Slice of Life Story Challenge

Slice 2012: 10 of 31

The Nitty Gritty: Please (pleasepleasepleaseplease) use the SAME email/username information on all of your March entries. This is essential to make tracking your number of slices a little more manageable. We'll close comments for the previous day's slice the next morning. As long as you get your slice linked on each daily slice post, you are in… Continue reading Slice 2012: 10 of 31

community · compliment · conferring · minilesson · revision · writing process · writing workshop

Mr. Stowlkey and Mr. Smith

Mr. Stowlkey and Mr. Smith were the teachers in one of the kindergarten writing workshops I was in today. They are incredible teachers. They are both six. (Normally I don't refer to students as Mr. or Miss...but since they were acting as teachers today, they wanted to go with this form of their names. I'll… Continue reading Mr. Stowlkey and Mr. Smith

Slice of Life Story Challenge

Slice 2012: 9 of 31

The Nitty Gritty: Please (pleasepleasepleaseplease) use the SAME email/username information on all of your March entries. This is essential to make tracking your number of slices a little more manageable. We'll close comments for the previous day's slice the next morning. As long as you get your slice linked on each daily slice post, you are in… Continue reading Slice 2012: 9 of 31

Slice of Life Story Challenge

Slice 2012: 8 of 31

The Nitty Gritty: Please (pleasepleasepleaseplease) use the SAME email/username information on all of your March entries. This is essential to make tracking your number of slices a little more manageable. We'll close comments for the previous day's slice the next morning. As long as you get your slice linked on each daily slice post, you are in… Continue reading Slice 2012: 8 of 31

community · compliment · slice of life · Slice of Life Story Challenge

Are we having fun yet?

Slicing is supposed to be fun. Sure it's a challenge. Not just the challenge of writing every single day for a month, but also the challenge of the technology. Unique URL? Commenting? Where do I link? If I miss a day can I still share my link? There are questions that abound. Most of these… Continue reading Are we having fun yet?

Slice of Life Story Challenge

Slice 2012: 7 of 31

The Nitty Gritty: Please (pleasepleasepleaseplease) use the SAME email/username information on all of your March entries. This is essential to make tracking your number of slices a little more manageable. We'll close comments for the previous day's slice the next morning. As long as you get your slice linked on each daily slice post, you are in… Continue reading Slice 2012: 7 of 31

Slice of Life Story Challenge

Slice 2012: 6 of 31

The Nitty Gritty: Please (pleasepleasepleaseplease) use the SAME email/username information on all of your March entries. This is essential to make tracking your number of slices a little more manageable. We'll close comments for the previous day's slice the next morning. As long as you get your slice linked on each daily slice post, you are in… Continue reading Slice 2012: 6 of 31

books

Book Stack: Wonder by R.J. Palacio

SLICES! That's what's been filling my reading life. And this little gem: I read it, flipped back to the first page and read the first chapter aloud to my daughters. They turned off Disney Channel and snuggled under a quilt and began reading it together. About 20 pages in, Hannah said, "We need to read… Continue reading Book Stack: Wonder by R.J. Palacio

Slice of Life Story Challenge

Slice 2012: 5 of 31

Important Things All Slicers Should Read: There have been several questions regarding the timing of the daily calls for slice of life stories. Every day, at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Standard Time, the daily Slice of Life Story Challenge post goes live on our blog. Regardless of where you are (in the world), you are able… Continue reading Slice 2012: 5 of 31

Slice of Life Story Challenge

Slice 2012: 4 of 31

The Nitty Gritty: Please (pleasepleasepleaseplease) use the SAME email/username information on all of your March entries. This is essential to make tracking your number of slices a little more manageable. We'll close comments for the previous day's slice the next morning. As long as you get your slice linked on each daily slice post, you are in… Continue reading Slice 2012: 4 of 31

Slice of Life Story Challenge

Slice 2012: 3 of 31

WOAH NELLIE! PLEASE READ... THANK YOU for joining this year. We are thrilled with the response. WOW, just wow. Please link your UNIQUE URL in the reply box of the comments. Do not put it in the website field. You can put your general blog address in the website field. Please make sure the link… Continue reading Slice 2012: 3 of 31

Slice of Life Story Challenge

Slice: 2012: 2 of 31

Wow! I can't believe the response to Slice 2012. Let's keep writing...and remember, others can join too -- talk your friends into the challenge.  Please, paste your unique URL in the reply box of the comment form instead of the website field. This way it will show up for others to see. Also, your unique URL… Continue reading Slice: 2012: 2 of 31