I wrote this tricube (3 verses, 3 lines each, 3 syllables each) in response to Ethical ELA’s Verselove. I’ve long lurked and read, but finally jumped in and added my two (twenty-seven?) cents…
Tag Archives: elementary education
Poetry Month Day 1: Easing In with an Etheree
Today, for the start of poetry month, an etheree.
Slice of Life Day 31: Summing Up
This is only my fifth year doing the challenge, but it’s enough time for me to see changes and patterns. The act of writing each March has given a window into myself at the time.
Slice of Life Day 30: Yes, and
Yes, I thought i’d dust off a writing format I’ve used before.
No, I have no guilt about it…
Slice of Life Day 29: On Namesakes
If I could have something named after me? oooo this was a fun one!
Slice of Life Day 25: Mea Culpa
Forgive me colleagues, for I hath sinned…
Slice of Life Day 24: Growing Up
What did I want to be when I was five? No idea. But boy, have my plans changed over the years…
Slice of Life Day 21: Coming Together
It wasn’t expressly planned, but it was a very happy coincidence that the days before spring break turned out to be the days my fourth graders and I constructed the artwork for our Leo Leonni anthology. We’re still a work in progress (I mean, aren’t we all?) but I thought I’d share the latest.
Slice of Life Day 20: Ask and You Shall Receive
Today, I asked my fifth-grade students for advice on how to move forward with my story. Boy, did they deliver!
Slice of Life Day 18: 54321
In searching for a post today, I decided to be inspired by Cathy and Erika, and I crafted my own twist on a 5-4-3-2-1 daily review.
Soapbox: The Way I see Things 