Happy New Year! I hope that you have been soaking up the joys of vacation. I have and plan to continue doing so for the next three days. Soon enough the daily grind will be back. Delight. Yes, that is my delightful One Little Word for 2009. I'm looking forward to all that I have… Continue reading Ruth’s OLW for 2009
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My One Little Word of 2009
Ali Edwards' Post (yesterday) got me going with the creation of my "placard" that contains my One Little Word of 2009. I toyed with a variety of words to help me capture what I want 2009 to look like for me; to help guide me through the year just like the word balance guided me… Continue reading My One Little Word of 2009
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OLW Review.
Stacey inspired me to post a review of my One Little Word for 2008: GIVE. I continue to be amazed by the way One Little Word can impact my life, my outlook, and my growth. This year I learned so much about giving . . . not just in the traditional sense, but in giving… Continue reading OLW Review.
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Looking Back on “One Little Word”
2008's OLW Originally uploaded by teachergal My best friend was at my apartment a couple of weeks ago and noticed a placard that said "Balance" in the top right corner. She asked what that was all about and I told her, "That's the one little word I've been living by this year... balance." I've written… Continue reading Looking Back on “One Little Word”
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That’s a wrap!
As I was departing ceramics class last night, I realized that it was the last time I'd have my hands on clay or glaze for the rest of 2008. As we each left, we all wished each other a good holiday season and a Happy New Year. We said our good-byes, exchanged pleasantries about each… Continue reading That’s a wrap!
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Balance
End of the 1st Day Back Originally uploaded by teachergal Ali Edwards recently invited readers to think about their One Little Word for 2008 again. Mine is balance. I haven't really mastered it up 'til this point in the year, but I'm trying. There are a few things I am going to do this year… Continue reading Balance
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An Original Acrostic Poem for Poetry Friday
I'm teaching acrostic poetry to my students today. That fact, coupled with the present Word Up/One Little Word Challenge involving the word ONE, I decided to mesh the poetry and the OLW Challenge together. Word Up - One, originally uploaded by teachergal. This week Poetry Friday is being hosted at Sarah Reinhardt's Blog. However, if… Continue reading An Original Acrostic Poem for Poetry Friday
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TODAY: Word Up Submission
TODAY Originally uploaded by teachergal One Little Word is a great blog that pushes its readers to focus on the meaning of one word for them. I've been pondering the latest "Word Up" Call for Submissions, which is centered around the word "Today." This morning, as I was getting ready, I pushed myself to write… Continue reading TODAY: Word Up Submission
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Checking-in with My ONE LITTLE WORD!
this is going in my car Originally uploaded by teachergal Last week one of my nine-year old students asked me, "So, Ms. S... How's it going with the balance?" "What?" I asked her perplexed. "You know, your one little word," she paused. "Bal-ance." Then she moved her hands as if she were a balancing scale… Continue reading Checking-in with My ONE LITTLE WORD!
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Ruth’s WN Entry: Pride.
Stacey's challenge for WNW last week made me pause and think. According to the Merriam-Webster Website (one of my favorites, by the way), Pride is: 1: the quality or state of being proud: as a: inordinate self-esteem : conceit b: a reasonable or justifiable self-respect c: delight or elation arising from some act, possession, or… Continue reading Ruth’s WN Entry: Pride.
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Word Up Ruth!
Ruth liked the idea of keeping all of my OLWs in the same binder. Hence, I decided to go back to the 2007 OLW Word Up List and created pages that illustrate the following words: my delight perfect balance (This is my OLW for 2008.) seek I'm hoping to finish (over the course of the… Continue reading Word Up Ruth!
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STEPS: One Little Word
steps Originally uploaded by teachergal I'm took the first OLW Challenge of the New Year this evening. I know I'm not submitting this for the OLW Contest since the "Steps" Contest ended a two weeks ago. However, I thought it would be neat to do a whole year's worth of these OLW Challenges (and to… Continue reading STEPS: One Little Word
