month and I have struggled to find hope amid despair. Yet, the signs of hope are coming fast as the month ends…https://drferreri.blogspot.com/2025/02/sol25-february-25-signs-of-hope.html
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Realizing I’m not as mature and experienced as I thought. . .
https://myfrontporchsitaspell.blogspot.com/2025/02/discomfort-of-newness.html
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Post cruise – colds, horn playing, baths for brass instruments. https://sherlockesque.blogspot.com/2025/02/post-cruise-crud-and-horn-baths.html
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A Slice that proves to never give up on one’s dreams. https://thesassymightymissb.wordpress.com/2025/02/25/4116/
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I don’t use the word, “sisterhood” lightly, but sometimes it is just the right choice: https://jumpofffindwings.wordpress.com/2025/02/25/a-near-and-graspable-thing/
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Because sisterhood is among the greatest treasures I’ve ever know… #grateful to the Women of WOVEN… Bonding, Beauty & Butterflies: A Wonderful Day with the Women of WOVEN – Dr. Carla Michelle Brown * Speaker * author * Educator
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*known :o)
Typing too fast. LOL
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This will be part of a larger piece later, but here I try to capture feelings evoked by an unusual beach find https://pencilonmybackporch.home.blog/2025/02/25/octopus/
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It’s amazing what a bit of sunshine and fresh air can inspire. https://moonsnailsdaisiesmarmots.wordpress.com/2025/02/25/can-i-do-it/
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I wanted to write ‘Twas the week before March and all through the web, not a writer was…. But instead I was trying to learn a lesson from my kitchen cabinet. http://onathought.com/2025/02/25/kitchen-lessons/
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Turned the page in my planner and found just the reminder my spirit needed: https://litbitsandpieces.com/2025/02/25/34220/
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A reflection on my weekend spent reading a great memoir by Ralph Fletcher. Thanks to Ralph, I’m feeling committed to another year as a teacher…https://readandwritebysally.wordpress.com/2025/02/24/ralph-fletcher/
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A tree got my attention https://thespacebetweenthepages.wordpress.com/2025/02/25/message-from-a-tree/
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Yesterday was my birthday and my day was filled with many gifts! http://wherethereisjoy.blog/2025/02/24/gifts-3/
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Returning from vacation can be shocking… https://dmsherriff.wordpress.com/2025/02/25/a-reentry/
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Somehow I do not define myself as others may see me: https://msvictorreads.wordpress.com/2025/02/25/have-you-always-been-so-fill-in-the-blank/
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It’s been a month and I’m still stuck on numbers; what to do? https://franmcveigh.wordpress.com/2025/02/25/sol25-all-the-twos/
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I could not resist writing about that now infamous town hall meeting you may have heard about: https://glendafunk.wordpress.com/2025/02/24/embarrassing-frightening-state-of-affairs-sol25/
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