At the beginning of the year, I posted about my One Little Word: quiet. I had chosen this word for the second year in a row because, quite frankly, it got gotten the proverbial short end of the stick. So how am I doing this year? Have I paid more attention to my One LittleContinue reading “Slice of Life Day 17: Progress Check”
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Slice of Life Day 15: A Writerly View
One of the things I love about the Slice of Life Challenge is the way it forces me to be on the lookout for things to write about. Seeing, experiencing, thinking or wondering about things causes me to think about how I might write about them, or how people might respond to them. Just today,Continue reading “Slice of Life Day 15: A Writerly View”
Slice of Life Day 14: On Being Smart
My second graders are learning about children all around the world. We’re using materials based on the UNICEF work from the Conventions on the Rights of the Child. Right now, we’re learning about at what every kid has a right to, including the right to be healthy, to play, to have an identity, to food,Continue reading “Slice of Life Day 14: On Being Smart”
Slice of Life Day 13: The Light Dawns
Some folks out there know all about my recent foray into crowdsourcing. It’s been a game-changer for my fourth-graders, and it’s been fun to share our discoveries. We’ve also been working on the importance of using the language of craft no matter what the medium: arts, sports, literature… So. Today. I had my kids doContinue reading “Slice of Life Day 13: The Light Dawns”
Slice of Life Day 12: Prithee
Today is one of those days where I have the delightful problem of having too many things I want to post about. So today, I think I will share my fifth graders’ work with Shakespeare. They spent last week learning about the guy and all of his weirdness, even coming up with their own favoriteContinue reading “Slice of Life Day 12: Prithee”
Slice of Life Day 11: Technically Speaking
There I was, all set to publish a post gushing about the online Slicer meetup we had yesterday evening. What a good time it was! We shared where we were from, how many years we’ve been slicing, what types of writing we really enjoy, and what challenges we’ve faced as writers. I always have anContinue reading “Slice of Life Day 11: Technically Speaking”
Slice of Life Day 10: Current Sitch
There are lots of places around my house that I could work. I could sit in the recliner chair with my feet up, right in the middle of the family room. I could also sit on the family room couch, right next to the hubs as he watches TV. I could nestle under my favoriteContinue reading “Slice of Life Day 10: Current Sitch”
Slice of Life Day 8: Six-Word Slicelets
I’m a fan of the 6-word memoir form. Thanks to Britt, for reminding me how much fun it is to play with!
Slice of Life Day 7: Planning and Plotting
Today, I took advantage of a rare day of light classes and meetings to work with a fellow colleague (co-conspirator?) to develop poetry units for a couple of grade levels. Sure, we knew we needed to use the Common Core Standards as the basis for content, but c’mon. It’s POETRY. We want our units centeredContinue reading “Slice of Life Day 7: Planning and Plotting”
Slice of Life Day 6: A Story of Our Own
Earlier today, I posted an article to Two Wring Teachers on “crowdsourcing” as a tool for story building and revision. When I read the post to my fourth grade students (the subject of my article) I could see their nods and smiles as confirmation that, together, we did a GREAT THING. Even my most ruggedContinue reading “Slice of Life Day 6: A Story of Our Own”
Soapbox: The Way I see Things 