Lately, I’ve been sharing the first, second, and third parts of my allegorical story. It’s a piece of fiction I wrote alongside my fifth graders. Here’s the final installment. Enjoy!
Author Archives: Lainie Levin
Slice of Life Tuesday: Power of Youth, Part Three
Here’s the third installment of my allegorical story. Enjoy!
Slice of Life Tuesday: The Power of Youth, Part Two
Here’s the second installment of my latest work of fiction, “The Power of Youth.” Pretty proud of this one…
Slice of Life Tuesday: The Power of Youth
Here is the first installment of a fiction story I wrote alongside my fifth graders. Enjoy!
Slice of Life Day 20: GG’s Charoset
My mom’s recipe for passover charoset (think: apple slaw) wasn’t what you’d call exact. But it’s still worth passing down…
Slice of Life Day 19: A Writerly Life
I love hearing about what others write, how they approach their writing, and where their thinking takes them. I love being around others who are open to starting with an idea and letting it take them where it wishes. I love the delight writers take in being surprised by what their words can do.
Slice of Life Day 18: Back to Fiction
I’ve started crafting a work of short allegorical fiction along with my fifth-graders. Gotta keep up my “street cred” somehow.
Slice of Life Day 17: On Professional Learning
I taught a workshop today. Many of my colleagues were game. Others, sadly, notsomuch. Guess who I’m focusing my energy on?
Slice of Life Day 16: Contentment
Behind every blog post is an amazing human waiting to be known, appreciated, seen. Just knowing that is a comfort in a world where it’s harder and harder to be human.
Slice of Life Day 15: Tip for Tomorrow
It’s validating to tune in to the Two Writing Teachers Podcast, only to have their “tip for tomorrow’ echo what I’m currently teaching.
Soapbox: The Way I see Things 