At the end of the school year, as we were helping students make plans for summer reading, third-grade teacher Kelli Banet shared a Summer Writing Toolkit she created for her students-with a little help from NotebookLM. The toolkit is filled with simple, engaging ideas to keep kids writing all summer long. I asked Kelli if I could share some of those ideas with all of you as inspiration for your July slicing. Thank you, Kelli!
So, happy Tuesday!
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Changing weather conditions and life in general. Day to Day Life (#SOL-2026) – Mukhamani
First installment of a Summer Road Trip series, 1989. Destination: Las Vegas.
This back-to-school time, I’m on the seller side, not the buyer: https://horizon51.blogspot.com/2026/07/tuesday-slice-selling-not-buying.html
It has been a busy, exciting week! https://wahooliteracyteacher.wordpress.com/2026/07/14/since-last-tuesday-sol26/
I learn about the drum fish also known as gaspergoo https://www.friendswithoutid.com/blog/drum
To look at anything…https://jumpofffindwings.wordpress.com/2026/07/14/wide-sky-deep-sea/
Hi All! Apologies for the multiple postings and then my link wasn’t working. Should be fixed now.
sometimes the familiar words of an old song can remind us how to live a better life: https://fireflytrails.wordpress.com/2026/07/14/almost-home/
Home away from home-why don’t I move here? https://moonsnailsanddaisies.wordpress.com/2026/07/14/home-away-from-home/
I’m thinking about waves today (probably because I’m watching them roll in!).https://www.galleystreet.blog/2026/07/14/waves/
Lori,
Commenting is off on your blog.
Thanks, Glenda! I think I fixed it. Slicing from my phone is always a challenge.
Thank you, Glenda! I think I fixed it. Slicing from my phone is a challenge.
Old Lady Gardener #267 Some gardening is best done by others https://wordsfromjl.wordpress.com/2026/07/14/old-lady-gardener-267-some-gardening-is-best-done-by-others/
Storms Cancel. A pair of tricubes / I wrote on my morning walk / pictures of my creek https://pedalingpoet.wordpress.com/2026/07/14/storms-cancel/
I’m thinking about waves today (probably because I’m watching them roll in)! https://www.galleystreet.blog/2026/07/14/waves/
Fourth of July: No Fireworks on the 4th | arjeha
So much yet to do. How do you get ready for a vacation?https://wherewerv.wordpress.com/2026/07/14/any-day-now/
I love Kelli’s summer writing ideas – Thank you, Jessica. This week I wrote about the ways I help students keep writing over the summer, too! https://wordancerblog.com/2026/07/14/visual-prompts-to-enhance-student-writing/
I love Kelli’s summer writing ideas – Thank you, Jessica. This week I wrote about the ways I help students keep writing over the summer, too! https://wordancerblog.com/2026/07/14/visual-prompts-to-enhance-student-writing/
I love Kelli’s summer writing ideas – Thank you, Jessica. This week I wrote about the ways I help students keep writing over the summer, too! https://wordancerblog.com/2026/07/14/visual-prompts-to-enhance-student-writing/
Joanne, I can’t seem to open the link today!
I love Kelli’s summer writing ideas – Thank you, Jessica. This week I wrote about the ways I help students keep writing over the summer, too! https://wordancerblog.com/2026/07/14/visual-prompts-to-enhance-student-writing/
I love Kelli’s summer writing ideas – Thank you, Jessica. This week I wrote about the ways I help students keep writing over the summer, too! https://wordancerblog.com/2026/07/14/visual-prompts-to-enhance-student-writing/
I love Kelli’s summer writing ideas – Thank you, Jessica. This week I wrote about the ways I help students keep writing over the summer, too! https://wordancerblog.com/2026/07/14/visual-prompts-to-enhance-student-writing/
I love Kelli’s summer writing ideas – Thank you, Jessica. This week I wrote about the ways I help students keep writing over the summer, too! https://wordancerblog.com/2026/07/14/visual-prompts-to-enhance-student-writing/
A Summer evening canoe paddle on the bayou. http://reflectionsontheteche.com/2026/07/14/slice-of-life-summer-on-the-bayou/
You know how , when you leave home for vacation you have to make plans for your pets? Well, this poem is that, but really about a friendship https://pencilonmybackporch.home.blog/2026/07/14/the-plan/
Navigating big feelings: https://sliceoflisa.blogspot.com/2026/07/joy-and-rage.html
Lisa – you write with such honesty – I love your line – hope is a muscle. I agreed wholeheartedly – be a helper, look for the helpers – it’s the only way to navigate this wild world. I didn’t know there was such a thing as cardamom syrup – but I’m going hunting for it today!
I tried to respond on you site but it kept failing.
Thank you for taking the time to comment here. I think so many of us are navigating the question of “What to do?” and I’m so appreciative of a space like this to reflect on it. And I sure hope you can get your hands on some cardamom syrup – it’s a “helper” for sure 🙂
My heart has been heavy with concerns but one of my grands reminded me that I just needed to learn something new.
https://drferreri.blogspot.com/2026/07/sol26-still-learning.html
Online Shopping Oopsie: https://glendafunk.wordpress.com/2026/07/13/online-shopping-oopsie-sol26/
Celebrating my notebook(s) https://justgiftslife.gift/2026/07/14/my-notebooks/
The evolution of car stories: http://wherethereisjoy.blog/2026/07/13/the-evolution-of-car-stories/
returning from travels in Iceland and Wales https://nixthecomfortzone.com/2026/07/14/reality-settles-back-in/
Thinking about measurement systems and growth. https://franmcveigh.wordpress.com/2026/07/14/sol26-growth/
On vacation this Tuesday without a laptop but figured out how to make this post while my husband showers. I share how I wrote a pantoum…https://readandwritebysally.wordpress.com/2026/07/10/i-wrote-a-pantoum/
On vacation this Tuesday without a laptop but figured out how to make this post while my husband showers. I share how I wrote a pantoum…https://readandwritebysally.wordpress.com/2026/07/10/i-wrote-a-pantoum/
On vacation this Tuesday without a laptop but figured out how to make this post while my husband showers. I share how I wrote a pantoum…https://readandwritebysally.wordpress.com/2026/07/10/i-wrote-a-pantoum/
On vacation this Tuesday without a laptop but figured out how to make this post while my husband showers. I share how I wrote a pantoum…https://readandwritebysally.wordpress.com/2026/07/10/i-wrote-a-pantoum/
Thanks, Jessica and Kelli, that Summer Writing Toolkit looks sweet! I’ve shared a few pieces of good news in my life this summer. https://mrsdkrebs.wordpress.com/2026/07/13/slice-of-life-good-news/
If you know, you know. https://msvictorreads.wordpress.com/2026/07/14/now-i-know/